PNM protests British Government's interference

Ramani Kangaraarachchi

COLOMBO: The Patriotic National Movement (PNM) will carry an islandwide protest campaign against the behaviour of the British Government towards Sri Lankan issues, PNM Chairman Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara said at a news briefing.

He said, the country is facing a huge threat from imperialists as never before today and it has gone to the extent of some American representatives requesting President George Bush to send an envoy to Sri Lanka to intervene into Sri Lankan problems.

"Now they are not satisfied with the ethnic problem and capitalising on human rights violations and lack of media freedom which is not true," Amarasekara said.

He said, ambassadors in Sri Lanka are behaving like policemen by going to media institutes and inquiring about their media freedom which is not acceptable. He requested them not to interfere into the integrity of the country.

He criticised the arrival of Richard Boucher in Sri Lanka and the establishment of an organisation called "All Party Group for Tamils". He pointed out that LTTE sympathisers have proposed to commence peace talks where it was stopped in 2002 forgetting the victories achieved after that.

"Now they are planning to get down the LTTE to London to give a speech in the British Parliament purely to get an opportunity to enter the country as they have no legal right to enter, Dr. Amarasekara said.