NFF Leader tells Tamil Diaspora:
Become Stakeholders of Sri Lanka
Chaminda Perera
National Freedom Front Leader and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa
yesterday called for the Tamil Diaspora to become stakeholders of the
future Sri Lanka where people of all communities are equally treated.
Weerawansa stressed that the Tamil Diaspora should deviate from
supporting separatism in Sri Lanka as it will never become a reality as
far as patriotic Sri Lankans of all communities live in the country.
"The people of this country have well-understood the repurcusions of
the ethnic clashes that erupted in 1983 and that type of a situation
will never occur again", he said.
"The Tamil Diaspora launched massive protests in Western countries in
support of the LTTE terrorists which killed thousands of innocent people
of all communities. Sri Lankan Tamils living in foreign countries should
better understand that Sri Lankans will not allow to create Eelam in the
country".
The Government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has set an example
to other countries fighting terrorism. The Government's policies in
respect of eradication of terrorism has dealt a serious blow to certain
countries which attempted to give an equal status to terrorists. This
mission against terrorism would have been abandoned long before, if the
country had an Anglo-Saxon leader.
Majority of countries have extended their fullest support to the
Government's mission against terrorism and create an environment where
people of all communities could live in peace.
China, Russia and Libya have come forward for the rescue of Sri
Lanka. The Government sticked to its policy and never gave into
pressures exerted by several countries for the rescue of LTTE
terrorists.
Weerawansa expressed his gratitude to the President, Defence
Secretary, all service personnel including commanders and the people who
elected Mahinda Rajapaksa as the President of Sri Lanka.
The people's mandate to continue the Government's mission against the
terrorists at several elections gave indomitable strength to the Forces
to pursue the path. |