Rooting out LTTE terrorism, a victory for all communities

Rooting out LTTE terrorism which caused physical and mental harm and agony to the nation for three decades is a great victory achieved by the people, said Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne in a message issued yesterday.

If there has been a leader who worked steadfastly to safeguard the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation without succumbing to outside pressure it is none other than President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The message said this victory achieved over terrorism will be a memorable one in the world’s war history because there had been an unprecedented number of civilians kept as hostages. The message said this is not a singular victory of Sinhalese but a common victory achieved by all communities, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Burgher and Malay.

The main architects of this victory are the President, Defence Secretary, Three Forces’ chiefs, IGP and the war heroes and their dear families. The Tamils in the North and East as well as Muslims had rendered great support towards efforts to eradicate terrorism and we should always maintain their trust and confidence as our own brothers and sisters.

The next responsibility of the government would be to find a last political solution to please the Tamil brothers.

The clergy, politicians, intellectuals and the public should unite and rally round the Government to enable the country to overcome all economic and social problems envisaged in the future.