Unnecessary losses due to negotiations - Brig Rohana Bandara
Indika Polkotuwa
A large number of security forces' lives were unnecessarily lost
during the past 30 years because certain past leaders tried to resolve
the terrorist problem through negotiations trying out various
experiments under international pressure without taking the terrorists
head on said Brig. Rohana Bandara, Commander of the 57th division.
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A ceremony organised by the Kandy Vidyartha Vidyalaya OBA to
pay tribute to members of the Security Forces and Police who
are past pupils of the school was held at the school
premises recently. Here Livestock Development Minister C. B.
Ratnayake who presided along with Mrs. Soma Herath, a former
teacher handing over a memento to Brig. Rohana Bandara,
Commander 57 Division. Picture by Gamini Ramanayake |
He was addressing a Ranaviru Upahara ceremony held at the Vidyartha
Vidyalaya Kandy to pay tribute to past pupils of the school who played
an active role in defeating terrorists during the northern humanitarian
operations.
Livestock Development Minister C. B. Ratnayake, a past pupil of the
school presided.
Brig. Rohana Bandara said the heroic forces under the able guidance
of the commander-in-chief President Mahinda Rajapaksa was able to
totally liberate the country from terrorism through their gallantry and
dedicated efforts.
He said the LTTE was able to nurture itself into a formidable outfit
because past governments lacked a concrete policy and objective to
defeat terrorism.
The incompetence and lack of knowledge of certain past leaders in
tackling terrorism properly was proved by the massive arms hauls
unearthed by the forces during search operations.
Minister C. B. Ratnayake, DIG Keerthi Gajanayake, Kandy Mayor and
Vidyartha OBA President L. B. Aluvihare, Principal P. A. S. Alwis and
several others also spoke.
Twenty two past pupils of Vidyartha who are members of the Security
Forces and Police were honoured and presented with mementos at this
ceremony.
Among them were Brig. Rohana Bandara, DIG Gajanayake, SSP Ravi
Seneviratne, Lt. Col. Dhammika Jayasundare, Wing Commander P. B.
Ekanayake and Lt. Commdr. Manjula Dissanayake. |
