Minister Nimal Siripala tells Sri Lankans in
Australia:
Beat LTTE cheats to help Lanka leap
Min Nimal Siripala urges Sri Lankan expatriates to fight against
propaganda of defeated terrorists, Irrigation and Water Resources
Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva urged Sri Lankan expatriates
to work against the propaganda activities carried out by the remnants of
the defeated LTTE terrorists.
Addressing the Sri Lankans living in Melbourne, Australia, Minister
Silva stressed that "though you live away from your Motherland, you must
always render your duty and responsibility to your country. Hundreds of
thousands of your relatives and friends who live in that island expect
that you would perform your duty to Sri Lanka."
He said after defeating the terrorism, the country is now on a mega
development path and that "it is very important, at this juncture, to
present the correct situation of our country to the world.
"The international community should be kept well-informed about the
development process being implemented in our country."
The Minister made these comments after launching the new website of
the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's branch in Melbourne, Australia over the
weekend.
"Websites of this nature could play a pivotal role in disseminating
correct information to the entire world. We must make use of the
information technology to help the country's development process." He
blamed the Opposition UNP and JVP parties for carrying out an anti-Sri
Lankan propaganda campaign.
"Instead of enjoying the benefits and freedom which we achieved after
defeating terrorism, these power hungry politicians are spreading false
allegations and are trying to put international pressure on our
Motherland."
"By doing this, they are also trying to reawake the terrorism that
was crushed a year ago by our heroic forces." "At the moment, remnants
of LTTE are also visible in some countries and the actions of UNP and
JVP are also encouraging them."
"Therefore, this kind of patriotic websites has a very crucial role
to play to defeat the anti-Sri Lanka campaigns carried out by the
separatists forces and at the same time give the correct information on
Sri Lanka."
Minister de Silva said it is imperative to place the true picture of
the country before the international community in order to "attract
foreign investments to fund for the country's development goals." "These
websites should also be used to promote Sri Lanka's tourism industry
which is now being rapidly developed after the war has ended."
He called on all expatriates to make their contribution in whatever
manner to help the Motherland's development program and make Sri Lanka
the best place to live on earth."
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