'Our people want peace; reports don't interest them' - Arun Thambimuttu

"Certain western countries instead of helping Sri Lanka, which eliminated the worst and most dangerous terrorist organization, the LTTE, are trying to create more and more problems for Sri Lanka. We Sri Lankans are now living in a liberated country in a peaceful manner. Our people want peace. They are not interested in the so call Darusman report or in any unnecessary intervention by UN or any other country.

These remarks were made by UPFA Batticaloa district organizer Arun Thambimuttu when he participated in the May Day rally in Colombo along with many thousands of Tamils and Muslims who came from the North and East in several buses.

He further said that due to the 30 year old conflict our national economy was completely shattered. "Our President Mahinda Rajapaksa, through his exemplary governance, has rebuilt our economy and the country is moving towards development rapidly. The people of the North and East cannot easily forget the LTTE's atrocities perpetrated against the innocent civilians. Today people are living in peace and happiness because the government headed by President Rajapaksa has completely eliminated terrorism in our land, Thambimuttu said.

"Today all Sri Lankans irrespective of political and other differences have come forward to support this government and protect it from foreign anti-government elements and from this so called Darusman report. Today President Rajapaksa has started a rapid development programme in the North and East and these two neglected provinces are today developing rapidly, he said. Thambimuttu further said that his parents Sam and Kala Thambimuttu were brutally gunned down opposite the Canadian High Commission in Colombo, several years ago by the LTTE. "Darusman report never ever mentioned this human rights violation by the LTTE. But today they make all sorts of baseless allegations against our government. The people have already rejected this so called report and thrown it into the dustbin, he said.