‘Terror sows destruction’

‘The death of Osama bin Laden reminds us once again, if any reminder is required, that terrorism sows the seeds of its own destruction, Director General of Government Information Prof Ariyarathne Athugala said in a press release.

The statement further stated, no nation that has a conscience, and believes in right and wrong, can possibly condone the taking of innocent lives in the name of any cause.

The release added: ‘The eternal truths embedded in the Buddhist scriptures teach us that the long shadows cast by one’s misdeeds darken one’s days until the end.

‘We in Sri Lanka who are making every effort to put behind us the pain and anguish of the past and to build anew our institutions and our economy in a spirit of solidarity, should re-dedicate ourselves at this time to the firm rejection of violence as a means for the solution of any issue within a nation, or among nations.