People should not fall prey to sinister machinations - Amunugama

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Since local and foreign conspiratorial forces are trying to destabilize the country by sowing the seeds of racial and religious discord, people should act in an intelligent manner without falling prey to the machinations of these sinister forces, International Monetary Corporation Senior Minister and Deputy Finance Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama said.

He gave this warning addressing a meeting at Sunrich Hotel Auditorium, Hedeniya to mark the awarding of certificates to a batch of 300 youths who had completed Korean Language and Computer Training courses at the Nugawela Amunugama Foundation.

Dr Amunugama said the majority of people in this country were Buddhists. But the country could not achieve economic development during 65 years of independence due to various domestic struggles and youth uprisings. But since the President had liberated the country from terrorism and restored peace and unity, the country had been able to achieve much economic progress during the last few years.

Opposition sections smarting under this achievement were making a desperate attempt to disrupt the country's progress by sowing the seeds of discord. He said aiding or abetting violence and discord was a wrongful act according to religious teachings.

Education Consultant Claude Amunugama, Dinesh Dharmadasa and several others also spoke.