Fate and Fortune and your great political skills have placed you at a unique point in History. Children, in years to come, will read in their history books that a great leader, a great warrior by the name of MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA finally defeated the rebellion after nearly 25 years when several before him failed, stated George Willy, a Tamil Attorney from Houston, Texas welcoming President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Texas.
You are descended from Dhuttu Gemunu and my people from Elara, he told President Rajapaksa. 'Remember how Dhuttu Gemunu fought Elara on his elephant Kandula and killed Elara. Dhuttu Gemunu, of course, is still remembered for uniting Sri Lanka for the first time. But he is also remembered for something else.
After defeating and killing Elara, he built a monument for Elara out of respect for his worthy opponent. He ordered all citizens of the land to stop, dismount, and pay respect to Elara. In so doing, he not only showed what a great nobleman he was but also proved to be a great politician. He knew that he had to rule the Tamil people too after the defeat of Elara’, he said adding new policy has to be enforced to address issues of the Tamils.
‘The Tamil people are naked and hungry looking for you to assure them that there is a place for them. Make sure they have one. You killed one Prabhakaran, but do not let another one grow’, he further said.