The recent statements by the leader of the United National Party,
Secretary General and Lakshman Kiriella MP smacks of jealousy and lack
of knowledge of the feelings of the people of the country in the face of
the military victory in the East.
Whatever they say the people believe that the military has won the
war in the East though acts of terrorism will remain for sometime.
Even London and other cities with all their defensive and offensive
capabilities remain victims of terrorism, so much so that England is not
as safe as Colombo.
In this scenario, the least that the UNP can do is to keep their
mouths shut without exposing their treachery.
If they believe that they can win the next election by criticising
the military and ridiculing their victories it only shows how far they
are from the people.
All those who attend demonstrations are the party diehards who will
not leave the UNP, even if Ranil crosses over.
Therefore the UNP leadership must think of other ways and means of
winning the next election rather than wait to topple the government in
two months. They make fools of themselves when such statements are made.
JR as leader had a target and he organised the party towards that end
and won the 1977 elections, after which he became a ruthless dictator!
Dr. Neville Fernando, Former Member of Parliament
The entire Sinhala Buddhist community should be extremely grateful to
H. L. D. Mahindapala for writing the article in the 'Sunday Observer' of
July 8, 2007, entitled, 'Why I am proud to be what I am: A Sinhala
Buddhist'.
The lucid manner he proves that it is the Tamil extremists who are to
be blamed for the present murderous acts of the LTTE and not the Sinhala
Buddhists or the Sinhala-dominated governments, is really commendable.
Not even a Sinhala Buddhist politician has so far spoken out so
effectively in order to defend the Sinhala Buddhist who is constantly
blamed by the anti-Sinhala Buddhist extremists for the present terrorist
problem in Sri Lanka.
I appeal to all Sri Lankans, Tamil, Sinhala, Muslim and Burgher, to
read Mr. Mahindapala's article and preserve it as an ingenious work of
historical, political as well as cultural significance.
S. B. Fernando
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