President Mahinda Rajapakse has one more time appealed to Velupillai
Prabakaran and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a sepaeratist Sri
Lankan Tamil terrorists outfit, which is banned in India since 1992, to
give up violence in the interest of the Tamils of the country and enter
into a negotiation with the Government of Sri Lanka. In an interview with a Tamil Language bi-weekly magazine "Junior
Vikatan" he said "LTTE uses such ceasefire to force unwilling civilians
and also conscript little children into its fighting cadre. It has also
been established, that the LTTE uses the ceasefire period to eliminate
the alternate Tamil political voices. My government does not wish to
commit the same mistake of the past and this stance has in no way
hampered our determination and commitment to find a political solution
to the conflict. I once again appeal to the LTTE to denounce violence
in the interest and of the welfare of the Tamil people and enter the
non violent path of democracy."
Mr. Wimal Weerawansa being a strong advocate of the war against
terrorism, the Asian Tribune thought it fit to obtain his views on the
present situation of the war and its’ aftermath.
“After winning the war the first thing to be done is to create an
environment where all our Sinhala, Tamil, Moslem and other brethren can
co-exist happily and peacefully. We are human beings and have to behave
like human beings. We cannot have any petty differences among different
communities. We cannot be inhuman to keep on fighting among
communities. We all must get together to create the right environment
to hold elections so that we can establish peace and democracy in this
long lost region.” was the response of Mr. Weerawansa to the question –
after winning the war: what next? - posed by the Asian Tribune.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Ven.Tibbatuwawe Sumangala Maha Nayake,Thero Chief Sanganayaka at Malwathu Chapter on Tuesday for blessings on his 63rd birthday
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