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Forget what RW said. I was kinda of surprised at what the JVP said.
The comments that stood out the most - i have highlighted. This is also the reason why, no matter what, VP will always stand by MR! JVP condemns Governments forced eviction of Tamils http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/06/08/news/07.asp By Gihan de Chickera & Kelum Bandara The JVP yesterday slammed the government for promoting division and mistrust between Tamils and Sinhalese through its ?high handed? and ?foolish? actions of evicting Tamils from lodges in Colombo. JVP MP, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking in Parliament on the issue, said power hungry leaders had committed such injustices against Tamils in the past, such as the ?83 riots, leading to the current crisis. ?The 83 riots made Colombo a dangerous place for Tamils to live in, and the current evictions have created a similar situation for them. What is the difference between ?83 and now? Such actions appear to be made on the premise that all Tamils are Tigers?, he noted. He said the country?s leaders must deal with terrorism under existing laws and not through such ?highhanded? and ?foolish? actions. ?Terrorism must be defeated. But it is essential that innocent Tamils are included in the fight to defeat terrorism? he stressed. He said the government was the guardian of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people alike. [If the Tamil people feel they cannot depend on the government to uphold their rights, who are you pushing them towards?? the MP queried.] To what land are you transporting them? If the government is in charge of the whole country then to whose land are you sending these people? Are you chasing them out of Sri Lanka? Are you sending them to another country?? he thundered, as TNA MPs banged their tables in approval. Dissanayake stressed that Sri Lanka was one country, and all citizens had the freedom to travel, live or work wherever they wanted to, without having to justify their actions to the government. ?People come from Hambantota to Colombo seeking employment. They live indefinitely in Colombo. But are they rounded up and sent back to Hambantota?? he queried. He noted that some Tamils were residing in Colombo to escape Prabhakaran, and most were opposed to terrorism. The MP said the stance of the JVP is that Sri Lanka belongs to Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims alike, to live in peace and harmony. |
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