Govt. strengthening Karuna & Pillayan to rob East votes
Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:47
The government is strengthening the armed Karuna Amman and Pillayan
factions to use them in a robbery of votes in East Province at a future election, alleged Defence Watch spokesman Mangala Samaraweera.
Speaking to the media today (Nov. 13th), he said the Defence Ministry has so far failed to act against abductions and murders being committed by the two groups in East, where it is claimed democracy has been restored.
Instead, "it is nurturing these terrorist groups, which are responsible for more than 100 acts of terrorism in the province since its 'liberation," he said.
Speaking further, the Defence Watch spokesman said Sinhala communalism, being promoted under the sponsorship of Rajapaksa regime as one of its key political strategies, has fueled LTTE terrorism.
Instead of condemning the communal-minded statement made by the army commander recently, government politicians had attempted to justify and protect him, said Mr. Samaraweera.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had publicly stated that Tamils arriving in Colombo should be registered with authorities, as the city was having a big influx of 'outsiders.'
The 'outsiders' he had referred to are Tamil people who had lived in harmony in this country for hundreds of years, he said.
Mr. Rajapaksa, who calls Tamils living in Sri Lanka outsiders does not even have the citizenship of the island, and is only a US Green Card holder, said Mr. Samaraweera.
After nurturing Tamil communalism by ridiculing Tamils, the present regime is now attempting to create a Muslim communalism, he charged.
"Powerful government minister Patali Champika Ranawaka declared recently that this country belongs only to Sinhala Buddhists."
No other in the government has so far rejected that irresponsible statement that had neglected and mocked hundreds of years of Sinhala-Muslim harmony.
This could pave the way for a Muslim communalism as well, warned Mr. Samaraweera.
The Defence Watch spokesman said such statements by government leaders tend to isolate Sri Lanka internationally and strengthen the LTTE by the day.
"The government is attempting to provoke Sinhalese against Muslims, in addition to the Sinhala-Tamil communalistic conflict. This regime governs the country by setting everybody against each other. The people of this country should understand that reality," he added.
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