Friday, 06 April 2012
We are at crossroads. This situation that has exposed our country to such a negative focus by the international community is no doubt, to be regretted and no Sri Lankan would have ever aspired for such a situation to unfold.
There is no doubt that at times such as this, we need to honestly and seriously examine the root causes that has created this unfortunate situation. Whilst welcoming the position of Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe in his address to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNCHR) that the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Committee (LLRC) will be implemented, we admit that the failure to have a plan, time frame or strategy to do so have made us stand without any plausible excuse before the International community. The steps from recommendations of LLRC onwards would foster the integrating the people who have directly borne the brunt of the military conflict belonging to the Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim communities, the details of which are indicated in the Report. In spite of the limitations of the Report, this Commission has clearly spelt out ways in which we can definitely move ahead as Sri Lankans in building a new Sri Lankan society based on authentic moral and spiritual resources that our country has been nourished over the centuries. Read more...
