They Are Holding “Pandam” – Collure

By Colombo Telegraph -

Raja Collure

Tissa, DEW and Vasu

The 3 left parties had a press conference at Dr. NM Perera Centre to talk about Geneva on March 29, 2010. Senior Minister DEW Gunasekara was waiting for his car to come when Raja Collure came. Raja Collure scolded DEW Gunasekara in front of everybody. Raja is the secretary of the Socialist Alliance but he had not been invited to the press briefing. He shouted at DEW and said Ministers are trying to safeguard their positions. “They are holding ‘pandam’,I am the secretary but I was not invited” he shouted at DEW Gunasekara in front of everybody.

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By Colombo Telegraph -March 26, 2012

Vitarana

Senior Minister Tissa Vitharana yesterday said claims that Human Rights activists in Sri Lanka were being targetted and that their lives were in danger, had been “magnified” he charges of human rights activists being targetted or that their lives are in danger has been blown out of proportion. There are various human rights activists who have been expressing their opinion freely abroad,” he said

He said these people were expressing such views and opinions even when they were in this country and nothing had happened to them. Therefore, there is no substance to this charge, he said. Earlier last week, UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay warned against any “reprisals’” to human rights activists.

“There have been certain acts of violence directed against certain journalists and other activists. We deplore these acts and the Government will take stern action and prevent such incidents from happening in the future” the Minister said. The Minister also said the gun culture prevailing in the country had largely contributed to these sporadic assaults.

Meanwhile Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris has condemned a cabinet colleague for making public threats of violence. He said no-one could condone or justify remarks made by Minster Mervyn Silva, who on Friday threatened to “break the limbs” of those who “betrayed” the country.

“I’m the one who chased Poddala Jayantha out of this country. I am telling you about this incident today. He went because of me,” Mervyn Silva said.