Breaking the Silence..!
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2013, 4.30PM)
Dear all;
Since the sudden “fizzling down” of the hyperactivity in Hulftsdorp I’ve been hounded with questions like “why are you now silent”, “so what will (you’ll) do next” etc from many quarters, which (for very good reason undisclosed thus far) I’ve managed to diplomatically avoid; however I must heed my conscience above all other interests and at least try to offer an answer to those that rallied around our call to protect the Rule of Law and the Independence of the Judiciary; those that risked much but stood in allegiance with the cause; those who believed and relied on the several public statements I personally made during this time. These last few weeks have often been filled with hours of silent reflection, at times wondering why we couldn’t keep quiet, why I couldn’t “say no” to requests from colleagues to be the “public spokesperson” for our several actions. Having considered all arguments that prevailed upon me I have decided to pen-down my own thoughts at whatever cost or risk of safety, criticism or political backlash; as I’ve often quoted Plato says - “the price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”!
I must thank those editors who carried the previous articles on this matter and I encourage you to do so, should you find anything that is acceptable and catering to your target audience in this one. Some (IF they are like-minded) may carry this one as well, and some may not for whatever reason. If you are possessed of the facility I'd encourage you to carry a translated version in Sinhalese and Tamil as well, and in such a situation the "name of the author" does not matter; what matters is for the message to get across; with the ultimate aim of realizing some good for some of us (at least), if not the greater good for all! . IF you are carrying it IN ENGLISH please do not edit any of the contents as it may give an inaccurate connotation in which case I will disclaim any responsibility for same.
Others - IF you are inclined to read and agree, please feel free to circulate this via our friendly (and cost-effective) medium of electronic mail. My usual yet unconditional apology precedes this unsolicited intrusion of your e-space, that you may read, forward, ignore, disagree, comment or criticize (which I would welcome) as your free-will dictates; all of which we are constitutionally entitled to do as “free citizens” of this “Democratic Republic”; at least until we have that freedom!
Please also note that these contain MY PERSONAL VIEWS ONLY and therefore, whilst I may have previously expressed opinions on behalf of several others on this issue, I cannot comment on behalf of anyone else on this matter now, they must do so as and when and in the manner deemed most appropriate to them; these PERSONAL VIEWS, COMMENTS & OPINIONS I shall always stand by.
Best's as always!
Crishmal Warnasuriya
BA(Colombo), P Dip(Hons), LLM (Hons)(London)
Fri, Feb 1, 2013, 11:12 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 01, Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Army today facilitated a group of internally displaced people of Sampur in the Trincomalee district of the Eastern Province to revisit their village.
The 224 brigade of Sri Lanka Army provided facilities to the villagers to revisit their homes in the High Security Zone and 138 families of the Navarathnapuram village visited their old houses which were in dilapidated conditions.
Sampur, located in close vicinity to the Trincomalee harbor was under the control of the Tamil Tiger terrorists Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) until the Army recaptured the area in September 2006.
Five villages of the Sampur area are still under the Army High Security Zone.
(Lanka-e-News-03.Feb.2013, 4.30PM) Dear all;
Since the sudden “fizzling down” of the hyperactivity in Hulftsdorp I’ve been hounded with questions like “why are you now silent”, “so what will (you’ll) do next” etc from many quarters, which (for very good reason undisclosed thus far) I’ve managed to diplomatically avoid; however I must heed my conscience above all other interests and at least try to offer an answer to those that rallied around our call to protect the Rule of Law and the Independence of the Judiciary; those that risked much but stood in allegiance with the cause; those who believed and relied on the several public statements I personally made during this time. These last few weeks have often been filled with hours of silent reflection, at times wondering why we couldn’t keep quiet, why I couldn’t “say no” to requests from colleagues to be the “public spokesperson” for our several actions. Having considered all arguments that prevailed upon me I have decided to pen-down my own thoughts at whatever cost or risk of safety, criticism or political backlash; as I’ve often quoted Plato says - “the price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”!
I must thank those editors who carried the previous articles on this matter and I encourage you to do so, should you find anything that is acceptable and catering to your target audience in this one. Some (IF they are like-minded) may carry this one as well, and some may not for whatever reason. If you are possessed of the facility I'd encourage you to carry a translated version in Sinhalese and Tamil as well, and in such a situation the "name of the author" does not matter; what matters is for the message to get across; with the ultimate aim of realizing some good for some of us (at least), if not the greater good for all! . IF you are carrying it IN ENGLISH please do not edit any of the contents as it may give an inaccurate connotation in which case I will disclaim any responsibility for same.
Others - IF you are inclined to read and agree, please feel free to circulate this via our friendly (and cost-effective) medium of electronic mail. My usual yet unconditional apology precedes this unsolicited intrusion of your e-space, that you may read, forward, ignore, disagree, comment or criticize (which I would welcome) as your free-will dictates; all of which we are constitutionally entitled to do as “free citizens” of this “Democratic Republic”; at least until we have that freedom!
Please also note that these contain MY PERSONAL VIEWS ONLY and therefore, whilst I may have previously expressed opinions on behalf of several others on this issue, I cannot comment on behalf of anyone else on this matter now, they must do so as and when and in the manner deemed most appropriate to them; these PERSONAL VIEWS, COMMENTS & OPINIONS I shall always stand by.
Best's as always!
Crishmal Warnasuriya
BA(Colombo), P Dip(Hons), LLM (Hons)(London)
Fri, Feb 1, 2013, 11:12 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 01, Trincomalee: Sri Lanka Army today facilitated a group of internally displaced people of Sampur in the Trincomalee district of the Eastern Province to revisit their village.The 224 brigade of Sri Lanka Army provided facilities to the villagers to revisit their homes in the High Security Zone and 138 families of the Navarathnapuram village visited their old houses which were in dilapidated conditions.
Sampur, located in close vicinity to the Trincomalee harbor was under the control of the Tamil Tiger terrorists Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) until the Army recaptured the area in September 2006.
Five villages of the Sampur area are still under the Army High Security Zone.
