Deputy Minister Weerasekera says Govt. should have banned the TNA post-war
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody-February 20, 2014
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should have been banned immediately after the war, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations, Sarath Weerasekera said, and added that, the country was now faced with the consequences of the damage done by the unwarranted and false allegations levelled by them.
He went on to say: "The government and the President made a grievous mistake, on humane grounds, when they allowed the right hand of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the TNA, to flourish. Over 500,000 mines have been defused by our soldiers. Did the TNA even offer the soldiers even a cup of tea? The TNA has no right to talk about the innocent Tamils. They are holding hands with Tamil Nadu politicians who are robbing our fishermen of the ocean's bounty. The percentage of boats that come from Tamil Nadu into our waters are voluminous, and worse still they use methods that rake the ocean's floor. If they really cared about our fishermen in Jaffna, Tamil Nadu can ask the Indian Coast Guard to stop the rape and plunder of the sea. None of these parties have good intentions."
He was of the opinion that it was absurd for the West and the international community to trump up allegations of human rights violations at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva, at a time when their dishonest conduct in Afghanistan and Iraq has resulted in genocides – acts which have only served to highlight their moral and ethical hypocrisy and relativism.
"They have been the major instigators of human rights violations. Why didn't British Prime Minister, David Cameron, talk about China's situation when he went there? Why didn't Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, talk about Malaysia's situation when he went there? They are coming after us in this vile manner because we finished the war without listening to them. Our military had protected and safeguarded the rights of the people at every juncture, during the war. There is colossal development in Jaffna. The upcoming Provincial Council election results will be a slap in the face of the West," Weerasekera said.
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody-February 20, 2014The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should have been banned immediately after the war, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations, Sarath Weerasekera said, and added that, the country was now faced with the consequences of the damage done by the unwarranted and false allegations levelled by them.
He went on to say: "The government and the President made a grievous mistake, on humane grounds, when they allowed the right hand of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the TNA, to flourish. Over 500,000 mines have been defused by our soldiers. Did the TNA even offer the soldiers even a cup of tea? The TNA has no right to talk about the innocent Tamils. They are holding hands with Tamil Nadu politicians who are robbing our fishermen of the ocean's bounty. The percentage of boats that come from Tamil Nadu into our waters are voluminous, and worse still they use methods that rake the ocean's floor. If they really cared about our fishermen in Jaffna, Tamil Nadu can ask the Indian Coast Guard to stop the rape and plunder of the sea. None of these parties have good intentions."
He was of the opinion that it was absurd for the West and the international community to trump up allegations of human rights violations at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva, at a time when their dishonest conduct in Afghanistan and Iraq has resulted in genocides – acts which have only served to highlight their moral and ethical hypocrisy and relativism.
"They have been the major instigators of human rights violations. Why didn't British Prime Minister, David Cameron, talk about China's situation when he went there? Why didn't Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, talk about Malaysia's situation when he went there? They are coming after us in this vile manner because we finished the war without listening to them. Our military had protected and safeguarded the rights of the people at every juncture, during the war. There is colossal development in Jaffna. The upcoming Provincial Council election results will be a slap in the face of the West," Weerasekera said.
