Anandasangaree praises Forces

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Anandasangaree praises Forces
TULF Leader V Anandasangaree yesterday said that Sri Lankan military forces are excellent in terms of humanitarian assistance. He said they are the best humanitarianwise and the civilians displaced by terrorist atrocities in the North are well looked after by them.
He stressed the need of setting up civil administration in the areas affected by the conflict. He was of the view that the assistance of Government servants who know the area well should be sought by the Government.
Anandasangaree was giving evidence before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute yesterday.
He was of the view that there are thousands of expatriates who are capable and ready to help reconstruction activities in the North and their assistance should necessarily be obtained rather than relying on a single person or a handful.
He added that the people in the north are still in fear and they do not like to see even a toy pistol. He said the possibility of re-emergence of the LTTE or LTTE type organisations is minimal and not a single shot was heard after the LTTE leader's death.
Anandasangaree was of the opinion that the majority of combatants detained by the troops are not criminals and they were forcibly recruited by the LTTE. He stressed the need of having a viable mechanism that can inquire case by case and ensure their early release.
He added that the Tamil Diaspora did not take any action when the LTTE was recruiting innocent children of Tamils in the North.
"The Sinhalese and Tamils can accommodate each other.
The problem is with the leaderships not the people. My best friends are Sinhalese and Muslims," he said and added that reconciliation is made easier when each learn the language of the other.
He added that language and ethnic problems go hand in hand.
Courtesy : Daily news