http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/11/04/news04.asp

President’s mature leadership won the day for SL - Weeratunga
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s mature leadership, personality, stature and diplomatic skills enabled Sri Lanka to achieve major victories at the recently concluded 22nd CHOGM in Perth , Australia and thwarted last minute attempts made by disgruntled LTTE sympathizers to decry it and tarnish its image internationally, stated Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga in an interview with SLRC chairman Mohan Samaranayake.
Lalith Weeratunga
He said the speeches made and the diplomatic manoeuvring adopted by the President won accolades from many Heads of State and sections of the Australian media. The strategies adopted by Sri Lanka under the leadership of the President in making preparation for the CHOGM brought humiliation to the LTTE sympathizers who made a last ditch attempt to dislodge Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth by bringing unfounded war crimes and human rights violation charges against the President and Sri Lanka.
“We realized these sinister attempts before hand as we were getting prepared for the CHOGM. The LTTTE sympathizers in Australia had organized a campaign to take legal action against President Mahinda Rajapaksa over concocted war crimes charges.”
He said that these forces tried to obtain a warrant against the President through a regional magistrate.
Weeratunga said that the Sri Lankan envoy Down Under Thisara Samarasinghe had contacted the Australian Government and the Attorney Generals, Department and obtained a statement in writing to the effect that President Rajapaksa enjoyed immunity against such illegal action and as such he could not be tried before a war tribunal in any Australian court.