The article carried on page 2 of the Udayan newspaper of April
29, which is published in the Jaffna district is racist by nature and is meant
to mislead the Tamil community in the region.
The story has been written on the basis of the discussion
between Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mannar Archbishop Rayappu
Joseph. The Udayan newspaper has mentioned that the discussion was attended by
family members of missing people in the region, during the war.
"The article quotes Ranil Wickremesinghe as saying at the
discussion that mass disappearances of people were reported during the tenure of
this government and all who went missing have been allegedly assassinated, "the
news paper reports.
It had further mentioned that Wickremesinghe had reportedly told
the people of Mannar that this government made no attempt to bring about a
solution to the problems of the Northern people.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Organizer of the Vanni and
Killinochchi district, Geethanjali Naguleswarana pointed out that this was a
strong attempt at fanning the flames of racism in the country.
She reiterated that all Tamil speaking people are now living
without fear and suspicion under the trustworthy leadership of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa. She said though the UNP Leader has conveniently forgotten about the
past when large numbers of Tamils were killed during the dark era from 1983 to
1989 during UNP rule.
At a time when people in the North and East are expressing their
gratitude to the Security Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to free the
innocent Tamil people from the clutches of the bloody LTTE terrorists, it is
disgusting to see attempts being made to create hatred and suspicion among
various communities. Naguleshwaran pointed out that the average Tamil person
fears that the publication of such newspaper articles can push the country
towards conflict again.
"The people of the region have condemned the attempt by the
Udayan Newspaper to take the country to another war,”
Courtesy: Daily News
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