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War victory belongs to several parties: Prime MInister

19 May 2021

By Aazam Ameen   Former President and current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stated yesterday (18) in Parliament that the “victory” of the civil war was a victory achieved for several parties. “This victory belongs to the people of the North and the East, as they have built a country without dragging their children into the past conflict. This victory belongs to all religions, as bombs do not explode near the Sri Maha Bodhi, the Temple of the Tooth, the Kattankudy Church, and the Madhu Church. This victory belongs to all people, as the era of guarding school gates for their children is over,” he said. Moreover, he stated that this was a great victory for the Parliament. “The LTTE terrorists were the first to kill the people’s representatives. The terrorists took the lives of a large number of people’s representatives. The people’s representatives who came to this House had the worst fear of death,” he said.  Rajapaksa said that the victory should not be underestimated by anyone in the House. He added that the Government has also decided to remove the interest on property loans obtained by war heroes who were injured during the humanitarian operation. “Today the war heroes have become healthy heroes, and are fighting to save a country from an epidemic. The forces that betrayed the country and the nation opposed us in the war then, as well as today against the deployment of the three forces against the current pandemic,” he said.  Speaking further, he said: “As such, we withdrew from the treasonous resolution to be a co-sponsor of the resolution against war heroes presented at the Geneva Human Rights Conference.”


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