Sri Lankan govt needs to heal fissures in society: US

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10:56

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Sri Lankan govt needs to heal fissures in society: US

Washington: The Rajapaksa government should work towards healing the fissures that exist in Sri Lankan society and use its electoral mandate to achieve the purpose, the US said on Monday.

The Mahinda Rajapaksa-led government returned to the Parliament last month with a thumping majority, but concerns have been raised internationally that the country remains polarised a year after the LTTE's rout.

"The new government has received a considerable mandate and needs to use that mandate to heal the existing fissures across the Sri Lankan society," State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said at his daily press conference.

Sri Lanka marked a year of the end of the war with the Tamil Tigers that caused widespread destruction and displacement in the North.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was also re-elected earlier this year by a whopping mandate.

"We continue to encourage the Sri Lankan government to move ahead with reconciliation," Crowley said in response to a question.

The Tamil Tigers fought a three decade long war for a separate homeland for Tamils, but they were routed last year from their stronghold with almost all of their leadership wiped out.

PTI

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First Published: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10:56

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Vani - UK
tamils have been oppressed for 62+ years by the terrorist state of sri lanka. tamils need an acceptable political solution which guarantee their equal rights, safety and freedom. all the previous leaders drawn up peace agreements to devolve the power equally to tamils, but all of them were torn up due to the protest by sinhalese majority.
, in 1799 june, sir hugh cleghorn, the first british colonial secretary wrote to the british government:
``two different nations from a very ancient period have divided between them the possession of the island.first the sinhalese, inhabiting the interior of the country in its southern and western parts, and secondly the malabars (tamils) who possess the northern and eastern districts. these two nations differ entirely in their religion, language and manners.``
tamils always lived seperately, and ruled themselves until british arrive. tamils / sinhalese are seperated, un need to hold a referendum in north and east on seperation and issue divorce certificate, so that tamils can live with dignity.

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Junta - Colombo
it`s sad for the people who lost their earning potential on the back of ltte terrorism and continued suffering in nothern sri lanka.

otherwise, why would anyone wants to shed tears over lack of blood shed?

it`s great lost to those who have lost the stragle hold in sri lanka due to continued ltte terrorism and suffering in nothern sri lanka.

otherwise, why would anyone wants to show concern over `possible war crimes`?

why would would any one wants to ignite racial hatred, vilonce, and chaos in the country.

they all should find other ways to pay their mortgage and constructive influance.