General Fonseka is Absolutely
Right
Jass Ranasinghe, Dubai
Email : jass_ranasinghe@yahoo.com
Center for Policy Alternatives has issued a communication saying that
they do not approve the personal views of General Sarath Fonseka which
are exclusively within in his own perspective based on his personal
judgment.
In no uncertain terms, it is none of CPA's business or anybody else's
to interfere with Mr. Sarath Fonseka's fundamental right of expression
of his views which has been guaranteed to any citizen by the Constitution
of Sri Lanka.
Right from the colonial days of our history, Tamil politicians have
been communal minded and chauvinistic by designating all their political
parties with the word "Tamil" up to this moment whereas the
Sinhala people never designated their political parties as 'Sinhala'.
For example, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, United National Party, Jathika
Hela Urumaya, Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna, etc.
A tragic situation has been created in the country by these CPA like
institutions where Sinhala people cannot say that this is the country
of the Sinhala people depriving their birth right despite the fact that
Sinhala people are naturally humane and rational to accommodate all
the other minorities to live in this country in harmony. In addition,
the Constitution of the country provides civil liberties and justice
to every citizen alike without any discrimination.
The radio does not play Nanda Malini's song "Me Sinhala Apage
Ratai" now. Why is that?
Prof. Sunil Ariyaratna's lyrics in that song are his honest thoughts
I must say and Nanda Malini really meant every word of it when she sang
it although she does not sing it now, possibly due to some personal
restraints.
Can anybody deny the fact that the traditions of our country, the name
of which is "Sinhale" as stipulated in the "Udarata Agreement"
signed with the British in 1815, were inspired by the Sinhala Buddhist
culture for the last 2550 years?
We should be able to open our mouth and tell the whole world that this
is the blessed country of Sinhala Aryan people. It is a fact. General
Fonseka is absolutely right.
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