Chula Rajapakse MNZM Wellington, New Zealand

Dear Editor ,

The very laudable efforts of many organizations and individuals world wide to raise funds to help SrI Lanka with obtaining the essential wares that have become unavailable to Sri Lankans through the current economic debacle, is much appreciated.

However The intervention that is likely to have the quickest result to gain the much wanted Dollars , with dignity would be the return of tourist that was happening in droves even In March , that saw over 100,000 thousand .

Since 3/4/22 these have rapidly dried up. 

This is the unfortunate negative outcome of the demonstrations seen in SL and world over expressing the justifiable abomination against its rulers that presided and does still preside over this most recent slide in Lanka’s economy.

This loss going by 2018 figures of $4 billion in the year is worth $40 million a day.

Pointing out this enormous negative consequence to these well intentioned demonstrators on the roads and side walks of Sri Lanka and internationally is the obligation of all who want the tourist Dollar 

back to SL  to supply the much needed gas, oil, electricity and food to it’s much deprived citizens. 

This will outdo by far what could be raised by any fund raiser or donation any organisation could make.

I call upon the leadership  and participants of these laudable fund raising efforts to not shirk this obligation , by not making any effort to at least begin raising awareness among the demonstrators of this enormous negative consequence of their well intentioned actions.

With much compassion and Metta

Chula Rajapakse MNZM

Wellington, New Zealand