{"id":108671,"date":"2020-11-14T16:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T23:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=108671"},"modified":"2020-11-14T16:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T23:18:40","slug":"participation-of-global-sri-lankans-to-join-sri-lankan-americans-to-offer-congratulations-to-the-new-president-elect-and-vice-president-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/11\/14\/participation-of-global-sri-lankans-to-join-sri-lankan-americans-to-offer-congratulations-to-the-new-president-elect-and-vice-president-elect\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation of global Sri Lankans to join Sri Lankan Americans to offer Congratulations to the new President Elect and Vice President Elect."},"content":{"rendered":"

Anjalika Silva USA<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Dear Fellow Sri Lankans of all\ncitizenships around the world \u2013 IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE, HERE IS AN\nOPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF A NEW BEGINNING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PEACE, UNITY\nAND FAIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUTH ABOUT SRI LANKA TO THE THE NEW US\nADMINISTRATION.  THE BLAME GAME AND\nCIRCULATING FEARS DOES NOT SERVE US.  WE\nNEED TO PARTICIPATE IN SPREADING THE TRUTH. IF YOU WISH TO BE A PART OF THE\nEFFORT TO GET A FRESH LOOK INTO THE MISREPRESENTATIONS AND TURN IT AROUND TO\nEDUCATE, AND SPREAD THE TRUTH, EACH OF US NEEDS TO DO OUR PART. THIS\nOPPORTUNITY IS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE BETTER GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE:  NO\nPOLITICAL ATTACKS WHETHER AGAINST SRI LANKA OR THE USA WILL BE\nENTERTAINED.  THIS IS STRICTLY FOR THE RELATIONSHIP\nBEWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES IN A SINCERE EFFORT TO CORRECT MISINFORMATION AND\nFEARS THAT HAVE RESULTED OVER MANY YEARS TOWARD THE IDENTITY OF SRILANKANS. WE\nSTRIVE TO ESTABLISH OUR INDEPENDENT IDENTITY. \nNO RACIAL POLITICS OR OTHER RUDE REMARKS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.  YOU ARE IN IT OR OUT OF IT. THIS IS ONLY FOR\nTHE BETTER GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is entirely voluntary. \n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Sri\nLankans in the USA and others dispersed globally have an opportunity to make a\nstart with the new administration in the USA despite the chaos, for the Better good of Sri Lanka and for an accurate and positive\nimage of who we really are, in contributing where ever we may be. Your\ncontribution to our image will play a role in better understanding and in the\nUS Foreign Policy toward Sri Lanka<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to convey your greetings to\nPresident Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris, feel free to\nread the message provided at the link below. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your name  and (Country) can be added on the right side\nof the page.  We\nhope to complete this by Tuesday, December 15, 2020 and seek the best\navenue to get our good wishes to the leaders. Permission has been opened for\nanyone with the link to write into the list of names.  Please do not alter the text.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE\nFEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AROUND THE GLOBE.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to access the document:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Zp_RuzpMpwFPqkBfdtsVQYgMbRzhXteXI2tf0yOSofU\/edit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT REFERRED TO ABOVE IS ATTACHED<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If\nyou have problems accessing the document, please feel free to contact me in the\nUSA with your email to:  AnjalikaSilva@gmail.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nwill send you an attachment to add your name that can be included in the\ndocument that will get across to the right folks and the Congressman\u2019s office\naccessible to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank\nyou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjalika Silva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GO TO THE DOCUMENT BELOW\nAND ENTER     YOUR NAME (COUNTRY)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the text of our Greeting that\nwill provide you space in the right column to add your name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Zp_RuzpMpwFPqkBfdtsVQYgMbRzhXteXI2tf0yOSofU\/edit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations and Greetings to President Elect\nJoe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris from the Sri Lankan American\nCommunity in the USA and Sri Lankans worldwide who join to express their good\nwishes\u2026\u2026 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nare profoundly gratified by your success and convincing win for saving the\nSoul of America\u201d of which we are very much a part.  We rejoice with you and offer our support\nwith gratitude to preserve our democracy and be a beacon to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You delivered hope to us, a small but significant group of immigrants\nin the US and outside from the little island of Sri Lanka.  Though small, we make a significant\ncontribution to the intellect and economy being a part of the United States of\nAmerica as law abiding citizens. We seek to be part of the inclusion for equal\nrights and equal justice you support across all people as promised by your\nupcoming administration.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interest\nin this election stretched far beyond the shores of the USA to other\ncountries.  In this message, Sri Lankan\nAmericans with citizenship to vote are joined by others who have expressed\ntheir joy and gratitude to see the much-needed change in America take shape\nwhile they watched from across the globe. \nThey join us to send their sincere greetings too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nare a small lesser known group, but we belong to the strong fiber of this\ncountry as South Asians.  With a South\nAsian connection at the highest level of your administration, we come from a\nSouth Asian country that elected the World\u2019s\nFirst Woman Prime Minister in July 1960\u201d,<\/em> shattering the glass ceiling\nahead of powerful western countries.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri\nLanka is the oldest democracy in Asia with adult universal suffrage introduced\nin June 1931, even prior to Independence from Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\nSouth Asians, we share a connection with the Vice President elect, to join the\nnew order and the journey forward.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nvalues you expressed are common to all of us and for our children and\ngrandchildren.  Our culture is one that\nlays emphasis on education and human values. Those of us who chose to spend\ndecades of our lives in the US brought with us an investment in free college\neducation, nurtured by free health care given to us by our home country. We\nadded value to our adopted land and promise to continue to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We bring a literacy rate of 91% among our people. We are\nmultiethnic and multi religious.  We\npractice the Philosophy of Buddhism among a majority who spread the message of\nkindness and compassion to all beings. \nWe live by the diversity we value with a multi religious composition\namong us and followers of Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam who freely follow\ntheir faith among the predominant Buddhists. \nThey merge with ease sharing mandated holidays in celebrating all\nreligions in the nation.  This\nmultiethnic group speaks three languages, and we are Sri Lankans striving to\nobliterate our differences while enriching the diversity in our homeland and\nadopted land, the United States of America. \nWe have immersed ourselves to restore America to the position of the\npinnacle of the world.  We offer you our\nblessings in your new and difficult roles ahead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are, Sri Lankan\nborn US-citizens and non-citizens <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the USA and around\nthe world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anjalika Silva USA Dear Fellow Sri Lankans of all citizenships around the world \u2013 IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE, HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF A NEW BEGINNING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PEACE, UNITY AND FAIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUTH ABOUT SRI LANKA TO THE THE NEW US ADMINISTRATION.  THE BLAME […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}