{"id":150086,"date":"2025-06-05T18:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T01:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=150086"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T01:28:17","slug":"are-we-being-led-into-another-manufactured-crisis-the-brave-warning-of-mp-archuna-and-the-nations-unanswered-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/06\/05\/are-we-being-led-into-another-manufactured-crisis-the-brave-warning-of-mp-archuna-and-the-nations-unanswered-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we being led into another Manufactured Crisis? The Brave warning of MP Archuna and the Nation\u2019s unanswered questions!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Sri Lanka is once again standing at the edge of a political and national security precipice. A bold and disturbing statement made by Member of Parliament Archuna inside Parliament has triggered ripples far beyond the chamber\u2019s walls. Facing death threats and legal retaliation, he stood firm and declared truths the nation can no longer afford to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bombshell in Parliament<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MP Archuna, under threat and likely political expulsion, dropped a bombshell:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

323 containers of arms and weapons\u2014originally assembled in Thailand for Prabhakaran in 2009\u2014have now reached Sri Lanka through KP<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He admits he cannot yet<\/em> provide documentary proof, but he asserts full responsibility for the claim, placing accountability for his words on the record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More alarmingly, he revealed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The\u00a0President\u2019s pre-election trip to Germany\u00a0involved meetings with LTTE-linked diaspora groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Assurances were given that\u00a0could not be delivered, causing undisclosed tensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A second visit to Germany\u00a0is imminent, and Archuna alleges it is tied to\u00a0funding\u00a0provided by these same diaspora networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The Government\u2019s Reaction: Silence and Suppression<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Instead of investigating these serious allegations, the Government appears focused on silencing the messenger. Archuna has been summoned to court on 26 June, with efforts reportedly underway to remove him from Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Deputy Speaker forced him to publicly reaffirm accountability, but the issue has not been probed further. What does the Government plan to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    LTTE Glorification vs. Silence for the True Heroes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Archuna claimed that Tamils continue to annually honor LTTE heroes\u201d on November 27, while the backbones govt is refusing to even utter the word Ranaviruwo\u201d in respect to Sri Lanka\u2019s war heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Those in uniform tell me I am at least speaking the truth. But the Government they voted for doesn\u2019t even respect them,<\/em>\u201d Archuna stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This silence is not accidental\u2014it is political appeasement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Unmasking the Bigger Picture: A Pattern of Betrayal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sri Lanka has seen this playbook before\u00a01970s\u201380s: Indian Intelligence trained Tamil militants in secret camps across India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a01983: Carefully choreographed Black July manipulated the world into seeing a Sinhala-Tamil ethnic war, when in truth,\u00a0many Sinhalese sheltered Tamils. The incident was\u00a0weaponized to justify armed militancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a02002: Over 50 military intel officers exposed and killed after\u00a0Millennium City betrayal\u00a0under a UNF government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a02009: President Mahinda Rajapaksa ended 30 years of terrorism in\u00a0just 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a02015: Regime change & ouster of President Mahinda Rajapakse weakened the military:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Intel officers arrested, camps closed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Military sidelined, demoralized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Islamist networks ignored, leading to the\u00a0Easter Sunday massacre\u00a0in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Two suicide bombers were sons of a man on the JVP national list\u2014a connection that has never been thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A New Wave of Violence: A Diversion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In the wake of MP Archuna\u2019s revelations, the country is witnessing a disturbing rise in underworld killings and public shootings. This pattern eerily mirrors past efforts to distract the public, create fear, and redirect scrutiny away from political scandals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Are we, once again, being steered into a choreographed crisis? Is the resurgence of chaos just a smokescreen to bury deeper truths?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Nation must now Demand Answers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The public, civil society, and opposition must rise above political divides to ask critical, urgent questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Are 323 containers of arms truly in Sri Lanka?<\/strong>
        1. If yes,\u00a0where are they?<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n
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          1. Who authorized their entry & who released them & why?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. What exactly transpired in the President\u2019s meetings with the LTTE diaspora?<\/strong>\n
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            1. Was there\u00a0foreign campaign financing \u2013 what was promised?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Why is a sitting MP being persecuted for raising national security concerns?<\/strong>\n
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              1. Is Parliament no longer a place of free speech?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Why does the Government remain silent about military demoralization?<\/strong>\n
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                1. Why are those who ended terrorism treated with such contempt?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Why are past incidents like Easter 2019 still unresolved?<\/strong>\n
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                  1. Who dismantled the intelligence networks that could have stopped it?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Sri Lanka must choose between Truth and Repetition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    If what MP Archuna has said is even partially true, Sri Lanka faces a renewed internal threat, one far more dangerous than open war\u2014a betrayal from within. The cost of silence is once again being measured in lives, fear, and sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    We cannot walk into another 30 years of bloodshed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    This is not the time for silence. This is the time for accountability, courage, and national unity. Let the truth come out\u2014whatever it may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Sri Lankans deserve answers. And the world must stop pretending that terrorism ended in 2009 just because the battlefield fell silent. The terrorists & separatists continue their agenda in different disguises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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