Govt. can win the war while losing the grip on the peace and prosperity of the country – UNP
(April 18, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) UNP M.P. Vajira Abeywardena addressing a Press conference at the UNP Media unit today said, though the Govt. is selfishly trying to appropriate the entire credit for the war victory , it cannot blink the fact that it is the UNP which paved the way by strategic peace proposals and agreements with the LTTE at the early stages. No party made so much sacrifices as the UNP . From its former President Premadasa down, a great many of its Ministers and prominent leaders sacrificed their lives falling prey to LTTE terror. The LTTE targeted the UNP most because the LTTE realized later that they have been cleverly and strategically strangled by the UNP through the peace process . Hence, they launched vicious reprisals against the UNP , he asserted.
It is unfortunate that the political upheavals in the country did not permit the UNP to pursue its long term planned victory over the LTTE by peaceful strategies. So many unnecessary loss of lives of Sri Lankans could have been averted if the UNP ‘s plans succeeded. Now, the Govt. is crowing about winning a war , but it is the groundwork laid previously by the UNP that eventuated in this present victory , he pointed out.
Why did Prabhakaran have strong motive to defeat the UNP by obstructing the Tamil voters from voting at the last Presidential election ? It is because he envisaged defeat ultimately at the hands of the UNP in his battle , Abeywardena exhorted.
The Govt. will finally have to fall back on the UNP ‘s solutions , even after winning the war , for winning the war is not the be all and end all of the problems, he emphasized.
It is unfortunate that the political upheavals in the country did not permit the UNP to pursue its long term planned victory over the LTTE by peaceful strategies. So many unnecessary loss of lives of Sri Lankans could have been averted if the UNP ‘s plans succeeded. Now, the Govt. is crowing about winning a war , but it is the groundwork laid previously by the UNP that eventuated in this present victory , he pointed out.
Why did Prabhakaran have strong motive to defeat the UNP by obstructing the Tamil voters from voting at the last Presidential election ? It is because he envisaged defeat ultimately at the hands of the UNP in his battle , Abeywardena exhorted.
The Govt. will finally have to fall back on the UNP ‘s solutions , even after winning the war , for winning the war is not the be all and end all of the problems, he emphasized.
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