Describing vanquished opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka's taking support from pro-LTTE groups like TNA as a "great betrayal", the government on Wednesday said his actions helped rebel sympathisers in the West to stoke anti-Sri Lanka sentiments.
"A substantially negative impact has been made on the sovereignty of the country through the irresponsible statements of General Sarath Fonseka," senior Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said.
Participating in the programme by the state owned Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) yesterday, Yapa said when (the Pro-LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) took measures to support Fonseka, LTTE-friendly groups in Britain and France, endorsed these measures by conducting processions.
Yapa who recently gave up the Mass Media Ministry to enable President Mahinda Rajapakasa to takeover the portfolio, said Fonseka had no political experience
Yapa, who is now Minister of Investment Promotion told a radio programme that it was a "great betrayal of the country" on the part of General Fonseka who made these statements based on "hatred".
"The President who has defeated terrorism has been working hard to defeat the terrorist ideology as well.
However, the rash statements made by Fonseka have further strengthened the terrorists' concepts," he said.
The President has been successful in giving a new outlook to the national development drive, the minister said.
He said during the last 4 years, massive development programmes have been underway throughout the island and that people living in Sri Lanka have a good understanding of these activities.
The people have voted at the recent presidential election to extend their gratitude to the President for ending the war, the minister said.
It is widely acknowledged all over the country that traditional voters of the main Opposition UNP party in large numbers decided to vote for the President this time, he said.
"The people have rejected false propaganda carried out by the opposition during the period of the presidential election," the Minister said.
"It has been proven that the people can never be deceived through propagation of false stories and that people always remain intelligent when taking decisions," he said.
Those who question the validity of the presidential election result are actually undermining the genuine opinion of the country’s majority.
The people will never endorse such invalid and baseless accusations," Yapa told the radio.
The people will rally-round the President once again at the upcoming election to set up a strong government, he said.
By courtesy of: www.indianexpress.com
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 1510 hrs
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