Friday, March 22, 2013

Sri Lanka on the knife edge...

Another howler has emerged from Sri Lanka. And, neither laughing nor crying will make any difference. In reply to the recent attack on Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu, by politically motivated extremists, has proved once again the range of the howls by those holding unquestionable power and enjoying all the privileges in Sri Lanka. Secretary of Defence Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has been quoted by a pro-Rajapakse daily in Colombo this morning saying that any Dravidian coming from Tamil Nadu would be taken into custody and punished.

Published in Divaina, a newspaper owned by the Minister’s brother, is a statement by Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa that Sri Lanka will not have any dealings with Tamil Nadu hereafter and maximum penalties will be invoked on Tamils coming from Tamil Nadu, in retaliation to Sri Lankans being attacked and harassed in Tamil Nadu. A former Sri Lankan army lieutenant colonel, Mr. Rajapaksa has been breaking all the rules that should be obeyed by any Defense Secretary. The damage he has done to this country is bigger than anything he might hope to achieve. That said, as someone able to control ‘everything’, he can always blame the reporter later for ‘misrepresenting’ his comment.

It was only fairly recently, when Indians were attacked by Australians in Australia. But none of the Indian politicians howled like how our Secretary of Defence has done over the recent attack on the Buddhist monks in India. There is no doubt that the attack is wrong. The Indian government has to not only arrest perpetrators and prosecute them quickly, but also prevent such incidents happening in the future. Maintaining a comprehensive diplomatic communiqué between the two countries is more important than expressing destructive emotional feelings in foolishness. Full story...

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