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The General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tylvin Silva charged in London that the Colombo government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by issuing a joint statement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam asking for international aid had indicated to the world that they were running the country with the terrorist group as equal partners. Sri Lanka’s second largest opposition group was commenting on the joint appeal for aid ahead of a donor conference, Monday November 25 issued jointly by Tamil Tigers and the government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Tylvin Silva who was visiting London to take part in an international conference and to consult their leader, Somawansa Amarasinghe living there in exile, was speaking to the BBC’s Sinhalese language program, the Sandeshaya. Silva said no one had a right to object any foreign country giving aid to Sri lanka but without knowing on what conditions the aid was given his party could not specifically comment on them. Tylvin Silva said the problem was not concerning the aid itself but about an attempt to seek official state recognition through this aid program for a group who absolutely did not enjoy any constitutional or elected power , who were banned as a terrorist group until recently and did not have any kind of legal status to represent people. He said there was a sinister attempt to attach a diplomatic status for the terrorist group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam through this international aid program. Tylvin Silva said there was nothing to talk with a terrorist group who were openly advocating the break up of the country. Territorial integrity of the nation was not a matter to be negotiated, he strongly insisted. He said there were many problems in the country to be solved. All races should be treated equally. Poverty should be eradicated. Democracy was denied to the people by the government and it had to be restored. The whole government was full of bribery and corruption. There was no justice meted out to the people, concluded Tylvin Silva. (EOM) (24/11/02 go2lanka.com) |