Rajiva Wijesinha

“ At this stage at least the Tamils of the Vanni deserve something better, and we hope that they and the rest of the world will reject egregious falsehood, and instead work towards a sustainable peace for Sri Lanka. ”

“ But now we can see what the Tigers knew from the start that, since the magic formula was not in the agreement, they were at liberty to decide the particular percentage level at which they would implement the agreement. Hence the massive number of violations of the Ceasefire, ruled as violations by the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (before the Tigers got rid of 60% of the countries contributing to the Mission, making it impossible for them to deliver further rulings) . ”

“ So we can only hope that the world at large, and in Kilinochchi, will not be taken in by falsehoods, but will assist the GOSL to move towards a negotiated peace with all Sri Lankans committed to pluralism and democracy. The Norwegians, if they continue with their Facilitatory Role, should not succumb to the smiles of the Tigers, but think more now about the moderate Tamils who remained outside their ken till last year, but who can now, with the abrogation of the CFA, also confidently enter the fuller peace process that this country needs. ”