Rajiva Wijesinha

“ In suggesting that Ms de Silva has 'a grudge against the federal Liberal party', the paper fails to actually consider the reasons Ms de Silva gave for asking that Mr Rae not be permitted to enter Sri Lanka.
I myself have always believed that the more people who visit this country, and see the positive efforts we are making, the less prejudice there will be against us. However I have realised that there are some people who will insist on being critical, because their preconceptions, or else their political agendas, are just too overwhelming to be affected by any facts. ”

“ Given the damage done by those who pronounce on Sri Lanka on the basis of what they present as eye witness understanding, we need obviously to be careful in the present context, given the demands being made to destabilise the situation, demands pressed assiduously by the rump of the Tigers whose capacity to lobby people like Rae cannot be doubted. ”

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