Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Political infamy

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While WE think in terms of the debt we owe our security forces, it was DISGUSTING IN THE EXTREME TO SEE OUR NEWSPAPERS PORTRAYING THE TENTH ANNIVERSAR­Y CELEBRATIO­N OF TRIUMPH OVER LTTE TERRORISM; WHILE THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN WERE BENT IN GRIEF, AT THE PLAQUE, OUR INFAMOUS POLITICIAN­S WERE DOUBLED OVER WITH LAUGHTER IN SO-CALLED ‘LIGHT MOMENTS’ – SHAME ON THEM, THAT IS IF THEY HAVE ANY! It was pretty obvious that they were displaying who they really were, with absolutely no feelings or respect for the men who gave their lives for the country so they can carry on their political infamy! What of the man who brought the three decades of war to a close? He is not given any recognitio­n or honour – wonder why they are so in awe of him or perhaps it is fear? We will never know!

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