AFTERMATH OF EASTER SUNDAY TERROR

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The conundrum of happenings, people who are guilty, not guilty, tried and discharged, sent on bail, conflicting opinions on what has taken place; what is taking place and even about what will take place; is, to say the least, startling and even unbelievable in some instances. The people, especially those who survived the murderous attack, are mostly still in limbo, some even unable to cope with the reality of

life. What of those who are alive and desperately need to be rehabilitated? Churches and hotels can be rebuilt, but from the human angle, how do we get these poor survivors to accept those who are not there for them any longer; how do we ask them to accept what they don’t see; how can they talk about the terrible loss of those who are not there; we see grief etched on their faces but cannot see or feel the pain embedded in their minds and hearts? Has the government even thought of setting up any counseling centre to help these poor survivors? The government will probably ask WHY? WHY SHOULD WE? AFTER ALL, IT WAS NOT WE WHO IGNORED THE WARNINGS ABOUT THE BOMBINGS! We have to concentrate on our political infighting. Cardinal

Malcolm Ranjith was THE ONLY VOICE OF REASON WHO STEPPED IN TO BRING SOME MEASURE OF CALM, TO RESTORE SOME PEACE IN THE MIDST OF THE TURMOIL AND TOGETHER WITH THE SECURITY FORCES, WITH CURFEW BEING IMPOSED AND APPREHENDING THE REMAINING TERRORIST NETWORK AND THEIR MURDER WEAPONS, THIS MAN OF GOD AND THE FORCES WERE ABLE TO NEUTRALISE THE FEAR THAT STALKED OUR COUNTRY!