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Split in the UNP: Is it retribution? |
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Sunday, 04 February 2007 |
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I
have always voted for the UNP since the time Ranil became its leader. I
was shocked during the last Presidential Election when we were told
that Ranil was the genius behind the causing of schism in the LTTE. Yet
I voted for him since I had identified him as a trustworthy leader with
a vision for Sri Lanka.
I now believe
that the split in the UNP is retribution for what was done by him and
his party in undermining the legitimate struggle of the Sri Lankan
Tamils. But Ranil need not worry. Those who are basically racial are no
more with the UNP. Ranil can now design a beautiful mosaic of UNP
supporters consisting of all communities who are honest, genuine, and
truly nationalist. He has been a Mr. Clean. Let him now be Mr. Honest
and Genuine.
It is my firm
belief that if genuine power sharing mechanisms are put in place
honestly, to counter the argument of discrimination placed at the door
of successive Sinhalese political leaders from the turn of the last
century, the necessity for the minorities to take up to arms would
vanish. The only way by which the minorities in Sri Lanka could be made
to feel at ease is by sharing power with them in areas in which these
minorities are a majority. After all, the Tamils of Sri Lanka never
asked for a separate State for themselves at the time the British left
because they felt comfortable among the Sinhalese living in all parts
of the country at that time.
The necessity
for power sharing arose only when they felt that they were being
discriminated against on the grounds of language, religion, and
ethnicity. It is useful to remember that it was a discriminated segment
of the Southern society who too took up to arms in 1971.
With most of
the cobwebs cleaned without Ranil having to sweep them off, let us hope
he will soon shine as a genuine leader who has learned the mechanics of
Karma and Retribution. I hope to vote for Ranil and his party at the
next elections.
Daily Mirror
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