Govt. should learn from the situation in Egypt - Karu

The government should realise that the rulers cannot deceive and suppress the masses forever as people will eventually clamour for their rights, UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya stated drawing the recent uprising in Egypt as an example.

“Our own Tamil brethren in the North are still suffering for want of basic needs. Opposing political views are being suppressed.

It is with great humility that we call upon the leaders of our country, who are currently intoxicated with their seemingly unchallenged hold on power, to open their eyes to the reality of what is happening in countries where the will of the people have been suppressed for too long. It is advisable for our rulers to bear in mind that they are serving at the pleasure of the masses, even though that representation has been repeatedly distorted by corrupt and fraudulent elections.”

He also stated that the government were allying themselves with some of the worst Dictators in the world today.

“The current regime has made it a hallmark to ally our country with some of the worst dictatorships in the world. We call on the present administration to look at what is happening in the Middle East. Dictators who just a few weeks ago seemed unshakable, are now fleeing their countries in shame. Years of tyrannical rule are coming to an end because the people of those countries decided that it is not worth waiting for the crumbs thrown at them by corrupt rulers.”