Mullaitivu army camp, permanent houses for Army ill-timed – Anandasangaree
July 2, 2010 02:25 pm
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I am frankly of
the opinion that the opening of an Army Camp at Mullaithevu as a fore-runner
and the decision of the Government to build permanent houses for the Army are
ill-timed, counterproductive and will very soon prove disastrous. I am not that
foolish as to stir up a hornet’s nest by protesting against these moves. Whatever
I do and say are always with patriotic feelings. My sincere advice is that the
Government should forthwith stop opening any more new camps in Vanni, close
down the one already opened and also abandon the idea of constructing permanent
houses in the North and the East for the use of the Army. The Government should
understand and appreciate my thinking and give credibility to my suggestions.
We had an army
that fought well and defeated the LTTE. We had a good set of civilians who gave
full corporation to the forces to defeat the LTTE, which started as a
liberation movement and later turned out to be one causing destruction of life
and property, without rhyme or reason. The whole country suffered. I need not
elaborate the extent of damage the people in the North and the East suffered
and the hardships they underwent. They do not want a similar situation to arise
again in the future. They, on their own will take up the challenge in the event
of any attempt for revival. They lived for over quarter of a century under the
subjugation of the LTTE which was possible only because of the LTTE possessing
sophisticated arms. We now have in our midst the man who purchased the arms for
the LTTE to keep us not only under their subjugation but also made us to live
in constant fear and tension. We have a friendly army now and we are happy
about it. But they may have in their midst a few black sheep as well. In any
case we the people of
Let all of say
with one voice that we do not want military rule or military settlements amidst
civilians. We want civil administration and do not want to see even a toy
pistol in the toy shops. We are fed up with Gun culture and we civilians will
not allow anyone to possess arms if only the Government will give the lead by
withdrawing all arms in the country and the army barracked.
I strongly plead
with the Government to concede to my request and help the people to live
peacefully. All other matters can be sorted out once normalcy is restored and
people feel free from all types of dominations. Otherwise all the efforts taken
so far and all the sacrifices made by all section of the people will go waste. The
people have already started murmuring about matters that they don’t have the
guts to comment on, openly. Their regret is that there is no room to show even
passive resistant on matters they do not agree. I very strongly emphasis that
if these moves are not abandoned the Government can’t boast of bringing peace
to a section of the people who had under gone immense hardships for a long time.
I am voicing the sentiments of the people.