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Will never betray victory secured by sacrificing thousands of lives: PM
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today asserted that the victory secured by sacrificing thousands of lives would not be betrayed in the face of any challenge.
Making a special statement in parliament to mark the 12th anniversary of the war victory, he said a decision has been taken to waive off interest of the property loans obtained by soldiers injured in humanitarian operation.
He said it was a humane quality of the Sri Lankans to protect the war heroes and added the government withdrew from the traitorous UNHRC Co-sponsored resolution tabled against the war heroes.
"War heroes sacrificed their lives to create peace in the country and grant independence to you. Therefore, we will never betray the victory secured by sacrificing thousands of lives whatever challenge we will have to face,' he said.
He said the war heroes are fighting today to rescue the country from COVID pandemic, adding that those traitorous forces who objected during the war are protesting against assigning security forces in COVID prevention measures as well.
The Prime Minister said anyone who went for the war did not go there to commit a genocide.
"Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda or former Airforce Commander Roshan Gunathilake did not command their forces to commit a genocide. They fought with barbarians who fought using innocent people, mothers and children as a human shield. Our objective was to rescue the human shield and fight against the terrorists. It was a tough task for commanders. But, they did it," he said.(Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)
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