(June 01, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The bomb explosion in a bus at Piliyandala, that killed 26 civilians and left many injured, is an act of vicious violence and must be condemned. Once again, the finger points to the LTTE.
The recent killing of a Roman Catholic priest, Rev Fr Karunairatnam in Ambalkulam in the Wanni, was another tragedy in this never ending conflict, which must also be condemned. His killing could well have been the work of a military deep penetration unit, now known to operate within these areas.
Reports of fierce military confrontations and aerial bombings in the Wanni, have and continue to cause very heavy casualties amongst soldiers and cadres. Every life destroyed is a totally unnecessary death of a son or daughter of our soil. Whether soldiers or, cadres or, civilians, these are our people, who are being killed in a senseless war being fought by those with little political will to resolve our crisis through negotiations.
I express the condolences and prayers of our Church to all Sri Lankans in the North and South, who grieve at the loss of loved ones. May the risen Lord, who shares human grief, sustain us through life.
The impact of the conflict also has serious repercussions on the cost of living, which has now reached a crisis stage. The modest and the poor simply cannot make ends meet, and the Government must hear the cries of the people and bring immediate relief. Good governance has everything to do with ensuring the dignity of people and feeding and protecting them. It calls for steering us away from death to life.
Most Sri Lankans view these happenings with utmost concern. We sense a daily worsening and widening of the crisis, but are helpless to intervene or, conditioned not to do so.
I, once again, plead with the President and the leadership of all political parties to put an end to our differences and to address the sufferings of all our people. We still have able leaders and the necessary skills to work for peace. Please think and speak differently and initiate and nurture practical non-violent steps towards a lasting solution. All communities will walk with you and our children will call you blessed.
With peace and blessings to all
- Sri Lanka Guardian
Priests like you should take the initiative to stop this carnage rather than complain. You again have proved your bias towards the LTTE terrorists. First you have blamed the DPU for the killing of a priest. I would like to know how can you make a judgment like that? What benefits does the army gain from that?
You have never condemn the LTTE for their ruthless barbaric acts of killing innocent women, children and babies. You call these ruthless barbarians 'cadres', and how can you want to stop this problem. If you are a real Sri Lankan you should take the initiative and make that Psychopathic killer to stop killing innocent and to accept that there is not going to be any "Eelam".
Reading your message confirms the catholic church's support to the LTTE. Be honest as that is what Jesus said to people. When a priest behaves like this how can anyone expect the misguided people by church leaders to realise the truth?
Be a man of God and do the right thing.
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