Last 25 Years

- SLUNA Editorial

(August 02, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) In a human life twenty-five years is huge. When it is compared with an organization twenty-five years is massive. It all started as a simple thought of a simple man who loved his country very much and couldn’t stand the organized spreading of lies and misleading information about his motherland. Actions he took in a time of necessity with few of his friends grew up into an organization that every one talking about today. Simple actions of a simple man bear fruit today after 25yers.

During these twenty-five years actions taken by this organization has given massive results. In a time diplomats are afraid to talk about the country they represent, this organization stood up to the occasion. This organization is none other than SLUNA or Sri Lanka United National Association. Today everyone agrees what SLUNA has done is commendable.

Among feathers in SLUNA’s hat banning LTTE and WTM are the brightest but there are a lot more to come. Constant lobbying, firing letters to media when at a time the media was made to think mainly fed with pro-LTTE propaganda in this conflict, is similar to rowing upstream. But at the end they managed to correct the picture. Well-done Daya, Mahinda, Ira and Asoka and all who were with them. We salute all of you. But the greatest salute to them is to join hands to carry forward the things that need to be done in the future.

WTM BAN

We thank the Government of Canada for taking a timely action to ban the World Tamil Movement a well-established LTTE wing in Canada.

Importance of this action will be visible in the future as brave Sri Lankan forces clear the jungle hide outs of the LTTE and chase them away and it is left to be seen if the LTTE would starts to continue terrorist offensive against SL from countries like India, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia. We request the Canadian Government to take action to stop glorifying terrorism and stop Canadian residents from carrying out wars in other countries using Canada as a safe heaven. Other wise it will affect Canada’s traditional role as a peacekeeper and drag her into conflict situations.
- Sri Lanka Guardian