Prof Rajiva has not ‘Seen the evil war, heard about the evil war, spoken about the evil war and not done anything honestly about the evil war’
by Our London Correspondent
(July 07, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha MP, the adviser to the President Mahinda Rajapakse on Reconciliation addressed the ‘Jayaweva (Victory) Brigade’ , the Tamil paramilitary EPDP group and few other invitees close to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London on July 5, 2011.
The learned Prof went on to slander the Channel 4 and UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon’s Darusman report and went on to white wash the proverb ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and even the do no evil’ to project a clean image by twisting it to project a ‘See no Good, Hear No Good, Speak No Good’ theme to uphold the governments unacceptable conduct of not permitting independent investigation into the war crimes and establishing a honorable reconciliation process.
Forget the past and think about the future development work was his agenda without realizing the future of Sri Lanka depends on the transparent and honest handling of the war issues.
The peace propagator who buckled in his responses in the BBC Hard Talk program of Stephen Sackur was spared from not asking real hard questions on the war crimes issue. With the little breath left following the interview, he went on his spree at the Sri Lanka High Commission to discharge his verbal discharge to the conditioned hero worshipping Jayaweva Brigade and the government backed violent EPDP paramilitary group.
Following the meeting, the buoyant Sri Lankan High Commission dispatched ‘Importance: High’ press release to all its contacts via email which is published below:
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Subject: Media Release - "See No Good, Hear No Good, Speak No Good" attitude will not help Sri Lanka - Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP
Importance: High
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From : Sri Lanka High Commission – London
Media Release
“See No Good, Hear No Good, Speak No Good” attitude will not help Sri Lanka – Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP
A cross section of academics, journalists, opinion makers and members of the Sri Lankan Diaspora in the UK met at the Sri Lanka High Commission in London on July 5th with Adviser to the President on Reconciliation Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha. In his opening remarks, Prof Wijesinha noted that the Darusman Report, as well as the selective coverage by Channel 4 of what they had termed ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ had contributed to polarization amongst Sri Lankans which inhibited efforts at reconciliation. Such forces, which often worked in tandem, presenting the same biased and often doctored material in different guises, were then used by separatist forces operating outside the country,
Prof. Wijesinha’s presentation entitled ‘Reconciliation in the Context of Channel 4 allegations” also included a comprehensive briefing on post-conflict re-building endeavours. Explaining the progress made in many areas of concern within a relatively short period against numerous constraints, Prof. Wijesinha said that it is time that the international community acknowledges this aspect. Though fears had been expressed in 2009 about Resettlement and Reconstruction, none of the progress in these areas was acknowledged. What seemed a general attitude of “See no Good, Hear No Good, Speak No Good”, ignoring the positive reactions of international agencies on the ground in Sri Lanka, would not help with moving the people of the country together towards prosperity.
Prof. Wijesinha also called all friends of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan expatriates of all ethnicities to come forward and lend a hand to the Government in its re-building efforts and also to ensure stability in the country. He expressed hope that a suitable political solution will evolve sooner than later, while sharing with the gathering of about 150 guests the status of ongoing talks with the Tamil National Alliance.
The address was followed by a wide-ranging question and answer session in which, amongst others, issues with regard to language rights and training, accountability and communications were addressed. The full text of Prof. Wijesinha’s statement is attached.
Sri Lanka High Commission
London
6th July 2011
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