Opinion

Mr. Kofi Annan, why are you silent?

When Kausalyan was killed by Karuna’s faction you rushed to the wrong conclusion and issued a statement which smacked of a warning to the Government against the danger of violating the ceasefire agreement.

Since then several civilians and Karuna’s supporters have been killed by the LTTE. A soldier was killed by the LTTE and another seriously injured in violation of the ceasefire agreement. Killing by the LTTE in the Eastern Province is almost a daily occurrence now. Are they not a threat to peace? Why are you shy of condemning the LTTE for those atrocious acts?

Why are you mum now? Do you know that LTTE perfectly fits into your description of terrorism? It’s high time you gave effect to your own proposal and condemn the LTTE:

(a) as a Terrorist organisation, specially when countries like US, UK and India have proscribed it;

(b) for its killings of innocent civilians and opponents;

(c) for recruitment of thousands of child soldiers;

(d) for procuring arms during the so-called ceasefire agreement;

(e) for violating the ceasefire agreement nearly 3,000 times.

Don’t you think that as the head of the UN, you should act independently without being dictated to by the Tiger propagandists and decide to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a member country?

D.P.

 

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