The JVP on Thursday claimed that it was a party which had a history of opposing foreign intervention in the country’s affairs and its members were prepared to even sacrifice their lives to prevent future attempts by foreign governments to poke their noses into Sri Lanka’s affairs.

Addressing a JVP propaganda rally in Galle, to protest against foreign intervention in the national issue and to demand the withdrawal of the government’s devolution proposals for the North and East, party leader Somawansa Amarasinghe said "We are a party with a history of opposing attempts at foreign intervention in our country and if another attempt is made we are prepared to give leadership to defeat it even by sacrificing our lives." He said while India and some Western powers were trying to meddle in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka the JVP was opposing such moves, but Ravaya Editor Victor Ivan had been saying that the JVP was going back to its former stance.

"We are not a party suffering from loneliness. The past stance of the JVP was valid for that era and we are not going to shy away from fighting against any foreign intervention from whatever force. This country needs people with backbones and we have come to Galle to tell the people of the South that if anyone takes up arms against us we will even pick up stones to counter attack," he said.