Now, in the light of waning euphoria of the victory of defeating the military power and leadership of the LTTE, the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world which plagued Sri Lanka for three decades, the conflicts among the top brass and the political power seem to be appearing. Though not very wholesome -for theforward March of -the country, especially in building up the very badly affected economy and the image of the country, this trend is not unusual.

His Excellency the President is reaping much expected political victories in elections against disgruntled, divided and weak Opposition, although the Opposition claims that they are gaining more than the ruling party.

It is the politicians who always gain from victory in war, as the war is an extension of political strategy. In the process, it is natural that those commanders who achieve military successes get pushed to the background or sidelined.

The ruling party must never underestimate the causes of terrorism, which have yet to be eradicated for lasting peace and prosperity of the whole country. In this situation, military leadership, including those who spearheaded the war and the experienced frontline commanders and other battle hardened officers and men must be carefully employed to achieve the important peace and prosperity of the country. Belittling and embarrassing the war heroes is not a healthy trend for the country or for the politicians. Careful appreciation of the services rendered by the heroic leaders and their deployment to build-up the war damaged North and East and winning over the hearts and minds of all communities, especially the Tamils and Muslims, by integrating them into one Sri Lankan community must be achieved.

Sri Lanka is a democratic country, though democracy is practiced not much for the benefit of the governed, but for the benefit of politicians. However, the democratic principles have not lost their value. Whoever has been going against them have either failed in their attempts or ousted democratically. The failure of the serious coup-d’etat in 1962 and the so called made-up "Toilet Coup of 1966", had miserably failed. The revolutionary campaigns to oust the democratically elected Government by the JVP and LTTE have failed too.

The ruling elite must not have any doubt about the loyalties of the security forces. The democratic values are embedded in the marrow of the Sri Lankans in the millenniums long tolerance nurtured by Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Muslim faiths.

The fall out of rifts between the politicians and security forces could create division and dissension among and within the security forces, which will have detrimental effects that will negate the positive aspects of the historic and unprecedented achievements gained by sacrificing thousands of lives of members of the security forces. Measures must be taken by all concerned to prevent and avoid arising such a disastrous situation. Those responsible for taking high level decisions and "Think Tanks" who advise, must always think of the country first more than themselves.