Life without war for Sri Lankans for the first time in many of their lives :: SL President wants to retire majority/minority divisions
I like these words spoken by the Sri Lankan President on Tuesday in Sri Lanka, in a speech to the nation ( from this article ): "President pointed out that the end of the war against the 'terrorist' was not a defeat for the Tamil community and henceforth, he did not want to identify them as a minority community in the country. According to President Rajapaksa, Tamils, Muslims, Burghers, and Malays are no longer minorities, all are Sri Lankans. There are now only two national identities, patriots and non-patriots, the latter is now the minority, President stressed. He said that following the liberation of the North the entire nation comes under the rule of the parliament from now onwards. "Earlier the government administration did not function in a part of the country," he said. The President said the biggest challenge was nation building and the resettlement of the displaced persons. He called upon all political parties to be partners in that national