Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa assured on last Thursday that every soon every inch of the country will be under Sri Lankan Security Forces’ control.
He made this observation as chief guest at the launch of JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila’s website (www.udayagammanpila.com) at the BMICH, Colombo, March 12. Among the others who attended the event were Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka and Foreign Ministry Secretary Palitha Kohona.
L->R: Foreign Ministry Secretary Palitha Kohona, Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, Venerable Ellawala Medhamanda Thera, JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila and Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the event
L->R: JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila and Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the event
Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila and Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the event
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa offically launch the http://www.Udayagammanpila.com Website at the event. JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila and JHU International Affairs Sec.Narendra Gunatillake at the event.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa addressing the gathering
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s Speech Audio File (MP3 format) 2009-03-12
Rajapaksa further said that nothing the government touched had so far gone wrong. He reminded that they were able to change the course that was followed for 20 years and enter a new path. This was achieved within three years of their coming to power. At the time the UPFA won the Presidential Election in 2005, almost the entire North and East was under LTTE control. Even Trincomalee was under the Tigers’ shadow. Today the enemy’s territory has been reduced to 30 square kilometers and about half of that is the lagoon, he pointed out.
Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila, Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Champika Ranuwaka at the launching of Udaya Gammanpila Website
Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Champika Ranuwaka at the launching of Udaya Gammanpila Website
Traditional oil lamp lit by Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga Rajapaksa
Traditional oil lamp lit by Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Traditional oil lamp lit by Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka
Traditional oil lamp lit by JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila
The Tiger weapons that the army has seized have revealed that the enemy had arms enough to equip two enemy forces and that the LTTE had combatants even more than the number that intelligence sources had indicated
Most Ven. MahaSangha including JHU General Sec.Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera, Ven.Athuraliye Rathana Thera at the event
Rajapaksa however warned that the public should never relax their vigilance although the military aspect of the conflict has now reached its virtual end. While the cancer of terrorism has been removed the residue had to be removed by ‘radiotherapy.’ Incidents such as the bomb blast at Akuressa have proved the need to be on high alert constantly.
The Defence Ministry Secretary said that he was glad to closely associate strong-willed persons like Udaya Gammanpila who were always confident of victory. The Secretary assured his full support to Gammanpila in his election campaign as UPFA Candidate for Colombo District.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa offically launch the http://www.Udayagammanpila.com Website at the event
Venerable Ellawala Medhamanda Thera chaired the meeting where Prof. Shantha Hennayake delivered the keynote address. Professor Buddhadasa Hewawitharana welcomed the guests numbering over 300 together with Most Ven. MahaSangha including JHU General Sec.Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero, Ven.Athuraliye Rathana Thero. JHU media spokesmen Nishantha Sri Warnasinhe, JHU UK branch President Dr.M.Ranathunga and Mr. Lakshman Hulugalle Director General of the MCNS were among the dignitaries present at the occasion. The Jathika Vidwath Sabhawa Organized the event.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa addressing the gathering
JHU Legal Adviser Udaya Gammanpila addressing the gathering
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