23 April 2019 12:34 am
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said he was shocked to witness a respectable history which ensured the safety of all Sri Lankans while strengthening the intelligence service of Sri Lanka to the level of world’s leading intelligence services, being marred.
Issuing a statement, he said it was the first and foremost responsibility of any civilized society to denounce terror attacks on Easter Sunday, which is a highly sensitive day.
“We should treat these cowardly and barbaric attacks with disgust; the same disgust to which these attacks belonged to. I express my condolences to all those who lost their lives in this tragedy and propose that it should be the common wish of the entire nation to wish for a speedy recovery of those who are injured,” he said.
He said the terror attacks suspended the heartbeat of Sri Lankans who were breathing freely after the 30-year war was ended. “This shows that terrorism comes in different forms but in the same ruthless manner,” he said.
He said he was not only shocked but also saddened and hurt by the terror attacks. “However, we are at a time where we should transform this hurt to unyielding courage. Being united in the face of obstacles is the easiest way to defeat forces against the country, which I have realised from experience. We should unite under the national flag for the country,” he said.