New Year will bring communities closer together – Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed hope that this Sinhala-Tamil New Year will bring communities closer together in helping to heal the wounds of the past in Sri Lanka.
“I’m sure many people celebrating today will be thinking of loved ones overseas, especially in Sri Lanka. When I met with President Sirisena in Downing Street last month I offered my support for the steps his government has begun to take to address the issues of the past. But I was also clear that the Government must go further and that they must continue to offer full support to the ongoing UN investigation,” Mr. Caneron said in a Sinhaa-Tamil New Year massage.
PM Cameron said:
“I would like to send my best wishes to everyone in Britain, Sri Lanka and around the world celebrating Aluth Avurudda and to all Tamil communities celebrating Puthandu today. It’s a time when millions of people will be coming together with families, friends and neighbours to celebrate their New Year.
“But it is also a time to remember the fantastic contribution Tamil and Sinhalese communities make to Britain. We see it around us, every single day – in our schools and our hospitals, in the arts and businesses – you play an incredibly important and positive role.
“I’m sure many people celebrating today will be thinking of loved ones overseas, especially in Sri Lanka. When I met with President Sirisena in Downing Street last month I offered my support for the steps his government has begun to take to address the issues of the past. But I was also clear that the Government must go further and that they must continue to offer full support to the ongoing UN investigation.
“I hope that this New Year will bring communities closer together in helping to heal the wounds of the past.
“To everyone celebrating Puthandu and Aluth Avurudda I wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year.”
(Daily Mirror)
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Are these people talking about the wounds inflicted by the the Tamils tigers ???
This guy is going in for elections in May and he is playing for the Tamil vote in the electorate.
When he came to Mother Lanka, he went to Yaalpaanam and shed croc tears for 4 hours and melted the hearts of the do-gooders in the UNHRC.
He met with our Aiyo Sirisena who couldn’t understand what this white man was talking about. So the Sirisena kept nodding his head with reverence,
Now, Cameron is urging UNHRC to release the report which will have MR’s name and GR’s name and SF’s name splashed on it.
This is a comedy and the only person who can deal with this comedy is Mahinda R.
IF MR was here, he would have asked when the Iraq inquiry report going to be out . It started in 2009.
Thee remnants of perpetual criminals as invaders and conquerors of peace loving inhabitants of oriental countries these warmongers still try to intimidate us with their superior gunfire. They still carry on their divide and rule tactics to this day . See how blatantly he uses his phraseology to downgrade the majority the Singhalese into second place and give prominence to Tamils and Hindu culture. That was their tactics from the very beginning of their rule in this country.