UPFA's sorrow at Gaddafi's demise

Speaking in parliament on Thursday, UPFA member, A H M Azwar, expressed sorrow at the end of Gaddafi's rule.

"In the world scene Col Maummar Gaddafi, the leader of Libya had been arrested by the foreign armed forces. We do not know his fate. We as Muslims we pray for the safety of him and for the country, because these countries are self-governing countries."

"Their sovereignty and independence must be recognized. Now that is not happening as far as the superpowers are concerned. Tomorrow is Friday and according to our calendar, it is a holiday for the Muslims for the week. All the Muslims in this country and all over the world will also pray for the safety of this great leader and also for the great country called Libya."

"It is not only Libya, it is not only the other Arab countries like Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Afghanistan but also other countries."

"Nobody cannot come and conquer our country however much powerful they are, as if it is their own business and nobody else's business.

"Who gave them that right? Has God given the right to any superpower on earth in order to conquer another country?

"So, we must be very cautious and aware of these things."

"They also wanted Sri Lanka to be subjugated by foreign powers again."

"As long as His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa is at the helm of affairs of this country and as long as loyal and brave people live in this country, we shall not allow such a thing to happen."

Add new comment

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Global and entity tokens are replaced with their values. Browse available tokens.

Restricted HTML

  • You can align images (data-align="center"), but also videos, blockquotes, and so on.
  • You can caption images (data-caption="Text"), but also videos, blockquotes, and so on.
  • Global and entity tokens are replaced with their values. Browse available tokens.
  • You can embed media items (using the <drupal-media> tag).

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

link button