 This
year's May Day celebrations in the East should be
dedicated to the security forces who spearheaded the
humanitarian mission to liberate the people living
under LTTE clutches for more than two decades,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at the May Day
rally at Dehiattakandiya yesterday (May 1).
Since liberating the Province the Government took
all steps to ensure security and spur development
and with the impending PC elections on May 10 the
democratic process would be further strengthened,
the President said, adding that the Easterners would
show their appreciation by voting UPFA to power to
continue the momentum forward.
"We know the Easterners are a grateful people. They
will show that on May 10. They will never let
Prabhakaran take back the East. A vote for the
Government is a vote for peace and development,"
said the President.
He said a Government victory in the East would
further encourage soldiers to liberate the Northern
masses as well.
"Now it was the turn of the working class to
spearhead the development drive and added that the
Government would take all steps necessary to back
the Eastern Resurgence".
President also emphasised that the Muslim community
in the East should realise that it was the present
Government which liberated them from the clutches of
the LTTE and paved the way for all to live without
fear in the East.
While emphasising that the present Government would
never allow the LTTE to claw back in the East the
President said that the people should realise that a
vote for some parties which were engaged in various
antics to dupe the masses would be a vote to drag
the East back into the dark era.
"The Security Forces are advancing step by step in
the Northern theatre too. Soon the people of the
North too would be liberated."
While appealing to all to support this endeavour the
President emphasised that unity among all
communities was the key to sustain the country's
march forward.
During the Government's short span in office it has
done much to spur development in all spheres and the
working class of this country was the backbone of
this success, President said.
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