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Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera : A War Hero Silenced

Shenali Waduge

Not every one enters the LTTE's Hit List but Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera did & though retired the LTTE had never forgiven Sri Lanka's war hero for the successes in battle that resulted in plenty of tiger graves. Maj.Gen. Janaka Perera was never omitted from the LTTE's hit list using their which succeeding in not only eliminating the war hero & 27 others.

An illustrious military career however denied him the position of Army Commander & instead he had to make good of diplomatic positions in Australia & Indonesia where he continued to exert pressure on LTTE's domain internationally. His entry into politics was viewed in different angles by the two main political parties but what we can comfortably assure ourselves was that Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera was not one to tarnish the image of the military nor was he ever willing to cease the ability to militarily crush the LTTE. This was the balance that linked the two parties & it was this link that could have been a unifier in the long term especially with the LTTE now being cornered. But he has been nullified & it is for this reason we should stand shocked.

Party differences must not surface to acknowledge the fete that Maj.
Gen. Janaka Perera has accomplished through over 30 years in the battlefield. If there are some who think that the LTTE was not responsible for the killing then they should substantiate this claim with hard evidence & not mere heresay. The country's leaders have been through 30 years of terrorist terror being struck down leaving those lucky to survive very much at risk. It would have been desirable that his security was beefed up purely on the grounds that we must show appreciation for the achievements of the late General - but we all know what a human bomb is capable of doing.

While we all accept the deaths with shock wherein many civilians fell victim to another terrorist attempt is it not another call that the nation comes together instead of joining the blaming game to eradicate terrorist activity in Sri Lanka once & for all?

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