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This warning was in stark condemnation of a kind advise of the British minister who, out of his goodwill and concern for the Sri Lankan leadership and their people and especially out of his interest in the island's peace prospects, said that the political parties in Sri Lanka and their supporters should guard themselves against getting involved in election violence that could be detrimental to peace efforts and their prospects in the future.

In the context of his warning in a heated note to the British Minister Mr. Kadirgamar has also like the faithful one that walloped for his master prided himself with his onetime portfolio for his eligibility to warn and reprimand the British Minister.

The question whether the words of the British Minister interfere with the internal politics or internal affairs of Sri Lanka be aside for a while until we have examined for the reality of the cause for Mr. Kadirgamar's reaction or resentment on which we feel obliged to ponder especially when Mr. Brian has not, in his most sagacious and opportune advise, specifically referred to any political party or person. And our careful consideration of this snub is essential more as there has not been any reflection by the UNF on the British Minister's constructive instructions.

Mr. Brian does not seem to have even implicitly meant or accused that the UPFP alliance and the men of their constituent parties are indulging in adopting violence for their election. He has not even drawn the attention of any UPFP personality who rabble rouses or advocates violence which has been erstwhile the means to political ends of one of their dominant constituents though, or is it that the one time Foreign Affairs Minister finds the cap, thrown over by Mr. Brian, befitting the scalp when Mr. Kadirgamar picked up and found it especially being conscious of his past performance and propaganda and his present day politics.

Nevertheless Mr. Kadirgamar's stance on the Sri Lankan citizenry and voters are rejuvenating and some of his opinions in this regard is admissible. For instance his words "Sri Lankans are not so foolhardy as to undervalue the peace efforts" do really help us to relive our past when our people had well and truly proved their wisdom by their ostentatious choice of peace lovers in preference to war mongers. This wisdom of the Sri Lankan constituency has been exhibited not, just the recent, once but several times in the bygones including 1994 when Madame Chandrika came under the banner of peace with the pigeon and the lotus, both white, in hand. It is truly refreshing to note the doubt Mr. Kadirgamar conscientiously raises of his species that the politicians are invariably liable to be perverse through their follies not for want of intelligence but due to their irresistible motives emanating from their short sighted and individual goals that cost posterity in the long run and the state and the nation immediately.

It is this sheer perversity of fooolhardiness of the kind of Mr. Kadirgamar that made them to behave and act in a manner that is antagonistic to ushering in the most wanted peace and to the co-exitence and cohesion of the nationalities in Sri Lanka. But the people, whose wisdom Mr. Kadirgamar has not failed to recognize in his snubbish comment press, have been constantly in support of peace and never failed to reject and penalise those who took a stand contradicting the prospects of peace, coining peace with war. Thus the success of the Sri Lankan constituency lies as seen in the early days of the cry for the cessation of hostilities as well as in recent times, in rendering the champions of peace victorious and rejecting the potential antagonists of peace and promoters of conflicts.

And now we can take it for granted that Mr. Kadirgamar himself, against his will or not, has understood though late this reality as good as the people who are never late to be wise in their solemn decisions and good verdict concerning the interest of the island and in resolving the national question.

29 February 2004

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