Monday, July 04, 2005
President once again deceived the country says Sobitha Thera
By Damitha Hemachandra
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary, Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera writing to the four Mahanayaka Theras of the four chapters reminded of their early pledge to issue a ‘ Sangha’ edict if the President was to sign the Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) without consulting the public and the Maha Sangha.
Ven. Thera pointed that the President despite her written promise to the four Mahanayaka Theras had not discussed the P-TOMS agreement with them or had not consulted their opinion regarding it.
“The President had not even presented the Mahanayaka Theras with the draft of the P-TOMS agreement,” he said stressing that the President had once again deceived the country, The Parliamentary and the Maha Sangha.
Ven. Sobitha Thera pointed out that the four Mahanayaka Theras had urged him to give up his death fast on the assurance that they themselves would be leading a public campaign if the President failed to keep her pledge.
“Today the President had betrayed the whole country to the LTTE because of international pressure and its aid packet. The time had come for the Mahanayaka Theras to keep their pledge to myself and the nation,” he said.
Meanwhile JHU Leader, Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera highlighted the fate of the Sinhala Buddhist settlements and their heritage in the North and East Provinces as well as of all the Navy and Army camps in the coastal belt would have to face after the implementation of the agreement.
“Almost 996 km out of the 1124 long eastern coastal belt was destroyed by the tsunami but only 130 km were under the LTTE regime but thanks to the P-TOMS the LTTE could determine the whole process of reconstruction all along the eastern coastal belt,” he said. Ven. Theras urged for a national leadership, which could recover the country from this state of anarchy and called upon the Mahanayaka Theras to give leadership to the Buddhists.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary, Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera writing to the four Mahanayaka Theras of the four chapters reminded of their early pledge to issue a ‘ Sangha’ edict if the President was to sign the Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) without consulting the public and the Maha Sangha.
Ven. Thera pointed that the President despite her written promise to the four Mahanayaka Theras had not discussed the P-TOMS agreement with them or had not consulted their opinion regarding it.
“The President had not even presented the Mahanayaka Theras with the draft of the P-TOMS agreement,” he said stressing that the President had once again deceived the country, The Parliamentary and the Maha Sangha.
Ven. Sobitha Thera pointed out that the four Mahanayaka Theras had urged him to give up his death fast on the assurance that they themselves would be leading a public campaign if the President failed to keep her pledge.
“Today the President had betrayed the whole country to the LTTE because of international pressure and its aid packet. The time had come for the Mahanayaka Theras to keep their pledge to myself and the nation,” he said.
Meanwhile JHU Leader, Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera highlighted the fate of the Sinhala Buddhist settlements and their heritage in the North and East Provinces as well as of all the Navy and Army camps in the coastal belt would have to face after the implementation of the agreement.
“Almost 996 km out of the 1124 long eastern coastal belt was destroyed by the tsunami but only 130 km were under the LTTE regime but thanks to the P-TOMS the LTTE could determine the whole process of reconstruction all along the eastern coastal belt,” he said. Ven. Theras urged for a national leadership, which could recover the country from this state of anarchy and called upon the Mahanayaka Theras to give leadership to the Buddhists.
