President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that even after the war, the country has not been completely free.
Addressing the National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony held in front of the War Heroes Monument in Battaramulla, President Dissanayake stated that there are still no complete victors in the country and the only way to become true victors is to completely establish law and order in the country.
Explaining further, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said:
“We have shed enough blood. We are a nation that has shed blood until the earth is wet, we are a nation that has shed blood until the rivers flow with blood, we are a nation that has shed tears until the tears of our parents fill rivers, we are people who have experienced the most terrible pains and sufferings of war, and if those are experiences, we must prevent such a situation from happening again.
We are not complete victors. We can become complete victors only by creating peace in this country. Therefore, we are ready to take every step possible for peace without fearing Goranaduwa.
We must create a society where there is no fear of another war. I know it is a very difficult exercise. But it is an exercise that we must somehow succeed. In the North and the South, racism has started to surface again for the sake of power.
The freedom of the true motherland If we have not been able to achieve complete independence of the motherland by ending the war. What is complete independence of the motherland? Even today, when this rain starts to fall, we are faced with a frightening situation. There are 4900 houses in a landslide-prone area. There is a fear of which area is at risk of landslide. Are we free? Even today, if there is a conflict anywhere in the world, how much will it affect our country’s economy? Are we free? In an economically bankrupt state, where do we have freedom? Where do we have sovereignty? Today, we are a state that has lost economic sovereignty, that is true.
We are a nation that does not have the strength to make our own economic decisions. Therefore, if we want to transform this motherland into a proud state in front of the world, we must achieve this economic transformation. The rule of law must be established in this state no matter what the difficulties. The world is very appreciative of the governance of this country. We must speak with our mouths.
We must create a state in our country that is free from crime, drugs, and epidemics, a state without conflict and without hatred. That is where we will have complete freedom and strong sovereignty of the motherland….”