25.9.2008

The Sri Lankan media spokesman on national security Minister keheliya Rambukwella's statement at a London press conference that certain corrupt politicians of Western world are in the payrolls of the LTTE, has made shockwaves among the Labor Party politicians.

At this press conference held on September 22 parallel to the British Labor Party annual convention, Minister Rambukwella made an extra attempt to prove that LTTE had links with Al-Quida.

The Minister pointed out that there are large numbers of Tamils in some constituencies of Western countries. Some corrupt politicians in the Western world are in LTTE's payrolls and they support LTTE terrorism, he said.

It is understood that the Minister summoned the press conference urgently to answer the lobbying of some pro-LTTE sections against Sri Lanka government at the Labor Party congress.
Sen Kandaiah representing British Tamils said before 10,000 party members that Sri Lanka state is violating human rights of Tamils. He asked from the party to consider the violence and human rights violations against Tamils in Sri Lanka to be considered as an alarming sign.
The Labor Party congress was broadcast by BBC with potential of creating a great impact on people.

UK Foreign Minister David Miliband and other orators stressed the ethical duty of UK regarding the other countries of the world and Sen Kandaiah’s speech on Sri Lankan Tamils was also in that line of thinking. He made this speech as a number of Ministers, EU MPs and representatives of international organizations were on the stage.
Minister Rambukwella's press conference has been understood as a reply to Kandiah's speech. The Minister pointed out that Al-Qaida obtained technology for massive bombs like Islamabad Marriott hotel explosion from LTTE resembling it to 1996 Colombo Central bank bomb. He further guessed that the suicide kit was also introduced to Al-Qaida by LTTE.

LeN