Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said during a meeting with supporters that only politicians who represented the LTTE, and those who supported their cause, did not acknowledge the progress made by the government, reported state media.
“No one is getting killed by bombs anywhere now. Highways which were only dreams for us before are now a reality. We will soon commence the construction of Kandy and Northern highways. Even the roads in rural areas are now been improved and carpeted. 96% of the population is now have electricity. We will be able to provide power to the remaining 4% by next year.”
“It is only a handful of politicians who represented the LTTE and those who supported their cause do not acknowledge this progress. I could not change them,” he said, while speaking at a meeting with Sri Lankan organisations based in Europe, during his visit to Rome
The president also claimed there was an international conspiracy against his government, attempting to install a puppet regime on the island. He said other countries had no right to interfere uninvited in the issues Sri Lanka faces and that they are doing so to destabilise the country and help revive the LTTE.
Rajapaksa expressed his gratitude to the pro-Sri Lanka protests held by the groups in Geneva against the UN Human Rights Council resolutions and the inquiry into Sri Lanka's mass atrocities.
“You are our ambassadors. You can support to win the international struggle Sri Lanka is faced with,” he added.