The Secretary to the Sri Lankan President, Lalith Weeratunge has claimed that the people of Jaffna have made “fervent appeals” to keep the army on the peninsula.
“Many lands have been returned, and ones that are needed for public purposes will be retained. The HSZ has shrunk by almost 60%. Many peace loving residents of Jaffna have made fervent appeals to retain the Armed Forces because of their post conflict welfare activities,” Weeratunga said in a Twitter interview today.
Responding to tweets under the hashtag #AskLW, Weeratunge responded to a few selected tweets, using Mahinda Rajapakse’s own twitter account.
When asked about the implementation of the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution, he said it was no secret that “administratively it is a white elephant”.
Weeratunga ignored several pertinent questions on topics such as human rights, accountability and landgrabs, asked by journalists and activists, but chose to answer questions about PayPal and Rajapakse, calling him a “visionary leader”.
He also supported Gothabaya’s recent comments calling social media a threat to national security, saying that it has been used for “destructive purposes” elsewhere.
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