Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne wants hate campaign stopped

Left Front Leader, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne has called on Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to stop his hate campaign and remove threats on his life. In a letter to Rajapaksa, Karunaratne has charged that the Defence Ministry’s website has ‘shamelessly distorted’ his speeches made during his visit to Europe, depicting him as a paid agent of the LTTE.

In the letter Karunaratne has also made several corrections to a news report carried in the Daily News of February 28 on his visit to Europe including the statement that he was paid by the LTTE.

“I am yet to receive any contribution from the LTTE. I have accepted all contributions and help from every body who was prepared to donate, including my friend Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa. But all these were used for my aims and perspectives,” he has said.

Karunaratne has further charged that the state owned Dinamina newspaper and the Defence Ministry website have published a photograph of Suresh Krishna, better known as London Baba, with himself and claimed that London Baba is a leading financier for the LTTE.
“Can you please explain how this big LTTE leader got special permission from President Mahinda to do filming in the high security zone, just opposite Temple Trees, a few months ago? How did he get permission from the Kandy district secretary to develop a village in that district and how does he regularly visit this village to inspect development?” he has questioned, adding, “Either London Baba is not a LTTE leader or else President Mahinda Rajapaksa is guilty of treason, according to your own laws.”

Commenting on a statement made by Defence Spokesperson, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Lakhanda radio, Karunaratne has claimed that Rambukwella was trying to instigate the people against him.

“Your Defence Spokesman Minister Rambukwella participated in a radio programme conducted by the state media Lakhanda, on March 2 where it was announced that ‘Wickramabahu should be stoned to death’ and ‘Wickramabahu must be beheaded.’ Minister Rambukwella appreciated these but he said the government, as a legal entity is unable to implement those suggested actions. As such he openly instigated people,” the letter states.

“It is about time that we realise that neither lies, distortions nor military actions can solve the Tamil national problem. It can be solved only by democracy based on devolution. I said this since 1974 and now even the American Ambassador Blake appears to believe in that,” Karunaratne has said in his letter.

Morning Leader