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JAYAVIRU JAYODA DEVELOPMENT FORTUNE VASANA SAMPATHA SUWASETHA GOVISETHA MAHAJANA SAMPATHA Draw No: 1149 Date 09-12-2009 Date:21-12-2009 Date:18-12-2009 Date:17-12-2009 Date 09-12-2009 Date: 21-12-2009 Date 18-12-2009 Draw No. 798 Draw No. 339 Draw No.490 Draw No. 607 Draw No. 2190 Draw No. 734 Symbol - Sagittarius Bonus No : 49 Bonus No 54 Winning No: Winning Nos. Winning No: Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Winning Nos: Winning Nos. X- 16- 34- 54- 60 M- 03-35-43-48 Y- 3-9-3-5-3-5 21 - 25 - 37 - 51 C- 13- 20-35-58 K- 04- 19- 28- 41 M- 26-28-66-70 MR not only appointed Gen. Fonseka to high position, but helped him in personal matters – Defence Secy. by Cyril Wimalasurendre Rajapaksa took over the responsibility Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama of administration at a moment when told the meeting that President KANDY - President Mahinda the North and East was practically as the Rajapaksa not only appointed General under LTTE control. Commanding Chief of the forces did to an important post, The armed forces were stranded. yeoman service to bring back peace but also helped him in personal mat- The people from the South did not and freedom to the people of Sri ters, said Defence Secretary Gotabhaya have access to the North and East. The Lanka. Rajapaksa, at a meeting at the members of the armed forces, police One individual could never over- Galagedara Cultural Centre and civilians were brutally killed by come the problem that existed for Auditorium. the terrorists. three decades. The job was a herculean The meeting was convened by At least 30,000 from the forces and task. President Rajapaksa used his Home Affairs and Public the police were killed by the terrorists brains and found a solution to the Administration Minister and Deputy while about 90,000 civilians lost their issue, Dr. Amunugama said. Finance Minister Dr. Sarath lives. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Amunugama, on Saturday 19. Four Executive Presidents Rajapaksa was an asset to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa dis- and eight governments failed Rajapaksa in his committed mission to closed that General (Rtd.) to find a solution to the crisis. restore normalcy, he added. Sarath Fonseka was allocated The ceasefire agreement A grateful people continue to sup- The Christmas Carol Service at St. Michael & All Angels, Polwatte, 3 will a block of land valued at Rs. meanwhile did the worst by port President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Dr. be held, as is traditional, on Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 2009 at 6 p.m. 100 million. A motor car worth beefing up the powers of the Amunugama added. The service will commence with the singing of the processional hymn Once in Rs. 44 million, was given to LTTE. Mr. J. R. P. Suriyapperuma also Royal David’s City. There will be seven readings consisting of Christmas Poems by him for a Rs. 2 million. The The Defence Secretary said spoke. Longfellow, Madeleine L’Engle, T.S. Eliot among others, and the recitative And President’s Fund spends on the that President Rajapaksa took Minister , there were Shepherds by Walford Davies. The concluding lesson will be St. John’s education of his two children over the reigns with the bless- Lakshman Hulugalla, Central unfolding of the great mystery of the incarnation. Carols sung by the Choir under the direction of Dr. Lalith Perera, will be interspersed with popular carols for choir in the USA. ings of the people at the Provincial Council Member Dilum Gotabhaya and congregation. The service will conclude with the recessional hymn O Come all The Defence Secretary moment that Prabhakaran Amunugama were among those pres- ye Faithful with the blessing of the crib and the offering of gifts by the children. said that on his request, was at the top most point of ent. President Rajapaksa appointed power. Fonseka to a high post at a time when Having studied the situation, the Fonseka was President with foresight decided to Classified expected to retire resort to action. He increased the UN calls... From page 1 from service in strength of the forces and provided the Advertising just two weeks necessary material when his attempts A letter by the UN Special Rapporteur Alston to through the intermediaries, was that they should the following questions: time. for a dialogue failed. As he could devel- Kshenuka Senewiratna, Permanent representative of Sri walk towards the positions of the SLA in a way that 1. Are the allegations summarised above accu- Describing op the morale of the armed forces and Lanka at the UN Office in Geneva says: made their intentions clear and holding a white rate? If not so, please share the information and “These allegations were made by the Commander of the commit- the civil security force, the youth came cloth. The Commander of the SLA 58th Brigade, the documents proving their inaccuracy. the Army at the time of the events and subse- unit on the frontline with the last LTTE position, 2. What information does your Excellency’s ments of forward to join the forces in numbers. quent Chief of Defence Staff (now retired) General however, received a telephone call from the President And now after 30 years of turmoil and Government have on the family members of Messrs Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, in an interview to Secretary of Defence instructing him to order his Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh allegedly killed Rajapaksa, the uncertainty, people of Sri Lanka live a the newspaper The Sunday Leader. The accounts of jour- forces to shoot those surrendering. When Messrs Defence life free of terror and suspicion. Of nalists embedded with the SLA 58th Brigade confirm Nadeshan, Pulidevan, and Ramesh walked towards on 18 May 2009? Secretary said course one single person cannot take some of the alleged circumstances of the death of Messrs the SLA positions carrying white cloths in the first 3. Please refer to the results of any military, that President the credit for that success, he added. Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh and their families.” hours of 18 May 2009, soldiers opened fire on them police, judiciary or other inquiry or investigation car- The letter further says: “On 17 May 2009, the day and killed them. An unspecified number of family ried out in relation to the allegations summarised before your Excellency’s Government announced that members of the three men were killed as well.” above.” its forces had completely defeated the LTTE, Messrs “It is my responsibility under the mandate pro- The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN, Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh were trapped with vided to me by the Human Rights Council to seek to Geneva has sent copies of the letter to Prof. Rajiva other senior cadres of the LTTE in a small area north clarify all cases brought to my attention. Since I am of Vellamullivaikkal. Through intermediaries they expected to report on the death of Messrs Wijesinha, Secretary Ministry of Disaster sought to establish contact with your Excellency’s Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh, as well as of Management and Human Rights, Gotabhaya Government to inquire how they could surrender to the the members of their families, I would be grateful for Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence, Mohan Peiris PC, Sri Lanka Army (SLA). The reply, coming from the the cooperation and observations of your Attorney General, Romesh Jaysainghe Secretary, Secretary of Defence in your Excellency’s Government Excellency’s Government in particular in relation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. and from a Member of Parliament who is at the same time a senior advisor to the President, and conveyed Navy... From page 1 captured by Sri Lankan intelligence services Although conventional fighting on the ground several months ago, is believed to have revealed had come to an end, the Navy would relentlessly the whereabouts of the ship. pursue the LTTE to thwart any attempt to engage in Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake hostile activity, he said. recently assured Parliament that the government The Navy Chief said that the seizure of LTTE would keep the Opposition informed of the progress assets, including ships would not have been a reali- of their investigations. This assurance was given fol- ty without the courageous leadership given by lowing criticism that the government was engaged in incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the a clandestine deal with ‘KP’ to take over LTTE pivotal role played by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya assets.Speaking to the media as the ship ‘Princess Rajapaksa. Chrisanta’ aka ‘Feng Shun 7’ entered the harbour in He said that Sri Lanka had received the support the afternoon, a jubilant Navy Chief Vice Admiral of the international community to eradicate whatever Thisara Samarasinghe said that it was a proud remained of the LTTE due to the recognition won by moment for the people of Sri Lanka. He said it the government. He emphasised that the interna- would give a tremendous boost to the country’s tional community appreciated Sri Lanka’s victory morale. over terrorism and would support its efforts against He asserted that this vessel could have been the LTTE. involved in a last ditch attempt to evacuate LTTE A smiling Navy Chief said that positive results leader Velupillai Prabhakaran before the army could not be expected overnight as operations trapped him on the banks of the Nanthikadal lagoon. would take time. He appreciated the officers and “We believe a light helicopter launched from this men who had been involved in the operation, includ- vessel could have made an attempt to rescue him,” ing Captain D. K. P. Dassanayake. he told the media onboard the vessel. He said that a Navy spokesman Captain Athula Senarath yes- naval cordon off the last battleground thwarted LTTE terday told The Island that it was one of the most attempts to evacuate the leadership. “We did a successful operations carried out by Sri Lankan tremendous job during the last stages of the war,” he said adding that the captured vessel was similar forces in the post-LTTE period. The Navy was proud to the vessels hunted down by the Navy on the high of this achievement, he said adding that they would seas. maximise the latest success against the enemy in the months to come.

Wimal ... From page 1 Rajapaksa remained President. The NFF leader cised the UNP rule for killing a large number of JVP called the JVP leader to apologise to the nation. supporters, especially in the Batalanda torture MP Weerawansa said that JVP Leader was now chamber, was now calling UNP leader a man of rubbing shoulders with unpatriotic politicians. It was integrity and righteousness. obvious that Amarasinghe was trying to fulfil his Weerawansa said that President Mahinda political ambitions.In 1987, the then UNP Rajapaksa did not dance to the tune of Western Government killed a large number of JVP members, powers and their plans to establish a reactionary but Amarasinghe was well-disposed towards the killers today. regime did not materialise. Therefore, the Western He pointed out that there was no dispute over the powers did not like a progressive government to fact that , Somawansa rule the country. The Opposition had also alleged Amarasinghe, Mano Geshan, Ranil that the UPFA Government was a Government of Wickremasinghe and had betrayed thieves. the country. The United Nations had already com- Weerawansa pointed out that there were two ways menced investigations into General Fonseka’s statement made to The Sunday Leader newspaper to rob public money. One was through the war and and internationally it was a major issue, he said. the other through privatisation of state ventures. It A high ranking military officer was being kept by was President Rajapaksa, who had stopped both. Fonseka’s faction to reveal war secrets and his wife Weerawansa challenged the JVP to prove with doc- and children had been sent to Australia, he claimed. umentary evidence that the UPFA Government was He said that the JVP leader Amarasinghe who criti- robbing public money.

Traffic... From page 1 vehicles to proceed beyond the Omanthai check produced at the Omanthai check point before pro- point. This requirement was withdrawn from yester- ceeding further North. day (21) The A-9 is opened for traffic from 7.00 a.m. to However, all private vehicles were checked at 3.30 p.m. Tekkawatte in Vavuniya and a permit issued to be