The Prime Minister said only local extremists and LTTE sympathizers are against the UNHRC resolution on a domestic mechanism. The initiatives commenced by the government, aims to unify all communities. It is also an exercise to heal broken hearts. The government’s programme strives to propagate love and compassion in place of anger and hatred. He further pointed out that in order to fulfill these objectives, the country has to embark upon a new path.

Premier Wickremasinghe pointed out that it was former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who first sought an international inquiry on the internal issues in Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister asserted that the extremist Tamil Diaspora as well as the Sinhala and Tamil communalists in Colombo was one group. The Prime Minister added that the Government also aims to consolidate democracy in the country. He declared that that in this context, all should leave aside traditional politics and think anew for the sake of the country. Sri Lanka was isolated internationally due to the failure of the previous government to follow a balanced foreign policy.

The Prime Minister elaborated that the operations from Mavilaru happened by chance and the victory over war does not belong to anyone. He recalled how orders were issued from Colombo to accept those who arrived with white flags during the final stage of the war, when there was a need to free Puliyadevan, a tiger leader with whom the Government transacted.