Bomb Blast at Colombo Fort (Photos) - කවුද මේවට වග කියන්නේ?
Posted by Ajith on May 16, 2008
Of course, dismal scenes like this was not seen anywhere during the two year UNP rule under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. That was the time of pece and prosperity. Anybody could have walked in the Colombo city during that period without the fear of becoming a victim of a bomb blast. That is the difference between two regimes. The UNP regime was symbolical for the peace and democracy it brought in. The other brought only misery, inflation, violence, racism more and more deaths and sufferings.
If the centre of Colombo is insecure what about the rest of the country? Is the security system so weak? Can a weak government that cannot prevent bomb blasts happening in the very centre of Colombo just few meters from the President’s office protect the nation?
Overall, these photographs are largely symbolic of the pathetic mess the current government has pushed the country into. We have a feeble government which no longer can provide the protection to its citizens and has no idea what to do. They have fallen to a stage where they cannot even win a provincial election without the use of violence and intimidation. What had happened to the country? When we will ever be governed by a competent leader who could prevent such mishaps? How long do we have to suffer in silence?
My heartfelt condolences to the families of all victims, who paid the price for having the wrong set of rulers.
