Sri Lanka's South unites to help North

We Sri Lankan citizens make up a nation most unfairly treated by the so- called International Community in recent times. Any discernible person would perceive this on seeing the large crowds thronging at places where aid is collected for the war affected people in the North. Thousands of men, women and children are seen handing over food, clothes, sanitary goods, toys, etc, to the best of their ability.

At present, there are over dozen such aid collecting programs sponsored by the state and non-state institutions. Aid collecting centres have been established in every major town, whereas vehicle conveys are traveling across the country receiving donations made even at the remotest village. No one had to ask them to make donations; it is the spontaneous response of the Sri Lankan citizens to the sufferings of their own brethren. One cannot see any racial barrier to their compassion, but there is a firm resolution on their faces. A resolve to stand against all odds and to help their brethren is clear on every face. Read more ...