"Britain -why double standards?"

The JHU handed over a petition to the British High Commission in Colombo and asked the international community to join hands in fighting terrorism in Sri Lanka.

Aturaliye Rathana thero, the parliamentary group leader of the JHU, told BBC Sandeshaya that the British government has given protection to Balasingham, who is a mastermind behind the LTTE.

Muslim clerics

In the wake of the recent bomb explosions in London, British government has taken action to against Muslim clerics for alleged terrorist involvement under the laws of that country, he said.

The thero questioned why not similar treatment is given to Anton and his wife Adela who are propagating in support of terrorist activities in Sri Lanka.

“In Sri Lanka, leaders and other precious lives and valuable properties and resources are destroyed. Amidst all these things, are we to further bow down to terrorism? Is this what international community expect under the so-called peace process?”

The thero said that despite all these killings and the sacrifices people have made the terrorist activities continued unabated. International community has not taken any measures against the LTTE, he said.