JVP says Rajapaksa administration id the most corrupt government

The Peoples Liberation Front (JVP) parliamentarian Lal Kantha said Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickramasinghe are expoliting the human rights abuses to bring in international envoys and security forces.

International human rights watchdogs have called for a UN monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to monitor and prevent widespread abductions and disappearances.

Addressing a rally in Ampara, the former Minister said due to "stupid acts" of the Rajapaksa government foreign countries are intervening in Sri Lanka's internal affairs.

Most corrupt government

He described the Rajapaksa-led coalition as the "most corrupt government in post-independent Sri Lanka".

"Now everybody is a minister. Together they all are involved in corruption: nobody is punished," Lal Kantha, MP, added.

Instead of Ranil's unpatriotic opposition or Mahinda's treacherous government, the need of the moment is a patriotic opposition JVP parliamentarian Lal Kantha

However, the JVP pledged their support to the government in its military strategy against Tamil Tigers.

President Rajapaksa's younger brothers, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and his advisor, Basil Rajapaksa, are accused of corruption and secret deals with the LTTE by two former ministers.

Support to war

Rajapaksa's former Foreign Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, and Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi accused the government of entering into a secret electoral deal with the LTTE just before November 2005 presidential elections.

In a letter to the President, Samaraweera alleged that every five hours a person disappeares in the island nation.

	Two rivals are in a secret pact to bring in foreign forces, says the JVP

The JVP, who oppose federal solution for the national question, strongly campaigned for Rajapaksa presidency against the leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickramasinghe.

The JVP Anuradhapura district legislator said the police, army, navy and air force leaders are carrying out a "correct" campaign against the LTTE hence deserve the support of the JVP.

Sri Lanka currently needs a "patriotic" opposition to fight corruption and moves to bring in foreign forces, according to MP Lal Kantha.

"Instead of Ranil's unpatriotic opposition or Mahinda's treacherous government, the need of the moment is a patriotic opposition," Lal Kantha said.