[TamilNet, Thursday, 21 May 2009, 01:45 GMT]
Dear faithful readers, the day we have all been waiting for has finally dawned. It is our great pleasure to bring you this very special article to commemorate the immortal victory our beautiful nation has achieved over our enemies.
On the 18th of May 2009, the last of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were eliminated and Mother Lanka slept peacefully for the first time in more than 3 decades. The commanders of the armed forces reported ‘Mission Accomplished’ to the Commander-in-Chief, President Mahinda Rajapakse last night and were duly rewarded with richly deserved promotions.
On the 19th of May 2009, His Excellency the President addressed the nation, declaring that the forces of terror had finally been defeated after almost 26 long years of war and 37 years after Prabhakaran first took up arms. We as a nation did not come to this unforgettable milestone without our fair share of sacrifices and pain, and we were not without external friends and enemies alike.
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To all the nations that supported us in our noble war against terrorism, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You were the ones who stood by us through the good times and the bad, you were the ones who supported us when the going got tough, and you will not find us ungrateful. This victory is yours as much as ours!
We shall also remember those who tried their level best to save the enemy. Various NGO’s, INGO’s, foreign diplomats, ministers, secretaries of state, media corporations, human rights crybabies, world forums and even certain elements in our own country who shamelessly call themselves Sri Lankans tried their utmost to prevent the LTTE from being hurled into the dustbin of history.
Where were they when innocents were being blown up by the terror that gripped Sri Lanka all these decades? Even now, hardly any of these creatures have offered their congratulations to Sri Lanka on being the first nation in history to militarily defeat a terrorist movement. Even now, certain Sri Lankan opposition figures are outside the country, conniving with a Nordic government that sought to carve out an Eelam in our precious land. Even today, most members of the opposition party were nowhere to be seen during the President’s victory speech.
But let us not dwell on these sordid neo-colonists and national traitors. Let them lick their wounds. Today, let us celebrate this earth-shattering moment in Mother Lanka’s long, illustrious and sometimes bloody history! Let us commemorate the heroes who made this day possible and those who lay down their lives for us!
Beloved President Mahinda Rajapakse, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse and the Commanders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Civil Defence Force, thank you for providing the leadership our motherland was crying out for when the enemies of our nation had virtually achieved their blood-stained dream of Eelam. Thank you for having the guts to stand up to those who were grandstanding for the Tigers. Thank you for guiding our armed forces towards this most historic triumph!
Ah, our armed forces! Our heroic men and women in uniform! Most glorious sons and daughters of Mother Lanka: mighty descendants of Sinhabahu, our dear patriotic brothers and sisters from the Tamil, Moor, Malay, Burgher and other bloodlines! What you have achieved is from beyond the realms of mere mortals. The gods themselves stand in awe of your epic feats. You have followed in the footsteps of the giants of Dutugemunu and vanquished the demons on land, sea and air.
The devas descend from the heavens on their chariots of gold and the apsaras shower you with flowers, gently falling unto your battle-hardened shoulders in a divine rainbow. The great warriors and kings of the past look on with pride, as do your heroic comrades who lay down their lives for our great nation and now rest peacefully in Mother Lanka’s loving embrace. It is thanks to your sacrifices that the bloddthirsty fiends got not one grain of sand, not one blade of grass, not one droplet of water from our cherished motherland.
You have proven to the whole world that our emerald isle, though but a minuscule jewel, can move mountains. You have selflessly taken good care of us without asking for anything in return, and now we will take good care of you and your families. We are forever in your debt. A nation bows to you! Our descendants will sing of your glories for a thousand years to come! Your legacy will remain unmatched, echoing through the ages! Mother Lanka does not bleed from now on, for she has borne warriors as indomitable as thee! Ranaviru sebelaaneni, mey uththamaachaaraya obatai!
Let us also remember the innocent victims of the defeated monster: the religious leaders who were gunned down in cold blood, the expectant young mothers who had their unborn babies savagely torn from their womb, the hapless innocents who were bombed in buses and railway stations, the children whose lives were taken away by the lost cause of Eelam, the many national leaders who were never allowed to fulfill their true potential. Never again will we Sri Lankans mourn the loss of our loved ones to this abomination! Never again!
It is over at last, our beloved Mother Lanka. Rest peacefully now. A new beginning shall dawn upon you, one where all your children will live side by side as the family that we are. Your warrior offspring have banished the scourge. Blessed is the nation that has such valiant guardians.
You can stop crying now, Mother, you can stop crying.
Sincerely, the TamilNet team