The harm done to the country and civilian life by terrorism which plagued the country for 30 years, threatening the unity and territorial integrity as well as the sovereignty of the country is enormous.
The heroic soldiers making supreme sacrifices succeeded in enthroning permanent peace in the country. If not, no one could estimate the damage that would have been unleashed by the terrorists in the country.
Kariyamuruppu was the first target of the terrorists on 04th April throughout the dark era. In the year 1987 on this day the tiger terrorists mooted an attack and killed three war heroes. On the same day, the terrorists targeted another attack at a group of war heroes travelling in vehicle in the Welikanda area. In a powerful landmine explosion, the terrorists took away the lives of three war heroes.
On 04th April in the year 1991, the ruthless terrorists launched another attack at the war heroes in the border of the Vavuniya Forward Defence Line. Three more brave soldiers sacrificed their lives on behalf of the unity of the motherland as well as the freedom of the future generation.
In the year 2009 also on a day like today, the terrorists unleashed several powerful attacks targeting the war heroes in the Puthukudiyiruppu and the affiliated areas. As a result 14 war heroes were killed.
Terrorism which scourged the country was pulverized from the Nanthikadal Lagoon and that historic day was 18th May 2009. By then the merciless tiger terrorists had taken away a total of 28 lives on 04th April throughout the dark era. One was a civilians while the other 27 were valiant soldiers.
The members of the Security Forces who advanced without hesitation succeeded in uprooting terrorism and enthroning permanent peace in the country as a result of the bold decisions taken by President Rajapaksa as the Commander in Chief undeterred in the face of local as well as extraneous forces and also following the proper guidance of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
All communities are now living in unity and enjoying the freedom thus brought to the country by the members of the Forces. However, certain foreign forces as well as local conspirators are chalking out plans to destroy this peace. But the patriotic citizens of this country will never hesitate to destroy the peace and freedom that now prevails within the motherland. The patriotic fraternity has proven this not only by word but also by deed.
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