EASTER
BOMBING WAS RETURN KARMA
As an Accounting student in Sri Lanka, I learnt about
the importance of ‘consistency’ in applying common principles. Hence when I
read the following, there was friction within my mind, which rejected the said
action by the People – as being inconsistent:
Sri Lankan
protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter bombings
[Sri Lankans protesting for
days near the president’s office have criticised a lack of progress in finding
those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Easter Sunday bombings three years ago, piling pressure on the
government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis.] Aljazeera
Ten
years before the Easter Bombings was the war against Tamil rebels and their
supporters. To my mind, the suffering of the civilian victims in that last
battle was much deeper than the victims of Easter Bombings. In that battle – the
Armed Forces that failed to follow the Sri Lankan law, were effectively armed rebels.
This government was directly responsible for the suffering of civilians. Yet there was no protest by majority community
that carries the voting power.If they did not think that the pain of Tamils was
deep enough to protest – then similar action by the Muslim community against the
Christian community was also covered by that philosophy. As a junior said to me
recently – one who is being found fault with must know why s/he is being found
fault with. When using Administrative pathway – the same rule needs to be
applied to the punisher as well as the one being punished. The former is self
discipline.
Those
who failed to protest in 2009 or 2019, lack the power to transform. They are
merely jumping on the bandwagon.
Our
conscience is our common and consistent measure that invokes the Universal power
of Truth
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