Month After Deadly Easter Attacks, Sirisena Calls For Collective Action Against Terror

Mumbai: After more than a month, the attacks of Easter Sunday claimed to have killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday to unite to fight the threat of terrorism from all nations around the world and defeat them. called upon.

The Sri Lankan leader said, “All the countries of the world have to cooperate with terrorism, whether they are powerful nations or small nations, all will have to unite against terrorism, only after that we will be able to defeat it.”

“A clear report was sent by Indian intelligence agencies about a possible attack on April 4, the information was given on this matter and letters and correspondence between the Defense Chiefs and the Secretary were exchanged on this matter. When I was attacked I was in Singapore,” Sirisena said while replying to the controversy over he not being informed.

“I was in Sri Lanka from April 4 to 16, but no defense chief had informed me. If I knew about the attacks, then I did not leave my country. I had taken the necessary steps. That’s why I did it. ” IGP and defense secretary dismissed for this default,” he said.

Sirisena said, “We received support and cooperation from the international agencies of the Allied countries. India, the United Kingdom, and America were some of the countries that came to our aid at that time, so far, the investigation shows that it was an attack. By a terrorist group.”

The Sri Lankan President said that he has appointed an inquiry committee headed by a judge of the country’s top court to investigate whether there was any shortage from the security forces. He said the action would be taken against the culprits on the basis of the panel’s findings.

Sirisena attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday and held a bilateral meeting with him today.

(With ANI Inputs)