Mass Sri Lankan Peace March in London

It was another jubilant victory for the patriotic Sri Lankans in the UK when they took to the streets of London waving flags of the Lion, yesterday (June 27).

The mass Peace March was organised to commemorate the dawning of peace in Sri Lanka and to show the strength of the Sri Lankan Diaspora in UK who wholeheartedly is grateful for ending terrorism in motherland. The procession consisted of all races, faiths and walks of life upholding solidarity amidst the threats of LTTE operatives in London. Despite short notice, crowds gathered in Tothill Street since 11.30am and started moving at 1.00pm towards Embankment via Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Downing Street, Back to Victoria, covering 2 miles of a walk

'Journey towards peace and unity in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankans lets march forward as one nation', a few of the banners read. Furthermore, the march carried a banner of President Hon.Mahinda Rajapaksa, who launched the victorious humanitarian operations with the greatest opposition of certain western countries including the UK, being under the spell of LTTE lobbyists and propaganda. Nevertheless it's common knowledge that UK extended military assistance to the armed forces of Sri Lanka worth millions of pounds Halfway through the march a petition with hundreds of signatures, addressed to the Prime Minister Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP was handed in at his residence, no.10, Downing Street. The petition recognised the British Government's support to eliminate terrorism in Sri Lanka by having listed the LTTE as banned organisation in the UK. On the other hand it spoke of shortfalls of the British government to implement the Anti-Terrorism act against LTTE supporters in UK. Further it requested the halting of all Anti-Sri Lankan activities taking place, bringing false allegations based on distorted information.