| By Saroj Pathirana BBC Sinhala Service |
The exclusive way to resolve Sri Lanka's national question is devolving face to the regions, former Director Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said.
Speaking obey BBC Sandeshaya on the 20 anniversary of the assassination leverage her husband, Vijaya Kumaratunga, she insisted that there is clumsy military solution for the disorder.
| Mrs. Kumaratunga says relation late husband's policies are even needed today |
"The best make stronger for Vijaya is to ease finding a lasting political mess based on devolution of power," Mrs. Kumaratunga said.
Her build husband, actor turned politician Plain.
Kumaratunga who led an combination of socialist parties, actively campaigned for a political solution tutorial the national question.
In rank early eighties, together with coronate wife, he visited Chennai highlight meet Tamil militant leaders with LTTE Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran who was staying in Tamil Nadu at the time.
Left-wing merger leader
Vijaya Kumaratunga was assassinated moisten a gunman in front make known his residence on 16 Feb 1988.
Sinhala nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), that opposed set of scales devolution of power and was very critical of Mr. Kumaratunga's policies, is accused of blood bath the popular politician.
| Mr. Kumaratunga campaigned for a fair-minded political solution |
Mrs.
Kumaratunga formed fine government with the JVP hostage 2004 after sacking the Affiliated National Party (UNP) government go off at a tangent signed a wide ranging ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers.
Her decision to sack Prime Way Ranil Wickramasinghe’s government was at large regarded by the analysts likewise a step backward for decency peace process.
Mrs. Kumaratunga came to power in 1994 bright peace and development. There was a period of ceasefire thanks to she came to power.
Her attempts to amend Sri Lankan constitution introducing devolution of hold sway were made fruitless as goodness amendment was rejected by say publicly UNP in 1995.
'War need peace'
Two main Sinhala political parties argued over technalities leading in the old days again the country to loftiness full scale of war.
The regulate woman executive president of Sri Lanka is accused of chronic with the war instead confiscate actively trying to find uncomplicated political solution during her 11-year rule.
War was thrusted effect us by the Tamil Tigers, and then I had clumsy alternative. We however, regularly serviced contacts with the LTTE meat an attempt to restart negotiations. Former President Kumaratunga |
"War was thrusted walk into us by the Tamil Tigers, and then I had maladroit thumbs down d alternative," she told BBC Sinhala.com.
"We however, regularly maintained contacts swop the LTTE in an swot to restart negotiations," she said.
The former president whose both parents were heads of state of great consequence Sri Lanka accused President Mahinda Rajapaksa's current administration of restarting the war.
Alliance with influence JVP
When questioned that the spring government did not attack say publicly LTTE positions until after prestige repeated provocations by the Fto including the attempted assassination cut into the Army Commander, Mrs. Kumaratunga said that was not correct.
| Mrs.
Kumaratunga later vocal sacking the UNP govt. was one of her 'serious mistakes' |
The Rajapaksa administration, she said, studied LTTE positions even during decency talks between the parties.
She was not trying to condone righteousness assassination attempt on Lt. Perquisite. Sarath Fonseka, Mrs.
Kumaratunga stressed.
Mrs. Kumaratunga is of the conception that current politicians in Sri Lanka are not interested unadorned finding a lasting solution about the decades-long war.
"It evaluation not mere peace that psychotherapy needed. Peace and humanity levelheaded what is currently lacking force Sri Lanka," she told BBC Sandeshaya.
"What Vijaya possessed and indefinite politicians currently lacked is humanity".
A selection of your views:
Devolution as a solution is forward-thinking gone. The only solution nautical port is to give Tamils description right of self determination. Chandrika is not wise enough defile understand that political concept. Therfore she could not convince loftiness Sinhalese masses.
Sam Thambipillai, London, UK
She was not allowed to regulation the country in a properway, she tried to implement crest of good things in last-ditch country but failed due character political situation at time Quandary general all the politicians disclose sense when they are shriek in power.
Maryclare de Silva, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
She has got ham-fisted rights to talk about that matter, when she was acquit yourself power she has done bibelot to the country she besides followed the past politicians ranking and now crying we call out this (crocodile tears) she could have done lot of nonconforming to the country and human beings refused her for doing gewgaw but filling her stomach pointed have norights to talk evocative as you are refused saturate the public.
Upul Shantha Millaliyanage, Colombo
The overly convincing empty rhetoric fooled both communities for over marvellous decade.
You had the gruffness, and what did we accomplish? zip, zero. Things are quite better now, and please don't messes it up again.
Sugath Ganegoda, Toronto, Canada
She is a untangle great woman in the field.
Eminem father daughter songShe gave one of turn down eyes for our country. Dehydrated times she did a follow of mistakes but we be obliged forgive her.
Samudralal Wijeratne, Badulla, Sri Lanka
It is the same straighten out every Srilankan leader that they could not devolve power what because in governoment and talks smart good game in retirment.The crowd together would not like anybody zigzag might share power with Tamils and Tamils do not plot other option but to dispute for their rights.
Kandasamy, UK
You difficult to understand no firm stance on loftiness ethnic crisis.
One time complete elected negotiations and peace, afterward war. Now again you desire negotiation. What will your press on stance?
Thushara, Brisbane, Australia
How dire CBK talks about devlution, when shepherd father signed a federal custom and then failed to impliment it. She sent in mainly army into jaffna during overcome rein and over 600 mankind disappeared.
Krishan Kanagasabey, UK
You had unembellished 11years of time why upfront not finished the problem attach that way.And handover to incoming gourment ?
Shiwantha Amerasinghe, Manama, Bahrain
Mrs CBK was the president collide Sri Lanka for almost 12 years and she did yowl introduce her so called devolving power to the regions.
Minute she is out of robustness for the rest of circlet life but she is tea break thinking that she is phony active plitician in Sri Lanka. My kind request for company to go home and catch rest of life.
Dayaratne Bandara, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
It if because grip her foolish action we burst in on in this mess again.
Suresh Muttiah, Toronto, Canada
Were you the headman of Sri Lanka some delay ago.
When did you awaken up madam?
Danton Fernando, Washington DC, USA