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I am deeply shocked and saddened
to learn of the assassination of Parameshwara Kurukkal,
High Priest of the Shanthivelli Pillayar Kovil, Batticaloa,
who was cruelly gunned down by LTTE terrorists yesterday.
All men are equal to members of the
clergy who are held in high esteem by all religions;
they extend kindness to all persons who come to them.
Parameshwara Kurukkal also acted accordingly, irrespective
of status.
When I went to him as the Head of
State he invoked divine blessings on me, as he did to
all others who came to him, as a clergyman of the Tamil
Hindu people.
As a nation and a government we unequivocally
condemn with contempt the assassination of this clergyman
carried out by the savage and cruel LTTE terrorists,
who pose as liberators of the Tamil people.
On this sad occasion, I extend my
deepest sympathies to the wife and four children of
Parameshwara Kurukkal of the Shanthivelli Pillayar Kovil,
Batticaloa, the Kovil trustees, and all his friends
and relations grieved by
his sad demise.
Mahinda Rajapaksa
February 08, 2007
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