hose who carried out the brutal Easter Sunday attacks had hoped to turn our country into a river of blood, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.“That has not happened because peace between the communities has remained intact and law and order has prevailed,” he said.The Premier making a special statement to the nation on April 26 said, “We cannot measure the loss of life in monetary terms but the Government will provide Rs. 1 million in compensation for every fatality.
