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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7814161" data-attributes="member: 92282">Government  Minister Wimal Weerawansa says he stands by the comment he made last  week regarding the United Nation's office in Colombo, saying he made the  comment as the National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and not in his  capacity as a Government Minister.        When asked by Daily Mirror online if he was under any pressure  regarding his comment after it had created a lot of controversy,  Weerawansa said there was no such pressure as the position was that of  his party.              “We should surround the UN  office in Colombo and put pressure on UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon  to reverse his decision to appoint a panel on Sri Lanka. I am saying  this as the leader of the NFF and not as a member of the government,"  Minister Weerawansa said.        He also said there is no need for anyone to apologize to the UN over  the comments he made to the media last week and instead it is the UN  Secretary General who should apologize for attempting to tarnish the  image of Sri Lanka and its troops.        Weerawansa had last week urged the public to surround the UN office in  Sri Lanka and trap the staff inside until a decision was taken by the UN  Secretary General to dissolve the panel he appointed on Sri Lanka.        Weerawansa also said that the appointment of the three-member advisory  panel by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon is the primary step that would  prompt the Sri Lankan leaders to be produced to the International Court  of Justice (ICJ).        The UN last week responded by saying its security officials were  monitoring the comments made by Weerawansa. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said  the UN had contacted the Sri Lankan government over the article  appearing on Daily Mirror online last week with the comment made by  Weerawansa and the government has assured the UN that the comment made  by Weerawansa was his “individual opinion”.         He also said there was an indication the government may apologise to  the comments made by Minister Weerawansa.Dailymirrror</blockquote>

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