Reconciliation is an important first step towards peace and prosperity on our Island.

Reconciliation begins with oneself.

We may feel the need for justice, for all the wrongs of the past. However, propagating hatred will not help anyone. It will only create conflict in the present; and for future generations. One must not feed this cycle of conflict.

Reconciliation involves 'give and take'. It does not mean the loss of sovereignty.

Heladiva is home for many people who subscribe to many different cultures. The predominant culture on the Island is the indigenous Hela culture.  Reconciliation requires the indigenous Hela to recognise the Island's ethnic communities' right to equity - to be treated as equals with equal opportunity. In return, reconciliation also requires the ethnic communities to respect and value the sovereignty of the Hela culture, its values and its traditions.

Reconciliation is coming together as one.

Reconciliation is integration, coming together as one. Supporting any organisation or movement that advocates separation will only prolong reconciliation and prolong the peace and prosperity it brings to all people. There is strength in unity. In the true spirit of integration and reconciliation, ethnic communities on the Island need to openly support and celebrate the indigenous Hela culture and derive their ethnic identity as part of the indigenous Hela culture. This means for example, a person from the Tamil community seeing themselves as a Hela Tamil and not just a Tamil. So when we come together as one we will be Hela Tamils, Hela Muslim etc. Also, if one wishes to be identified as Sinhala, then one can be Hela Sinhala. In this way, we all come together as one.

Reconciliation requires action towards social and economic change.

The Nature of the present conflict in Heladiva has arisen out of the need for poverty alleviation, education and self-governance at a very local level; as well as the need for sovereignty of the indigenous Hela culture. Our action is to propose a new constitution as the foundation for this social and economic change.