The Political Bureau of the JVP released a message of condolence in connection with the death of the Leader of the Cuban Revolution and former President of Cuba Comrade Fidel Castro.
The message states, “No one could ignore his contribution to raise Cuba that had been made the backyard of imperialism and its people immersed in the depth of illiteracy and poverty to the highest socio- economic indexes in the modern world. The influence of his leadership role that was not limited to Cuba only, had an astounding affect not only on Asian, African Latin American revolutionary and leftist movements but also in shaping the present day world politics.”
The message in full:
Comrade Fidel Castro, the founder of Cuban Socialist Revolution and former President of Cuba has bid us adieu at the age of 90. We, together with the mourning revolutionaries, leftists, anti-imperialists and also millions of men and women who love the human race, pay our revolutionary salute to the great Revolutionary.
No one could ignore his contribution to raise Cuba that had been made the backyard of imperialism and its people immersed in the depth of illiteracy and poverty to the highest socio- economic indexes in the modern world. The influence of his leadership role that was not limited to Cuba only, had an astounding affect not only on Asian, African Latin American revolutionary and leftist movements but also in shaping the present day world politics. He was a powerful leader of the Socialist camp during the cold war period and the leadership he gave holding high the banner of Socialism and with the slogan “Socialism or death” for the Cuban people to achieve victories despite the breakdown of the Soviet camp in the 90s would never be forgotten.
Even after he moved away from active politics Comrade Fidel Castro continued to inspire the world masses through his notes and reviews on world socio-economic-political events. He was an incomparable and heroic leader whose revolutionary zeal never eroded. His near century epochal leadership would remain in the hearts of the masses in the world and he would never be forgotten.
The JVP, together with the downtrodden masses all over the world who mourn the death of the great revolutionary leader of our times, salute Comrade Fidel Castro.
Political Bureau
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
26.11.2016