A pathetic Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeared before the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) on Wednesday and sold down the drain people who worked for him. He pleaded he was clean and not guilty of any offence.
The first part of the questioning, which went on for a total of six hours, was on the procurement of MiG-27 fighter jets for the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). A nervous Rajapaksa, his hands shivering, said the purchases were done in a proper way. When subjected to deeper questioning he said the person responsible for all those matters was Air Marshal Roshan Gunatileke, who was the Air Force Commander at that time.
Gotabaya said that the former Air Force Commander was responsible “if there were financial irregularities.” He said he was not to be blamed for that. He said people should realize that the war was won because these fighters were there and there should not be any investigations into these matters. In the process Gothabaya forgot that as then functioning Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, he was the Chief Account Officer and was responsible for all financial transactions.
He was also questioned at length on manipulation of shares at Lanka Hospitals Limited, the former Apollo Hospital. There his close friend and front man Dilith Jayaweera had allegedly manipulated shares to go up from Rs 28 to Rs 64. It was thereafter that the shares were sold to an Indian company. Jayaweera had obtained inside information from another director of Lanka Hospitals, Nalaka Godahewa. Both Jayaweera and Godahewa were directors of George Steuarts Securities which were trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange. FCID will now question Godahewa.
When the questioning was over Gota was shivering with nervousness. He called one of his security officers and ordered that his vehicle should be reversed inside the FCID premises so he can avoid the television cameras and media. The men did so and the one time powerful and power hungry Gota, now left helpless and exposed for alleged corrupt activity, left without facing the media. If he is so clean as he claims, why did he not face the questioning and avoid the media asked an onlooker. The onlooker said Gota thinks he is still wielding power and trying to cover up matters. That is why he sought a Supreme Court order.
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Upali Kodituwakku / May 21, 2015
He was trembling no doubt. But Field Marshal Sarath
Fonseka did not tremble when Gotabaya sent him to
prison on trumped up charges.
Gotabaya is getting what he gave. Ditta Damma Vedaneeya
Kamma. Today he is saying he is a practicising Buddhist
and believes strongly in religion.
True? What about white vans and the killings? Does he
not have blood in his hands?
Why is this bugger so frightened if he had done no
wrong and no harm?
How did he authorise a military delegation to go with
Avante Garde owner Senadipathi? Is this also a good
act. No crook ever admits they are one. Not even when
they are proved in Courts.
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Thiru / May 21, 2015
I wish a similar interrogation (and deserving punishment) happens to Gota, Mahinda and all the war criminals in an international court of inquiry on the crimes against Tamils during the war.
Let’s pray, in the name of one and a half lakhs of innocent Tamils massacred during the war, that justice is delivered to these victims of Sinhala state racism in the near future.
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Off the Cuff / May 21, 2015
Dear Thiru,
Innocent Tamils died in the war.
But why the Nelsonian Eye about those who died because of the LTTE? Are you a LTTE activist?
Does that figure of 150,000 include the 100,000 Tamil children that were sacrificed by Ms Adele Bala and Prabha who forced them to take up arms and fight a Man’s war that Men like you deserted?
Prabha is dead but Adele is living amongst you in the UK.
You don’t need to PRAY to bring her to Justice, she is within arms reach.
Why are you not campaigning to force the UK govt to arrest her and hand her over to the ICC?
Afraid that you will become an accessory for Financing the war?
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 21, 2015
@ the the cuff…
your argument is not valid ….AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT MUST RESPECT INTERNATIONAL LAWS DURING CONFLICT full stop …but this uneducated thug DOGGABAYA doesnt know what is LAW…this WAR CRIMINAL thought he is above the law….
Look at this guy …worse that a street RAT today…
What will happened to him when they grill this WAR CRIMINAL at The Hague ???
COWARD…
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Off the Cuff / May 21, 2015
Dear Cholan,
Please read my comment again.
I am asking Thiru why he is BLIND to the fact that a minimum 100,000 Tamil Children’s lives were destroyed by Ms Adele Bala and Prabha.
Why he is not calling for her arrest and prosecution at the ICC.
If his heart bleeds, like he says it does, WHY is he not asking for Justice for the destroyed lives of several future generations of Tamils that Ms Adelle Bala is responsible for.
There is ample photographic evidence to convict her.
SHE IS LIVING RIGHT UNDER THE NOSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THIRU.
She is also the HIGHEST RANKING LTTE COMMANDER currently living and within very easy reach of the UK Govt and hence the ICC.
Please not that I have not defended Gotabaya R for any crimes that he may have committed in my comment.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 21, 2015
There is a procedure when they implement international law at UN …..grind slowly ..but sure
Not like your MURDERPAKSE AND DOGABAYA who have arrested many people and finished them whenever they like without worry about the law
1-Parading naked dead bodies of LTTE fighters in tractor is a war crime ..
2-Buldozing the Tamil cemeteries and army played foot ball on this is a war crime ..
Even babarians in the history never behaved like this …
you are a Buddhist are you happy about this ???
DOGGABAYA and Marshall Filed are being accused for 100 s of crimes in N-E …just one proof is enough to send them for life imprisonment …this is international law
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Off the Cuff / May 21, 2015
Dear Cholan,
You are avoiding the issue my friend. Why?
My question is about WHY the Tamil Bleeding Hearts (such as Thiru) do not bleed for the Tamil Children that were sacrificed by the Tamils themselves?
How is it possible for Ms Adele Balasingham to live in freedom with IMPUNITY, in the UK?
She is a War Criminal and the HIGHEST Ranking LTTE Commander DIRECTLY involved in the war, living in the West. No one denies it because everyone knows she is a war criminal.
There is ample Video and photographic evidence of her involvement in Child Soldiering.
She is responsible for the destruction of the lives of at least a 100,000 Tamil Children.
Do you want JUSTICE for them?
If not why not?
Is it because those Bleeding Hearts do not want to move against the LTTE? Is it because they too are LTTE in sheep’s clothing?
WHY ARE YOU AFRAID TO TOUCH Ms ADELE BALASINGHAM?
Please don’t try to change the subject again.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 21, 2015
@ off the cuff
You have a big Sinhala Diaspora in the Arab countries why not get money from them and file a case against British government to deport this woman…..even you can go to ICC…
Good Luck
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Off the Cuff / May 21, 2015
Dear Cholan,
You are straying again.
The question was why the BLIND eye towards the CHILD KILLER?
Is it because she is still an LTTE terrorist and the other terrorists are flocking around her to protect her?
Your difficulty is due to the hypocrisy and the pseudo humanitarian concern shown towards the Tamil people of Lanka. The intent is not genuine and the ulterior motives gets exposed when questions about Adelle are asked.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 22, 2015
@off the cult
You were fed by Sinhala mass media a one side story..over many years..
Look not a Single southern press mentioned about the rape of the Tamil student ,,but they are high lightening stoning the police station and the court twisting the story..
During LTT time children went to school even went to university….
remember during the peak of JVP threat when Sinhala areas schools closed TV went on showing how Tamil students attending schools happiely??
People did their work as usual…
LTTE never grabbed kids on the way to school …and killed a road side vender….
They have only targeted spies who were selling their own Tamils to Sinhala state …still used to warn them 3 times before punishment..
Thugs and rowdies,IRCs were punished so they never repeated their mistake …
Look what happend to day ..liquor..drugs (thanks to Sinhala state)..looting..kidnaping..murders all daily event in N-E …this is the liberation MURDERPAKSE has given to Tamils in N_E
This is the last chance for Sinhalease otherwise even if Buddha come alive he can’t stop the division of this country.
Already many countries have told this to your Sinhala government personally and in writing…
So what is next???
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Off the Cuff / May 22, 2015
Dear Cholan,
I can see your discomfort at staying focused on the question I asked Thiru. Thiru has gone silent but you go on.
I also not that you are trying to whitewash the LTTE. With ample evidence of their Barbarism in the Public Domain, doing so is foolish.
At least a 100,000 Tamil children’s lives were destroyed by Adele Balasingham.
Do you want Justice for them or Not?
BTW please remember that the children and women were used because the MEN bravely deserted Prabahkaran and the fight for Eelam.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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J.MUTHU / May 22, 2015
Yes adele must be brought to justice…let international court of justice decide…damn sinhala fascist not select who they kill? they kill every each since 1948 tamil….
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cholan / May 24, 2015
this off the cuff (mind) guying playing his own record again and again …..
He has a name and some figure…think this Mahavamsa comic will be accepted by International community
If he has prove he can go to U:K and file a case against this woman and deport her …but he has only mouth…
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len / May 21, 2015
cholan hope you feel the same way about Pretty boy terrorist Col Karuna, KP and the rest.
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CHOLAN / May 21, 2015
@ Ian
Joking ……??
These 3 guys are golden boys for Murderpakse AND cO., as well as MY3…
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Spark / May 21, 2015
You are absolutely right. Adel needs to be questioned not only for her connections with the banned terrorist organization both in UK & SL but also for illegal entry in to SL and appropriately charged. However, having said that, persons such as Karuna Amman, KP, Pillayan, Iniya Bharathi, Douglas Devananda who committed more heinous crimes towards humanity and are today holding comfortable positions of power graced & protected fully by the GOSL in the name of reconciliation but actually to cover up the higher level crimes committed by higher up’s both in the SLAF and GOSL. Adele’s involvement may have been only political support to the LTTE, the living LTTE chaps classified as terrorists internationally committed crimes specific to their title while the democratically elected GOSL and SLAF being a state entity committed towards protecting her citizens and rules of engagement in a war zone have committed blatant crimes to the level of genocide and crimes towards humanity. What needs to be understood is how State entities who are committed to human conduct behave worse than terrorists or even animals.
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Off the Cuff / May 21, 2015
Dear Spark,
Thiru was trying to propagate his propaganda.
I brought him back to reality.
What you said “Adele’s involvement may have been only political support to the LTTE” is quite an understatement.
Adele was DIRECTLY involved in Child Soldiering. She is the Commander and Trainer of the LTTE “Baby Brigade”. She commissioned by garlanding with Cyanide capsule necklace, child soldiers she trained.
You may have not seen the BBC documentaries that were aired in the past. I may be wrong here but I believe she has also defended the use of children in her book or at an interview (not sure of this though).
It is true that Karuna Amman, KP, Pillayan, Iniya Bharathi, Douglas Devananda etc are also war criminals.
But the question you need to ask yourself is are they getting any better treatment than what was offered to Prabahkaran when he was living. Wasn’t Prabahkaran the MOST Heinous Criminal of All? Yet he would have been living and leading Tamil politics today if he had the wisdom to do what the people you named did.
Resulting in the absence of a Human Shield and any deaths by war.
Then there would not be any clamour for Justice by the people who are clamouring now.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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Ponkoh Sivakumaran / May 21, 2015
Adele Balasingham is responsible. There is no way out of it. But, the nature of the responsibility of the LTTE is different from that of the state authorities. The LTTE was a unit operating in Sri Lanka within the domestic jurisdiction of Sri Lanka. It is not subject to any international instruments except that it was under an obligation to fight in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. Its responsibility for the many murders it committed both of Sinhalese and Tamils is primarily under Sri Lankan law. It is the responsibility of the Sri Lankan Government to ask for the extradition of Adele B and try her for the murders she is alleged to be associated with. It is futile to argue that there is no responsibility in the LTTE for the enormous violence it unleashed against Tamil and Sinhalese civilians. It was no angelic force but a brutal and murderous outfit, the redeeming feature of which was that it was fighting for a just cause in an unjust manner.
A government killing its people is in a different position. There are human rights conventions that deal with the situations and procedures for punishing violators. They do not provide any justification for the killing of civilians by a government under a constitutional and international law duty to protect them. There is a difference. Adele is just a red herring when it comes to the prosecution of those in the Rajapakse government responsible for the killing of civilians.
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Off the Cuff / May 23, 2015
Dear Ponkoh Sivakumaran,
It is refreshing to see an intelligent comment. Thank you.
Re “But, the nature of the responsibility of the LTTE is
different from that of the state authorities”
Agreed
Re “The LTTE was a unit operating in Sri Lanka within the
domestic jurisdiction of Sri Lanka”
You are wrong there. LTTE was operating all over the world. Even in International waters. They even assassinated a former
Indian Head of State. They hence came under International Jurisdiction as well as domestic jurisdiction.
Re “It is not subject to any international instruments
except that it was under an obligation to fight in accordance
with the Geneva Conventions”
Did they fight according to the Geneva Conventions? If they did not, can you list the clauses of the Geneva Convention that they transgressed?
Does torture, Taking Civilians Hostage etc covered by the
Geneva Conventions?
Re “Its responsibility for the many murders it committed
both of Sinhalese and Tamils is primarily under Sri Lankan law”
Not necessarily, as they have transgressed the Geneva Conventions.
Re “It is the responsibility of the Sri Lankan Government to ask for the extradition of Adele B and try her for the murders she is alleged to be associated with”
I did not write about the Murders or any other crime that Adelle committed. I wrote about Child Soldering. Is it allowed under the Geneva Conventions? If it is not, then those who transgressed it come under International Law and hence the ICC.
Re “…. the redeeming feature of which was that it was fighting for a just cause in an unjust manner”
The cause was not Just. It is what they were brain washed to believe. They were used as a Cat’s paw by an avaricious and power hungry Tamil high cast leadership who deprived the majority Tamil population of an education to keep them ignorant and malleable and easily incited.
The govts are partly to blame for not taking decisive and stern action to put down the Cast issues that kept the Tamil population oppressed and in abject slavery for centuries and even for several decades after independence thus allowing frustrations to build up amongst the Tamil low cast youth.
Re “A government killing its people is in a different position. There are human rights conventions that deal with the situations and procedures for punishing violators. They do not provide any justification for the killing of civilians by a government under a constitutional and international law duty to protect them”
We are discussing a War of Last Resort which commenced after decades of peace discussions involving several international govts failed to bring peace and an end to death and destruction of civilian lives and property. No govt could allow it to go on in perpetuity. And given the same situation No govt in the world would have allowed it to go on.
The govts duty is to the entire population of 21 million. It has a duty to protect them when a murderous gang was going on a killing spree all over the country. Please remember that the entire Tamil population of Jaffna that were resident there in 2009 were saved because the govt defeated the LTTE in December 1995 forcing them to abandon Jaffna. Civilians died then too.
I hope you recognize the very prominent part played by the terror flag waving, several 100,000 strong, Tamil Diaspora, whose campaign was not for the release of the civilians held by the LTTE terrorists but to save the Terrorists.
This was the MAIN REASON behind the LTTE intransigence and why they did not allow the Civilians to leave the human shield and their increasing brutality of chopping off limbs, shootings in the back and suicide bomb attacks on civilians who attempted to flee. It was also the MAIN REASON behind their continued fighting when Defeat was staring in their face.
We are discussing about a Terrorist outfit several tens of thousand strong that was fighting a conventional war and had a Naval, Land and an Air wing. They had long range artillery, Multi barrel rocket launchers, Surface to Air Missiles, High speed naval craft, Tons of C4 explosives, several Ships in international waters which were laden with Munitions and had sophisticated support equipment including Radar, GPS, Night Vision etc.
You cannot fight them with small arms. It needed superior armaments than what the terrorist possessed. LTTE heavy weaponry causes Area Damage, not localized damage and so does the weaponry used to overcome them.
This is not as simple as trying to save a school full of school children, or a Theater full of spectators or a hotel full of foreigners/locals or an Air craft full of civilians or a Temple full of devotees, taken hostage by a few terrorists armed with small arms, automatics or explosives. Even a rescue attempt of any of the above, which is insignificant in comparison to the SL situation Will cause Civilian Deaths.
Which govt will not attempt an armed rescue when all peaceful attempts fail even in a comparatively minute situation as above?
Re “Adele is just a red herring when it comes to the prosecution of those in the Rajapakse government responsible for the killing of civilians”
My comment was not about the MR govt and Adelle is not a Red Herring.
My question was designed to expose a Hypocritical Separatist who does not lose a single opportunity to carry out Separatist propaganda. That my query has hit the Bulls Eye is apparent by his silence and the number of worms crawling out of the woodwork to defend the LTTE.
If his heart bleeds for the “civilians” who lost their lives
because the terrorists were hiding behind them, then his heart should bleed very much more for the Tamil Children that were used as cannon fodder in a fruitless war.
That he is least concerned about the Tamil Children is patently clear by the Pin Drop Silence maintained with regards to Adelle Balasingham the MAIN perpetrator and architect of the Baby Brigade and the LTTE’s Child Soldier program.
Note- the reason I put the word civilians within quotes is because there were many terrorists in civilian attire amongst the actual civilians who were Held Hostage in a Human Shield by the LTTE.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 24, 2015
@ off the cuff (mind)..
Do you have prove that LTTE assassinated Rajiv Feroz Khan ??
Even Indian judicial experts are doubtful about the way the inquiry was made ignoring many suspects in Delhi and closed the case very fast only accusing LTTE….
Here now there are questions are being asked about the asssination of Sinhala Kadirgamar but the blame went to LTTE again ..modayas like you swallow the story quickly..
Under international law people who surrender to any enemy force in conflict must be in the protection of ICRC or UN ….but here both these organizations were threatened by DOGGABAYA thug and evacuated …and Buddhist Ban Kin Moon closed his eyes and allowed Buddhist Murderpaksae to butcher Tamils..
300,000 Tamils butchers by MURDERPAKSE & DOGGABAYA and shivering girls were raped by Sinhala army
There are excellent evidences for this submitted by your own Sinhala Majors and Army personals.
No way to escape..
Next STOP for MURDERPAKSE and DOGGABAYA is ICC at The Hgue
Cheers
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cholan / May 21, 2015
Why these 3 guys including DOG-LAS are allowed to roam freely ???
This DOG-LAS has got 5,000 thugs under his command in Jaffna peninsula who are invovled in all illegal activities openly …
What on earth prevent MY3 & Co., to arrest these thugs and lock them indefinitely ….
How many Sinhalses (at least the relatives of 600 policemen ) are ready to march in Colombo and demand the arrests of these clowns???
No guts? Scared ? Shivering ?
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Amarasiri / May 22, 2015
Off the Cuff
“I am asking Thiru why he is BLIND to the fact that a minimum 100,000 Tamil Children’s lives were destroyed by Ms Adele Bala and Prabha.”
” Why he is not calling for her arrest and prosecution at the ICC.”
It is called DOUBLE STANDARDS.
Ome standard for LTTE and Another for the Rest.
What about the over 100,000 Ethnically Cleansed Tamil-Speaking Northern Muslims as well?
Wilpattu clearance, Double Standards is another.
Lanka and Eelam, the Land of DOUBLE STANDARDS?
Why DOUBLE STANDARDS? Because they are MUSLIMS? Also ask why is that there is All this delay in settling the Expelled Muslims 6 years after the war Ended in the original home villages, and why is that they had to bring families froim Jsambabtota into Wilpattu? Because Yala was cleared for the Mattala Airport?
Forgotten People – The Evicted and Displaced North Muslims of Sri Lanka (English)
Published on Jun 1, 2013 The Evicted and Displaced North Muslims of Sri Lanka. The expulsion of the Muslims and other nations from the Northern province was an act of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Tamil militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organization in October 1990. In order to achieve their goal of creating a mono ethnic Tamil state in the North Sri Lanka, the LTTE forcibly expelled the 72,000 strong Muslim population from the Northern Province.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JV60McNQ9o
“I am asking Thiru why he is BLIND to the fact that a minimum 100,000 Muslims lives were destroyed or affected and Tamil Children’s lives were destroyed by Ms Adele Bala and Prabha.”
” Why he is not calling for her arrest and prosecution at the ICC.”?
DOUBLE STANDARDS?
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cholan / May 24, 2015
@ Amarasiri
MUDERPAKSE was the head of an elected government…under international law .he is answerable for the deaths of his own citizens ….
LTEE is a freedom fighter organization labelled as Terrorists by Big Nose Emperor JR…don’t have to follow any international laws…
This is the fact
Cheers
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Thiru / May 25, 2015
All the fellows who are off the rocker, including the one off the cuff:
Please tell me, in international law, as a supposed to be law abiding country, why Sri Lankan state should not be prosecuted for war crimes just like Serbia was. If they didn’t commit any, then why do you worry?
Serbians protested like you guys with all the extraneous arguments until the international community prevailed!
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Off the Cuff / May 26, 2015
Dear Thiru,
I questioned your LYING propaganda about Brutality. You have gone silent on that subject because you belonged to the High Cast club that BRUTALY enslaved the Tamils for Centuries before Independence and Decades after Independence.
Now you are moving the goal posts.
But after you read my reply below you will again go underground for a long time.
Rome Statute of the ICC state,
Article 8, War crimes,
2(b)(xxiii) Utilizing the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations; (page 7)
This is what is known as a Human Shield.
According to the above, IF the PRESENCE of a civilian (Tamil civilians) is used to protect military forces (LTTE Cadres) then the LTTE commits the war crime of using Human Shields.
The POE confirms this “Presence” in their report (item 237) quoted below
Quote
“…… they forced thousands of civilians, often under threat of death, to remain in areas under their control during the last stages of the war and enforced this control by killing persons who attempted to leave that area”
Unquote
Thus according to the Rome Statute, Article 8, 2(b)(xxiii) The LTTE is GUILTY of the war crime of utilizing a Human Shield.
Additionally there is ample evidence in the public domain of Amputations of limbs, shooting civilians in the back and suicide bombings of those who managed to reach safety, all of which was targeted at discouraging the civilians leaving LTTE areas.
That the LTTE located Heavy Guns, Mortar pits, Ammunition dumps, Command centers amongst the civilians is also confirmed by evidence in the public domain (please see aerial photographs taken by Times of London photographers who overflew the No Fire Zones with the UNSG Ban Ki Moon).
Thus EVERY CONDITION required to be satisfied by the Human Shield Law, of the Rome Statute, in order to find the LTTE guilty, has been satisfied and the LTTE should be found Guilty.
Let’s see what the POE say (item 237)
Quote
“(With respect to the credible allegations of the LTTE’s refusal to allow civilians to leave the combat zone, the Panel believes that these actions did not, in law, amount to the use of human shields…”
Unquote
The experts are EXONERATING the LTTE!!!!
As far as the UNSG’s POE is concerned the ICC statute does not exist.
The UNSG’s POE has deliberately subverted International Law and exonerated the Guilty! Why did they do it?
Let’s look at the repercussions of such a decision.
If the LTTE was found guilty then those who financed them and procured armaments will automatically be guilty of the same crime and will get prosecuted.
This means the Separatist big wigs of the BTF, GTF, TGTE etc, will be in the hot seat. Thus it is to their advantage to have this matter swept under the carpet.
LTTE financiers were caught trying to bribe US officials. The TGTE is headed by Rudrakumaran, a known white collar Financial Thief who lost the license to practice as a lawyer in the US because of that.
Was the UNSG’s POE similarly bribed by the TGTE or BTF or GTF or an organisation/person with lots of wealth?
The conclusions made by the Panel of Experts, Mr. Darusman, Ms. Yasmin Sooka and Mr. Steven Ratner is contrary to International Law.
Were they bought over?
Are you planning to by some others too?
Now Thiru you can climb back on to your rocker and continue with your rocking
Kind Regards,
OTC
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len / May 21, 2015
Off the Cuff don’t you know who Thiru he has many aliases.
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mike / May 22, 2015
len
He is a.k.a. “Thirudan” in Tamil meaning rogue/thief !
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uthayan+ / May 21, 2015
otc,
“Why are you not campaigning to force the UK govt to arrest her and hand her over to the ICC?”
good idea!
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Pasel / May 21, 2015
Dear Thiru
May be OTC is a little boy doesn’t know much of the Tamil struggle and multiple riots by Sinhalese against Tamils ,also he dosnt know MR was a human rights lawyer became a dictator
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Off the Cuff / May 22, 2015
Dear Pasel,
You wrote “May be OTC is a little boy doesn’t know much of the Tamil struggle and multiple riots by Sinhalese against Tamils”
I hope you will change your assessment of the Little boy, after reading the rest of this comment.
Bryan Pfaffenberger in his book ‘Caste in Tamil Culture’ observes that, the Tamils blame the Sinhalese to cover their own Sins.
1871 Tamil Tamil riots – at Maviththapuram.
High cast Tamils attacked low casts (dhoby and barber castes)
1923 September Tamil Tamil riots – at Sutumalai.
High cast Tamils attacked Low cast (Paramba) people because Low Casts have no right to employ drummers at a funeral.
1929 June Tamil Tamil riots – Jaffna
Because the govt issued an ‘equal seating directive’ to govt grant-aided schools.
Under this directive ‘low caste’ students were allowed to sit on the bench. Until then they sat either on the floor or outside the classroom. Resultant riots burnt a large number of houses mainly of low caste Tamils. Their children en masse were stopped from attending schools. Repeated petitions were made to the government by ‘high caste’ Vellalars begging to cancel the directive!
The Vellala Burnt Down FIFTEEN (15) schools that complied with the govt order and other acts of violence and kept their children from attending school.
1931 Tamil Tamil riots – at Canganai.
High casts Tamils attacked Low cast Pallars for hiring drummers for a funeral.
1933 Tamil Tamil riots & Bus strike – Jaffna
High cast Tamil bus-drivers went on strike in protest against Low cast Tamils attempting to Sit on seats instead of the floor where they sat before.
A few months later in a caste feud between vellala and non-vellala Catholics, a vellala was killed, and the houses of several Low Cast parayas burnt down, over the issue of a paraya man wearing shoes in church.
The next day, another feud developed in another village between High Casts and low cast nalavas over the rights of the nalavas to cremate their dead in a vellala cremation place, and a man was shot.
(from the PhD Thesis of Dr Jane Russell, Communal Politics under the Donoughmore Constitution, 1931 – 1947 available from Thisara Publications, Lanka)
Up to that point of time there were no Tamil Sinhala riots. The first Tamil Sinhala Riot occurred in 1939 after a Racist hate speech was delivered in Nawalapitiya by Tamil Lawyer Politician and founder All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Mr GG Ponnambalam.
Here are some significant events
Nine years after independence,
Parliament enact a Law to prevent Cast discrimination.
The Prevention of Social Disabilities Act (#21 of 1957), (PSDA).
20 years after Independence, In 1968,
Low cast Tamils (Pallar and Navalar) staged a non violent protest in front of the gates of the Lord Kandasamy (Skanda) Hindu Temple at Maviddapuram demanding that they be allowed to enter the Temple. At that point of time only 17% of Hindu Temples were open to the Low Cast Tamils. They were beaten up by members of an organisation called the “Defenders of Saivism” with Iron Rods and Sand filled Bottles.
“The Maviddapuram conflict ended as a stalemate. The Minority Tamils withdrew after the Government Agent promised to intercede with the government to strengthen the clauses of the Prevention of Social Disabilities Act.
After some temple managers were prosecuted, most large temples opened their doors to Untouchables. However, village temples owned by Vellalas maintained their discriminatory practices and throughout the 1970s caste conflicts continued”. (Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Nira W)
23 years after Independence, in 1971
The PSDA was amended to give the Police, powers of prosecution, of PSDA offenders. Earlier the aggrieved party had to sue the aggressor which was beyond the Financial capacity of the destitute Low cast people.
Until that time, for 14 long years, the PSDA remained a DEAD LETTER in the North, although the TOP Political and Administrative Establishment was completely Tamil.
Unfortunately all 11 Members of Parliament and all 14 DROs were High Cast Tamils. The GA was some times a High Cast Tamil and sometimes Non Tamil. Yet the SLAVERY Continued.
30 years after Independence.
The first Low Cast Tamil Member of Parliament was elected in 1977, TWENTY years after the PSDA was enacted.
That would have been an IMPOSSIBILITY without the PSDA.
.
.
The Dudley-Chelva pact
While legislation was being prepared to establish the District Councils, the Low Cast Tamil Organisation, “The All Ceylon Minority Tamils United Front requested the Prime Minister to stay the implementation of the legislation until caste discrimination was eradicated from Jaffna, for this would constitute an instrument to further reduce the rights of Minority Tamils”. (Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Nira W)
Due to the opposition of the Low Cast Tamils, the Left Parties and the SLFP, Dudley S the PM, abandoned the bill.
Now lets see how HUMANITARIAN the presently vociferous Tamils of the North were.
First here is a brief background of Northern Tamil Society for the benefit of the Non Tamils. I have omitted the details of the Disabilities imposed by the High Casts on the Low Casts.
Please read Ragunathan (2004: 22-23) who has listed a series of 24 customary prohibitions enforced by the upper caste elite on Panchamars (Low Casts) during the 1950s.
Or read my comment here. https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/parliamentary-elections-what-should-president-sirisena-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1833629
Tamil Society in the North was RULED by a small group of Tamil Land owners. Only the High casts (about 40% of the population) was allowed to own land while 60% of the population had to live in designated ghettoes as Slaves of the High cast 40%. Of the High casts less than half had the financial capacity to own land. Those who owned land controlled the employment and lively hoods of the people of the North.
Here is a FIRST HAND NARATIVE that draws a vivid picture of what life in the North was, for the majority Tamil population.
Sebastian Rasalingam says “Having come from a depressed caste and grown up in the 1930s in the Jaffna peninsula, I know the vicious character of quasi-slavery, which was maintained purely by violence.
“These absentee landlords became parliamentarians and blocked any legislation that modernised the North. Universal franchise and women’s rights were opposed, starting from 1929. The building of causeways and roads that would make depressed caste villages accessible were opposed. Upgrading of village Councils and TCs in the North were opposed by these ‘Tamil leaders’. When they realised that Colombo was going to make caste discrimination illegal, they launched separatist politics. Then the Ponnambalams and the Chelvanayagams could “run their affairs themselves,” in the ‘exclusive Tamil homelands of the Eelam’. The political strategy was to whip up Tamil racism, aided by Sinhala Chauvinism”.
Posted on October 13, 2011, 7:06 pm
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=36740
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Here Mr Rasalingam compares his experiences amongst the Sinhalese with his experience amongst his own people in the North
“When I moved to Hatton and later to Colombo, I found a very different world. It was a transforming experience for me and my wife to find that our workmates, mostly Sinhalese would actually sit with us and share a cup of tea. We found that we could go to night school and study without being threatened, beaten up, or go and borrow books, and do things that would bring swift retribution ‘back in the North’; our dwellings would have been torched and our women raped with impunity”
You can read the rest of his experiences at
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/12770
Published on 28 November 2012, 8:22 pm
If you want to discuss this further please feel free to do so.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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Off the Cuff / May 22, 2015
Dear Pasel,
You wrote “May be OTC is a little boy doesn’t know much of the Tamil struggle and multiple riots by Sinhalese against Tamils”
I hope you will change your assessment of the Little boy, after reading the rest of this comment.
Bryan Pfaffenberger in his book ‘Caste in Tamil Culture’ observes that, the Tamils blame the Sinhalese to cover their own Sins.
1871 Tamil Tamil riots – at Maviththapuram.
High cast Tamils attacked low casts (dhoby and barber castes)
1923 September Tamil Tamil riots – at Sutumalai.
High cast Tamils attacked Low cast (Paramba) people because Low Casts have no right to employ drummers at a funeral.
1929 June Tamil Tamil riots – Jaffna
Because the govt issued an ‘equal seating directive’ to govt grant-aided schools.
Under this directive ‘low caste’ students were allowed to sit on the bench. Until then they sat either on the floor or outside the classroom. Resultant riots burnt a large number of houses mainly of low caste Tamils. Their children en masse were stopped from attending schools. Repeated petitions were made to the government by ‘high caste’ Vellalars begging to cancel the directive!
The Vellala Burnt Down FIFTEEN (15) schools that complied with the govt order and other acts of violence and kept their children from attending school.
1931 Tamil Tamil riots – at Canganai.
High casts Tamils attacked Low cast Pallars for hiring drummers for a funeral.
1933 Tamil Tamil riots & Bus strike – Jaffna
High cast Tamil bus-drivers went on strike in protest against Low cast Tamils attempting to Sit on seats instead of the floor where they sat before.
A few months later in a caste feud between vellala and non-vellala Catholics, a vellala was killed, and the houses of several Low Cast parayas burnt down, over the issue of a paraya man wearing shoes in church.
The next day, another feud developed in another village between High Casts and low cast nalavas over the rights of the nalavas to cremate their dead in a vellala cremation place, and a man was shot.
(from the PhD Thesis of Dr Jane Russell, Communal Politics under the Donoughmore Constitution, 1931 – 1947 available from Thisara Publications, Lanka)
Up to that point of time there were no Tamil Sinhala riots. The first Tamil Sinhala Riot occurred in 1939 after a Racist hate speech was delivered in Nawalapitiya by Tamil Lawyer Politician and founder All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Mr GG Ponnambalam.
Here are some significant events
Nine years after independence,
Parliament enact a Law to prevent Cast discrimination.
The Prevention of Social Disabilities Act (#21 of 1957), (PSDA).
20 years after Independence, In 1968,
Low cast Tamils (Pallar and Navalar) staged a non violent protest in front of the gates of the Lord Kandasamy (Skanda) Hindu Temple at Maviddapuram demanding that they be allowed to enter the Temple. At that point of time only 17% of Hindu Temples were open to the Low Cast Tamils. They were beaten up by members of an organisation called the “Defenders of Saivism” with Iron Rods and Sand filled Bottles.
“The Maviddapuram conflict ended as a stalemate. The Minority Tamils withdrew after the Government Agent promised to intercede with the government to strengthen the clauses of the Prevention of Social Disabilities Act.
After some temple managers were prosecuted, most large temples opened their doors to Untouchables. However, village temples owned by Vellalas maintained their discriminatory practices and throughout the 1970s caste conflicts continued”. (Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Nira W)
23 years after Independence, in 1971
The PSDA was amended to give the Police, powers of prosecution, of PSDA offenders. Earlier the aggrieved party had to sue the aggressor which was beyond the Financial capacity of the destitute Low cast people.
Until that time, for 14 long years, the PSDA remained a DEAD LETTER in the North, although the TOP Political and Administrative Establishment was completely Tamil.
Unfortunately all 11 Members of Parliament and all 14 DROs were High Cast Tamils. The GA was some times a High Cast Tamil and sometimes Non Tamil. Yet the SLAVERY Continued.
30 years after Independence.
The first Low Cast Tamil Member of Parliament was elected in 1977, TWENTY years after the PSDA was enacted.
That would have been an IMPOSSIBILITY without the PSDA.
.
.
The Dudley-Chelva pact
While legislation was being prepared to establish the District Councils, the Low Cast Tamil Organisation, “The All Ceylon Minority Tamils United Front requested the Prime Minister to stay the implementation of the legislation until caste discrimination was eradicated from Jaffna, for this would constitute an instrument to further reduce the rights of Minority Tamils”. (Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Nira W)
Due to the opposition of the Low Cast Tamils, the Left Parties and the SLFP, Dudley S the PM, abandoned the bill.
Now lets see how HUMANITARIAN the presently vociferous Tamils of the North were.
First here is a brief background of Northern Tamil Society for the benefit of the Non Tamils. I have omitted the details of the Disabilities imposed by the High Casts on the Low Casts.
Please read Ragunathan (2004: 22-23) who has listed a series of 24 customary prohibitions enforced by the upper caste elite on Panchamars (Low Casts) during the 1950s.
Or read my comment here. https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/parliamentary-elections-what-should-president-sirisena-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1833629
Tamil Society in the North was RULED by a small group of Tamil Land owners. Only the High casts (about 40% of the population) was allowed to own land while 60% of the population had to live in designated ghettoes as Slaves of the High cast 40%. Of the High casts less than half had the financial capacity to own land. Those who owned land controlled the employment and lively hoods of the people of the North.
Here is a FIRST HAND NARATIVE that draws a vivid picture of what life in the North was, for the majority Tamil population.
Sebastian Rasalingam says “Having come from a depressed caste and grown up in the 1930s in the Jaffna peninsula, I know the vicious character of quasi-slavery, which was maintained purely by violence.
“These absentee landlords became parliamentarians and blocked any legislation that modernised the North. Universal franchise and women’s rights were opposed, starting from 1929. The building of causeways and roads that would make depressed caste villages accessible were opposed. Upgrading of village Councils and TCs in the North were opposed by these ‘Tamil leaders’. When they realised that Colombo was going to make caste discrimination illegal, they launched separatist politics. Then the Ponnambalams and the Chelvanayagams could “run their affairs themselves,” in the ‘exclusive Tamil homelands of the Eelam’. The political strategy was to whip up Tamil racism, aided by Sinhala Chauvinism”.
Posted on October 13, 2011, 7:06 pm
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=36740
.
Here Mr Rasalingam compares his experiences amongst the Sinhalese with his experience amongst his own people in the North
“When I moved to Hatton and later to Colombo, I found a very different world. It was a transforming experience for me and my wife to find that our workmates, mostly Sinhalese would actually sit with us and share a cup of tea. We found that we could go to night school and study without being threatened, beaten up, or go and borrow books, and do things that would bring swift retribution ‘back in the North’; our dwellings would have been torched and our women raped with impunity”
You can read the rest of his experiences at
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/12770
Published on 28 November 2012, 8:22 pm
If you want to discuss this further please feel free to do so.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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Yasin / May 22, 2015
Thiru, Your sympathies must be in general and not confined to Tamils.
LTTE cadres killed thousand of ordinary people going out and about for their daily livelihood. Muslims were slaughtered in their places of worship. People who suffered due to LTTE atrocities are still living a life of misery having lost their near and dear ones as well as their meagre assets. If LTTE did not start their terrorism none of these would have happened. Worst still was that INDIAN backing boosted the LTTE to such a level that the LTTE turned out to be threat to their parent (INDIA)
NO country tolerates terrorism and Sri Lanka is no exception. Sinhala terrorism initiated by JVP who were on a path of murder and mayhem was dealt a severe blow by the state machinery where thousands of terrorists were killed. Terrorism is a form of political cancer created by agitated youth who see only one side, their side. In the Sinhala JVP it was an agitated group of youth led by Rohana Wijeweera and in the Tamils it was a wanted spoilt brat by the name of Prabhakaran. It is always the innocents who pay the price.
Terrorism cannot be tolerated in a just society and so is racism.
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sach / May 22, 2015
I hope and pray we can punish all the tamil war criminals in west who funded and deliberately helped terrorism in SL.
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
Upali Kodituwakku
“He was trembling no doubt.”
I believe he was bottling up his natural rage and inability to contain the “inquisitors”. Probably he was trying to control his wagging Nazi fingers.
“Why is this bugger so frightened if he had done no wrong and no harm?”
Is there anything that he had done right?
“What about white vans and the killings?”
And war crimes and crime against humanity?
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
RE: A Trembling Gotabaya Appears Before FCID
“A pathetic Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeared before the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) on Wednesday and sold down the drain people who worked for him. He pleaded he was clean and not guilty of any offence.”
Mara Mara Chatu Gotabbel, brother of Chatu Marabbel
More to Come. These are only financial frauds..
Sri Lanka’s defense secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, says General Sarath Fonseka will be executed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHlSZnrUiE
Sarath Fonseka said Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to kill LTTE Tamils who carrying White Flags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwz_umDr5ig
Here is the Proof and Evidence video regarding Sri Lankan Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said in a public rally in Rathnapura, Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to kill Innocent LTTE Tamil Tigers Leaders who carrying White Flags.
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
RE: A Trembling Gotabaya Appears Before FCID
Mara Mara Gotabbel Mara Brother of Chatu Raja
The infamous Gotabaya Rajapaksa ridicules and laughs at Lasantha Wickrematunge being killed off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoqPyuE0gpk
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMQxV07w5r8
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
Upali Kodituwakku
“He was trembling no doubt. But Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka did not tremble when Gotabaya sent him to prison on trumped up charges.”
That is the difference between a HERO, Sarah Fonseka and a COWARD, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
When Nathan Hale, American Patriot was caught by the British, and just before he was ececuted, asked to say a few words before his execution, and supposed to have said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
Sri Lanka’s COWARD Gotabbel Rajapaksa, after being called in for some Financial Frauds, TREMBLES, and exposed all around him to save his skin.
Wonder how much he will tremble and scream, after he is found guilty of all the Crimes that he is behind.
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len / May 21, 2015
Bullies only powerful when they have the support. Out of the comfort zone the are cowards.
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
RE”A Trembling Gotabaya Appears Before FCID
“The first part of the questioning, which went on for a total of six hours, was on the procurement of MiG-27 fighter jets for the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). A nervous Rajapaksa, his hands shivering, said the purchases were done in a proper way. When subjected to deeper questioning he said the person responsible for all those matters was Air Marshal Roshan Gunatileke, who was the Air Force Commander at that time.”
“A nervous Rajapaksa, his hands shivering, said the purchases were done in a proper way”
Indeed, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has done is proper way. He ordered the killing of Lsantha Wickramatunga.
The infamous Gotabaya Rajapaksa ridicules and laughs at Lasantha Wickrematunge being killed off.
Who is Lasantha Wickramatunga? There are so many murders in the world…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoqPyuE0gpk
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Rajash / May 21, 2015
This is the guy who was once the most powerful man in Sri Lanka. He not only made made every one tremble but made some to flee the country even. his iron grip of fear extended beyond the shors of Sri Lanka. He thought he can get away with anything. The clan thought tehy will rule Sri Lanka for ever.
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Kakka / May 21, 2015
Karma is a powerful thing. Hague or no Hague, if any one has done wrong things , even Prabhakaran and Adel will have to pay. Rajapaksas and the Wickramasinghes are a prime example.
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Jagath Fernando / May 21, 2015
Waiting to see Dilith J and Nalaka Godahewa to be questioned on share deals.
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Chris Abey / May 22, 2015
This criminal was always a coward.Remember when he was transferred to Vavuniya he left the country.Came back only when his brother became President and tried to pose off as a patriot.patriots have robbed us all blind.Can see all the tricks they have been playing.Fooled all the people by renovating old buildings and beautifying Colombo as if he was spending his own money.
Charge him for murder .Charge him for murder of lasantha too and may others who simply vanished.How does this vicious criminal sleep at night?After all the killings he and his brother carrying baskets of flowers and visiting temples.!!!!
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Burt / May 22, 2015
“Why is this bugger so frightened”
Considering the number of white vans, and the amount of individuals that have disappeared without a trace, if he ever goes to jail will have to be in isolation. Otherwise he could turn to be the B!tch of more than one person.
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MiraKRajBanda / May 21, 2015
Why no questions were asked about Avantgate (Gota’s Watergate) and it’s notorious weapon supplies to Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and even Al-Qaeda?
He created BBS to cover up his criminal activates and the mouthpiece Ganasara missing in action! He should also be questioned in regards to Mayhem and killing spree of Aluthgama…
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roger / May 21, 2015
Reason why this questioning is limited to the MiG deal & Lanka hospital finances only, Wait for more episodes!!!
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
MiraKRajBanda
“He created BBS to cover up his criminal activates and the mouthpiece Ganasara missing in action!”
He energised fading parochial Sinhala/Buddhist nationalism in order to hide his sins, including corruption, ……. war crimes, political murders, etc. BBS is only one flimsy curtain among many.
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
Native Vedda
Listen towards the Middle how Wimal Modawansa contacts Gotabaya Rajapaksa, so that he can continue with his demonstrations, and contacts the DIG.
Te corruption of Law and Order by Gottabel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-y8WXyUR03M
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
Amarasiri
Thanks
Interesting.
Weerawansa is worried about the manner in which he was questioned/treated whereas we are worried about his conduct as a politician, MP, a fellow human being(?).
Where is his rhetoric?
Pathetic.
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ken Robert / May 22, 2015
Amarasiri
Can a defence secretary talk like this to a senior DIG in a developed country? I doubt it. it is only possible in a third world country in south asia.
I want to know when this incident took place.
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Amarasiri / May 22, 2015
ken Robert
“I want to know when this incident took place. “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-y8WXyUR03M
The First Part took place recently, perhaps within a month in 2015.
The second Part is a Flashback to 2010, during 2010 during Rajapaksa regime, the then Minister Wimal Weerawansa, and as to how he carried out his duties.
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Hamlet / May 21, 2015
“Ganasara missing in action!”
No one to give Him Noon Dane’ now?
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cholan / May 21, 2015
This BBS thug was recently spotted in a massage parlor in Bangkok…
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
Hamlet
“No one to give Him Noon Dane’ now?”
To eat, or not to eat!.
At least Ganasara can lose some weight.
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Analyst / May 21, 2015
Can we get quotes from the Episode” Hamlet ” by The great author Shakespeare? On ” to be or not to be.”
Sorry I may have got the wrong Novel. Comedy of errors would be more appropriate.
You’re great CT
WE ARE ENJOYING THE FREEDOM. HEH HEH HEH. WHEN SOMEONE IS TREMBLING.
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Point of View / May 21, 2015
A nervous Rajapaksa, his hands shivering……. he claims he is a very pious person, so he knows Karma is catching up !
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Maghribi / May 21, 2015
Emotional pain is one of the punishment for the guilty until eternal pain takes over for the crimes human beings commit in this life.
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punchinilame / May 21, 2015
This is not a good sign, with a pace-maker implanted and a family history of longevity
in the 60s, lets hope everything ends peacefully and Sri Lanka gets about its Society
building that has stalled for 9 yrs.
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Lionel Kumarasiri / May 21, 2015
Congratulations to the FCID. Only those who are
corrupt and frightened are protesting against
them. That is the only way they can cover up
their past sins.
The FCID was brave enough to summon Gotabaya
to their office. They are not like the servile CID
who went to his house to record a statement.
There is no doubt if the FCID is allowed to do their
job, this former Defence Secretary who says he is lily
white and a pure padre free from corrutpion will have
no place in Sri Lanka to stay. The shark lover who has
given up his US citizenship will have to jump into
the deep sea.
Even the thug Mervyn Silva once said he was clean
and was closer to gods. So what is this Gootabaya?
A mere coward who suffers from an inferiority complex.
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 21, 2015
Ranil’s F…….CID must have nothing important to do.
Singapaore Mahendran is siphoning off 3 % in to his his Family trust on LKR 5000 Million.
And ut is going to continue for 30 years.
Air Force bought the MIGs for a fraction of that and finished off the Western backed Terrorists,
Of course latter is a bigger crime ..Isn’t it?.
After all the deal was done in Singapore to establish Ranil’s FFCID with Diaspora Dollars..Or should I say Pounds to be precise.
Probably indemnity for Singaporeans and Diasporians are enshrined in the ” Deal”..
Yahapalanay …. Sure is….
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
K.A Sumanasekera
I believe you are familiar with Hatana (war poems) such as Sitavaka Hatana, Parar’igi Hatana, Ingirisi Hatana, Kustantinu Hatana, Maha Hatana, …………………… Alakesvara etc.
You should consider writing a few poems about the war for example Demela Hatana, Arabi Hatana, Parangi Hatana, Vanni Katana, Gotabaya Yukthaya, Vanquished VP Hatana, ….. .. .
One more Hatana, Gotabaya Yukthaya to save his bum and his treasure.
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 21, 2015
Dear Native,
I have no idea what you are on about.
But I remember Parangiya , thanks to your mate Poorten.
Any way your Ranil mate, is not worried about the problems facing our Kossas in the North, 4 of whom got bashed by the TNA citizens in Jaffna.
That was for catching the Rapists and bringing them to court.
Just imagine if even one Sinhalese was among the Rapists.
Ranil and his mates have been with the LTTE all the way.
Ranil is the only Govt leader who has singed a agreement with Prabakaran
Solly wasn’t a leader … Right.
Next time when the TNA citizens send a few Kossas in body bags , Ranil supporters in Cinnanmon and Wellala Gardens might appreciate Gota’s work to keep peace and harmony in Colombo since Nanthikadal in particular .
And allowed the Elite to go to CR & FC , Otters and Bellagio and have fun, while their youngsters danced the night away at Rythum & Blues with Dr Mervyn’s son.
Perhaps you should write a poem about it.
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Lankan / May 21, 2015
But you are so biased Mr Sumanasekera. Why can’t you criticise
injustice, corruption and criminal acts without
taking sides?
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
K.A Sumanasekera
“Just imagine if even one Sinhalese was among the Rapists.”
All those rapists are being protected under the unwritten “smart ass patriotic act of impunity”
“Ranil is the only Govt leader who has singed a agreement with Prabakaran”
Premadasa and Mahinda had unwritten gentleman agreement with VP. In both cases VP delivered.
Are you or are you not going to write Hatana poems deserves a simple answer?
Are you aware of or familiar with Sinhala literary works?
“I have no idea what you are on about.”
Do you have any idea of any other thing?
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Waran / May 21, 2015
Hi K.A Sumanasekera Don’t you worry your karma is spinning its web around you. soon natural justice would be delivered to you. No human is immortal. your comments are spinning around you, beware.
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yaka / May 21, 2015
Mr Sumanasekera,
Terrorists and their supporters will bark at you. This is not a place to express our ideas.[Edited out]
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
Gota snitches
“Gotabaya said that the former Air Force Commander was responsible “if there were financial irregularities.””
Be a man.
What had happened to your wagging Nazi fingers.
The smart ass patriots are right behind you. You still can arouse Sinhala/Buddhist nationalism hide all your sins.
Make anti minority statements. Send in the BBS to riot. Find LTTE in every nook and corner.
Inform your smart ass patriots that Ranil and Sirisena have hoisted LTTE flag in the parliament, government buildings, every street corner, and produce photograph of Sampanthan, Ranil, Sirisena, Vigneshwaran, …. wearing underpants made out of LTTE flags.
I can guarantee most people won’t be right behind you.
If you need a good lawyer, please hire Namal or his dad.
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Anpu / May 21, 2015
NV,
MR when he was arrested long time ago [Edited out]
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 21, 2015
Dear Native,
Any Sinhala Buddhist with a conscience will not vote for your mates Rani, Ravi and Samare.
You know why… don’t you.
While Sira was trying to bullshit the Ranaviru Mums, Dads and Kiddies in the South , his Diaspora mates and the Vellalas were holding vigils from Mulivaikal to Mannar.
And hoisting not only the Tiger Flag but also Black flags.
And guess who denies the pro LTTE activities , It is none other than Ranil’s Nephew who is supposed to be the Defence Secretary.
Ranil knows that the only way to stop Rajapaksa winning is to put them behind bars.
They will win even from there, because there are over 6 Million Sinhala People who haven’t forgotten how Ranil and his mates sucked up to Prabakaran and his Mentors big time.
But my worry is whether Ranil will do a Athuruguriya on Rajapaksas.
As I understand there are a few Gammanpilas in the Police who will set up a hit at short notice,
There are 11.000 LTTEers with full weapons training who are now totally under the Vellala Elite from Colombo Seven.
Is the stone throwing at the High Court and attacking the Cops a precursor to the main game ?..
And it will be a win win situation for the Elite and the Vellalas when Cameron,Harper and Modhi do the reconciliation for Bodhi Sira..
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Peace Lover / May 21, 2015
@ K A sumanasekera I know you have to make your living by writing on behalf of MR and his golayas but please write sense in the first place
i)no LTTE flags were ever flown in Mulllativu
ii)Stone throwing incident in Jaffna was mob justice for the rapist (who were all Tamil) the people wanted to skin the rapists for the dastardly crime they committed and cops did their duty by not handing them over the civillians and a clash ensured just like what happens when buses run over people and get burnt by people
We can all see that your spinning yarns to soothe your frayed nerves due to MR’s Defeat!
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Japwatch / May 21, 2015
Native,
The smart [Edited out] patriots? Do you mean the devil’s advocates such as Dayan, Mahindapala?
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
Japwatch
“The smart [Edited out] patriots? Do you mean the devil’s advocates such as Dayan, Mahindapala?”
Exactly.
And there are few others, Vasu, Dinesh, Weerawansa, …….. OTC, Lal loo, Taraki (sach, Nuisance, Sarojini, Janzz, Champa, ..) theresa,….
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Off the Cuff / May 22, 2015
Dear Tamil behind a Vedda Mask,
You write a whole heap of BS and your usual response to a challenge is an attempt at intimidation and ridicule.
You get by with that with weak opponents.
On the 18th May you produced a quote from JRJ and attributed it to the Daily Telegraph, UK. When I could not find any reference to the quote at the DT UK, I wrote the following
“I hope some reader of CT can provide an authoritative ORIGINAL reference (a Google search brings up tons of results but no original)”
I also gave details of my searches within the Daily Telegraph website to allow others to repeat it.
The wiki had the same quote attributed to JRJ.
The Wiki article which contains this JRJ quote uses the following reference.
“Lies and Deceptions! Comical Alis of Sri Lanka”. Telegraph UK. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
The link there directs to an Article written by Richard Dixon.
This Wiki article has been SPECIFICALLY Disowned by the Telegraph.
Richard Dixon is not listed by the Telegraph, either as a staff member or as a contributor (again I provided details of my searches)
I gave all these details in my comment.
You responded with sarcasm providing a Link to the Nation newspaper, intending to stifle any further challenge.
When I checked out the link given, it turned out to be junk.
The article there was written by a KKS Perera and did not even have the purported DT UK reporter’s name.
I pointed this out to you in my comment of May 21, 2015 at 3:23 am
So far there is no response from you.
Obviously you were propagating hearsay that you could not Authenticate.
Every time you tried to challenge me, you fell flat on your face because you are not truthful and have no integrity.
Any interested reader can follow the most recent engagement at the following link and I can provide many others for the engagements in the past
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/parliamentary-elections-what-should-president-sirisena-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1834458
There is also two other interesting comments there (on a different subject)
Native Vedda May 21, 2015 at 12:18 am
and my reply
Off the Cuff May 21, 2015 at 12:10 pm
which is also awaiting your response.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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Amarasiri / May 21, 2015
Native Vedda
“(Gottabbel),Be a man.”
Any left over LTTE cyanide pills to be donated or offered to Gottabel?
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Sunil Dahanayake / May 21, 2015
This is all “Boru Show”.
I suggest that RW clearly knows that he can not become the next PM after the next parliamentary elections if Mahinda and Gotabaya are going to contest. Therefore, in order to secure and pave the path for his future PM post, he is trying to put Gotabaya in the jail.
If RW is a true democratic person, he should not create any kind of barriers to Gotabaya on his way to next parliamentary elections.
I also want to mention that Gotabaya is the only man who did some work like “Wiswakarma” in his capacity as the Secretary of Ministry of Defense.
He is an excellent work oriented man who can do things and show the results not like current government jokers.
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srilal / May 21, 2015
“If RW is a true democratic person, he should not create any kind of barriers to Gotabaya on his way to next parliamentary elections.”
Don’t worry about RW being a “true democratic person” or not , RW & MY3 must follow the rules , at least we the 6.2 Million people demanding justice to be served on the whole Mafia family , nothing less would do , we want to see the whole Mafia family behind bars for the rest of their lives , Gota being the super hero , he must act like one ! Shiranthi ,Yoshitha and Namal’s cases are being finalized ,hence before long Troika would be confined to their rightful places , as for pseudo rocket scientist Rohitha , he can relax for the time being ! question remains at large as to who that mystery investor was , one wonders who would invest two hundred odd million dollars in Rohitha ‘s pet space project ?
Even though FM S. Fonseka was innocent on all the trump up charges , he still led his way to walikada prison like a real soldier , he served his time within the prison walls despite hi life threatening illness , for us he is a true hero !
isn’t it funny that name Gotabaya carries “baya ” portion at the end , no wonder people used to call him Baya Gota !
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Senthil / May 21, 2015
Because MR appointed this psychopath for that post, how many innocent people Tamils & Singhalese he killed or did what ever he liked. Please Singhalese, without just denying everything, watch those videos taken by army and sold to Tamils – very sad. More sad thing is why they killed surrendered people after the war ended because a hooded man could be Tamil or Muslim nodded his head. This man should not die quickly he has to enjoy all the torture he has tested on innocent Tamils. To unite the country and to save from dividing in far future , now more and more Singhalese have to come forward to compensate affected people politically and financially. All the blood drained in Mullivaikal should not go in vain.
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Govinda / May 21, 2015
A Trembling Gotabaya Appears Before FCID
Dear Sunil Dahanayake
Why should RW keep quiet, so you mean to say the criminals should be set scott free.
This is what the general public wanted from Jan 8 onwards. So the procees is moving smoothly. It can take time.
Watch and see whats next.
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Champa / May 21, 2015
Who believes this junk?
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is a man of courage.
What is the veracity of the content of this news item? Did they get a copy of his statement or did they get exclusive power to record this live inside the FCID? Lot more to learn when trying to convert a sheer farce into truth. Not convincing at all. Just a pathetic attempt.
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patriot / May 21, 2015
Exactly, just another piece of gossip, wake up people.
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Splatt / May 21, 2015
The pro-Government Daily News makes no mention of Gota trembling etc. They would have if it was true. CT have managed to find a suitable photo as well.
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CHOLAN / May 21, 2015
Hurray ..DOGGABAYA is a man of courage my foot ..
.ONLY WHEN HE IS SUROUNDED BY ARMY WITH RIFLES .
.but he is like a street rat today
Can he walk alone even in a 100 % Sinhala area today ????
Cheers
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cholan / May 21, 2015
Film the behavior of this COWARD and telecast over TV ……
so his followers will understand about this COWARD…
Doubt even today this COWARD will stand alone in front of a teenage TAMIL boy who can knock down this JOKER…easiely
ICC trials all are being telecast on TV LIVE..the world can see this joker`s reaction…
THIS JOKER IS CHEAPER THAN A STREET RAT TODAY
Cheers
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Champa / May 21, 2015
Cholan
All your ABOVE words apply to you in the same manner 6 years ago and beyond, if you have lived in the North and not in India like a coward.
You all lived like shivering rats inside burrows in the North for 30 years for fear of your Sun God, Prabhakaran, the most ruthless, brutal terrorist in the world.
Your children didn’t go to school. They were slaved child soldiers forcibly snatched from your cradle by your Sun God, Prabhakaran. You were even scared of your own children who worshipped their cyanide hanging in their necks.
Your teens were suicide bombers worked for the Sun God, Prabhakaran. You saw them only one time after they were taken by force, that is the day they meant to kill others and themselves together.
Your Sun God, Prabhakaran kept you all under his siege by sheer force, instilling fear, for good 30 long years. You couldn’t work. You couldn’t do farming. You couldn’t sleep. You couldn’t leave your house. You didn’t even have the freedom to see the sunlight.
You all lived on government assistance, food, shelter, medicine, etc. Most of these essentials were either grabbed or stolen by your Sun God, Prabhakaran and his barbaric cadre, before they reached you.
The valiant Sinhalese Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who almost lost his own life to a LTTE bomb, used all his might along with his patriotic security forces to rescue you all from YOUR OWN barbarian Sun God, Prabhakaran, who was after nothing but hot blood and pieces of flesh and limbs.
Today, you all are enjoying precious peace and protection from any barbarian terrorist, as a result of the noble contributions made by Sinhalese Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the esteemed sacrifices made by our security forces.
Watch out and guard your churlish tongue Cholan, there are all the signs of your Sun God, Prabhakaran’s remnants are coming out from their hiding.
You must remember that You DON’T HAVE any gallant, lion-hearted people Like Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in your Tamil Community, to rescue or protect you from brutal terrorists who are on their way!!!
You know what, PRESIDENT ‘Maithree’, I CURSE you 1000 times a day for making these jackass cowards insulting Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in this contemptible manner. You, PRESIDENT, you should rot in hell alive, for the unbearable pain you give all of us, Sinhalese.
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cholan / May 21, 2015
@ Champa
DOGGABAYA liberated Tamils from LTTE….??
You can sell this story to Podi Menike and Punchi Banda who only read Sinhala Press…
Just wait till September..they will release the UN REPORT on internet and you know what happend in Nadikadal during May 2009.
For your information most first hand informations were provided by Sinhala Army Soldiers and Majors with photos and videos UN investigators …
Are these Sinhala people also ungrateful ???
Why they exposed DOGGABAYA to world body ???
Next stop for MURDERPAKSE AND DOGGABAYA is ICC at The Hague ..from their to prison to give company to Charles Taylor ex-President of Liberia and soon Basheer the current President of Sudan will join them ..
Cheers
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Champa / May 22, 2015
Cholan
UN Report, no problem. How could you be so sure of the contents, even months before it is published? Did they consult you to get your version of the war? Don’t you know that, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Don’t forget, EVERY ARGUMENT has a COUNTER-ARGUMENT! We have experts.
Tamils didn’t stand up for terrorists, they subdued. We lion-hearted Sinhalese, confronted, challenged and defeated terrorism.
We Sinhalese are not cowards like you. There is no match for our courage in this universe. Collectively, we all will come as one single force. You don’t know us.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is a true legend. Our history is adorned by many heroes.
When the right time comes, we come forward to protect all our heroes, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka and all our valiant security forces who led a humanitarian operation IN GOOD FAITH, with risks to their own lives, to protect this country from the barbarian Terrorist Prabhakaran and the terror he unleashed for 30 years, in order to give a peaceful and happy life to every citizen of Sri Lanka, irrespective of their race, religion or creed.
This world is not run by terrorists, their remnants or their sympathizers, Cholan. Billions of people stand up against terrorism and stand up for their Right to Life.
Re: information provided by soldiers. Every information can be challenged for its veracity and source. Any information sold for money, loses its credibility, at the very moment and therefore cannot stand as proof.
UN is an impartial world body, Cholan. It doesn’t run by one person. I feel sorry for you, for your passionate attempt in equalizing this impartial body with LTTE Jungle Courts.
For your last para, my answer is a sweet smile cos’ I feel really good.
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cholan / May 22, 2015
@ Champa
So your great great great father was a LION according to Mahavamsa comic book …
Why these Lion couldn’t face LTTE alone ?????
Why Lion got the help of 36 countries and banned chemical weapon supplied by poverty India to temporarily silence them?
The whole world watched SL over 30 years..
TRUTH IS SINHALA ARMY HAS NO BRAIN OR MUSCLE TO FACE LTTE ALONE…..
Sorry next time no country will come for your aide because now they know the real face of Sinhalesae governments…
Tell your dearest DOGGABAYA to walk alone in a 100% Sinhala area today …he will wet his pants ..hsi own people are waiting for him remember this
Cheers
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Champa / May 22, 2015
Cholan
The simple answer everybody know, you don’t know is that, LTTE was a guerilla movement while we are a legitimate government Army.
“The whole world watched SL over 30 years”
NO, they didn’t. Sri Lanka came into their map, only at the LAST PART of the LAST PHASE of the war against terrorists. That is why they are bias. That is why they try to whitewash terrorists. That is why you all could TEMPORARILY managed to mislead them. That is why your false propaganda TEMPORARILY succeeded, which will soon be countered by us.
“Sorry next time no country will come for your aide…..”
There is NO ‘Next Time’, my friend! NO MORE chances for terrorism! Fully assured!
That pledge was WRITTEN IN BLOOD by 26,000 of our fallen security forces’ war heroes and 24,000 valiant soldiers who oblated their eyes, legs and limbs for this noble task !!!
Excuse me, I can’t type anymore. My eyes are blurred with tears.
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cholan / May 22, 2015
@ Chmapa Mum
Where were your LION hearted Sinhalse when your mother land was occupied by IPKF from poverty India ????
all were hiding under beds hugging their wives..it was the LTTE who gave an unforgettable lesson to poverty IPKF ….
During US occupation in Vietnam 100s of monks went on self immolation in front of US Embassy there..
He he he where were your Buddhist Ayatullahs during IPKF invasion???
Malayala Kerala Origin Sinhalese are lion hearted….
now DOGGABAKSE is trembling during investigation
Cheers
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Champa / May 22, 2015
Cholan, my friend,
I gave you a bellyful already!
As a woman with ‘TRUE SINHALESE BLOOD”, I don’t attack my FALLEN opponents.
Now you are trying to stoop to the lowest level. Therefore, “no reply”.
However, if you can learn to act with civility and maintain professionalism, I am ready to offer my hand for you to get up so that we can resume our fight.
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Off the Cuff / May 23, 2015
Dear Champa,
Cholan has a way of running with the goal posts. He cannot keep his focus and forgets what he originally challenged with the passage of time (when he is losing).
You are a good writer but don’t let your personal feelings cloud your ability to make rational judgments.
Expose the Separatist propaganda by writing the truth and if possible back up what you say with good references. That will reach the uninformed THINKING reader and help them to reach a judgment on their own. You will be attacked by the Separatist propagandists as that puts a spanner in their propaganda machine.
CT was also dominated by a group of “intellectuals” who had their own way before and find a newcomer with different views a threat to their former dominance.
Don’t worry about any of them and keep on writing.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 23, 2015
@ Champa Mum & Off the Cuff
The way you are dancing for the fake..artificial ..borrowed victory with the help of 36 countries specially using banned chemical weapons suppled by poverty India is really disgrace….
No power in the history of this world suppressed the freedom struggle of people …do you think your cardboard patriotic leaders can do this by guns and threat …for how long???
It is your great grand father..father..cousins..uncles by their savagery act against Tamils from 1956 to 1983 created LTTE…..they never jumped from the sky suddenly …
If you think you can rule Tamils by force and gun you are badly mistaken…….recent attack by so called 100 Sinhala students at Eastern Campus on a Tamil staff…just for playing Tamil National Anthem is a good example of the mentality of present Sinhala Generation….
This is the last chance for Sinhalese ……the Malayalies from Kerala ..
We want answers for the tears of our mothers ..sisters and wives ….
Tear is powerful than weapon
MURDERPAKSE AND DOGGBAYA PLUS THEIR GENERALS should end up in the jail for their Crime and rot till their last day..
The negative comments about this MURDERPAKSE & Co., by the Sinhala bloggers is a good example how they hate these thugs …..
Mahavamsa Laws are not acceptable by ICC…..
Cheers
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Off the Cuff / May 23, 2015
Dear Cholan,
Re “We want answers for the tears of our mothers ..sisters and wives ….”
Then you should begin by delivering JUSTICE to the 200,000+ parents and perhaps another 400,000 brothers and sisters whose children / brothers / sisters were used as cannon fodder by your LTTE.
The Criminal is at your hands reach yet you have done nothing, proves that you are not genuine and is shedding Crocodile tears.
Campaign against Adele Balasingham and show how genuine you are.
If you cannot do that you are just an opportunistic, separatist propagandist, trying to market the sorrow of others for your selfish greedy purposes of power.
BTW where were you while the children of the North were used as a cat’s paw? Having a beer in a London Pub?
Re “The way you are dancing for the fake.. artificial ..borrowed victory with the help of 36 countries specially using banned chemical weapons suppled by poverty India is really disgrace….”
A Disappointed Fanatic rubbing balm on his wounded Ego.
Poor soul, you have forgotten 3 June 1987.
Without India’s help the LTTE would have been History in 1987.
Without India’s RAW the LTTE would have been History long before that.
You see Cholan, as far as History goes, you are an ignoramus.
As I told Champa you will start running with the goal posts which is what you have done so far.
Kind Regards,
OTC
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cholan / May 24, 2015
The death of Tamils be it 10…100..100000000 …is our problem don’t shed crocodile tears..
But first we want the answer for the butchering..rape of 300,000 Tamils ..now this is in the hand of international community no way to escape except committing suicide
Even without the help of poverty India or her RAW …TAMILS could have organized a challenge to Sinhala state who have massacred Tamils since 1956 …no LTTE then..ever know the number of Tamils butchered by your Grand father..father..uncle..cousins from 1956 to 1983 while your Sinhal forces looked other side
Shame on you still ready to celebrate a fake..borrowed ..victory with the help of 36 countries and using banned chemical weapons supplied by poverty India …
You all have Malayali blood not imaginative Sinhala blood ..all you came from To day Kerala once Tamil Sera kingdom…
Not only Europeans but also your current favorite Uncle SAM have warned many times …if you try to rule Tamils by force and guns there will be more LTTE s in future ..
Cheers
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Off the Cuff / May 26, 2015
You see Cholan you have got stuck in a repeating grove like an old record.
You have simply run out of arguments.
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Champa / May 23, 2015
Dear Off the Cuff
Thank you for the encouragement. Some of the things I write, I know by heart. And I just couldn’t bear these people insulting the very man who liberated them from terrorists. I am ruthless sometimes, but I wanted them to remember the agony they went through when terrorism existed in this country.
You are absolutely right. At the right side forum, my character was assassinated left right and centre at one point. They couldn’t come up with a solid counter argument, that is why. They call themselves ‘intellectuals’. They thought I will run away. As I knew their motives, I didn’t back down.
We should thank CT for the opportunity given to us.
Kind regards
Champa
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 22, 2015
Champa ,
Don’t worry mate,
There are more than 5.8 Million now, who share your feelings.
UNP , Diaspora, Anglicans and the Vellalas going after the good Sinhala People who eliminated Prabakaran and his Terrorist Machine is understandable.
Because they put in 30 years of hard work to keep the LTTE in the North and the East.
What makes me spew is when I see and hear the scum bags like Ranawaka, Rathne,and Anura Kumara licking their backsides.
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Ram / May 22, 2015
Not if he worshipped the Sungoat. His moniker should be a giveaway.
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dcn / May 21, 2015
If your conscious is clear you need not fear harassment from any quarter. However, for sins Commtted to harm people, robbing the state or others property, cheating and misleading, white van episodes, etc etc want let anyone escape. You can shout, bulldoze, or plead and nothing will help you but to accept all wrongdoing so that some remission can be expected.
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Splatt / May 21, 2015
‘Trembling..pathetic…nervous…shivering with nervousness….helpless’
Completely unbiased article by an unnamed author about questioning by impartial, incorruptible people.
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cholan / May 21, 2015
he he he this DOGGABAYA is no more defense secretary surrounded by thugs with rifles…
even he will shiver when he is at home ..and wet his pant …when he think about ICC
..even an african nation will not give this post for this uneducated war criminal
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Japwatch / May 21, 2015
Cholan,
I envy your sense of humor. Wish there were more people like you.
You are laughing about the Africans? Do you know that some remnant arms from the LTTE wasexported to Africa? I don’t know who is behind it. But sad to think that those arms are going to be used to kiill a few people there. The arm dealers should be cursed.
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cholan / May 22, 2015
@ Japwatch
When there is a conflict in this world arms dealers are there…….
Though arms export is controlled by rules and regulations ….these dealers can manipulate and succeed …make millions and live comfortably while people are being killed
Today there is no war in western europe …but they manufacture arms and sell this to African countries
Africa and Arabs countries are the biggest buyers of arms today……
involvement of the west in Afghanistan ..Libya..Iraq is to demonstrate and test their latest arsenals and Arabs who don’t know how to handle these weapons are the immediate buyers ….tons of arms are in Saudi Arabia without even open the crates…
–as long as the human race exist in this world ..there will be always wars…ALBERT EINSTEIN
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Crazyoldmansl / May 21, 2015
I do not believe a word of this. Ranil is scared of Gota and he will make sure that Gotagetsaway.
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Manel / May 21, 2015
What happened to the arrogant and intimidating Gota? Like so many other cocky bullies, he is nothing but a coward. Now that he is without power, and have no backing of his criminal family, he is reduced to a coward throwing his golayas under the bus to save his neck. These crooks should be investigated and if found guilty must face the stiffest sentence making sure all that they have taken from the Sri Lankan people, be paid back.
He was behind many serious crimes, set the BBS to cause fear among people, and suspected of being behind kidnappings and murders, and should be held responsible for these crimes after facing a a court of law.
The Rajapaksa’s should be locked up for a long time.
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Rabok / May 21, 2015
Why not inquire purchases of MIG 23s during previous regimes – how many months were they in operational condition – Did anyone was punished or jailed for thumping commissions taken by higher ups closer to the then Government where Ranil was also there – during that time there were many stories about commissions taken by ….. – Why not also investigate brutal white van killings by UNP Gov. during JVP terrorism – May be Ranil can start a fresh investigation of Richard Zoysa killing also – How many journalists were killed when UNP was in power
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justice / May 21, 2015
Gotabaya sent hundreds of citizens to confinement in army camps/prisons for three months at a time and renewed same at three month intervals, without producing them before courts, under the PTA.
This is the worst crime he did.
Hundreds are still in confinement, with their ‘three months’ being extended automatically, by his successor.
Only a few like Jeyakumari Balendran complained in courts – she had to be released on bail – and, the trial is indefinitely postponed as the trumped up evidence will not stand judicial scrutiny.
The Sirisena regime allows the PTA to exist in spite of appeal by many human rights activists and organisations.
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CountryFirst / May 21, 2015
SHAME ON ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO FORGET WHAT THE WAR BROUGHT TO THIS WHOLE COUNTRY….TAMILS AND SINHALESE ALIKE…WHEN ROADSIDE BOMBS AND GRENADES WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
GUESS YOU GUYS WERE ALL THERE CHEERING THE LTTE AS THEY ABDUCTED YOUR OWN TAMIL CHILDREN AND BRAINWASHED THEM INTO ROBOTS WHO WOULD CARRY OUT SUICIDE MISSIONS, KILLED YOUR OWN POLITICAL LEADERS, COERCED YOU INTO GIVING YOUR SAVINGS TO SUSTAIN A LUXURY LIFE FOR THE CHIEF AND HIS MEN….
WHAT MAKES FOR SUCH SHAMELESSNESS, LACK OF COMPASSION, AND HATE-DRIVEN VENGEANCE IMPRINTED IN YOUR MINDSETS?
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srilal / May 21, 2015
This coward fled the country when his services were desperately needed , what was his excuse for sneaking out the country that time ? apparently , political leadership wasn’t strong enough ! what kind of BS excuse for a true patriotic soldier is that ? had all the other senior offices followed Gota’s cowered excuse to save their necks , what would would have been the end result ? people who can’t think rationally , Gota’s excuse is acceptable , but for us , hell no ! he found his way back to sri Lanka only after his brother fraudulently captured the power from its rightful owner Ranil ,since then Gota high jacked Srilanka by force , defeating LTTE is only one aspect of it , FM SF and rest of the forces deserve more credit than this coward . Gota the goon must pay for all his sin.
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Renuka / May 21, 2015
It would be better to not shout with caps. Just because they ended terrorism, does not mean they should get away with crimes against the people and country. It does not give them the right to steal billions of dollars, misuse public property, and abuse their powers. They should be investigated for the thousands of citizens missing up North and other places, and questioned about the corruption they seem to be involved in. That is a real democracy, and ending terrorism does not mean you take the opportunity to do what the hell you like, or behave like tyrants. Their supporters should stop justifying their crimes and pretend it is okay.
It is not.
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CountryFirst / May 21, 2015
Worse crimes were committed by those who now try to claim sweet innocence, with short memories of what went on while they buried their heads in the sand. Double standards and short memories!!
Shameful… but what goes around comes around so the day will come when those who use vengeance in the name of democracy will see how this time around, the fascism that operates beneath the overt claims of “good governance” via the FCID is worse than anything they have seen before in this land…
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
CountryFirst
“WHEN ROADSIDE BOMBS AND GRENADES WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY.”
LTTE used suicide bombers. bombs and grenades sre news to me.
Whatever LTTE did or didn’t do, does it give Gota the right to steal, kill and commit war crimes?
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 21, 2015
So Ranil’s new DIG mate knows all about Insider Trading, Dummy Bids , Price Fixing to quiz our ex Defence Sex on his Million Dollar Share Portfolio….
I always under estimate this Ranil.
I thought his forte was to use dirty cops like Gammanpila to expose our brave Intelligence Officers to Tamil Tigers.
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Lankan / May 21, 2015
K.A Sumanasekera ,
Why do you support the MR regime so strongly?
Were they flawless and the best thing tp happen to Sri Lanka?
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Native Vedda / May 21, 2015
Lankan
“Why do you support the MR regime so strongly?”
This is nothing but emotional hang over.
Please don’t ask him any rational questions as he finds them difficult and never gets to the point.
He is a person
who loves Vellalas, but hates Tamils
who loves Sinhala/Buddhists more than Sinhalese and Buddhists
Who never gets to the point, never answers the question though they are simple and short. For example ask him his name lets see whether you get an answer.
who bid good bye to logic and rationality immediately after he was born.
……….
………..
who also believes I am connected to or related to
Ranil, Rajaratnam, Sirisena, Ravi, Cameron, S JV Chelva, Premadasa, Rudrakumaran, Sooka, BBS Gnanasara thug, Hakim and was a member of All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), Bishop Rayappu’s nephew, …. C V Wigneswaran, Karunanithy, Jayalalitha, Obama, Solheim, ….
simply because I am not prepared to carry MR’s b***s.
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 23, 2015
Dear Native,
You have summed up your allegiance to the Elite, Vellalas , Anglicans and the Whabis beautifully….
But I never thought you would suck up to those Nadu Tamils whom even our Tuk Tuk drivers don’t like ..
Any way keep up the good work .
Your special mate Ranil needs every bit of Dalit support if he can get it, because our Sinhala inhabitants with a conscience will kick him in the butt when he fronts up to be elected .
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Peace Lover / May 21, 2015
@ K A sumanasekera I know you have to make your living by writing on behalf of MR and his golayas but please write sense in the first place
i)no LTTE flags were ever flown in Mulllativu
ii)Stone throwing incident in Jaffna was mob justice for the rapist (who were all Tamil) the people wanted to skin the rapists for the dastardly crime they committed and cops did their duty by not handing them over the civillians and a clash ensured just like what happens when buses run over people and get burnt by people
We can all see that your spinning yarns to soothe your frayed nerves due to MR’s Defeat!
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 22, 2015
Dear Lankan,
Have been come down to Lanka to say hello to your relos, before and after Mulivaikal !!!!
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Bensen Berner / May 21, 2015
Qualifying for the just desserts for the murders, wanton killings, abductions and kidnappings, corruption. The course of Karma cannot be avoided. It also awaits the rest of the First Family. Bensen
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Senthil / May 21, 2015
CountryFirst,
I advise you to learn some basic human phycology to understand who is LTTE and how they formed, who is responsible for their creation from a peaceful community.I still remember how Gotha shouted in hysteria during BBC interview. CountryFirst (good nickname) even to write some comments you have to hide behind a nick name – what a shame. How are you going to rebuild the country hope you are from a useless old generation. Younger generation is more intelligent, please leave it to them. When British left Ceylon it was a beautiful country but now ruined. We need new set of educated politicians to our country – what uneducated, corrupted lots done so far is enough. Why some idiots still think to bring back fools like MR, try some good new person and get rid of all corrupted lots.
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CountryFirst / May 21, 2015
“Phycology” – is the study of Fungi! What are you talking about? You reveal yourself to be an ignoramus when you talk of “human phycology”!
And a “nickname” ?? I use a pen-name/pseudonym/nom-de-plume…NOT A NICKNAME. You reveal yourself to be the uneducated idiot who uses words without knowing their meaning or their usage.
Suggest you learn the proper use of the English language.
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CountryFirst / May 21, 2015
Reply to Senthil:
“Phycology” – is the study of Fungi! What are you talking about? You reveal yourself to be an ignoramus when you talk of “human phycology”!
And a “nickname” ?? I use a pen-name/pseudonym/nom-de-plume…NOT A NICKNAME. You reveal yourself to be the uneducated idiot who uses words without knowing their meaning or their usage.
Suggest you learn the proper use of the English language.
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ken Robert / May 22, 2015
Country first
Phycology is a study of algae. Mycology is the study of Fungi.
“You reveal yourself to be an ignoramus when you talk of “human phycology”
Pardon me. Your slip is showing.
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countryfirst / May 23, 2015
oops! My slip indeed! But my point is there is no such thing as Human Phycology!! Fundamental error by Senthil!
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sach / May 22, 2015
GG Ponnambalam
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Pot Shot / May 21, 2015
People within the Army have told me how Gota is a coward. He used his bother’s position in government to get him transferred out of operational areas with facing the LTTE in battle. He is at his arrogant best only when he has power.
These thick skinned rotters should be sent to jail. Was is it not Gota who told the BBC that he will hang Field Marshall SF. If he was the bold man he claims to be he should then say he will hang the FCID investigators.
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arul / May 21, 2015
This man Gotabaya – an Officer but not a gentleman, and now
a coward! But knowing SL politics, is this his end?????????????
Arul
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Goraka / May 21, 2015
Gota is being accused of robbing billions of Rs. of Sri Lankan’s hard earned money.
He is answerable to 20 million Sri Lankans.
When most Sri Lankans are struggling to make a decent living and paying taxes in one form or another, these modern day politicians in suit and tie are robbing the taxpayers as if they are inheritance from their parents.
Shame on them.
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Kumari Gunasekera / May 21, 2015
To: Champa and Country First
From what you say, Gota story on CT is not fact but
fiction.
1. He did not go to the FCID and make a statement.
2. Therefore, he was not trembling and mumbling.
3. Therefore he did not ask his security men to
reverse his vehicle into the FCID building to make
a quick getaway. You don’t believe that is why TV
did not have footage or print media photographs.
4. He was such a brave warrior, he went admonished all
at FCID for having the cheek and the gumption to
question him. What a cardboard sando he is.
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Ram / May 22, 2015
No wonder PARAmasiri describes you as having an IQ of 69.
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Japwatch / May 22, 2015
Kamari,
You can ignore the likes of Champagne as she seems to beyond redemption. She is a newbie here and her comments just indicate one thing. She is idol-worshipping The clan that plundered the nation and robbed the poor people of their right to a decent life and education.
In fact some of us here are enjoying by reading the comments more than the articles:)
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Push / May 21, 2015
Gota has lost his credibility beyond salvation with his double games played in the past at the expense of country’s economy. He will have to be interrogated deep into the bottom of maters to unearth facts. Let’s hope that FCID with the assistance of other Governments will have the ability to achieve their goals with regard to all corrupt deals Gota and his family were up to.
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Pasel / May 21, 2015
Gota is making this easy by pointing the finger to the connection , may be next trip to the FCID he will point the finger to the White Van drivers
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cholan / May 21, 2015
COWARD DOOGABAYA is digging his own grave by pointing his finger to others for his crime……
Suppose all these people tomorrow say we are state servants simply carried out his orders…????
This COWARD is panicked ..he has to answer for the ever drop of tears of Tamils….
He he he …he can’t live SL and also he is so scared to go overseas though he has tons of money in Bahmas and Cayman is.,
What a pity ??? What a Pathetic street rat ???
Serbia suffered enough over 10 years for not to hand over war criminals to ICC…even they were banned to travel to other European countries..Finally after the arrest of thee war criminals telecasted live ….Serbians were able to breathe ..
Cheers
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