23 April, 2024

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Clarification And Investigation Into Nonis’s Resignation Is Vital: Prof. Wijesinha

Clarifications and an investigation into the reports circulating with regard to High Commissioner Nonis’s assault and resignation is a must considering their implication for Sri Lanka’s international relations, UPFA MP and political analyst Professor Rajiva Wijesinha says.

 Rajiva Wijesinha MP

Rajiva Wijesinha MP

Professor Wijesinha, when asked about his opinion on the “Chris Nonis–Sajin Vass episodesaid; “The stories circulating with regard to High Commissioner Nonis’s resignation certainly need investigation as you suggest. What was reported of Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s comments on in his resignation suggests confusion and given the implications for our international relations, clarifications are vital.”

He also suggested this incident is in relation to the comments he has made concerning a concerted attempt to remove the most efficient and loyal non-career diplomats in the service and accused External Affairs Ministry Secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne of being behind many of the these attempts.

“There is an attempt to remove efficient and loyal non-career diplomats we have, Dayan in Paris, Tamara in Geneva, Asitha Perera in Rome, Palitha Kohona in New York, and later I believe even Sarath Kongahage in Berlin and Chris Nonis in London. So the alleged reasons for the assault of Chris are interesting, not least because one of these envoys told me some time back that Sajin thinks he runs Kshenuka but the reality is the other way round,” he told Colombo Telegraph.

He went on to state that despite these warning signs, it is unfortunate that the President continues to entrust foreign relations to Senevirathne, Vass and GL Peiris as Sri Lanka is bound to fail if the country’s foreign relations continue to remain in their hands.

“But those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad – and drink can contribute to this, if reports are correct,” he added.

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  • 14
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    What clarification and what investigation ?

    How many like that have you seen in the past ?

    So, the past performance reflects future.

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      No whatsoever the clarrification and investigation is usual for Rajapakshe Regime. That is the reason why UNHRC imposed two UN resolutions – this man Rajapakshe should NOT be scot free for the harm he has made to the nation. If Jaya lalitha is to be convicted _ Rajapakshe should have been sent to Jails for 100 years.

      • 6
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        Not only Rajaapkshes but also all the crumbs surrounded by him deserve jail sessions.
        Alone the hand picked incidents that he mastered to a manner that the nation is not blessed with laws and regulations – perhaps comparable to a poverty stricken afro state is not acceptable.

    • 16
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      @Jim shity, all in your 3rd world country governed by hooligans, rapists, paramilitaries, thugs, murderers, thieves, …………..etc!!!!

      • 0
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        SBS interview with SL high commissioner to Canberra ,

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w-GyGBTWtEA

    • 6
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      Professore!

      Here is a call to action. Challenge your King to launch an investigation into this matter. Failing which you must resign at once. As a matter of principle.

      But, of course despite your extensive, creepy letters, you will never do so. You don’t have the guts to pay the price. You are way to comfy where you are. Sacrifice is not your Forte.

      There we have Sri Lanka’s problem in a nutshell.

      Cheers!

      PS: Quit writing silly letters. Show me the money!

    • 2
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      What about Hambantota Funds case and Sarath N Silva’s Judgment? Prof.Wijesinghe will forget about all the Investigations if he is given a foreign posting. Likes of him (Dayan included)are a shame to academics.

  • 14
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    Clarification And Investigation Into Nonis’s Resignation Is Vital.

    First investigate what happened to the 40000 innocent people.

  • 12
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    Rich coming from him.

  • 14
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    Dear Prof, Rajiva Wijesinha MP.

    RE: Clarification And Investigation Into Nonis’s Resignation Is Vital: Prof. Wijesinha

    Not VITAL.

    No, No and No.

    Dr. Noonis was a shill. Another Shill beat him up However, there should be justice.

    What about the other crimes committed by your boss and their cronies? why not investigate those as well. Why the DOUBLE STANDARDS?

    If you want to investigate, something that is vital. please investigate the Aluthgama Sinhala “Buddhist” terrorism and racism agonist Sri Lankan citizens.

  • 8
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    Rajiva,

    Should this vital investigation (given, as you point out, the implications for our international relations) be done by a Commission nominated by MR and Foreign Ministry, or do you think there may be a need for a team not involved and independent of Foreign Ministry control so as to ensure credibility among the “foreign relations” as well as the victims, if any?

    Your thoughts on this will be extremely and extraordinarily valuable, on multiple counts! Hope you don’t disappoint all of us.

  • 6
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    Buffaloes in the China shop is sure to create scenes of this nature. Are you suggesting another buffalo to waste more money for inquires. Who lead the Buffalo to China-shop is at fault. MR Administration is full of such buffaloes in important locations locally as much as overseas. Such drunkards and thugs create mayhem in the country. Looks like government is not willing to correct this for it in their veins and blood. This is quite evident observing the affairs of the country. So the electors should know what should be done. It may be late, yet it is better late than never.

  • 17
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    Oh my God! Rajiva are you still with the UPFA Government, after witnessing all these happenings? What should we civilians think of your self respect and credibility?

    • 11
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      what self respect?
      what credibility?

    • 4
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      “Self respect and credibility”

      Park, what tosh are talking about. What respectability and credibility among the three, Rajiv, GL,Tissa V and add Amunugama.

      They are all shills.

    • 2
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      Park

      Rajiva is a Shill.

      Definition of Shill.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill

      A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with the person or organization.

      “Shill” typically refers to someone who purposely gives onlookers the impression that they are an enthusiastic independent customer of a seller (or marketer of ideas) for whom they are secretly working. The person or group who hires the shill is using crowd psychology to encourage other onlookers or audience members to purchase the goods or services (or accept the ideas being marketed). Shills are often employed by professional marketing campaigns. “Plant” and “stooge” more commonly refer to any person who is secretly in league with another person or organization while pretending to be neutral or actually a part of the organization he is planted in, such as a magician’s audience, a political party, or an intelligence organization (see double agent).[citation needed]

      Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions[1] because of the potential for fraud and damage; however if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss, but merely generates “buzz,” the shill’s actions may be legal. For example, a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when desired (see claque), or to participate in on-stage activities as a “random member of the audience,” is a type of legal shill.[citation needed]

  • 15
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    Dear Prof.
    were you born yesterday ? Or you make every effort to do so ?

    This sthe regime that safeguarded high criminals like Kudu Duminda even convincining victimized parties to work for UPFA (Hirunika) even after that family lost everything (assuming that there is no losses than the life losses).

    Today, the murderer turn philantrophist stay scot free – whom to blame than the man in power who only promote high criminals while neglecting all the rule of this nation WERE familiar with.

    So in such an crime friendly environment, do you shamelessly feel that they would clarrify any kind of slaps made on Nonis s cheeks ?

    This is turn Rajapakshe Rascal land – thanks to you, DJ and several others that have been doing whatever to enable that.

    • 5
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      “victimized parties to work for UPFA (Hirunika) even after that family lost everything (assuming that there is no losses than the life losses).”

      You cannot blame MR at least for the above. You got to question whether the mother and daughter believe in any form of ethics and do they have any integrity. Having said that Hirunika was elected with the largest amount of votes. So don’t you think the people have got politicians that they deserve?

    • 6
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      any good and honest leader could gear up the nation after the war is fought.

      Anyone with a bird brain would clearly question the credibility of Rajapakshe thinking… now with 5 years gone after the war is no longer there, not ot have reach any end towards permament peace is what everyone should have to focus right at this time point.

      The buggers agendas are so divided and going to be divide the nation even further forming and creating new form of violence -now between muslims and buddihsts as noboudy thougth it before 2005. Latter is their political survival tactics on the cost of the poor nation. Anyway, those who look being outside would not differenziate this but woudl attack the country has got inner compulsions as no solutions for the long held ethinic problems can finally be resolved.

  • 12
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    What a SHAMELESS politician!

    If you have any self respect, resign!

    • 10
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      Same goes to Dr. Nonis

  • 5
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    UNP heavy Kiriella says twenty UPFA MPs have promised to join him as soon as the Prez Election is announced.

    Is this Professor the top on the list?..

    Even Kiriella has demanded a full investigation.

    Would they settle for a Royal Commission or a UN Investigation?…

    • 9
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      K.A Sumanasekera

      “Would they settle for a Royal Commission or a UN Investigation?”

      Another LLRC appointed by presidential decree to arrive at a desired conclusion.

  • 6
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    Does this guy get paid and enjoy perks as an MP? Honestly what does he do for what he gets paid? Other than his boring writing over here I cannot figure out what the hell he does.
    I am not putting him down. He is a good orator I have heard him but the hell does he do as an MP? Anyone!

    • 4
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      He is a part timer when it comes to his job as a MP., his day job was to clean the dirty linen (satakas) of the Medamulana types in international forums and trust me., he was well paid by the Rajapaksas.

      Time to time, he is to write in here as well as elsewhere to just fool the masses to show he have some liberal views still, but., its all a drama.

      This man is another shameful Rajapaksa mole and should have thrown in to the political dustbin long ago., shameful creature.

    • 1
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      Burt ,

      He does as what DJ has been doing , blaming every body else but his king , these fake patriots are the root cause of the problem , period !

    • 0
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      burt,

      All should remember Lap Tops, Duty Free Cars, Free tours and White Van disappearances. Over 15 Journalists disappeared and over 100 are residing abroad.

      It’s Roses and Guns Culture.

      In UVA alone over 37 JVP offices, cutouts and Party promoting centers were vandalized and upto now not a single culprit been arrested.Same with UNP and DP.

      This is how the “Mera” culture is working. Prof.Rajiva or Dr.Dayan have no say, specially when you are an educated, respected and admired.

      Remember what happened to war hero Gen.Sarath Fonseka.

      It’s time to Brainstorm.

  • 3
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    I am surprised to note that the so called Professor has not used the usual terms as “there is no collateral damage and Indiscriminate attack on Dr. Nonis” and even he could have justified the attack on Dr. Nonis as “Look, when you have parties and you are intoxicated there can be attacks and also it had happened in a night and therefore there is no evidence to show that who attacked Nonis or the attack was aimed on someone else and Nonis was at a wrong place at a wrong time”
    He has forgotten to count the number of slaps that are landed on Nonis as per the media repotrs.
    This is how he was justifying the attack on hospitals and innocent people.
    It seems Nonis is a good friend of Rajeeva.
    If the attack was on carrier Ambassador, Rajeeva would have blamed the poor carrier man?

    • 7
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      Poddi Appuhami

      “there is no collateral damage and Indiscriminate attack on Dr. Nonis”

      It was the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a Sri Lankan diplomat.

  • 14
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    Never in the course of my long career as a diplomat have I experienced, or heard of even in some backward rudimentary State, such a shameless behaviour from a senior government official. If the President has an iota of shame (honestly I don’t think he has) he would have sacked Sajin Vas Gunawardena immediately. It is widely claimed that the reason Rajapakse cannot do that is that he (Sajin) is the collector for Rajapakse and he has been given a Foreign Ministry post to enable him to travel the world under diplomatic cover and bank Rajapakse’s billions in foreign banks.

    There is another aspect to this shameless incident. Minister G. L. Pieris and Secretary Kshenuka Seneviratne should also resign – but then they have no shame either!!

    There is disturbing news afloat that High Commissioner Nonis may accept an apology and forget the incident.

    Let me remind Chris Nonis that Sajin Vas slapped the High Commissioner, Sri Lanka’s foremost diplomat, and not just the person of Chris Nonis. Therefore, if Nonis accepts an apology he is compromising the post he holds in the same way that Sajin Vas defecated on it. Nonis must realise that the post he is holding was held over the years by personalities such as Sir Richard Aluwihare, Sir Claude Corea, Sir Lalitha Rajapakse, Prof. G. P. Malalasekera, Dr.M.V.P. Pieris, and Sajin Vas slapped them all, and if Nonis settles for an apology he is not only betraying all his distinguished predecessors but if also debasing the very post he hold.

    What is in issue is not just the conduct of Sajin Vas but the integrity of Chris Nonis as well !!

    A former SL diplomat

    • 5
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      Rajiva always try to save the Cristian factor in the Foreign Service. According to most people living in UK Nonis is doing his Tea business and not the Diplomatic work. From the time he took office he got rid of two senior Diplomats of many years service who worked as D/HC, and has alloed the Tamil diaspora helping The annihilated LTTE to live happily in UK and do their anti Sri Lankan work without any hi defence. It is well known they Labour will come to power next election, but Nonis failed to canvass any Labour MP for the good of Sri Lanka not to support the Rajapaksa regime. It is a blessing for Nonins to leave that very prestigious position without adding any more DIRTY marks on that HC post held by many worthy people.
      Taking all these into consideration the SLAPS and kicks aimed at Nonis is/ was aimed at all the HC and Ambassadors of the F/M Sajin is a violent man who beat his first wife after getting drunk and divorcing her and the second wife in a very short time of their marriage life. An uneducated man serving RAJAPAKSA who has no knowledge about F/S, appointed as the monitoring MP by Mahinda to turn his black money to white money and deposit them in various banks, may not be safe from the UN and others following the Rajapaksa regime.
      Kshenuk should be ashamed for allowing Sajin to Slap Nonis as she also held that position as the HC few years ago.It is true G.L, Sajin and Ksenuka are a bad combination in the F/M, they should be removed immediately but not with DJ, or any one suggested by Rajiva’s as they are more incompetent than the present bunch MAHINDA R should consider the revamping of the F/S is very valuable asset as his government acts only can be contained by experience and efficient HC and Ambssadors not with people like Nonin or others mention by Rajiv.

    • 5
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      hahaha, what slap?

      Apparently it was Nonis did slap himself and I am sure ITN will have a voice cut from Chris Nonis and show the islanders soon in their news.

      This is a conspiracy from the INGO’s and diaspora and all LTTE sympathisers to discredit the GOSL and make divisions among the Foreign service which is monitored by the able and dynamic ex-Trico wharf clerk and present day baggage boy of the Medamulana rogues.

      Reminds me of that Mervyn Silva tied a Gramasevaka into a tree and the man came up on TV a day or two later saying he did tied to the tree himself.

      Nonis – do a Mervyn and please save the Rajapaksas in a election in the horizon, they need the baggage boys more nowadays then it was before.

  • 3
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    Are you a “Professor” living and engaged in “Sri Lanka Politics”?

    Have you not heard our village saying: “IBBAN GEN PIHATU GANNAWA WAGE WEDAK” ( LOOKING FOR FEATHERS OF A TORTOISE)

    Before you ask for this “Investigation” the above saying would have come to your mind. If not, you are not living in this country called Sri Lanka. Sorry, you are completely out of touch and out of place.

  • 4
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    Do you guys know that G.L.P’s father was the former Sri Lanka’s High commissioner for Ottawa, Canada?….Senior Mr. Gamini Peiris must be doing summersaults in his grave for what his son is doing with these thugs and rouges. None in the Foreign Ministry or the diplomatic mission have any shame. What investigations Rajiv?..you should have know better not to ask anything like this from regime. When this news cycle is over I am sure these two will kiss and make up and it will be business as usual. Mahinda maama will somehow make it happen.

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      well said., Geneva Loss Peiris is another joker like Rajiva, Dayan et al., in protecting a barbaric Medamulana Junta for their own whims and fantasies and the good life and power it comes up with.

      Rajiva, you as a law maker as in its how MPs are called in the developed world, take up with the authorities in Sri Lanka as a respectable citizen and peoples Representative (though you probably came to the parliament form the chit).

      Its like the masses decide to throw all these morons like Sajin, Rajapaksas, Dayans, Rajivas into the political dustbing and then move forward with a vibrant Sri Lanka.

  • 5
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    May i have the attention of all who comment on this episode please.,Have you forgotten the famous sinhala idiom our parents used to say when we become victims of of uneducated indecent Associates .” BALLOTH EKKA NIDIYAGATHTHAMA MAKKOTH EKKA NAGITINNA WENAWA . wHEN YOU TAKE UP POSITIONS FROM THE SET OF CLOWNS THAT UNDERSTAND NO DIPLOMACY THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN FRIENDS.

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      Unfortunately people like Rajiva, Dayan, Chris Nonis etc. don’t get it because they have their heads firmly planted up their own rear ends.

  • 3
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    ” when rats start questioning the captains wisdom , its a sign that the ship is about to sink”

    Chinese Proverb

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    ‘But those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad …….., if reports are correct,” he added.

    How true, considering the balderdash Rajiva has been writing these days!!

  • 1
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    As a party stalwart who washed quite a lot of dirty linen, you may be next in line Mr Prof!

  • 3
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    Rajiva is spot on here, though I don’t agree with him always.

    Let’s just see the ultimate result of Shenuka manipulating Wass Gunawardena the GCE failed ,ex Trico wharf clerk into assaulting Nonis..

    I)Result no. 1 Nonis ended up with a bloodied nose and the most sensitive part in his anatomy,the testicles, badly hit.
    2)Result no.2 Wass Gunawardena ends up with a broken toe,the result of kicking Nonis non stop.
    3)Result no3 The president ends up with negative press coverage because of the incident,something he would surely want to avoid in view of the up coming elections.People would also focus why the president appointed such an uneducated dunce of a wharf clerk as Monitor in the important Foreign Ministry which requires much sophistication and skill in all it’s work.
    So who achieved all these results in ONE billiard shot move?None other than the scheming Shenuka Seneviratna.She has Sachin Wass the idiot on a string.
    So the winner in this disgraceful episode is ………ladies and gentlemen , please welcome the One and Only Miss Shenuka de Silva Nuhuman Seneviratna.

    Even though the president hates her,she is now hell bent in achieving another ambition through Sachin Wass Gona.That is to become Ambassador in New York.She has already started to poison Sachin Gona about the incumbent Palitha Kohanna.She has also already transferred some officers to New York pending her appointment there.She will definitely go there whether the president likes it or not.

    So Rajeeva shall we in unison say Three Cheers to Shenuka De Silva Nuhuman Seneviratna?

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      Shenuka Seneviratna, the Namal Baby’s (Fake Lawyer’s) dancing partner will get what ever post, where ever in the world and when ever she want………..
      By hook or by crook. Lost my Con..dom.

  • 1
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    Rajiva is spot on here, though I don’t agree with him always.

    Let’s just see the ultimate result of Shenuka,secretary ministry of foreign affairs manipulating Wass Gunawardena the GCE failed ,ex Trico wharf clerk into assaulting Nonis..

    I)Result no. 1 Nonis ended up with a bloodied nose and the most sensitive part in his anatomy,the testicles, badly hit.
    2)Result no.2 Wass Gunawardena ends up with a broken toe,the result of kicking Nonis non stop.
    3)Result no3 The president ends up with negative press coverage because of the incident,something he would surely want to avoid in view of the up coming elections.People would also focus why the president appointed such an uneducated dunce of a wharf clerk as Monitor in the important Foreign Ministry which requires much sophistication and skill in all it’s work.
    So who achieved all these results in ONE billiard shot move?None other than the scheming Shenuka Seneviratna.She has Sachin Wass the idiot on a string.
    So the winner in this disgraceful episode is ………ladies and gentlemen , please welcome the One and Only Miss Shenuka de Silva Nuhuman Seneviratna.

    Even though the president hates her,she is now hell bent in achieving another ambition through Sachin Wass Gona.That is to become Ambassador in New York.She has already started to poison Sachin Gona about the incumbent Palitha Kohanna.She has also already transferred some officers to New York pending her appointment there.She will definitely go there whether the president likes it or not.

    So Rajeeva shall we in unison say Three Cheers to Shenuka De Silva Nuhuman Seneviratna?

  • 6
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    I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL THROUGH OUT THAT THE BLOODY FOOLS WHO VOTED FOR MARA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HIS CHARACTER WHEN HE SYPHONED THE FUNDS OF THE POOR VICTIMS OF TSUNAMI. THEY DID NOT.

    THEN THE SWINDLER TURNED A MASS MURDERER COMMITTING MASS MURDERS DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF THE WAR, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND STILL WON THE WAR.BUT THE CHARACTER THAT HE IS OPTED FOR THE BRUTAL WIN. THEY DID NOT.

    EVEN TO DATE SOME OF THE LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL FOOLS ARE BEHIND HIM. BUT SINCE OF LATE,THEY HAVE COME TO THEIR SENSES. SAD THAT EVEN THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS WERE TAKEN FOR A RIDE BY THIS UNEDUCATED MORON. THESE PROFESSIONALS SHOULD HANG THEMSELVES FOR BEING UNABLE TO SEE HIM FOR WHAT HE IS, FOR ALL THESE YEARS. SHAME ON YOU GUYS.

    NOW DO NOT CRY OVER THE SPILT MILK. APPARENTLY THE MILK SPILT WHEN YOU FOOLS VOTED FOR HIM NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE.

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      Not much different from Tamil Fools supporting sun god whole hearted despite his serial murdering …. Island of fools. One fool killing the other fool and the rest of the fools …voting in “our boy”

      Time to sell the country to the Chinese – if it is not sold already.

  • 1
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    Even if there is an inquiry, the explanation of Dr, Nonis to inquiry committee will be “you have to see the context of the incident, there is proxy propaganda against me”. Further he will say “you have to respect the difference among us. The beauty is when you respect the difference you will get the dignity.” “I have to work for Sri Lanka not for individuals. Hence I am forgetting everything because I have to safeguard H E and continuing”

  • 1
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    “The stories circulating with regard to High Commissioner Nonis’s resignation certainly need investigation as you suggest. What was reported of Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s comments on in his resignation suggests confusion and given the implications for our international relations, clarifications are vital.”

    So, Prof Wijesinha is quoted as saying. On reading this, I started laughing so much that I almost fell off my chair.

    Get real, Prof. Whom do you suggest should investigate – The IGP?. And whom do you suggest should provide clarification – GLP?.

    Forget it.

    I don’t imagine there is much more damage that can be done to SL’s international reputation than has already occurred.

  • 1
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    Investigation & clarification really does not matter.It happened.Jackson Anthony Nonis stays.
    Desperate times and stress of a regime near its use by date.

  • 0
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    Well said Prof. Rajiva. You were the darling of the government when you were single handedly fighting off the international media over their alleged fabricated videos of Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields etc. despite your hands tied behind your back. They don’t like criticism, however true they are. They are on the path to destruction and they don’t know it yet.

  • 1
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    Rajiva. There i a Sinhala saying “ලබ්බට තියපු අත තමයි පුහුලටත් තියන්නේ”. (The hand placed on the Labu fruit will be the same that will be placed on the ash pumpkin) You are about to be treated so by Sajin soon. Take care!

  • 1
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    Rajiv, if you have any self respect resign or move over to the opposition. If you don’t want to be associated with any political party, sit as an independent. I am sure you will now agree, that Ranil’s government (beside the the LTTE issue) was much better than the hooligans you are associating with in the UPFA.

  • 2
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    Prof this is the only sensible statement you have made to date. We know what happened to investigations and commissions. The reports are all gathering dust some where. Any way can we have a categorical assurance from you that you will submit your resignation if the investigation is not carried out?.

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    Its so sad to see what’s happening in Our country. This Sajin Vaas as mentioned was a Wharf Clerk attached to Trico in Dubai under Chandi Kannangara. When Mr. MR visited Dubai in 1995 as a Minister of Labor, Mr. MR met Sajin as he arranged his extra baggage items which was sent to CMB. It was Sajin who handled as the wharf Clerk. Kannangara knows why they packed him off to CMB.
    SL people in New York knows what Sajin does and many feel Sajin Controls President.

    Mr. President, you are getting so many black marks on you, for having these people around you. You are helping them to tarnish the good image of the country. Nonis must leave if he is a PROFESSIONAL, as he calls himself. I have seen how the able Minister conducts himself after alcohol . He’s NO Match to Late Hon L Kadirgamar.

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