Issuing a historic order, the Court of Appeal today prevented former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and members of his purported government from functioning as the Prime Minister, Cabinet and deputy ministers.
Court of Appeal gives its order on Writ of Quo Warranto filed by 122 MPs challenging former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his purported government’s continuation in office. The Court of Appeal also issued notice on respondents and directs them to show by what authority they hold office.
The court also issued notice on Respondents and directs them to show by what authority they hold office. The case will be taken up on December 12 and 13 .
M.Basnayake / December 3, 2018
Whatever is said about Ranil (I too being someone who has said some really bad things), it was him who had the foresight to establish independence in the judiciary over the past few years.
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Rizwan / December 3, 2018
According to various opinions on him he has always allowed the various institutions to do their jobs without interference. This was characteristic of his governance style for all of the decades he has held authority.
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nimal fernando / December 3, 2018
Mahinda’s gloss has come off a “little” ………… I hope the smart-patriots who love the country will pounce now and destroy his remaining gloss :))
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That’ll be ………… removing the greatest curse the country has faced in recent times; good ol’ Mahinda’s mega “popularity.”
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The putsch was a blessing in disguise ……… that exposed Mahinda for what he truly is; a painted-geisha old imbecile. The UNP young-brigade should now mock him and destroy him. Make him a big joke in the country. Strike while the iron is hot; don’t let the opportunity slip.
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He didn’t wait too long …….. already signed 2 agreements with China.
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In in all this, if there is a true marvel ……… it’s the little country SL …….. that has taken on monumental bastards in it’s stride and put them in there place ……. and still marches on without missing a beat.
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Babi Aachchi / December 3, 2018
This is only partially true. The AG’s department has been very reluctant to press charges against the MR regime and its cronies, and the actors behind the bond scam. It would defy common sense to believe there was no political interference behind these delays.
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
Rizwan
As a matter of fact
It’s now clear because of you that he allowed AM to do his job without interference without even heeding the request of the president, his partner superior; mandated by the people.
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
It is an interim injunction until the 12th December, not a judgment. CT can you please give us the truth, or is it a process for you?
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Kandy kolla / December 3, 2018
Ezvuse me, how about interim injunctions obtained to prevent arrest ? If that is effective , then this is also
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
Sure it is valid during the injunction Kandy Kolla, so tell me the injunctions against arrests are dated or not?
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Nimal, / December 3, 2018
Wannihami,
Looks like you are badly hurt by the news. This truth will prevail no matter what your expectations are about fake PM and his rouge regime
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
Nimal malli shall we revisit tomorrow, hahaha
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Lapatiya / December 3, 2018
Pinhami – Duka thamai machan haaa…. haaaa……
Yes it is an interim order. No Court will issue an Interim order if there is no substantial material in the petitions. Now Udaya Gommanpila and Thummulle Wimale can argue that Parliament is superior and Judiciary can’t challenge or give orders over Parliament affairs. Mahinda Rajapaksha refused to comply appellate court stay order given in favor of former CJ Shirani Bandaranayaka’s impeachment saga. Just remind Dr. Rajapaksha that his time is gone.
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ramona therese fernando / December 3, 2018
lapayiya.
it is a mere judicial formality- technality, that the SC court goes back to the first set of circumstances before judgement is pronounced in about a weeks time. Anyway, President” orders are superior over SC. Country chose President; President chose SC.
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Lapatiya / December 3, 2018
ramona theresa
Do you think that Lawyers challenged the legitimacy of fake PM and gone before the Appellate Court are babies? They haven’t gone against Executive Action. That matter is already before the SC and that is about dissolution of Parliament violating the Constitution.
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ramona therese fernando / December 3, 2018
Lapatiya,
Na….they haven’t challenged anything. They are only dealing with complaints and challenges made by the UNP which they have to honor. If they do come to the formal decision in a week’s time of judging Ranil to be the fake, democratic justice would have been served. Remember article 33(2)(c) ??? How can any good lawyer get away from that resounding truth about the executive presidency? That the President is executive supersedes all other bogus articles sneakily placed in and around the constitution. Any other judgement, and it will be due to the fake executive former PM giving buddy lawyers appointments to the SC.
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
Nah Lapatiya, it is not..read up machang
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
Life is Duka thama machan, but the Appelate court has no Jurisdiction over the Executive actions, tomorrow there will be a FR petition filed at Supreme Court
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Lapatiya / December 3, 2018
Machan Gonhami for sure this decision is not against Executive action. It is about the Legislature. Legislature has announced with affidavits of 122 Parliament members that fake PM, Mahinda Rajapaksha doesn’t command the majority in the Parliament and therefore there is no legal Govt. They were defeated several times and fake PM and Cabinet of Ministers are no longer exists. Executive action has already being challenged in the proper forum. I am not a legal “Lunimiris” like “Ada Da Rena” Dilka Samanmali or “Kudu Nalika” Sudesh Hettiarachchi, but let us see. I will tell you something machan Gonhami that Rajapaksha’s Gon parts are over now.
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wannihami / December 3, 2018
Machan Lapatiya this is what the court has asked
““The court also issued notice on Respondents and directs them to show by what authority they hold office. “
MR and company can show the gazette notification, that was issued by the Executive. Then the ball is MS’s court, if he has done something against the constitution, there should be an FR petition to the SC. See machang, if I could practice here in the Lankawa I could have made a packet in this hullaballoo. By the way, why are you calling by my good friend Ranil’s name?
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Babi Aachchi / December 3, 2018
The story says it is an interim injunction. Lost your reading glasses in the outhouse today?
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Amarasiri / December 3, 2018
Fake PM Rajapaksa and Fake Govt/Cabinet,
Please tell the court and the people by what authority you are a PM and Govt:/Cabinet.
You may say that we have an idiotic President, and we thought that we can make him do stupid and unconstitutional things, as many have claimed that Sirisena is a Traitor, Sevelaya, Mala-Perethaya, Patholaya and Pachaya, and we told him, and we got the authority from him. So, he announced and did Gazette notifications to that affect.
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Amarasiri / December 3, 2018
Yes,
Ranil establishing the independence of the judiciary and the police commissions along with 19A, with the parliament are great achievements,for which they should be commended. This has tied the hands of the Fake PM and the Traitor President.
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Babalathappu / December 3, 2018
Great, but MEDIA does not seem to give a publicity to this ?
That proves that the nation is caught by MEDIA mafia being run by Rajakashe Loyalists.
The reasons have been being scared to stand agaisnt Rajakashe Murderous Tactics.
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Samson Gunawardhana / December 3, 2018
Thanks God !
Rajakashe will start his loose motion actiivites in the next hours. He will end up finding blood clots in his excreta for all his gang has been planning to do.
I wish all these buggers be jailed for their rest of life. Not forgetting that most abusive vocal inthe group – none other than buruwanse.
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Amarasiri / December 3, 2018
Hopefully he will get a massive heart attack and relieve the country as well as Traitor Sirisena.
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Nagananda / December 3, 2018
Nagananda’s highest respect to the President of the Court of Appeal justice Surasena for upholding the Constitution and the Rule of Law over the Jungle law
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Sinhala_Man / December 3, 2018
We want you as President, Nagananda Kodituwakku.
Never mind this bit of rudeness by Grusha – more recently even she seems to have accepted you.
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https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/the-naga-saga/
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I hope somebody will provide links to all the articles by Naga. If you know how to navigate through the website you can find them. But many don’t know how to do it.
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Our next task surely is to get all this across to the younger voters – through Facebook or whatever.
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But don’t also forget that the majority of our voters are still decent, hard working villagers. They are also frequently gullible! High possibility of being mis-led by racist rhetoric.
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Buramphisincho / December 3, 2018
Sinhala Man,
may well be you and the few would consider him Nagananda as President, but he is not matured enough to do so many things other than going to courts. There we dont want to get caught by him or th elike again.
We kept the faith on SIRIENSA but his betrayal is beyond all bearing.
So please let a good leader to be built from an Univeristiy (Arts faculty would be a choice).
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Sinhala_Man / December 3, 2018
Well, go ahead, suggest some names. Else, Burampi, your words are only an udella ( mammoty) in Arts Faculty lingo.
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Native Vedda / December 3, 2018
Sinhala_Man
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I sincerely hope you don’t drag Nagananda into the sewer and bury him there. Let him do what he does best, a public interest litigation lawyer, being the nation’s Conscience, just like Jiminy Cricket to Pinocchio.
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Buramphisincho / December 3, 2018
Hi Native Vedda,
I am SINHALAYA but my thoughts are different regarding the potential candidate for the country.
You are right. not even any single candidate would be a match to tame extremists/facists dominated srilanka. Nor will Nagananda with zero exp in lanken politics. Politics is not just hunting for criminals. Then JVPrs should have already won the hearts and mind of the people. The reason why JVPrs have failed to achieve is not to have improved any new methodologies to win the average mindset (rotten with corruption and uncivilized nature) of SRILANKA.
Perhaps. let s ask Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO expert) Monsanto to produce one for rascals dominated SRILANKA.
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shankar / December 3, 2018
naga
“the Jungle law”
and jungle men. We still have a lot of primitive people in this country.
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Craig / December 3, 2018
What a shameless man! A despicable attempt to hijack our beloved country. together with a conniving, demented, dysfunctional lunatic of a president. I do hope he now realises that he is “finished”. Now all of these Wannihami’s, Malinda’s, Uditha’s, Laksiri’s and Dayan’s (a.k.a retard) et al must eat crap.
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Simon De Silva / December 3, 2018
You just forgot that post doctoral man from UK – by name Thrisu…. he has been licking the balls fo Rajakshe from the day one.
Today, he would go down by hearing the interim order.
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Kumar David / December 3, 2018
The proto-fascists may defy the Court and try to continue as the government. I am not sure because they must now be weighing up the risks of open confrontation with the public and the Judiciary. But nothing is impossible in the prevailing state of anarchy created by MS and MR.
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Kumar Paran / December 3, 2018
Prof Kumar David
It would be a politically and legally suicidal move if Mahinda and Sirisena were to defy the Court.
My question is until the Court of Appeal hearing takes place on 12 & 13 December who is the lawful Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?
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Mallaiyuran / December 3, 2018
He was never the lawful PM.
There was no removal of Ranil, legally. But it was UNP (Ranil) authorized him to function as PM. This is not Ranil’s case either. (UNP, JVP, TNA, SLNC, ACMC & TPA- Mano). Probably Ranil may have been stopped from escaping by this case initiators from contributing to this case.
They all (UNP & SLFP) know every legal and constitutional provision they break. They both are doing that because they have to protect each other from both their crimes.
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Uthungan / December 3, 2018
Kumar Paran
“My question is until the Court of Appeal hearing takes place on 12&13December who is the lawful president of SL.”.
Racists cannot be ignored or dismissed. Fascists do not have to win public office to do harm. They incite racist attack and carry out wanton murder as a matter of course. The murder of the two police officers in the East is a tactic to confuse and blur real issues.
That is the hard fact.
The need of the hour is to mobilise and be constantly vigilant. Remember 1958 & 1983 and the recent Aluthgama incidents.
Remember the enemy may appear colossal but it is frightened and weak and has a feet of
clay.
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SJ / December 3, 2018
Kumar
I share your concerns.
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Native Vedda / December 3, 2018
Kumar David
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As usual the SLFP/SLPP plus the sundries should start a fully fledged riots against ethnic minorities and blame them.
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Wimal Sangili Karuppan Windbag Weerawansa has been itching for a riot.
Hopper Sirisena should consider unleashing all those saffron clad thugs within the next few days under Gnanasara’s leadership. …..
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Manel Fonseka / December 3, 2018
Yippee! …..
how boring…….
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Native Vedda / December 3, 2018
Manel Fonseka
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The court has let us down.
As you say it is boring without incidents.
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Citizen / December 3, 2018
Good move by the Courts ,Now MR and MS Should obey the law.
all the wrong doers should be punished.
Hope for the better Lanka.
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
Citizen
Not only MR & MS but the whole population must obey the law.
As I understand there’re no wrong doers because all the actions of the president has (most apparently) not been with intention of ill-will.
He’s pushed & pulled by circumstances.
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Sinhala_Man / December 3, 2018
Great!
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Don’t know all the legalities, but let’s hope this presages more triumphs for Justice!
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Chitra / December 3, 2018
Will Silly and Milly now quietly creep back to their caves, and stay there, or will they continue to plot and plan? They have cost this country too much, put it in chaos, and made us the laughing stock in the world. Fine patriots they are.
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Professor ANI Ekanayaka / December 3, 2018
Surely the end of the road for a despicable ‘rogue government’ driven by ruthless criminals political thugs and rowdies, that illegally hijacked governance with the blessings of an unscrupulous seemingly insane peasant of a president, and has held the whole nation to ransom for over a month. The nation must be grateful for the courage and independence of the Sri Lankan judiciary.
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Khalid / December 3, 2018
MS Gramaseveka may postpone UNF meeting once again. What surprise Sira will give us. Good luck RW, you created independent Judiciary. Jayawewa
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Rajash / December 3, 2018
Great Stuff.
wonder what would be the next move of My3/Mahinda
stroke the UNP/TNA alliance to start race riots….?
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Ethel Nanayakkara / December 3, 2018
Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hands joined in prayer that no violence and harm to the public or any instituition will be resorted to. Please let peace and calm prevail. Do not incite violence and cause more damage to the people and the country.
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Sisira Weragoda / December 3, 2018
Can someone clarify whether this Surasena President CA acted the cast of Vedi Raja in Sarathchandra’s Maname
My analogies if I am wrong
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Buddhist / December 3, 2018
As usual this illegal Prime Minister Mahinda will now come up with a twisted interpretation of this court order. Bandula Gunewardena will also come up with a theory of his own which will be laughed at by the intelligent voters of Sri Lanka.
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Dual Citzen / December 3, 2018
Who will now govern the country between now and the next stage of the case commencing on 12 December?
Parliament or President to decide?
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
Dual Citizen
If the MPs of both sides love country & people JVP should be given the leadership of caretaker government
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TNA is not bad but smalll doubt as they are reluctant for national politics.
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smn / December 3, 2018
Credit must go to Ranil who paved the path for an independent judiciary.
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Iqbal / December 3, 2018
What ever the fault of last three years of Yahapalana Government, free the judiciary from the clutches of Thuggish Politicians has been monumental achievement. Certainly full Credit goes to RW. Justice —>Peace and No justice No peace.
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chiv / December 3, 2018
Political scientist????? Laksri and other PhD in alternate facts DJ , GLP, Wijedasa and UK dude , Looks like the court did not see the way you all doctors did . You must be now thinking what if the law can be changed/amended or tinkered.I am sure one of you will proceed in such path. After all that is the sole purpose of your education.
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Khalid / December 3, 2018
Just imagine GL Pee or Dealdasa the minister of Justice at this point. God bless our mother Lanka. These guys law degrees (BaD, MaD and PhD) certificates should be tested in front of independent Judiciary. They should be banned.
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Asha / December 3, 2018
A Salute to the Honorable President Prithi Padman Surasena and Justice Arjuna Obeysekara. great !! proud about Judiciary of Sri Lanka. MAY GOD BLESS!! OUR MOTHERLAND.
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Estate Labourer / December 3, 2018
Ado Hoo to Mahinda Rajapaksa, Dinesh Goonawardena and the rest of the petty gang whose names will take too long for me to type, one by one! I can’t waste my time doing that! Ado Hoo, once again!
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Manel / December 3, 2018
MR looks like a mafia boss with so much gold and rings….what can’t you buy when you have billions of dollars…..but as you can see money cannot buy class.
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Gamini / December 3, 2018
Since this issue as well as dissolution of Parliament are sub judice, I loathe to comment on them. I just wish to say, ‘stay orders’ are only partial victories for those who made the appeals to courts in that the Legal Counsel of the respondents would have invariably asked that these plaints be dismissed without further hearings, on one ground or another and those pleas have been refused / dismissed by the Courts and so the issues will be heard further. I only hope and wish the learned Judges will be impartial and give verdicts that are fair, justified and correct under the prevailing laws of the land. It is imperative, ALL decisions relating to Governance of the Land be be made in accordance with Constitution. If there are different schools of thought regarding its interpretation, it is upto the Judiciary to provide the right verdicts on those issues that are brought before the Courts.
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
People have highest respect for judiciary
It was unexpected from MR to comment on constitutional provisions very recently when the case is pending in the Supreme Court.
It’s wise & reasonable for media to press MR to give reasons for making that comment. (there might be justifiable reasons)
However as the population is literate & reasonably educated there’s a possibility for people to take law into their hands in case ………………………………………………. .
(with respect to judiciary)
But let me stress that RW’s stay as the PM without a fresh mandate after SLFP MPs withdrew its support for the government, is the root cause of this everything. He had lost credibility through bond scam, displayed wide difference in attitudes in political & economic matters when the 2 had been given mandate to be together for gg, which people believe a total flop.
The MP content in the parliament doesn’t reflect the actual interests of the people, that compelled the president to act in such a way to be seen as controversial.
This must be an eye opener for every body that when victory by hook or crook motto such common candidate making may worsen the situation.
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Raj / December 3, 2018
MR will be the leader of the Opposition.
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Mallaiyuran / December 3, 2018
Well, there i lot of readjustment to be done in UPFA for that. Let see how those all are taking place.
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Nimal Tissa Wijethunga / December 3, 2018
Whatever court says, end of the day it is the people of Sri Lanka will decide. 07th December 2018 decision is favourable or not to the President, referendum on the issue to the people of Sri Lanka will decide whether dissolution of parliament is right or wrong.
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Ajith / December 3, 2018
Nimal Tissa Wijethunga,
What the court says is very important. There are large number of people still in the dark without knowing the truth. Most of the people understand that the move by President Sirisena and fomer President Rajapakse are illegal and they had private deals to manipulate the elections in favour of them. However, the group involved in this political coup try to manipulate the people with lies and false infotmation and stir violence. Truth will expose the crimininality of both Mahinda & Sirisena. Yes, the election for both President and Parliament should be held according to the schedule in 2020 and people have to decide whether they need a democratic government or illegal govt.
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
It’s not clear.
Does that mean there’s no any sort of government in the country or RW has been allowed/reallowed to be the PM.
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Buddhist / December 3, 2018
Within a very short period of three and a half years, Ranil and the Yahapalana Government have transformed Sri Lanka from a party related bias Judiciary to an independent Judiciary. If SL has not achieved anything else, the democracy which is recognized by the civilians and the independent acts of the Judiciary alone proves that Sri Lanka has achieved greatly during this short period. Democracy is live and active in Sri Lanka.
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Vijekumar / December 3, 2018
I am a aTamil and living in USA for 46!years and my parents all friends are singalese. I stop attending Tamil functions because it is dominated by the LTT E and I never gave a penny to the LTTE. But I strongly believe it is very difficut to co exist with the southernes.
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Real Revolutionist / December 3, 2018
Vijekumar
Sad about your plea
There’re bad people everywhere so must use your tact.
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Pon Kulendiren / December 3, 2018
Now that the court has given the order without much delay MR should resign. Sirisena should accept Ranil as PM
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