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Cowboy Monks & A Cowardly Presidency

By Ameer Ali

Dr. Ameer Ali

The detestable behaviour of a minority element within the Buddhist priesthood in Sri Lanka is an extremely worrying phenomenon, in that, if it is allowed to grow unchecked by the authorities will certainly drag the country into another quagmire of ethnic violence and bloodshed. It is an open secret that there are certain political factions in the country that are backing these cowboys in saffron robes. I reminded in an earlier piece which I contributed to this journal that when the former Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala visited the assassinated SWRD Bandaranaike in the hospital Sir John was quoted to have told the dying prime minister that he let loose the dogs that Sir John tied down when he was in power and those dogs had bitten his successor. Whether this incident did actually happen or not is immaterial but the moral of the story should remind the current presidency that by tolerating the evil acts of these unruly monks the country is slowly but surely being dragged into another cauldron of ethnic disharmony, political instability and economic disaster.

Whether it is written down in the constitution or not no saner mind is going to deny the historical fact that Sri Lanka is a predominantly Buddhist country with a hitherto unblemished record of utmost tolerance to other religions and their practitioners. From the point of view of my own community I have repeatedly written and spoken the undeniable historical truth that in the annals of Asian history no other nation has extended that enormity of respect and tolerance towards Islam and Muslims as Sri Lanka has done over a millennium. I have also not hidden my frustration and anger when elements in my own community misuse that tolerance and respect by behaving in a manner to disturb the historical tranquillity between Buddhism and Islam zealously built up by previous generations.

However, what is happening now and allowed to happen since 2009 is beyond comprehension. How can a government let unrestrained a tiny contingent of unruly monks to take the law into their own hands and go on attacking mosques, planting statues in the heart of Muslim villages and threatening the traditional occupants with death and destruction? What even more worrying is the fact that they are doing this often in the presence of security officers. The most recent incidents in Irakkamam in the Amapra District, Onagama in the Polonnaruwa District and Panadura and Wellampittiya in the south reflect an evolving pattern in which the trouble makers appear to have gained somewhat of an immunity from the law makers and law enforcers. Is the presidency and his government in collusion with these elements in the interest of short term political gain?

If the presidency is behaving cowardly then the behaviour of the Muslim politicians is nothing short of treachery. Of what public benefit is holding a ministerial and other prestigious positions under a government that is reluctant to enforce the law on elements that are intentionally bent on causing maximum hardship on the very people who elected these ministerial occupants in the first place? Why should public funds be wasted on a bunch of political nincompoops? Isn’t it time for Muslims to show their anger and frustration not on the unruly monks, who would welcome such open remonstration so that the calamity can be widened, but against the ones who are claiming to represent their interests and warming the seats in the parliament in the interest of personal benefits?

There are intellectuals, religious leaders and politicians amongst the Sinhalese and Tamils who are obviously disgusted at the behaviour of the cowboy monks on the none hand and at the impotency of the government on the other. Why not the Muslim victims join these people and make it a national protest against all atrocities and injustices wantonly committed against all minorities?

Dr. Ameer Ali, School of Business and Government, University of Western Australia

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    Why not take in this fellow shown in the Photo: to this essay under the PTA; I wish Sir: John is in our midst!

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      If we have to protect lanken buddhism, we have to hang the kind of monks by their balls.
      I am a born buddhist as many have been in my home country. But whenever I see those men wearing safran robes but upto do any sangaya forbidden activities, I get allergic.
      That is what I noticed even my visit paid to Kelaniya temple a year ago. As lay youth would do, those young men ( but not samanera) in robes flirt the girls. Stroll not as they are learnt to do so, but like thugs today. All these have become a headache to us not being able to see it continuing. THat is why I believe, we need special law and order to rebuild sangaya community. Some host buffet parties while others hold all vulagr bana preaching but focusing only on women. and their life styles. These men hidden in safron robes, behave even worst to lay men addicted to some behaviors.

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        Hi Simon

        It is very easier for us to view them from Western angle and criticize their behavior!

        But one must not forget thanks to them, Buddhism is remained in SL at least in it’s current form!
        Well you and not certainly me going to wear a robe to protect the Buddhism!

        There are lot of wrongs, But they are fighting a right battle with the wrong means!

        Engage and try to listen to them too, Don’t throw everything as conspiracy theories.

        Why not pay visit to Nanasara and explain the damage he bring?

        There is a big fight to prevent Sinhalese inhabiting North and East! Let alone moving, not even chance to restore old temples!

        Some Muslims are carrying out pseudo history writing like Peelamists to create federal enclaves!
        Some Muslims are engaging extremist radical exercises!

        Don’t think like Amil Ali, Yousuf are writing for betterment of SL, they only represent Muslims and the need to marry under-ages!

        Keep your eyes open and do what ever you can to protect Buddhism! After all our Jungi Juice has no other country for them to live!

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          Are you sure that what you ve been bubbling here is right ?

          Buddhism is remained in SL at least in it’s current form!

          Like for example, in 70ties or 80ties as I pefectly know – coming from a background being blood related to late Rev. Dr: Walpola Rahula thero, we were not compelled to see the violent acts of young monks (not Samaneras)
          Today I bet you most of them are hypocrites. Not being able to live their propensities live, they abuse Sanga life. There are enough examples if you would ask me that many would not behave so.

          Why not pay visit to Nanasara and explain the damage he bring?
          Ghanasara or the other most known monk – who ran even amok in mangalaramaya few months ago, have shown their real colours over the recent years. Not even any good buddhists would trust them, since they are real racists but in Sanga constumes. Ghansara is proved to be a criminal not once serveral dozens of times. He should have been abused in his childhood to behave so further.

          Some Muslims are carrying out pseudo history writing like Peelamists to create federal enclaves! Some Muslims are engaging extremist radical exercises! Don’t think like Amil Ali, Yousuf are writing for betterment of SL, they only represent Muslims and the need to marry under-ages!

          I really dont think Devil is black as you guys just assume. If there are provable examples why not to take legal actions being strict with prevailing laws. We should bring laws serve equal to everyone. We are all srilankens. Basta.

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            One day when I went to my temple, Chief monk was scraping coconuts, This one sentence explains the current state of the Sangha. Nobody told them how it is going to be when they were cheated into wear the robe!
            I feel guilty when I give money to monks, but how are they going to survive?
            It is our responsibility to look after them, may be we might get few good ones to get us out of this quagmire!
            I agree with you devil is not as black, but it is not all pure and innocent either. There are genuine issues that demand genuine attention, problem is as nanasara says the chief prelates are mostly blinded and out of touch!
            So we have this hound dog to represent Buddhism.
            We need clever writers to high light how our way of life is threatened by all these actions.
            While criticise, get in to the pit and experience problems first hand and do what you can do.
            Otherwise it will be too late!
            Most of all Buddhism need to be saved from extremists and idiots.

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              What I feel to all current situation isthe difference between aggression among the monks and the prelates in general. There exist a wider gap between the behaviour of the monks such as Ghanasara and prelate theros in general. In 70ties and 80ties recalling my past down there, majority of monks have never been violent as is the case with them today.
              Lay people may have lost their desires to even offer them alms today, that may the be reason not their abiththayas, but they themselves have to take care of their food today. Last time visiting Kelaniya temple, I went mad having seen the manner some young monks flirted with the girls in the BOMALUWA itself.
              Most of them were playing with smart phones as the lay people would do. There had been no seelawantha kama at all as I felt having observed them closely.
              It is becoming clear that there should be code of ethics in terms of their behaviours … made sooner than later if at all them to be protected, then only we can protect lanken buddhism.

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              Be honest to you Srinath, if you would see the monks behaving the manner as depicted in the picture above, would you ever resecpt them ? Me I am afraid, I would not even give a ct for the benefits of such monks. Meaning not that everyone woudl be like that. but what matters is majority of them today.

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                Honesty is so foreign to the Sgunaratnam, else he the ilk would no thave been marching supportively to Rajaakshes.
                So, even asking them to be honest is “pigs might fly”.
                I have been reading SG s, Maximoron and the like men, for the last few months, none of them would see it right but would even spice cow dung being that blind folded.
                This is common to lanken rural folks too. That was the reason them to raise the question that Maharaja should be placed above for so called war victory the family claimed and painted out in favours of their political indulgencies.

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                Simon, do you know this picture is an edited one and it has been in the internet for years now. The original photo was also there.

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              During my childhood back in SL, we respect monks just becasue they were so gentle and exemplary by various means. They had been the ones who saved the village people. The role of psychologists in today s society had fulfiled by our monks in every corners of the country at that time. But today, people would not even respect them the way as had been few decades ago. Even if the levels have not reached to those of Thailand, but ours too have been changed a lot.
              Last year we went to a dana for some 12 monks. But some of them got angry just because the driver sent to pick them up was late just for 5 min. Monks in general seem to have no tolerance today as had been few decades ago. Why ? I really dont know. May be private media channels, TV, internet as various other factors may have affected on their life styles too.

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              srinatha.gunaratnam ———————————————-
              ——————-“While criticise, get in to the pit and experience problems first hand and do what you can do.” —Nopes, if you want to get them out of the pit, tell them to first stop digging. Then throw them a rope and pull them out. Make sure they don’t pull you down into the pit and beyond. ———————-“Most of all Buddhism need to be saved from extremists and idiots.” —————- In fact we need to liberate Buddhism from Sinhala/Buddhism. ————-” So we have this hound dog to represent Buddhism.” And allow paranoid fascist Dayan to deal with International politics. —————Why?

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                Dayan will never get a chance again in this life. That is the reality around him.

                Yes, we all buddhists born in to religion, must wake up and ask so called
                so called sinhala buddhists to leave from our inherited buddhist culture. Those sinhala buddhists are abusing it to spread their extremists politics. The front man in all these evils is former President Rajapakshe. He would notsee any mercy, but to return to power is on his top of agenda. Incumbent president makes every efforts to protect the party, while the abusive former president pulls theleg on and on. What the latter would want to achieve ? if not his personal gains. The man is intoxicated by power.
                Sooner or later the bugger has to realize this else, we will be caught by the idiots again.

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          Sinhalese buddhist settlers in the north and east are NOT legally purchasing land. They are literally stealing it from minorities with the help of the authorities. This is the problem. Nobody has a problem with Sinhalese migrating to these areas if they are lawfully buying land and getting paperwork to prove ownership.
          Screaming ‘this is a buddhist land so we can do what we want’ means SL is not a democracy and should take that name off its flag.
          Sumanarathna thero for example was caught in an illegal land grabbing scheme in the Batticaloa area and the Tamil gramasevaka followed the democratic laws of the country to file a case against him. But ofcourse the racist monk then went on a rant about how he was going to ‘finish off the tamils and muslims’
          And this crook is walking around free today just like Gnanasara. Gnanasara is responsible for the Aluthgama riots. Why is it that you guys always find a way to play the victim? Muslims always stood by the Sinhalese so there is really no excuse for targetting them in such a way is there?
          Remember that Buddhism came from Nepal and is not a Sri Lankan religion. So if you want to paint other religions as ‘invaders who dont belong here’ the same can be said of buddhism also. Even in your own history you descend from Prince Vijaya and his army who mass murdered the tribal communities and stole Sri Lanka from them. So in that regard the Veddas can also say to the Sinhalese ‘this is a vedda country so you should get out too’ ?

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            John it is a sad thing that you do not know the history of this country. No race become a minority unless they were a diaspora at a stage. That means they are not natives. I invite you to read the book, “Ceylon, Portuguese Era” by Prof. J.H.O.PEIRIS who translated the original book written by a Portuguese Father Queroz who saw the country at that time.

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        You are dead right

        1) Some monks today dare to recite songs of Victor Ratnayakas in public domain and criticise his new marriage as the gossipy got together at the wells would do. But all these are just because they the unmarried monks have been struggling not getting the chance to LIVE up their hidden fantasies. levels have reached to all funny stages. I think most that sponsor their clips are after commercial gains

        2) There is one another MONK joining from Colombo (Kotuwa hamuduruwo). His bana are like that of a winoda samaya. He is also so gosipy. But has been boasting of donated his kidneys.
        All in all, the behaviours of monks in general have become a joke to this day.

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        Simon, I have final solid proof that you are a member of the Tamil Rump, same as Samuel, Seelawatie, Darunuwathi, sama (Thanha, Rathi Raga) , et. al. Want to know what my proof is? Not so fast man (or woman). All in good time OK, and as per my schedule. Not your schedule or the Rump schedule. But I will expose all of you with the real names and other bio data. At least, I am happy that you are not a Sinhalese. You are just Tamil in the pay of the Tamil Rump. That is fair. We are enemies and we have been so for the last 2,500 years, haven’t we?

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          Bring on your proofs please.

          Just because I am not like as you guys would lick the balls of anyone easily. For me what counts is anyone been a human. No matter what kind of ethinic cover he or shewould wear.
          You are a shame to me and the like people. Come on bring your proofs. CT readership will be awaiting you the like dimwits to be evident with your hearsays.

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      That photo was taken when Hakeem went UNHRC to tell Muslims are happier than ever after the 2009. The Sinhala Cinema Supporting actress joint that entourage to the service the ones sent to UNHRC. Using that photo is here is not correct. This cowboys were the heroes of the Muslim writers, leaders and spies for who m these cowboys resurrected them from LTTE. I hear this week there were some Muslim refugees one day in Selva Nagar Mosque. Using any photo from that incident is the appropriate one. As matter of truth, there were extremely few photos were released from Marichchukatti or Mulai protests. I did not see any photo from Selavanahar Mosque refugees. This is how Muslim writers and Journalist protect Appe Aanduwa.

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        Mallaiyuran, you fool, you make it so obvious what a racial beggar you are, when this article is written solely to avoid racial disharmony. I’d suggest you refrain from replying if you can’t write to the context of this subject matter. Your premeditated response makes it clear you have not even read and understood it. Din’t you read one response, how disgruntled the Buddhist community is having to witness painfully when one of their clown priest is causing severe disrepute to their religious beliefs. Your type will never learn.

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          Ado Polle Hamnathy,
          You are the biggest fool. It is only few of the Buddhist priests behave like that, while entire Islamic Mullahs behave worst than that. Majority of Buddhists are condemning such acts by their priests, but none of the Muslims are condemning the atrocities committed by the Mullahs. Allah, Mullah and Kullah are all the same.

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            Eaxactly, you idiot only a few rouge priests behave bad and bring disrepute to the majority. So what has that got to do with Muslim priests not condemning atrocities committed by their mullahs. If you read a few comments above where almost all are critical about the new wave monks you would not deviate from the subject and show your cheap racial character like this. You too belong to the ignoramus lot like the Mallayurans or whatever– -you are Al Fu..something so can’t expect anything better.

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              You idiot, stop attacking Budhdist priests who are guardians of the noblest teaching in the world. Stop defending Mullahs who are inciting hatred in mosques and Madarasas all over the world.

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          paul anthony: Thanks RE: Mallaiyuran ———-“Mallaiyuran, you fool, you make it so obvious what a racial beggar you are, when this article is written solely to avoid racial disharmony.”——————————————————————————————————
          Mallaiyuran is one of those extreme Vellahala castists and racists, who base their castist supremacy from the Hindu Scriptures, and his type has no sympathy and empathy for those who were and are abused and discriminated.————————Examples are the Mallaiyurantypes of castosts and racists will happily discriminate against the “lower” caste Tamils up country Tamils and Muslims, on the assumption that they are derived from “lower” caste Tamils.———————————————————————————— Mallaiyuran conveniently forgets that he is a Para-Tamil, a ara-Demala, in the and of Native Veddah Aethho, like the other Paras he has no empathy.——————–Did Mallaiyuran know that the Native Veddah Aethho had no caste system and that they were not and are not Hindus or Sinhala “Buddhists”?

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            Examples are the Mallaiyurantypes of castosts and racists will happily discriminate against the “lower” caste Tamils up country Tamils and Muslims, on the assumption that they are derived from “lower” caste Tamils.

            Amare so sad man, you didn’t find a quote to say it is “Mallaiyuran”, so you ended up saying “Mallaiyurantypes” . Thanks for your story telling.

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      Dr. Ameer Ali,————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
      1. “former Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala visited the assassinated SWRD Bandaranaike in the hospital Sir John was quoted to have told the dying prime minister that he let loose the dogs that Sir John tied down when he was in power and those dogs had bitten his successor.”———————————————————–
      The Para-Politicians deploy mad dogs to their own advantage, and sometimes the mad dogs bite them, as what happened to SWRD Banda, the Dog Trainer..———————————————————————————————————————-

      2.” If the presidency is behaving cowardly then the behaviour of the Muslim politicians is nothing short of treachery. Of what public benefit is holding a ministerial and other prestigious positions under a government that is reluctant to enforce the law on elements that are intentionally bent on causing maximum hardship on the very people who elected these ministerial occupants in the first place? “—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

      They all are there for the ride until replaced a new set of crooks.————————————–Now you understand how the President, earned the Titles of Turncoat, Traitor, Gona, Mala-Petethsaya and Sevalays from those who voted him in 2015.—————————————————————————————————-

      3. “There are intellectuals, religious leaders and politicians amongst the Sinhalese and Tamils who are obviously disgusted at the behaviour of the cowboy monks on the none hand and at the impotency of the government on the other.”————————————————————————————————————————-
      They won’t , and it is much harder. Each is after their own self-Interest,. The politicians know that and the mad dogs know that.

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      Who is this monk on the picture ?

      Where can I get him real ?

      We the buddhists want to get him for a discussion AND reveal the real bits of the kin dof monks.

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        Seelawathie Jayasinghe ————————–“Who is this monk on the picture ? Where can I get him real ?” For a moment I was shocked I thought you fancied this saffron clad thug and wanted to have his children. Never mind. My apologies.

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        Look at the muscular biceps. The tall strong body. He is a descendant of Maha Sona one of Dutu Gemunu’s Dasa Maha Yodayas. Don’t try to play with him. He would probably, pull your head off and fix it back the wrong way. Come to think of it, it would not such a bad thing. It may improve your looks from the front.

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      Sir. John Kotalawala referred to Socialist at that time not Buddhist monks. If anyone has referred to Buddhis monks as “Dogs” could he get away with it those days?

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    Dr Ameer Ali knows pretty well that our political leaders (and indeed the Mahanayake’s too) are impotent when it comes to disciplining the growing unruly elements among the Buddhist clergy. In fact Gnanasara of the BBS sits at top table with the President.

    This is what happens when you have a constitution that is in hock to the machinations of one religion, that then becomes toxic and beyond the law. A most unsatisfactory state of affairs and unless corrected in the planned new constitution will be the cause of my national disruption for years to come.

    Many Buddhists are beginning to see the nonsense of expecting mere mortals (referred to as pakaya’s within our own parliament) to safeguard a noble religion.

    Sane people see the nonsense, but devious divisive politicians see the opportunity to keep the chaos on which they thrive.

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      On the dot S.K,
      What we need is a Buddhist Reformation like the Christian one, to show these mad dogs in robes that they are only human. But I doubt whether the ordinary Buddhist, blinded by the “cheevaraya” is capable of doing it on his own. Perhaps we should send a mission to the Dalai Lama , to get down some real Buddhist monks. Perhaps that is why he is not allowed into this country.

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        old codger–“What we need is a Buddhist Reformation like the Christian one,” ——— In essence we need to liberate Buddhists from Sinhala/Buddhism and Sinhalese from Sinhala/Buddhists. ————————— Sinhala/Buddhism essentially an Anagarika brand of fascism.

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      Spring Koha —————————-“Dr Ameer Ali knows pretty well that our political leaders (and indeed the Mahanayake’s too) are impotent when it comes to disciplining the growing unruly elements among the Buddhist clergy.” —————————- Do the Mahanayakes really want to discipline the saffron clad thugs? —-Don’t you think they the Mahanayakes benefit from “having the cake and eating it”?

      —————

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    It has been said that some elements of Singhalese are not always been happy since SL got independence…always has been making trouble..they let the dogs loose and but two Presidents have truly honest to rules of law ..JR and Premada..they maintained law and order ..Both faced most dangerous periods in.post independent SL..JVP almost paralysed the country and LTTE too but they mananged to Bring all under control.
    RANI’L and MS are most inneptitute leaders…It was CKB who planned the plot to unseat MR …it was her wise move that unseated MR …not because of MS or RANI’L..
    How many time RANIL failed..
    He was almost sent home 13 times ..
    Now it shows that he is not a clear politicIan at all ..if MS and RANI’L think that they could make politics out of ethnic unrest…they have not learned anything out of 30 years war.
    Today this problem may lead to emerge of LTTE once agian..
    Other groups to emerge again…who will pay the price ..? Thousand of solders died in this war for 30 years ?
    Why do not they learn lessons from those lost?
    Singapore is not good example how they managed to live with different ethnic groups ?.
    I think Sri Lanka will never get peace if this continues..
    Economy will go down soon..
    Tourism will go down with one ethics violence?
    People will fear to come back to SL.
    As we see in Egypt SL will become bankrupt countries soon..
    I wonder how long India will maintain
    Silence?
    Will it send its troops to control this Singhalese thungs and I think Tamil tigers abroad will.use this unrest to.come up.again.

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    Mahinda who begged for a meeting with Modi treated like a beggar !

    (Lanka-e-News – 14.May.2017, 11.00PM) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his arrival in Sri Lanka , following an earnest request made by deposed president Mahinda Rajapakse met the latter on the 11th (night ) . Based on reports from Diplomatic sources , though the meeting was short between them , Mahinda had to face a long tirade from Modi.

    After the dinner hosted by president Maithripala Sirisena , Mahinda was given an opportunity by Modi to meet him at the residence of the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka .

    Mahinda in fact secured the appointment only after making pleas to the Indian High Commissioner .This was because Mahinda was not given an appointment based on the agenda of the Indian P.M.

    Poor Mahinda arrived to meet Modi with Gotabaya and G.L.Peiris . With the Indian P.M. were the Indian High commissioner to S.L, Indian security adviser Ajith Kumar Deval and foreign secretary S.Jayashankar, and a group .

    Mody who ignored G.L.Peiris and Gotabaya ,and did not speak a word with them , spoke only with Mahinda and that was to sternly warn him. Modi had warned Mahinda not to obstruct the development programs of the government , and not to incite racial tensions citing the ETCA agreement.

    Modi had categorically told Mahinda not to arouse racial disharmony in order to oppose the new constitution which is being prepared to build reconciliation among the races.

    When Mahinda was trying to give an answer , Modi without paying heed had forestalled it by expressing his regrets over the attempts made at Mahinda’s Galle face green May day rally to provoke the people to hoist black flags against Modi’s visit .

    Mahinda who became red faced and was sweating did not know where to hide his face . He was so panic stricken and guilt ridden he forgot even his own cursed shawl on him which he could have used to hide his face and wipe his sweat. Though Mahinda tried to defend himself by explaining , it was told by one of the speakers on stage ,Modi had disdainfully ignored him.

    Following the brief 30 mins. meeting , even when he was leaving Modi did not talk to Gota or G.L.

    No matter what , Mahinda who never fails to give a ‘voice cut’ even if he fails miserably in everything else , was like a dumb person just admitted to the deaf and blind school after the meeting . He did not utter a word about what transpired between him and Modi , after his much longed for meeting with Modi .

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      You should never believe enews. [Edited out]

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        A classic example of “Illang Kanawa”. What is stated is true. Mahinda was like a card board weeraya listening to the tirade. Gota and GLP were snubbed. Mahinda has been asked to come to Delhi to receive a further dressing down. If Mahinda has any sense of shame or self respect he should not go to New Delhi.

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      Modi and co,

      You got your news from a filthy website, you news is all lies. During the meeting Modi behaved very diplomatically. Modi greeted Gota and G.L as well..

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      Modi is a statesman. He would never have behaved the way you explained. When MR requested, Modi could have easily refused a meeting. In spite of having a tight schedule Modi accommodated this unexpected request. That itself shows how much he respects MR. After all Modi is hell-bent to get ECTA signed as it is so advantageous to his country. ECTA is a loss for SL. Look at any country where Indians are allowed to go. I listened to Indian High Commissioner’s to SL interview with regard to this meeting. If Modi wanted to insult MR, he could have easily refused and bragged about it. The main topic here is Muslims’ EXPANSIONISM. The responsible authorities in the government are not taking any constructive steps. That’s why monks like Ven Gnanasara have taken that into their hands. A lot of people are talking about him. But no one talks about why he behaves like this. There is a serious danger for Sinhalese & Buddhists in this country. Rev. Malcolm Ranjith has sensed this. He knows when Muslims become the majority, Christianity is the first victim. This land belongs to Sinhalese. All the others are invaders. Before Prince Vijaya came here this was a colonized country. Sinhalese may be mixed. But originals are also among them. In 1505 when Portuguese came here Sinhala population was 99.4 according Fr.Queroz who wrote the book “Ceylon, Portuguese Era” in 1560ies.

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    Muslims should be put in their effing place immediately. SL has to follow China in this regard.

    In China, all Muslims have to provide DNA samples, no growing of “abnormal” beards in public and wearing of veils is strictly prohibited. Even certain Muslamic names are prohibited for new born children. This is the only way to eradicate this Muslim menace from the world and keep peace.

    Afterall no one can blame China. The ISIL a few months ago had vowed to strike China (see link: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/isil-video-threatens-china-rivers-bloodshed-170301103927503.html) and in response to it, PM Xi Jingping referred to the military reference to the pro-democracy response at Tienanmen square.

    That’s how one needs to respond to Allah’s sodomized children. And to those Gay liberal Colombo boys, be WARNED. Allah’s army is coming to a street near you. That day you will realize what Gnassara thero is trying to do.

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      Check your head idiot ..?
      You can have Muslim. Oil to run your car?
      Muslim money to wipe out terrorism form SL? You can have weapen and training form Pakistan to fight LTTE?
      You can send your people to Middle East to earn money?
      List will go one ?
      I can not understand how ungrateful this Fake former Military man ?
      Shame on you to say you are from SL military.

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        Singhalese pundit, it is not the issue of Rtd. Lt. Reginald. We should blame the SL Govt that did not focus on postwar trauma rehabilitation of our heroes who fought against one of the worst human being to be born in SL, the warmonger Piriba for us forgetting their own fancies and loved ones. Instead Govt even tried to insult them by making them masons, carpenters and road-side lunch packet sellers.

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      Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera———————————————————–

      There is recognition some “Muslims” Follow the Devil, Satan, just like BBS Ganasara who follows Mara., not Buddha………………..——————————————————————US President Donald Trump will leave for Saudi Arabia on Friday on his first foreign visit as president.———————————————————————–
      After meeting Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Saturday, Trump is scheduled to take part on Sunday in a pan-Arab and Islamic summit with leaders from across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.———————————————–

      He is also scheduled to hold a separate joint session with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders.——————————–Other speakers will discuss social media’s impact on religion, women’s leadership and community resilience through sport.

      King Salman and President Trump will inaugurate Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (GCEII) on Sunday.————————————————————They will discuss its important contribution to the fight against extremism and terrorism.——————————————–

      The Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (GCEII) counters and prevents the spread of extremist ideology through promoting moderation, compassion and supporting the dissemination of positive dialogue.———————————-

      US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Tuesday that Trump will deliver a speech on “the need to confront radical ideology.”——————————————————————————

      “The speech is intended to unite the broader Muslim world against common enemies of all civilization and to demonstrate America’s commitment to our Muslim partners,” McMaster said.———————————————————————–

      http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/trump-leaves-ksa-tomorrow/

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      Rtd. Lt. Reginald,

      Just for curiosity, had there been any cases during the war where LTTE removed the brains out of some captured soldiers and let them live?

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        Rishard———————Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera suffers from all sorts of deficiencies and inadequacies. He has a penchant for sniffing any female however he remembers only Tamil women. He also suffers from “p***s envy. He is another Walter Mitty character, defined as “”an ordinary often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs”. That should say something about this person who confessed to having small jokes with his women folks and a donkey, dreaming of creating next generation of Donkey Le.

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      Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera. Allah cannot sodomize anybody because he is not a man or woman, not beget or begotten or an Idol but a supreme power. Whoever your dead god they too cannot sodomize anbody because they were dead. May be your priest sodomized you or a general superior to you sodomized you. Can you tell me whether by a Christian priest or Buddhist priest?

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    Sri Lanka is in a disaster, Muslims are becoming a threat to the whole world..Dr.Ameer Ali should know that Sri Lanka is a Sinhalese Buddhist country.. So here in Sri Lanka Buddhist monks are number one.. Tamils came to here from India and Muslims from Arab countries.. all ppl are living peacefully because this is a Buddhist country.. We should have a Stonger Buddhist Leader to make this country a peaceful one again.,

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      Wasana ——————————————————————————–

      //”Sri Lanka is in a disaster, Muslims are becoming a threat to the whole world..Dr.Ameer Ali should know that Sri Lanka is a Sinhalese Buddhist country..”//————————————————————————————————————-

      Sri Lanka, aka Lanka is the Land of Native Veddah Aethho. They walked to claim the Land. The Para-Sinhala, The Para- Tamil , the Para-Muslims and the other Paras are foreigners,. They all should get back to their Para-Homelands.. They brought with their their para beliefs and Para-Cast Systems, which the Native Veddah Aethho did not have, and created a castist society. in the Land.——————————————————————————————————————————-
      Mitochondrial DNA history of Sri Lankan ethnic people: their relations within the island and with the Indian subcontinental populations—————-Journal of Human Genetics 59, 28-36 (January 2014) | doi:10.1038/jhg.2013.112——————————–Through a comparison with the mtDNA HVS-1 and part of HVS-2 of Indian database, both Tamils and Sinhalese clusters were affiliated with Indian subcontinent populations than Vedda people who are believed to be the native population of the island of Sri Lanka.———————————————————————http://www.nature.com/jhg/journal/v59/n1/full/jhg2013112a.html

      What is Sinhala “Buddhism” ? ————————————————————–Mahavamsa- An Insult To The Buddha!—————————————————By Sharmini Serasinghe –——————————————————————Caution- The following is more suitable for the broad-minded and the wise. Others are kindly advised to pass—————————————————————–
      Wonder if ours might have been a wiser, and a more ‘humane’ society, had our ‘ancient’ history, been based on Aesop’s Fables, instead of the Mahavamsa. For if not for the Mahavamsa, the Sinhalese may not have been endowed, with the reputation, of “Sinhalaya Modaya (The Sinhalese are Fools)”!—————————————————————————————————————————————————https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/mahavamsa-an-insult-to-the-buddha/

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        Go, tell that to Americans and see they hand over the US to Indians and leave?
        I think your mind is too broad and it is warped!

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      Wasana,

      You remember, during 1983 people like you thought that Tamils could become a threat and rioted against them. And when they became a real threat with war and bombing around, you guys kept quiet of fear. That is your limitation.

      Winning the war is not your ability or military power . It is a combination of lot and luck. Yes, SL is in a disaster and that’s economic disaster.

      If Muslims really want to take over SL, they could have started ground works with brain-washing those millions of Sinhalese who are employed in the Arab countries. If you think “monks are number one”, you’re pathetic and I am unlucky to have been born here, because we both are not going to move forward :(

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    In Sri lanka, Muslims can at least talk openly. If one is in a muslim – majority country, the person cannot talk against Islam. Recently, the christin major of Indonesia had been sent to jail for two years for blasphemy.

    first talk, why you muslims are having problems all over the problem.

    You people just try to escape blaming the west and Jews. but, when you have upper hand, you discrminate and destroy othr religions.

    Just remembr you people destroyed Bamiyan buddha’s for what reason.

    It is something different you dont worships satatues. But, you cannot do that to other religions.

    Even in Sri lanka, you muslims are dishionest. No one talks the truth.

    I have to say, now Islam has peaked. and now it is only the demise.

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      That is because they think bowing down to stone make no sense…stone will never talk and never it can bring you benefit or harm so why do you worksop statues of stone rathere than creator of this univeristy?
      Does it make sense ?
      What TALIRAN did was wrong but it’stheir side of arguments…you should worshop one and only God who created you not cows, stones and other created thing

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        You Islamic racist, stop writing under a Sinhala name. How can one who suddenly came into existence saying that the world is flat be the creator and worthy of being worshipped. How can a person who cannot save his followers when they evoke his name to protect them be omnipotent. How can a person who is in hiding without revealing himself to his followers be omnipresent. If you do not want to worship a stone, why are you doing it in Kabba in mecca, which resembles a male organ.

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          Al-faqooo,

          I told you always don’t get into matured topics. Make me a tea please

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        There is no creator. the crator is created by your prophet in order to make you muslims fools. If you understand science, you understnad, there can not be a creator. Some of you muslims understand. But, most of you are dumb. You think in your eyes and you want us to understand you barbarians too in your eyes. YOu people are barbarians. because you live in a primitive world.

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          jimsofty,

          Hold for while.. I am sure that among CT community, you’re considered the most dumbest person with people taking your screen name as samples.

          If you’re not sure, please go to some of the topics with heavy comments, press CTRL + F and enter “jimsofty” and keep on finding what others think and say about it.

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        Pundi……. science has proved human is not a creation but evolved one. Stones, cows are worshiped for helping th em to live. If u don’t drink milk given by the cow can you live? Are there cows in the middle-east where islam is originated. At least stones and cows can be seen. Can your god could be seen. Your creator is your father.

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      jimmy,

      You’re trying to mix different countries, their different blasphemy laws and act of terrorism in different parts of the world to justify what is happening in SL where there is no blasphemy law, is right.

      “muslims are dishionest. No one talks the truth” that is a super dumb comment as if all others are very honest and talks the truth :-)

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      Jimsofty. They shouldn’t have destroyed Bamiyan buddha. They could have earned millions from tourist like the Indonesia. The problem is these fellows thought earning money by showing an idol is wrong and eating with that money is haram (sin).

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    Jim and Wasana,

    Did you see the news? Potta Naufer’s wife and son had been arrested for smuggling gold in their rear-ends. If ever a crook is caught for smuggling drugs or Gold, it is a Muslim.

    Whatever said and done, Tamil people are not like this. These Muslims need a bloody good thrashing. If we have another ’83 style pogrom the poor people will have a field day. I bet the houses have a lot a of good stuff to loot from all this ill gotten money.

    What rights in Muslim majority countries. It’s all about subjugating ever non-muslim to eternity.
    Bloody muslim hypocrites talk about human rights only when they are at the receiving end.

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      Adai. Pandi shamal Perera..
      What you talk about you all racists?.why do you want to divide people into racist groups.
      .
      You have this crazy mentality..
      You have hatred to.humanity?.
      You bloody missionary groups can come make poor sinhasles into christianity?.
      Bloody you parent converted into christianity that is why you are Christian

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      Seems a Lt. retired without understanding the consequences of 83 pogrom.

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      I thought you were a professional soldier. If you were, then you are a shame to Sri Lanka and its armed forces. You are giving these ideas to people go and loot a fellow community? What kind of animal are you? I do not think that you have ever worn even a uniform of school cadet or a boy scout. If you had done that, your words would be more disciplined. You are nothing but a crook. The only uniform you world have ever worn must have been an eye mask of a dirty thief to hide your even more dirty face.

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    Ameer Ali:

    You muslims never talk about why The holy book of Religion of PEace talks about killing infidels. Muslims never talk about their slaughters, their violence right now all over the world, how they treat women in muslim majority countries etc.,

    Instead, you muslims abuse the system in those western countries and now in Asia to islamize the world.

    Why you people never talk about how you destroyed and are destroying societies saying only you good Allah lives.

    Why people should not talk against that ?, should not get angry or upset against that ?

    Is it becuase you muslims are taught to lie in order to protect your religions.

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    Hello Amir Ali;

    What is required now is different from your assertions. The time has come for the majority to be united to force Muslims and their leaders to abort Anti-Buddhist campaign. Amir Ali, you should understand despite of your well oiled anti buddhist, anti sinhala propaganda, we will survive . What we need now is another Modi or Donald trump to take care of the economic, social, cultural and Buddhist interests in Sri Lanka.

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    Muslims have made fraudulent land deeds for Buddhist archaeological sites in Ampara(e.g: Digawapiya, Muhudumaha viharaya, etc). . Polonnaruwa incident was due to illegal Muslim immigrants building a settlement on Buddhist archaeological site. On those two occasions, His holy highness Gnanasaro thero bravely took matters to his own hands, delivered the justice on the spot. Kuragala , Devanagala , Wilpattuw national, Anuradhapura Buddhist holy land, Dabulla Buddhist holy land, etc are also under Muslim attack.

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      Mr John..do not tell lies ..
      You did all illegal settlement in North snd East…all but Sinhalese government…all Tamil villages have been turned into Sinhalese villages..
      Do not tell lies and do not try to fool and you look as one low caste idiots..
      Do not know what you talk about

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    Later, Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala said that his comment was misquoted and taken out of the context.

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    There is one article which says, Rishad Bathiuddin had importd 250,000 tons of rice fradulently for SAthosa. He got the president to stop the corruption investigation when the investigation was proceeding.

    Some people say the same minister is involved in people – Rohingyas from Myanmar, -smuggling. Part of the corruption is first bringing people to wilpattu – kilinochchi area.

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      Jimmy,

      If you dig a bit deep down on Rohingyas of Myanmar, you will realize they are your relatives originally from Bangladesh. Why trying to discriminate them now?

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        isharath ——————————————————-“Jimmy, If you dig a bit deep down on Rohingyas of Myanmar, you will realize they are your relatives originally from Bangladesh.”

        —————–You are wrong, please note jimsofty the dimwit’s ancestral homeland is in Erivirapattinam in Tamil Nadu, South India. His long lost cousins do live in various towns of South India. All scientific and anthropological evidence point to Tinnaveli.

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    Amir Ali, you can’t hide the problems of Islam behind the robes of Buddhist monks. I think even you should know that. I don’t think you have to be a professor to understand that there is something fundamentally wrong in the religion you praise, because it’s not the Buddhism that is causing so much death and destruction around the world today, including in almost all the Islamic nations. These so called unruly monks are saying the same things aired by the prominent Australian Islamic clerics featured in the link below. Who is now a target of your beloved peace makers ISIS ( see the second link)

    https://www.memri.org/tv/australian-shiite-imam-mohammad-tawhidi-we-did-not-come-australia-have-burqas-running-around-don

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4220058/ISIS-calls-jihadis-kill-Australian-Islamic-clerics.html

    LionHeart, Ex Military SLA

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      LionHeart EX SLA ——————————“because it’s not the Buddhism that is causing so much death and destruction around the world today,” …………………………………………………………………….. ——————-True, however Sinhala/Buddhism is the root cause of all problems in this island. Sinhala/Buddhism is another variant of Fascism. ——————————— That is why sooner we liberate Buddhism from Sinhala/Buddhism the better for all people of this island.

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        So you want to liberate land from Sinhala Buddhism and introduce Sharia law to replace it? will that make you happy? so you can beat your wife ( legally of course), sleep with many women ( legally of course)? get a trill from performing genital mutation on children( legally of course)?, and get child as a wife ( legally of course)? or even offer your little daughter (if you have one) for the sexual pleasure of dirty old man (legally of course, as in child marriage) hmmm makes me wonder what type of sick basted you are….. Sinhala Buddhism, is the force that not only build but also protected this country for over 2500 years, in fact it was Sinhala Buddhism that sacrificed blood, sweat and tears to protect the Buddhism in this nation for centuries, NOT Islam. Sinhala Buddhism is the ONLY reason why Buddhism still survive in this land, you cannot separate them, if not for Sinhala Buddhism, we would have reach the same fate of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia and even Maldives, (all of them once Buddhist countries) long time ago, in fact that is the dream of Islam fundamentalist even today.

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        If Sinhalese are the cause of all problems in Sri Lanka, the bloody minorities have a very clear choice. GET OUT.

        I can’t blame someone living in his own house while I take residence at his place. If I don’t like his way, I can simply pack my bags and walk out. It’s the same thing.

        JUST GET OUT.

        GET OUT.

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          Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera,

          I still have the respect for war veterans for bringing peace and getting all of us out of fear of LTTE bombs. You having first-hand experience of ugly sides of the war, people expect you to be advocate of unity, peace and harmony among all communities, and not to get mixed with racists around and insulting yourself and tarnishing good name of SL Forces. Act responsibly, because your positive messages have better chance of being heard than other regulars.

          With all respects to good Sinhalese, let me tell that Sinhalese are the majority of SL, and it doesn’t mean the country belongs to them alone.

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          Who the hell are you to command minority srilankens to get out.

          You the kind of men made a real war and abused them for such a long time. I would not respect anyguy of your nature to add it this way. We fought wars against terror groups but not against minorities. That you should be able to realize if you really did a great work for the sake of country.
          We are all srilankens, let alone after 30 years of war – we the majority folks should see it that let alone today.

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          Dear idiot shamal P.
          You need to check your head with good Dr..
          You are earning wrath 75 millions.Tamil?
          Do you know I hope as military man you should?.I do not know how you they took you to any military service?
          May with 4 F in GCSE..in those days
          LTTE was created by India and trained in Tamil.Nadu…
          People like you will.earn anger of 75 million Tamils in the world and you can and BBS can create one more Tamil.Tiger group in SL..
          Already upcountry is in the hand of Upcountry Tamil. In.100 years time upcountry Tamil will grow.from one 1 to 10.millios .and then. Indian army may have military camps in upcountry and as for North and East Tamil. They would have got their independence from SL..
          Only way to.maintain the integrity of United SL is to accept the reality of this multicultural SL..
          Sri Lanka is all ethnicities …all came from India..
          You should read history and learn it ..
          If people like you make trouble it will be good Tamils to unite and fight for Eelam.

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          Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera :—————————————————————————————-
          ?”If Sinhalese are the cause of all problems in Sri Lanka, the bloody minorities have a very clear choice. GET OUT.”/

          Yes, JUST GET OUT. GET OUT from the LAND OF NATIVE VEDDAH AETHHO!

          Correction: If Sinhalese are the cause of all problems in Sri Lanka, the bloody Para-minorities have a very clear choice. GET OUT, ALONG with the bloody Para-Sinhala. Can an appeal be made to Mr,.Modi, to take back ALL the bloody Paras, Para-Sinhala, Para-Ta,mils ( Para-Demala), Para-Muslims, Para-Portuguese( Parangio), Para-Dutch, Para-English, and Para-Chinese as well from the Land of Native Veddah Aethho, illegally occupied by the Paras.——————————————————————————————————————————————————
          – Mitochondrial DNA history of Sri Lankan ethnic people: their relations within the island and with the Indian subcontinental populations—————-Journal of Human Genetics 59, 28-36 (January 2014) | doi:10.1038/jhg.2013.112——————————–Through a comparison with the mtDNA HVS-1 and part of HVS-2 of Indian database, both Tamils and Sinhalese clusters were affiliated with Indian subcontinent populations than Vedda people who are believed to be the native population of the island of Sri Lanka.———————————————————————http://www.nature.com/jhg/journal/v59/n1/full/jhg2013112a.html

          ————————-
          The Vedda Tribe——————————————————————————–
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f89NuukY32U

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            Amarasiri alias Rabadulla

            first of all tell us sinhalese are negroid or caucasoid or mongoloid or australoid before going into so called indian database and indian cluster. india is not the place where hominids were evolved.as such india can not be treated as base. yes some skeletons of homo erectus found in india not homo eragusta but here in this Island homo eragusta skeletons found in kalamatiya lagoon, and horton plane. then how do you compare indian database with this island community.toba volcanic eruption dislocated entire early human settlements in this region. no sun was visible half a year . mutations in genes occurred. entire genetic system of the human bodies changed. bottleneck effect came to being. as such any comparison without . comprehensive study is bullshit. you quoted only a few test results which were done by individuals without proper authority and not complying with accepted criteria. who gave you authority to dug cemeteries to get bones to extract DNA.who gave you authority to prepare so called indian database. under whose premiership.mrs. gandhi. do not talk bullshit man. nobody done any comprehensive study as yet on south asian population. we all know what had happened to harappa project. do not deceive people with thing in internet. all attempts on island population given very conflicting results.some says south indian affinity, some says bengali affinity, some says very unique genetic features with unique complexities in hemoglobin component of sinhalese blood.as such your comments can be treated as bullshit. tell me your qualifications on research fields. how many years you worked on medical research.

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            Amarasiri, me too a DNA expert and know what you ve been trying to say above.

            But CT audience seem to have not the least knowledge on DNA test and the facts that can be retrievable through DNA analyses.

            TOday, I respect more to Veddha community than anyone else, even if we the sinhalaya claim to be living in the island for such a long time.

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          Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera ——————————————————————————“If Sinhalese are the cause of all problems in Sri Lanka, the bloody minorities have a very clear choice. GET OUT. “

          Sinhalese are stupid . ——-However, Sinhala/Buddhists bigots the noisy minority are the problem and should GET OUT, or deported back to their ancestral homeland in south India or wait until we complete building their much cherished Sinhala/Buddhist ghetto in the deep south. ————————– You are one of them and please let us know when are you planning to leave my ancestral land. Don’t force us to kick you out of this island. Go join the Hindian armed forces and fight the Pakistanis or Chinese. They do need some experienced war criminal to serve in the Kashmir valley. ——–

          Please go away sniffer.

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          As a retired army senior, if you failed to get it yet, that should be connected to your thinking. If not we the sinhalese, who should take the responsiblity for making isolations the minorities: This is common to european coutnries too when they look at the way they have reacted to problems of minority folks. Like for example Germany and France even England fully admit that they could do lot more toward the integration of them, by providing proper langauge courses and going through their key issues. Turksih folks living in GERMANY and FRANCE and several other countries in Europe are living in ghetoo. Not just because they like it but there had been no other choice for them. Germans have accepted it today and the ones entered to the country from Syria last year are for example given all the basic facilities better than in the past.

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    “The detestable behaviour of a minority element within the Buddhist priesthood in Sri Lanka is an extremely worrying phenomenon, in that, if it is allowed to grow unchecked by the authorities will certainly drag the country into another quagmire of ethnic violence and bloodshed…”

    This displays the inability of the govt. to control social values. The power that be believes that having thugs in robes keeps the minority in caves. What they miss out is that they are re-writing the very religious values they are worshiping. This is why Justice ministry is married to ministry of Buddhism – the Trojan horse.

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    Dear Dr. Ameer Ali,

    I’m addressing you as Dr. with due respect since you have obtained a doctorate or may be a medical degree. To retain that respect, you need to be honest in the future.
    You know what the Islamic ideology in the whole world, not only in Sri Lanka. You know that the whole world (except muslims) hate islamic ideology and do you think that it is without any reason?? Look at Sri Lanka as well and it is a classical example of the cruel Islamic ideology implanted on the ground. Muslims are now evading the land, destroying all historical monuments so on and so forth. You people are not allowing Buddhists to build temples etc in Eastern province that is with your muslim majority and muslim chief minister. You also are not an independent writer, but part of that muslim aggression. You people have forgotten that you were allowed to live and build more that 9000 mosques in SL by majority sinhala buddhists.

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    These comments are frightening. Most of them are not from real Buddhists who follow Lord Buddha’s words or from real Muslims who follow the words of Holy Qua ran .

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      I fully agree with you Dulan. LB has never asked to bring down others.
      But lanken so called buddhists just because they ve been born into religions, feel so that muslims could harm them, they ve been adding it like that.
      Else, these are far away from the realities. If there are issues with Muslims becoming threatening as they say, the legal authorities should have to take due actions. If the law and order work as the way on the west or in Spore for all equally, nothing like the kind of differences will be there.
      Burqa or the like outfits should be banned in the country since, we cant know what kind of deceitful men and women would have been disguised that way. Lately, there had been a video came int o be a man to have disuguised and was found by lanken police, somewhere in Wellwatta or so.

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    Ameer Ali: In Myanmar the Junta is still in control and some Buddhist monks are their proxy. In Lanka the Armed services are controlled by … you know who. The Armed services are a power on their own. Some Monks practicing BBS Buddhism is their civilian wing. This power group is so well entrenched, GoSL just cannot dislodge them.

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    picture shown here by writer is better than pictures shown in everywhere in internet. that is beheading of innocent journalists by muslims. though writer trying hard to show he is a impartial writer. with this article he shown his egoism and brutalities within his soul as a muslim.

    before arrival of abrahamic religions like islam and christianity in 14th and 15th there existed only two religions. hinduism and buddhism. these two religions coexisted very peaceful manner. religious places of worship were sacred to both communities. abrahamic religions islam with south indian refugees catholicism and christianity with western imperialist destroyed peaceful coexistence. muslims going further destroying buddhist heritages and buddhist civilization here. that can not be tolerated at all. should be dealt with severally. these muslims descendants of south indian refugees and slaves of malay and javanese should be banished from here. islam should be banned. what is the right that religion has to announce five times a day there is no god but allah only one that has right to be worshipped. on top of that they call people of other faiths are wild animals. no respect for others. as such this so called islam should be banned. otherwise no peace at all .

    in this land buddhist heritages everywhere. every inch of soil contained blood of sinhalese buddhist ancestors who fought for their mother land and built very successful civilization in this land. as such this land is sinhalese buddhists land. not islam land. they are refugees. thankless lot.must be put to death.in order to have lasting peace here.

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      ranjith(sprrw) the scatterbrain anthropologist —————————————————————What is Sinhala/Buddhist civilisation?

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        Let me expose about Ranjith.
        He once confirmed to be coming from a sorcery background as he could see nothing without being fallen to Yantra culture. That alone proves what comes from him can not be right.
        There is no such sinhala buddhist civliazation. Almost 99.999999999999% buddhists in the country have been born into the religion. So is the case with other religions too .. at least more or less.
        So, if question as to why they today are that blind to wear kgs of threads subjected to pirith chantings around their wrists – not a single person would know to respond.
        Even being on his way to next contract killing order, most of them the crimnals promoted by previous adminstration would dare to leave someone with ” budusarnayi”- may the blessings or buddha with you. So the crimes rates have gone up as no times inthe past. If criminologists would observe the behaviours of those high criminals… even over 99% would have been born buddhists.. and have had ties with prominent monks… so the religion has become their shields to this date:

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          M/S leelawathie

          I know what I am talking about. yes I am a buddhist but not nalanda type one but tibet type one. I attack muslims as i know they are threat to my country, my race and my religion. nobody can stop it. we fight till muslim menace is stopped. we agitate for boycotting muslim business. we work against building of mosques, encroachment of our temple lands,destruction of buddhist heritages. lamentation of no god but allah only god that has right to be worshipped. yes we work against those. we agitate for banning of Islam in this land. yes we fought one war. yes we know another one is on the way.

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            Ranjith,

            What is need of the hour for SL’s development is not someone who fight against Muslims, but kicking out the idiots who believe in sorcery with lacking any analytical thinking power – These are the most useless ones for nation development.

            Before you go for another war, try to completely come out of the LTTE war that you have been thinking you won. 10 years preparing minority mindset for war + 30 years war + 10 year postwar incomplete results = SL has gone more than 100 years back.

            You should be either an idiot or living on refugee card to support another war.

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        Native Vedda,

        You don’t know anything about the greatest civilization, the Sinhala-Buddhist civilization, you think Sinhale (Sri Lanka) is 10 square miles, you think the son of one wealthiest man, the great man Anagarika Dharma was homeless, you think already proven the chronicle of facts was a myth. So native tell us why you are interested in Sri Lanka’s matters.

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          John baby ——————-“You don’t know anything about the greatest civilization, the Sinhala-Buddhist civilization, ” —————– Maybe, hence explain to us what is great about Sinhala-Buddhist civilization, (or Oriental Despotism)? Why it is unique and not a carbon copy of any other civilisation that existed else where? Don David Hewavitharane found Anagarika as his new name probably because he would have liked to hide his Christian past. Please remember I didn’t chose the name for him. He would have wanted to appear a public racist Aryan Sinhala/Buddhist fascist to his fellow countrymen. He loved fascists of Germany, Italy and Japan. The son of the wealthiest was funded by foreign ladies and kept him going.

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            You are a kalaveddah. Who choose your name Native Veddah?

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          Johnny Baby ————————–“you think Sinhale (Sri Lanka) is 10 square miles,”— It is a generous gift to the Sinhala/Buddhist fascists, the noisy minority from rest of the people. If you don’t like it just hire a Kallathonie and paddle back to your ancestral home land Tamil Nadu.

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    A very good analysis by Amir Ali. The question arises as to whether the heads of the aspiring Buddhist monks, in the interests of the Buddhist laity should be tested before they are allowed to become fully fledged priests.Bensen

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    all I see is racially motivated comments by all the undereducated Sri Lankans, what can I say this country is cursed to have sons and daughters of this nature. 2500 years of History has shown nothing but only Hatred, Jealousy! this country belongs to every one who come out screaming from the mothers womb, be it Buddhist, Hindu, Muslims or Christian! no one person is bigger than the other! remember we will all be dead and gone, we come with nothing and surely we go with nothing!

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      Skippy Modaya:

      IT is not point of talking anichchan, Dukkan when we are talking politics. both the Islam and christianity are political religions. What ever they talk, there is politics inisde there.

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      Ok fair enough, then learn to live with the Sinhalese without always finding fault with them. If we are so bad, we know of a place we can recommend for you to go and live it is called, Saudi Arabia.

      Over there, no human rights for you. No colombotelegraph or it’s equivalent SaudiTelegraph for you. You misbehave they cut your hand off. You protest in public, they cut your Neck off. You have a glass of Scotch and soda they cut your manhood. Go and live there for a change. Perhaps you might just start appreciating the Sinhalese a little bit after that.

      We are so bad people until your Sharia Law takes over in our country. After that there is no good or bad. Why do you continue to live with such bad people like the Sinhalese. Just GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

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        You behave betraying us all sinhalese.

        Please mind your langague. I really dont think you have the right to ask them to get out. Who the hell you are to be that superior. the kind of mentality created wars.
        Let s have to accept like or not, we the sinhalayas had been no fair even you guys are no fair to them even today.

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        Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera ——————–“Ok fair enough, then learn to live with the Sinhalese without always finding fault with them.” —————————— Fairness and Sinhala/Buddhist fascism don’t mix. It is high time you left this island. When you go take your fellow Sinhala/Buddhist fascist with you, don’t forget to take your brethren and fellow bigot Sivajilingam with you.

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          This so called Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera, has never even worn a pair of Army boots, leave alone serving in the SL Army. He is just a low down, despicable animal invented by the Tiger Rump to bring disgrace to our heroic forces. He is in league with the likes of jayaweeras, fernados, the 3 wathis Thanha, Rathi, Raga gang of Sinhala refugees in Europe. No Army person would speak about things like sodomizing, robbing a community and other extremely low things, knowing what it would do the reputation of the Army. He is just a disgusting, stinking animal looking for scraps of food falling from the Tiger Rump table. If he has the guts to face me, I will make sure that he becomes Late Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera in no time.

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        Here comes the house owner of SRILANKA to ask the minorities to get out.

        Funny, Mr PErera, this can be some proof some soldiers to have been racial. You guys with lack of overall knowledge betray us sinahalya.

        Good luck to srilnaka so long the idiots of the nature are the majority.

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      Skippy , you’re spot on my man. But who understands this fact, with so much superiority complex, ego and animosity. This will be so from here to eternity.

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    Retired LT. Reginald Perera

    I am appalled by your comments and your primitive behaviour. You say you are retired as a LT and how did you contain these qualities while serving in armed forces. How many times did you expressed your hatred by killing the Temils for whom you now show a soft corner.

    You need to learn to get out of your barbaric net and learn to live a bit of civilians life during your retired years. Explain why you became so much homophobic, surely you cannot accept any non Sinhalese.

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      Sheik Darwood

      What do you think about how Muslims treat other muslim sect and women. did you read the article that thrice married 32 old muslim had burned the wife withhot water or oil. she is just 18 years and pregnent for the second child. she was burned almost to death.

      Do you think a woman is grown at 18, even though she is ready to give birth children ?

      Who has more ACQUIRED primitive behaviour because that is how your religion and cultures bring you up.

      What Reginald Perera said is nothing what ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram etc., are doing. The common factor is all say for the religion.

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      He was never a Rt. Lt. Sham.. bullshitting everyone. just a good for nothing piece of garbage with so much animosity will want to take this entire nation with him to the grave when he dies. Ignore the fool and I think he relishes reading comments in response to his nonsense….just a waste of everyone’s valuable time.

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    Buddhists have been living in Sri Lanka for over 2000 years, and still continue to live, and in the last 20 years their population has increased from 68% to 72% plus, so all this fuss and paranoia are just manufactured to serve some vested interest parties, and unfortunately the monks who doesn’t have anything else to do-no family, no job, has become easy prey for these vested quarters, and on top of it, ultra racists like the johns and the jimmy and the mental retard retired lieutenant are adding fuel to the fire thinking they are doing good to the country, on the contrary they are damaging the country to an extent that the only solutions in the eyes of the international community is to divide the country by ethnic lines as they are demonstrating that the majority cannot co-exist peacefully with the minorities. sooner someone realises this and put these miscreants where they belong, better for everyone and to this motherland of all communities.

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    I know that I am going to be attacked, ridicule and insulted for what I am going to write. I was upset too, about the violent verbal outbursts of Rev. Gnanansara (I will go on calling him Reverend as long as he wears the saffron cloth). So, when I visited the Matugama area temple, I asked the head priest there about it. This is what he told me: “Mahattaya, it is true Gnansara Hamuduruwo is rough in speech. But no one will pay attention unless you do that. You know that in the past too, people like Migettuwatte Gunananda, Anagrika Dharmapala used very rough words. It is necessary if we are to protect the Buddha Sasana from disappearing. If we keep quiet like mice, we will soon be destroyed. It is people like Gnansara Hamuduruwo who keep those people at bay. I can assure you one thing. Gnansara Hamuduruwo will never be the one to use physical force. Perhaps he may retaliate if he is attacked. But he will not be the first to use it. Can you say the same thing about the people who destroyed Bamian Buddhas? ” With that, the thought of all those cartoonists shot up in to pieces, while innocently doing something connected with journalism, drawing cartoons, also came to my mind. The ISIS guys simply walked in and started shootings. No warnings – No rough words – No words at all – just shooting.

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    ER

    You seemed to be an intelligent person, so don’t go down to the level of the ignorants in this forums like the johns and jimmy

    Call spade a spade, so people will respect your honesty, sugar coating will not do any good to anyone, who is responsible for all those destruction and killings in Aluthgama, and current property destruction of the Muslims, one does not need to pull the trigger to commit a crime. You work in a Muslim country, you know there mentally, they don’t have any intention of taking over any country or destroying any culture, their only concern is living a pious life and planning for the hereafter, of course there are miscreants here and there but that’s just a small minority.

    There are so many Buddhist and Sinhalese are living in Muslim countries, imagine if the Muslims start attacking them and destroy their livelihood, how vulnerable they will feel. Remember no good will ever come from bad deeds, this is a law of the nature, if will be self destruction

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      Concerned Citizen@

      There are masses in the country that would not see it right yet. No matter the harm is being applied on minority folks, they would not even sense but support the violent groups as was the case in 83, 89 and last few years ago in Aluthgama. They are used to follow the other. More followers than people with belly feelings on even the issues of national interest.
      Most of them though born in to Buddhism, cant know what the basics of the buddhism; WHICH IS NOT TO PROMOTE VIOLENCE. These men in red robes are today more violent than their lay people.
      Alone the manner Ghanasara the most abusive pseduo monk abuse his mouth on the ruling leaders today must no means acceptable by any civlized folks.
      He should first learn to respect the leaders. This issues with ethnic communities should have to be addressed ina very fine manner. For them the leaders, we are all srilankens. Why should they prefer sinhalase above the other – even after a 30 year old war. If my info may be right, over 0.2 million srilankens work as guess workers in Middle East countries. They should now be well famliar with muslim mentalities than that of europeans. But many back in home country to rise against the muslims is no comprehensible to me while living on the west. Devil is no as black as they feel, but some extremists spread their hate and war mongering thoughts on and on.

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      Thank you for being so nice. But what I have expressed is exactly how I feel. May be you need to change your opinion about me.

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    Sri Lanka is a small island with a tiny population, and they have to depend other countries for their economic survival, and now majority of them are employed all over the world and especially in many Muslim countries, if some smart person translate the outburst of this saffron clad criminal thug against Quran and Islam, it would put all these people who are living outside in a very precarious situation, I know how vulnerable the Sinhalese feel working in Muslim countries. unless this pressure is inserted from outside the government will not take anything about it, it maybe wrong to target innocent Sinhalese lives, but this maybe the only option left to solve this cancerous problem. According to Islam, you can take defensive action when you are threatened or attacked.

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    I observed that a lot of persons commented on this issue are muslims in disguise. Only 2 genuine persons. For me I don’t have any interest in Buddhism or Islam. One thing I understand we should respect Buddhists who allowed and tolerate us years here. Hinduism came into exist in the latter part of 18th century. All over the country there are Buddhist ruins. There are no Hindu ruins, Christian ruins or Islamic ruins any where. That’s because they came into exist recently, less than 500 years. In Jaffna itself how many Buddhist temples are there. Majority of Sinhalese are Buddhists. There is nothing wrong in calling Sinhala-Buddhists. They are the custodians of this country for over 2500 years. You can’t carry a cross or a picture of another religious belief any muslim country. Where as these Buddhists allow others to maintain their temples, churches, mosques and religious shrines. When they feel threatened they act. There is nothing wrong in it.

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