Testimony by Secretary to Ministry of Public Administration, J J Rathnasiri before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing Easter Sunday bombings today, was a shameful display of racial bias in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service.
Rathnasiri was questioned by PSC members on the circular he issued a few weeks ago that imposed regulations regarding government employees’ dress code, which discriminated against Muslim women and the Abaya.
Responding to queries he said the circular was issued following a discussion at a Secretaries’ meeting and the subject Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara was made aware of it.
When questioned whether Cabinet approval was sought before issuing the circular he said it is not the usual practice.
Rathnasiri went on to say the circular serves as ‘a reminder’ in keeping with previous circulars issued on public sector employees’ dress code and that religious, ethnic or communal identities are not considered when making such decisions.
“No matter what religion or community, the dress code must be adhered to and that includes uniforms issued for various sectors. . . After Easter attacks it was pointed out there was a need to issue a reminder about the regulations on dress codes for government employees; previous circulars were issued but they were not adhered to,” he added.
Rathnasiri seems to take after Sirisena when it comes to being aware of repercussions of his actions. He says he has not been made aware of any cases where employees have faced inconveniences due to the regulations imposed by his circular.
“We are ready to take action upon discussing with the Minister, if we are made aware of any injustice or inconvenience…The instructions so far is to revise the circular and not suspend it,” he added.
He also went on to criticize those who sought assistance of the Human Rights Commission with regard to the matter.
“If a state sector official was subjected to injustice, they should be seeking help from the Public Service Commission – not the Human Rights Commission,” he remarked.
PSC Member M A Sumanthiran inquired him of the direct link between the dress code and security, noting since the bombers wore trousers and shirts, they should be banned from being worn as well as per the logic displayed in Rathnasiri’s circular.
To that he said his circular simply refers to ‘what is appropriate’ in terms of a dress code as employees of state sector workers.
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shankar / June 13, 2019
only after the bomb attacks he woke up realising that dress code is important.racism at its best.What is important is how dedicated the individual is towards her work,not dress.We are one of the worst public service in the world because of inefficiency,nothing to do with the dress.
public sector performance rank
singapore-1
USA-2
HK-4
malaysia-7
germany-10
japan-14
UK-15
India-19
china=23
canada-24
australia-25
korea-33
france 34
taiwan 35
indonesia-38
russia-43
turkey 53
spain-55
philipines-56
thailand 58
bangladesh 60
mexico 71
pakistan 75
poland-77
vietnam 79
egypt-80
sri lanka 94
iran 105
italy 107
brazil 108
greece 115
venezuela 140
has india banned this dress.I’am sure not because it has focused more on the quality of service than on a dress code.Sack this bugger immediatly for making us 94th and naked to the world.
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / June 13, 2019
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USA-2
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Shankar,
I guess that says it all about the rankings and their authenticity. Who did these rankings? The US themselves? LOL!
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Amila W / June 14, 2019
Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera – Look at the ranking, Public Service by Size (if there is), and be happy. No one can beat us.
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shankar / June 14, 2019
shamal perera
google global competitiveness report 2018.Go to pillar 1-institutions.
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SJ / June 14, 2019
The Turban was an alien (British?) idea that the Sikhs took to readily.
They were allowed to wear it when they fought for the British.
I think that when Sikh immigrants in Britain who joined the police wanted to wear it, there was refusal initially, and the Sikhs eventually had their way.
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A dress most importantly should abide by ethical norms.
Imposing dress codes that offend sensibilities of people harms community relations.
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Mallaiyuran / June 14, 2019
“ A dress most importantly should abide by ethical norms. “
It looks like, now a day, the professors who are reading PhD thesis are not able to decipher what the PhD students are thinking, from their thesis. So it leads like this type of horrible situation.
People who have no capacity to explain why Britain allowed Sikh men to wear turban instead of helmet in its force and eventually police allowed to skip uniform, are telling because Britain is allowing Turban so it has proven Religion is more important in Police administration. This guy only living in Lankawe, but Britain has many levels of police and not all following the same policy for Muslim women Police or Sikh men police.
Probably this guy did not read the long essay Dr. Amir had written here arguing why Muslims should adopt the dress based on Lankawe environment. In that I too had asked if Eskimos and Arabian can use the same dresses. Isn’t the reason Mammoth was wooly but, Indian or African elephant doesn’t have long hair? Will human evolutionary habits develop both ways? Are the Eskimos are in need of saying prayer to kill Sew Cows like the Arabian doing for Halal meat cow? How the Arabian fisher men doing their pray for each fish they catch?
All Democratic governments should operate with secular admiration polices. Especially if it is multi community state, then that is the only way that government has to follow, religiously. No alternate.
These are opinions, from people who arrogantly avoid openly express their opinion and hide inside the shells with lousy quip but when they come to express, oozed from their flaw thinking.
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SJ / June 14, 2019
If you are a PhD student, I can assure you that nobody with a functional brain will figure out what you have in your mind.
Go easy on the unprescribed stuff.
BTW
The turban has no religious significance in the Sikh faith as many imagine. It is the knotted hair that is one of the five identifying features.
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cholan / June 14, 2019
So you wanted your Musulim Bruders go to work with Thoppi and Beard here ?
Why Musulim chicks want to cover the whole body now why not 25 years ago?
After all BUK say the place of women is home and produce babies .is her job.
You can find a work in Bedouin Saudi land and wear like them..talk in Arabic enjoy head chopping after friday prayers .
This is Asia .
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SJ / June 14, 2019
Cholan
What is called North Indian culture is Moghul culture.
‘Hindu’ women there cover their heads and faces to varying degrees during social occasions.
Culture is far too much of a mix to prescribe one as unique to a people or transcending time.
I am not in the habit of telling people what to do. I respect preferences of people as long as by word or deed they do not offend others.
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Intolerance is a symptom of a sick state of mind.
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Mallaiyuran / June 14, 2019
Anney paum,
Isn’t it you sitting and issuing lazy indicative threats to other commentators on public website? If that was not you then who was that? Didn’t you publicly write Diaspora should not be given chances and you worked hard to block Dr. Thiyagarajah? I didn’t know if you done anything for the way you done for him in CT. Didn’t you write comments under four names, Sivasegaram, Savasegaram, Segaram, and SJ. Why do you write in four names? Is that a multiple personality disorder syndrome? Is there four different opinions for one man on the same matter and they all can be genuine too? Is that with lot of tolerance you challenged me that you are going to ridicule all my comments? Even when I wrote condolence message to social service lawyer who appeared for rebel boys who were kept under PTA, you had struggled to ridicule that.
In my assessments most of your comments are sarcastic quips on commentators, rarely touches the topic.
After doing all that if this is your whining, then you are hypocrites.
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Mallaiyuran / June 14, 2019
Don’t bring ethics in religious ID dressing issues. Ethics, your assumption is only religious laws. Ethic is secular principles bind human conducts, doesn’t control the garment Industry beyond the Industrial, business and professional Ethics.
Just because you don’t get anything, don’t look at every issue like “Chithambara Chakaraththai Pey Paartha Maathiri”
Dress is a matter for, beyond the uniforms’ specific circumstances for which they are designed, art, fashion, taste, weather, culture….., nothing to do with Ethics and thus your assumption of religion.
Once again don’t be dumb enough to write an answer for things I didn’t quote. For Sikhs, Turban is important, but read my earlier comment. I didn’t say that there. So don’t drag the talk all over everywhere.
Important things I mentioned:
1.You have no idea how , many of the British police divisions ended up allowing Sikhs to wear Turban.
2. Uniform has nothing to do with dress. Dress has nothing to do ethics. Democracy has nothing to do with Religions. Your imbecile quip is demanding Dress should be made to comply with ethics and because British police is complying with ethics, Sikhs, there wear turban. Please don’t put knots between the knee and bald head.
” If you are a PhD student, I can assure you that nobody with a functional brain will figure out what you have in your mind. “
Absolutely! “Kazhuthai Ariyuma Karpura vasanai?” (What kind of inspirational feeling donkeys get out of Camphor smoke smell?)
Isn’t that the reason the EPDP gang in UoJ kicked out Dr. Thiyagarajah? You don’t have to tell; I understand EPDP gang feels serious comments are like their past rehabilitation orders at psychotherapy sessions.
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shankar / June 14, 2019
SJ
I think the sikhs look very smart in turbans.Their brawny looks with their turbans and beardsmake them very handsome and in singapore before world war 2 started when the white women saw them in the british forces they used to go nuts.similarly the muslim women with their headgear and shawls look very beautifulThe gonibilla dress of full black from head to feet is awful and i feel sorry for those wearing it.
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SJ / June 14, 2019
Shankar
People wear dresses to their own liking and not to please others.
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Smartness apart, the point I made was that the Sikhs accepted the turban which came from outside and the British who let them wear it during the war, tried to disallow it when Sikhs sought to join the police in the UK.
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The abaya is very neat and graceful, and far more decent than the way the sari is worn by many in this country to bare the not so beautiful parts of their body.
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K.Anaga / June 14, 2019
Yes! as long as you don’t Cover your identity ( Face)
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Wimpy Kid / June 14, 2019
Most public servants in Sri lanka are real Ass Holes
they don’t know the meaning of public service.
And the SLAS officers are a bunch of pompous – DICK HEADS
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Steve / June 14, 2019
Shankar,
The rankings can be argued, however, the fact is that the Sri Lankan public service stinks. Inefficiency across all sectors with a don’t care attitude to the public (tax payer who gives them a salary). Productivity must be one of the lowest in the world. Public service is for politicians to stack their stooges, so what can we expect. Ministry of Public Administration needs to get their priorities right, not the Dress Code.
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Rajiv Tennekoon / June 13, 2019
Honestly, I do not see any racial bias here for requesting that the dress code be adhered to especially in state services. Even at private events, people request that a certain dress code be adhered to.
The article is trying to inflame the situation and create bigger divisions.
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Fat / June 13, 2019
In a multicultural and multi ethnic country the dress code of the majority should not be imposed or forced upon a minority. The rights if everyone matter according to the constitution. In public events i just one off event, but making it a rule is pure injustice ignoring the minority of the country. What makes our country beautiful is the diversity.
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Native Vedda / June 14, 2019
Fat
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According to Cardinal Ranjith this is is a Sinhala/Buddhist country.
Full stop
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shankar / June 14, 2019
native
he is a arse licker.After mahinda came he would have made full use of the fact that his wife is a catholic and got many personal privileges and favours.
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shankar / June 13, 2019
rajiv
question is why now.Also is this a priority or should we become efficient.
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Rajiv Tennekoon / June 17, 2019
Shankar,
This is not new. The Secretary was only reiterating the dress code since the question was asked.
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Cholan / June 14, 2019
In Azerbaijan 100% Musulim country men are,not allowed to go to office with beard and cap.
Religion is a private matter is the policy of state here.
Azerbaijan women wear western dress no head covering many don’t even fast.Still they pray 6 times daily.
European can marry these women without any problem.
Joke is here Suddenly Musulim women wanted to wear Bedouin dress and you have to allow this.
The standard dress of SL Musulim for 100 years in SARONG and SAREE for women.
If you allow their demands for votes
Tomorrow,they will say we need separate working place ..we cant work with Kafirs because we are the best in the world.
Today video clips of a Maysian Cabinet minister having sex with his boy friend in viral there.
These Malays talk big about Isulam and homos and lesbians are common and drug using is increasing among Musulim professional .
KeKeKeee Malaysia has got even religious polices but these police never enter star class hotels.
What a super religion …all talks that’s all .
Cheers
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Amila W / June 14, 2019
Cholan – If you think religion is a private matter, one being gay or lesbo is also a private thing. If one goes against religious teachings, let him/her deal with God privately. I thought your targets were Sinhalese & Muslims of SL, but the list grows..he..he
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cholan / June 14, 2019
But for LBGT …death sentence according to Isulam .
Why not then allow among Mususlims why make big noise ?
Cheers
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Gerry Walters / June 14, 2019
you fucking asshole…first of all it is MUSLIM and not Muslim and
ISLAM and not Isulam.
Secondly the sarong is NOT worn by S/L muslim men, it is the dress worn by the Sinhala goviyas…and in all Sinhala homes.
The Sinhala people are originally from India, and their women wore
the Saree.
Why not introduce the AMUDEY for all Sinhala men and the Redda &
Hetta for the Sinhala women.
For god sake leave the MUSLIMS alone.
Remember our main foreign exchange from from Muslim countries.
You shameless Sinhala fellows are selling your women to the Arabs
as cheap labour and you have the Balls to criticize the Muslims.
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shankar / June 14, 2019
gerry
“Redda &Hetta for the Sinhala women.”
the redda and hetta sends my dick up like a rocket.Please don’t try to get rid of it.We all need some simple pleasures in life cos life is short.Similarly there may be women who are turned on by the amude.Think of them a bit when you write these things.See how bored house wives are.If they see some amude wearing fellow coming and doing some garden or tree climbing work while the husband is away,it will make their day so much more beautiful you spoilsport.
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / June 14, 2019
Shankar,
Indeed. If the redda and hatte doesn’t wake up a male, then that male must be impotent.
And not only the amude when it comes to Sri Lankan women even certain words or things would make some women horny.
Once about 35 years ago when I was very young, I was chopping wood in my ancestral home just as an exercise. Just watching me chop the wood turned on my Sister in law.
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cholan / June 14, 2019
SARONG is from Burma / Myanmar understand?
Even Burmese president and ministers wear SARONG at the office.
He He He here Musulim political clowns wear Kafir dress.
I repeat in the past Musulim men wore sarong and women saree maybe you have just awake after a long coma at the hospital.
The question is why these jokers want Arab dress now …Bedouin money talk.
Learn from the tiny Maldives how they handle Bedouin Arabs.
Cheers
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Jamal / June 14, 2019
CHOLANU!
In your opinion….
How is it with hinduuisumu ? All white as miluku? Or Paluu ? NO murderers, NO rapists, NO homosexuals, NO terrorists!
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cholan / June 14, 2019
Saudi Arabia is the place where the highest number of poor Asian and African housemaids raped and killed next in Lebanon.
Last year alone 250 Indonesian housemaids death reported in so-called Musulim majority in Malaysia where is your teaching ????
Joker how come 70 C temperature in Bedouin Arabic lands produce white skin women ?
The ancestors of these Aram women were Jews in 4th century all raped and DNA carries
today.
The other Joke is Homo and Lesbians are banned in BUK… HE HE HE what is the problem with these jokers even after having 5 wives.
What is the religion and race of your ancestors say 400 years ago? Tamil Spoken Hindus eh?
Ever heard LTTE kidnapped and raped non-Tamils but your Musulim home guard did .
Who is involved in the drug trade, smuggling, and brothel business here all your people?
Even teenage Afghanistan lovely chicks available at 5-star hotels in Colombo
Cheers
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Marwan / June 14, 2019
The teachings of Islam say one thing, whilst its followers as individuals commit sin which are antithetical to Islamic way of life. Their actions of debauchery are not reflective of the pure and pristine teachings of Islam. What you have cherry picked and quoted happens all the time within most Faiths, and worse still, is that those crimes are committed by the clergy (like priests and monks) – people who are supposed to be the best as examples. Being homos and lesbians is an abnormal condition, and such feelings are only a heightened urge for a temporary respite, which has now gone mainstream, with gay weddings and rights activists. The main orifice in our body, anus and mouth were not meant for sexual pleasure, but now people are demanding the right to use it as they please. The only thing Islam prohibits is the display of such acts in public, to prevent the corruption of young minds. It is not the duty of police to go searching for such unnatural acts as long as it is kept in private. A Muslim is always happy to show his or her identity as a Muslim through their dress code. What is wrong with that? If all members of the clergy want to flaunt themselves through their own dress codes, why shouldn’t the Muslims who wish to do so do the same?
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Mallaiyuran / June 14, 2019
Marwan,
How Ratnasiri enforcing his laws through dress code is wrong, that much wrong Muslims enforcing Abaya (please note, not Burqa); period! Don’t fool others saying that 100% of Muslim women are dying hard to wear your modesty Burqa. That is Taliban enforced dress. Not one single person will like to wear that other than the women went to fight with ISIS. Every woman wearing that on the road is either forced or extremist.
There are Muslim women went to fight with ISIS. You claim that they are not Muslim. Muslims are leaving them to be taken care by America. Then you war against America, joining with those non-Muslims. How many of you stand up and say America is right if it is warring with the women who ran to fight along ISIS? Then you go to America as refugee. There you create troubles. How many women are raped in Germany, France….? Then blame back that it was created by America. Now you pretend like Zahren and partners be buried in the town wherever they were born. You are pressing the government to bury them in Hindu Cemeteries. If Zahren and gang were not Muslim and you had honestly told that to police, then how you and Hezbollah had them in your houses, but fighting with Tamil to make their blood river flow? How many of you opposed when Hezbollah said in PSC that it was not he wanted kill Tamils, but it is Muslim pollution is the one wanted to kill Tamil. Zahren who killed only 250 Tamil Christians is not Muslim, Hezbollah terrorist who wants to make Tamils’ blood river flow, is a Muslim? How many of you complained, after listening to his speech, to police. Then what kind of Muslim are you?
Can one of you create list and publish in all three languages dailies the names of all those whom you declared as non-Muslims and you have complained already about them to police.
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Cholan / June 14, 2019
The question is why your great grand mothers and mothers never dressed in this fanatic black body cover.
Now only you want to show Bedouin Saudies that you are better Musulims for their pay cheque?
From Tunis to Indonesia young Musulim girls show major part of body no barking?
Pakistani chicks on face book live video show dancing parts no Haram.
Isulam is a sect of manipulation
If you want to live dress like Bedouin Saudies go there an live
Sadly reception will be not happy.
Arabs treat Asian Musulims as Shits.
Cheers
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Native Vedda / June 14, 2019
Rajiv Tennekoon
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Who decides what sort of dress code is suitable for state services?
What are the choices available to them? On basis have they been chosen?
How about redda-haetta for women and amude for men?
Are you willing to go to work in your amude as it is supposed to be your traditional work clothe?
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This is the problem with a******s are being given power to make decisions. They usually do not know if they were coming or going and they are not fit for the purpose. .
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Ben Hurling / June 14, 2019
This official could be representative of SL’s public service. From Brad Weerakoon down. Inefficient, authoritarian, corrupt & insensitive. However, Rauf Hakeem’s Grand Standing bordering on Whining is LAUGHABLE! Hakeem has spent his life peddling despicable ethnoreligious politics to the Islamic gallery. A practice that should have been banned long before the horrific Easter Sunday Attacks.
Cheers!
PS: 99% Muslim, but secular Turkey has a total ban on religious symbols such as the Abaya or Nicab in public service. Modern Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a great modernizer. He rescued and elevated Turkey’s oppressed daughters from suffocating fundamentalist, Islamic religious Ottoman tyranny. Hakkem does not say a word about the utter, fascist social coercion being applied on Muslim women by conservative Muslim men to adhere to the Islamic dress code. HYPOCRITICAL LIAR! WHEN WILL YOU DISMANTLE MMDA?
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Nelum / June 14, 2019
The question why the women are forced to wear Sarees. Surely this middle aged Rathanasiri will enjoy seeing 1/2 of the flesh of modern day women who wear the Saree exposing most part of the body
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K.Anaga / June 14, 2019
If you have uniforms in schools and work place adhere to it. However it should not ‘expose’.any particular religion.
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Analyst / June 13, 2019
In this Lawless country every Nincompoops are leaders making decisions for us people.
Why did we vote for a government which is good for nothing except passing the buck.
Shame! Shame! Shame!
There are no words to describe this inefficient government lead by
Sillisena and Sillllibanana Primeminister and a Cabinet.
When it comes to crunch point ” me know nothing” is the answer. They’re all out partying in each other’s houses or weddings . Out of the country in a flash for useless conferences brings nothing for this third world country. Shame on them.
The vultures are there for only to scavenge the tax payers money. Nobody knows what the other one doing resulting people are getting bombed and killed.
Donkeys leading the donkeys.
One suggestion here : TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE GIVEN TOO MUCH RESPONSIBILITIES. FULL STOP.
The government we voted for should be responsible for every decision making in the country.
The government is ACCOUNTABLE for any Actions .
That’s how it functions in every other democratic nations ? What’s going on here??
Donkeys pissing off!!
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JD / June 13, 2019
Asians are primitive. But, many western countries, Europeans have some sort of Restrictions on Arabic dress. The next time LTTE – homicide bombers can go in a fully covered dress and blow in a Railway Station. bus stand or inside the Bank building. One Saudi Arabian woman, a relative of Zaharan blew up. what was she wearing, a mini skirt ?
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JD / June 13, 2019
I think the dress code was needed because Sinhala girls ware tight pants and show their iratu – shaped legs. May be those men did not want to get spoiled at looking those.
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Analyst / June 14, 2019
Oi GODAYAS
Stop talking about Sinhala girls tight pants and show their
iratu- shaped legs( don’t know what it means) but I think they’re ugly provocative in an Asian country for the sex starved men to ogle!!
The women likes to be ogled . That’s why a Rowdy in a SL supermarket poked a needle into a bum of a woman/girl sometime last year.
See what sort of rowdies are there if the women like it let them parade themselves in tight pants.
Talk about the country and solve the imminent problems in our country Casanovas and street rowdies.??
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cholan / June 14, 2019
Close your eyes when you see a Sinhalese girl..why you all Mususlims sexcited so fast even after having 5 wives.?
If you have time go to the Chatham street mosque on Friday and stand opposite bus stop
every time they raise the head all look at the chicks at the bus stop. Super prayer.
The biggest market for the blue film (some made in Tunis) is Bedouin Saudi Land.
Rich boys from Oil exporting countries make regular visits to Egypt, Morrocco, and Tunis
to rape kids and enjoy.
WoW these chicks are so lovely can also find in Clubs in Dubai and other cities in M.E
Cheers
Cheers
Cheers
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / June 13, 2019
It’s all about safety and saving lives. To hell with communal rights and racism. Even here in Canada, the province of Quebec at the end of the month will make it mandatory that people show their faces at public institutions to receive service.
That means a Bus driver does not have to stop for a gunny faced woman if the driver cannot see her face. Get used to it or get out.
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Mahes / June 14, 2019
Imagine if they did not have to stop for brainless brown racists. You should be glad they are unable to recognize one, or you would have to get used to it, or get out.
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / June 14, 2019
Mahes,
I will never travel on public transport even if I have to die on the road. Public transportation is full of LGBT people, minorities and leprosy patients.
I am a veteran of the Armed forces of Sri Lanka. I drive a Mercedes.
No thanks.
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Natieve Vedda / June 14, 2019
Retarded Shameless
Wannabe Walter Mitty
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The entire Canadian state must make it mandatory that you wear mask if you want to receive services, from state institutions, government handouts, benefits, mental health treatment, ………… including paranoia, ….. However it would be financially prudent if they deported you back to Lankapuri.
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Peacelover / June 13, 2019
I wanted to arrange a kumbamela festival in Srilanka similar to the one in India, where participant devotees parade naked with holy ash applied on their body. It is a well known and respected religious event in India, covered by international media. Indian govt allows it without any restrictions. Will our govt allow it or insist to follow a dress code ?
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Mallaiyuran / June 13, 2019
JJ Ratnasiri can explain it any angle, but he never had authority to tell what to wear, but he can say but shouldn’t be worn(avoid). Uniform is work related. It is not considered as dress. It is pointless he drag uniform into this question. Uniform is designed to protect from work hazards, designed to increase specific workers efficiency. Why this dump is connecting the Uniform in this type of circular, other than simply telling “Uniforms are exempted”.
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JD / June 14, 2019
See in the middle east, all the muslim women that cover the whole body are very fat. They are not liked even by their husbands. I am not sure whether Sri lankan muslim women are also fat and ugly. So they want to cover everything this they have. If they walk in gowns or micro-skirts, it would be like we are watching the Mahanuwara Perahera. Generally women like if men watch them, Bit not these women I suppose.
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cholan / June 14, 2019
Women in Morroco.Tunis..Algeria. and in CIS countries today wear European dress ..no head cover.
Here you can see chicks at the beach with 2 pieces .
These women are also Musulims pray 5 times a day.
Young girls from Bedouin Saudi Land is running out of the country to enjoy life in the west latest incident were the daughters of a top Bedouin Saudi official during his holiday in SL both his daughters escaped to the west via Hong Kong.
Cheers
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LunnuMirris / June 14, 2019
what bloody publis sector professionalism do these Sinhala MOADA buggers know? They should be forced to dress the indigenous ammuday and then publicly hanged for this human rights abuses.
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Chitra / June 14, 2019
Covering one’s face should be prohibited for security reasons, and the black garb is imposing, but Muslims should not be discriminated, and allowed to wear colored dress with head cover. We should make sure we do not ape the Saudi’s, and Muslim women should realize that apart from those black garments being unsuitable for our weather, it is for their own safety they differentiate from the Saudis and follow what the previous generations of Muslim women wore, saris or shalwars, with their head covered if necessary.
It has now come down to the safety of these women and their families, unfortunately, so why bring any attention to who they are? The Quran has stated that they must dress modestly, not wear black garments and cover their faces. They should keep in mind that we are all living in a multi religious nation, and try not to antagonize others.
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Daham / June 14, 2019
This Fool’s arguments clearly show that the Secretary to Ministry of Public Administration, J J Rathnasiri , is an IDIOT.
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Buddhist / June 14, 2019
Why not there is a dress code for the Buddhist monks and Hindu Priests who show their nipples and hairy upper bodies to the public? Is that not shameful?
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cholan / June 14, 2019
People go to Temples to pray, not to look at how others dress. got it?
In Mosque on every Friday mowlavi living in stone age never fail to mention juicy sex stories of the scientist lived in Mecca in the 4th century you all love to hear at the place of worship.
Cheers
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SJ / June 14, 2019
“People go to Temples to pray, not to look at how others dress. got it?”
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Are you sure?
The Buddhists, Christans and Muslims are most simply attired when they go to pray.
Can you say that of Hindu women?
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Cholan / June 14, 2019
How they dress is non of your business .
But there is no need for Bedouin Arab dress in SL fill stop.
In early Mecca the Arabs who lived there were uncivilized ..savages..probably to escape from these sex maniacs this full packing would have introduced by uneducated mullah who scared for his 55+ stocks at his private harem.
Cheers
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K A Sumanasekera / June 14, 2019
How can Gun Lawyer like Abraham Sumanathiran asks Silly Questions ?.
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I thought poor Rathne was addressing the PSC about the Dress Code for Public Servants.
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He wasn’t issuing Circulars to the Jihadists about what they should be wearing even on their Special Missions to visit Catholic Churches in Lankawe..
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We know There is no UNP Cabinet anymore.
Did Madduma Banda run this past Dr Rail at least,
Because the whole Muslim Cabal representing all different Dress Codes are now under Dr Ranil pumping him Oxygen…
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Pon Kulendiren / June 14, 2019
In the government service where the staff belongs to multicultural such, It is essential a Norn should be fixed in the dress code for Men and wone. In the discussion between the government servants and the public, they should see each other face Covering the face should not be permitted. Just because the bomber was beard man does not imply that government servants should be barred from having bread April bombing has created side issues related to name board, signs appearing in three-wheelers, dress, Knives kept at home or mosques, etc. This looks absurd The government is spending more time in enforcing the law related to this which n turn Human rights abuse by Police. When attending the Parliament a dress code is applicable. Woman MP accept come in mini skirt and Male sex MP in shorts or underwear
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We are Sri Lanka / June 14, 2019
Covering the face of women is a crime against humanity
These sort of silly things should be banned in Sri Lanka
We should not be a shamed of our body we are who we are
Only thing is there should be some degree of common decency
Men should be able to control their desires forcing women to get into a sack is not the solution.
It is written in history that a young and beautiful woman could walk from Dondra point, to Point Pedro unaccompanied without any risk of molestation.
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Anura Mohotti / June 14, 2019
Your bottom line “he said his circular simply refers to ‘what is appropriate’ in terms of a dress code as employees of state sector workers.” explains the real situation.
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Most of our problems as a nation are caused by senseless adoption of American and other Western plots designed to exploit the diversity of our society for their advantage. Their local agents led by NGOs and other agents (read Paikiyasothi Haravanamuttu and Gamini Wiyahagoda) for this purpose.
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So patriotic government servants like Mr Ratnasiri need to be supported if we are to progress as a free country.
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Well said, Mr Ratnasiri.
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Daham / June 14, 2019
Rathnasiri is NOT Patriotic. His behavior is Idiotic.
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Nimal / June 15, 2019
You are correct Daham. But a lot of SLAS people started reading CT today after hearing about this article and do comments to make Rathnasiri hero. For me, he is not only racist but an idiot.
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Cholan / June 14, 2019
KeKeKeee
SL foreign exchange income is from MUSULIM.(this is how kaakaas pronounce )countries.
Yes each maid get USD 1500-
correct?But SL people in the West in Millions receive only USD 15- per month he he he
Ask central bank from.where they receive highest foreign remittances .
This country export a lot if estate workers go for one day strike it will cost millions to Modayas governments .do you know naanaa?
Bedouin Arabs rape and kill your women it is O K in ISULAM (this is how local Naaanaas pronounce).
So Hajiar Silisena is kowtow for Bedouin Arabs is correct?
Indonesia,the biggest Isulamic
Country has banned women going to Arab countries as maides after reports of rapes by religious Arabs and Indonesians are,not dying bevause of this he he he
Cheers
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JD / June 14, 2019
I was listening to the clip in which Public Administer Official was talking to the Idiots from the Parliament. I think that official is very unfortunate to work under these Scum. They were just badgering and trying to over power him. PSC members did not have any self respect. I could not believe some had lived in the most democratic country. Just stupid bums. I am lucky I did not have to work for or under these idiots. Some MPs were simply donkeys or Goats.
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Sunil J Dahanayake / June 14, 2019
This article, published by the Colombo Telegraph is boot licking article to support the politicians who thinks that they are the gods in Sri Lanka. I watched this video. Specially, I noted the behavior of members of this committee. There are politicians participating in this committee who have serious allegations on various matters. There is a one who resigned from the Ministerial position indicating that they want to allow independent inquiry. Then how come he be the member of this committee and asking biased racial questions.
I really appreciate the way that the Secretary of Public Administration answered the questions. The public officials should not be boot lickers of party politics. I am sending this comment from overseas and I have seen how the public officials in Developed countries behave. They never be boot lickers of politicians. They always try to maintain their independence. The Sectary’s behavior should be highly appreciated.
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JD / June 14, 2019
Ir is only in Thun – sinhale that these buggers are Right honourable. If not they are in Welikada or in Hambanthota. There are two all-mightys who do not want to punish these Deshapaluwas. Idiots were simply badgering the Official with all their bull$hit.
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Sunil J Dahanayake / June 14, 2019
In the public service, the customer is general public. So that the dress code or whatever of the public sector should be meeting the standards of the general public. If a public servant’s dress can make a fear or inconvenience in the general public, the priority should be given to the public safety and convenience not the dress of the public servant.
This article is a complete bullshit article published to satisfy the needs of this racially biased politicians. There should be only one legal system of Sri Lanka.
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Daham / June 14, 2019
The fact is that this circular itself is racially biased MR.Dahanayake. Human rights commission headed by Dr Deepika Udugama has acted on this racially biased circular already.
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kolla / June 14, 2019
What a comic gathering !
The chairman says he is a communist but is drafting laws for Ranil. The 19 amendment he drafted is a example how rank amateurs do huge damage to a country.
There is Hakim whose girl friend was brought to parliament by Mangala to commit suicide.He cannot explain his wealth.
This so called 5 star general was cashiered from the army for corruption and jailed . Now like Sakvithi Ranasinghe he is out on a presidential pardon from Sirisena.
Ravi K. is an accused in court on the bond scam.
Sumandiran is an overrated lawyer all out to undermine the country.
Marasinghe has already decided the issue as he recently demanded that the Muslim cloak should be removed .
Can these people pretend to be a serious inquiry/judges?
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Champa / June 14, 2019
Bravo!!!!!
Hats off to Mr. J.J. Ratnasiri, Secretary to Ministry of Public Administration.
Officials of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service are the pillars of any government entity, who ensure the effective performance of all government activities.
Mr. Ratnasiri has given excellent answers to kindergarten Parliamentarians who knew nothing about government rules, regulations and circulars.
I couldn’t stop laughing at the question whether he sought the Cabinet approval to issue a circular!!!!!
It is apparent that these politicians have no idea about what type of proposals and actions the Cabinet approval is needed and what is a government circular.
This is the sorry state of Sri Lankan Parliamentarians.
No wonder people don’t want to see them ever again.
In fact, the Secretary/M/PA needed not to testify before this stupid PSC-FOR-WHAT.
This particular circular has nothing do with the Easter Sunday carnage, as this dress code rule had always been there.
Also, this dress code has no racial bias as the saree is a common dress for all three communities.
It is the stupid PSC-FOR-WHAT which tried to interpret the circular as bias.
Sumanthiran’s logic deserves a place in the legal eagle comic book.
And again, this may be the first time that these Parliamentarians have heard about the Public Service Commission!!!!!
A General Knowledge Paper followed by an IQ test should be made compulsory for all future candidates for Parliament.
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Daham / June 14, 2019
Hats off to Rajapaksa stooges, the racists.
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Soam / June 14, 2019
Culture of fear from politicians and superiors, de merit base, race, overburden process and corruption are the primary causes for Sri Lankan fail.
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JD / June 14, 2019
That is true. Mr. Rathnasiri did not give into Idiots and Donkeys from the Parliament. They all say Majority do not have human rights only the minorities have human rights. Camara did not focus on politicians. they did not want us to find who was talking Dumb and arrogant. Public money have made them special.
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jehan / June 14, 2019
if you want to see a dumb racist buddhist- this guy takes the price.
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Rohan / June 14, 2019
There is nothing racist , what has been stated is secular western dress so long as it is decent or the saree in it various forms. Kandyan or India style and for the Muslims saree with a scarf covering the head or the end of saree covering their head as per the local Muslim custom. Not the Arab Nikab, Burkha or Abaya which are all alien to island and its South Asian Hindu/Buddhist or even the local Tamil Sufi Muslim culture. These Arab dresses have nothing to do with Islam but with Arab tribal customs. Many of these Islamic extremist do not realise that the Black Abaya has its origin in Judaism. If these radicalised fake Arab Dravidian South Indian origin Wahhabis cannot see sense then and want to bring alien Arabic , Arab culture , dress forms and food in to the island by force or stealth , they will have to be forced to see sense and behave themselves to local customs and what is acceptable. No one of asking them to give up their own indigenous Tamil Sufi Islam, dress and customs but these alien aggressive Arab forms of dress, customs and forms of Islam and thinking that had created so much of chaos , especially in the Tamil areas. Other than the dress forms , they did not do much in the Sinhalese areas like changing place name . Arabic on place and street boards , stealing land but this was very rampart in the Tamil areas , as they felt the Tamils were weak and they were able to get away with this. Once they had marginalised the Tamils and stolen their lands in the north and east for their Islamic Caliphate and established themselves , they definitely would have started their games in the Sinhalese area, until then they were still playing their double games with the Sinhalese , stating how patriotic they were during the war and sided with the Sinhalese, how awful the Tamils are but how nice the Sinhalese are , despite all the beatings from them .
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Rohan / June 14, 2019
They were never patriotic but very treacherous, backstabbing and opportunistic. A patriotic and just person will not deny their actual origin and would have stood up against state sponsored racism , marginalisation and genocide against Tamils . They did not, despite being ethnically Tamil and speaking Tamil , they joined the Sinhalese in their genocidal dance against the Tamils , thinking they can steal the Tamil north and east for their immigrant South Indian converted community with Sinhalese help. Now everything has gone awry and crying and making lame excuses and still want curry favour the Sinhalese and run down the Tamils until they get a foothold.
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Andare 2.0 / June 14, 2019
Kudos to him!! What he said was 100% correct. This stupid partisan committee tried to throw him under the bus by forcing him to admit that he issued the circular by himself without minister’s knowledge. And it turned out it isn’t true. In fact it was the minister who ordered him to issue it with the approval of the cabinet. This spineless government want to take back the circular now because they fear they might lose Muslim votes. So PSC is trying to save the government by forcing Mr Rathnasiri to lie about the circular. It failed big time. PSC and the government has been exposed. And what this idiotic news paper blathering about ? racial bias ? It’s a damn dress code. If someone can’t adhere to it they can go somewhere else.Colombo telegraph can go pound sand.
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Andare 2.0 / June 14, 2019
“If a state sector official was subjected to injustice, they should be seeking help from the Public Service Commission – not the Human Rights Commission,”
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LOL. checkmate.
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cholan / June 14, 2019
Jokers should know that so-called Indian subcontinent was ruled by Moghuls for 600 years.
Moguls spoke the Persian language.
Though Musulims they never accept comic Arab Dress or promoted Arab language was alined to them.
But only here especially after Bedouin Arab oil boom want Arabic dress to show Arabs they are super Mususlims and get the monthly payment.
There was no Bedouin Saudi Arabia before 1935 why the hell Musulim here adopted Arab dress then?
Why now after money flow to Terrorists?
Even late Razik Fareed …Badi Kaakaa all loved Kafir dress .
Cheers
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