Former UNP deputy leader and Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa does not have a proper degree, Colombo Telegraph can now reveal.
Premadasa’s Wikipedia page says he obtained a Bsc. Degree in Economics, International Relations and Political Science from the London School of Economics.
Sajith
Colombo Telegraph investigations have revealed that although Premadasa was awarded a degree from LSE he did not complete his degree programme work.
Speaking to Colombo Telegraph Sajith Premadasa acknowledged that he had only sat for his first year exams at LSE because he had been sick with measles and then a paralysis of his legs which prevented him from sitting for further exams.
Premadasa gained admission to a post graduate programme in Maryland on the basis of his LSE degree but never completed his studies due to his father’s death, he told Colombo Telegraph.
Asked if he had undertaken grief counselling when his father died in order to continue with his studies Premadasa said he had not.
His Facebook page says; A graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Science of the University of London, his degree covered the areas of economics, politics and international relations, an education that served him in good stead later when he launched himself into grassroots politics.
“Our records show that Sajith Premadasa graduated from LSE with an undergraduate degree in international relations in 1989. We do not allow students to graduate who have not completed their course of study. I would be grateful, therefore, if you could let me know why you believe Mr Premadasa did not complete his studies at LSE?” London School of Economics and Political Science asked Colombo Telegraph.
When Colombo Telegraph revealed some of our findings the LSE replied; “Further to your call and this email, this is just to confirm we are carrying out further investigations into our records to establish the exact status of Mr Premadasa. This will require consultation with the University of London, the awarding body at the time, who hold the original records. This may take some time.”
Chamila / October 2, 2013
It’s not a must to have a University degree to rule this Island nation. Presidency means an Administration part to perform. You can have advices for areas that you are not that sharp in.
The best example for this is the on going President Honorable Mahinda Rajapakse and we’ve heard some bad rumors about the law exam he has passed.
This is all crap. May be Ranil Wickramasinghe is a smart administrator but we all know that he failed to achieve certain goals.
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Javi / October 3, 2013
In denial!
Ignorance and fraud go hand in hand.
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Citizen / October 3, 2013
Agreed.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / October 5, 2013
I went to Night school at ST JOSEPH College at Mardaana, Colombo.
To follow AIRCONDITIONING and REFRIGIRATINg course.
With That certificate,
can I call that I Am an old boy pf St JOSEPH. and
I am a JOSEPEAN or Night class JOSEPEAN????.
Remember that is fees paying bloody Night classes Like Former PRMADASA Sr, Attended.
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DUM / October 3, 2013
‘never completed his studies due to his father’s death’ THE KEY WORD HERE IS his ‘father’s death’ CAN CMB TELEGRAPH ALSO INVESTIGATE AND ELOBARTE ABOUT HIS FATHERS DEATH AS WELL…. NODOUBT THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF HIS FATHER AND THE WAY WOULD SEND ANY CHILD INTO DEPRESSION.. BUT HOW WE WISH THIS CMB TELEGRAPH ALSO INVESTIGATE THE INT ACTORS OF THE LTTE EMIGRE COMMUNITY TODAY BASED IN UK AND NORWAY WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS FATHERS DEATH AND WHICH STOPPED THE SON NOT TO PROGRESS IN HIS EDUCATION.. OVER TO U CMB TELEGRAPH.
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Palayang yako! / October 8, 2013
Dum:
Please correct the spelling of your name. Judging by what you write, there should be a B at the end.
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Spring Koha / October 3, 2013
Chamila, you are right – all you need to run a country is, strictly, a degree of common sense and eyes to watch your back. Sirima shared this with Regan, Bush, John Major et al. Sirima also showed us that she had balls when she took on the JVP in 1971 and won a resounding victory. Have your noticed, the common man has a lot of mistrust in people who are too ‘panditha’ as we say in Angunukolapellessa. As for Ranil, he runs the danger of being remembered as the permanent leader of the opposition. What to do, we are offering Bodhi Pooja every week for the gods to send us some one to build a lasting peace in our beautiful island.
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James Ingham / October 3, 2013
You say ‘Sirima had balls’, you may be right as she certainly had a man’s voice and so does Chandrika.
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Dinuk / October 3, 2013
LSE has a reputation for awarding doggy degrees to politically connected third world off spring! Saif Gaddhafi, who today is facing a war crimes trial was also awarded a questionable post-grad degree from LSE after being found to have plagurized because LSE of course got big bucks from the Gaddhafi family – the Libyan people’s wealth. LSE ironically is where the respected British Marxist and Jewish intellectual Ralf Miliban, father of Ed Miliband taught.
What is clear is that Sajith Premadasa is not bright and perhaps mentally and intellectually impaired and certainly not capable of leading a party or country. He has never said anything substantive, does not have positions or policies and is a hanger on trading on his father’s name.
The tragedy of the UNP is that shameless Ranil Wickramasinghe has got rid of all the bright younger people in the party and now only Sajith remains. But let us not forget Madam Rosy Senanayake who is far more intelligent, bright and charismatic and has been Sri lanka Ambassador in Malaysia. Rosy Senanayake should lead the UNP. Time for a woman to lead the UNP!
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Javi / October 3, 2013
“But let us not forget Madam Rosy Senanayake who is far more intelligent, bright and charismatic and has been Sri lanka Ambassador in Malaysia.”
That would be a recipe for banda bit*h chandrika to sneak in the way she and mum sacrificed their husbands lives to get power. Was it not her greedy father who came to power on ethnic divisions?
Malaysian ministers like the cat walk but even victorias secret does not parade there but exhibits and sells in the west.
There is at least one solution to the problem so don’t put the cart before the horse.
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george jilmart / October 3, 2013
I agree that this guy premadasa has no leadership potential and is in the same category as the present president of sri lanka though a little less criminal charisma.
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Spitfire / October 3, 2013
Thank you Chamila. I came across RW in 1975 @ Kollupitiya Sirikotha premises. At that time UNP had a youth movement called “Eksath Samavadee Shishya Sangamaya” which I was a member. Imtiyaz Bakeer Markar invited us for a meeting with young RW. At the meeting RW jabbered for about half an hour. At the end of it I asked Imti what the hell RW was jabbering, he said RW is Esmond Wickramasighe’s son & future leader of UNP! I was not impressed with RW, as he was not a orator of any standard. He may be a honest straight administrator the country is looking for as a leader to get us out of this mess but he has no charisma or natural leadership qualities to do the job required of him. He may go down in history as leader country needed & never got the opportunity. Anyway that is my conclusion. Coming to Sajith Premadasa I have another story. My nephew was interviewed for admission to Mill Hill school in 1990. The first question asked by the head master of Mill Hill from my nephew was do you know the president of Sri Lanka & he answered in the affirmative. Then he was told do you that your presidents son is a distinguished old boy of Mill Hill School & my nephew said yes. Head master said you are Sri Lankan & SP is same & was admitted to Mill Hill School & subsequently became a well known physician in Australia. I think Sajith Premadasa bashing has become a favourite pass time for RW fanatics. If you got the time watch a few video interviews of Sajith Premadasa & RW, you will see the leadership qualities.
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Marwan / October 3, 2013
E quite agree with you, as my perceptions on Sajith was that he had aflair, his standard of english language skills are excellent, equally good as his Sinhalese. He has leadership qualities which has been little known, he has the personality to go with it. He is young, fearless and never to be bought over. Willing to do good for the party and country to prevail the good name of his father. People don’t know much of him, bit will come to realize it, if he us given only half a chance. Very unlike the present fingure swaggering RW.
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Paisa Must Appah / October 4, 2013
@Marwan
Sajith has personality??? My foot. I don’t think you really know what the word personality means.
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Palayang yako! / October 8, 2013
Marwan:
Are you sure you are not talking about Sajith’s smarter brother. While that person dont exist, neither do the Sajith you are describing.
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srilal / October 3, 2013
Chamila ,
“It’s not a must to have a University degree to rule this Island nation. Presidency means an Administration part to perform”
Who said one must have a University Degree to rule the country ? aren’t “ honesty & integrity “matter more than any thing else , how many times Sajith has uttered this false hood of him being a graduate (Degree holder ) of LSE , people who know enough about this Sajith guy , know the true picture . Guys Sajith is the number two of MR , full of deceptions i.e preach some thing in the day time and do the exact opposite in the night time . please do a case study on both, then you will find the similarities !!
PS: if by any chance Sajith were to become the executive president of SL It would be the final nail in the coffin !
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Spitfire / October 3, 2013
Interviews of Sajith Premadasa:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wJiNJ2J5fI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d2hZoj8ZFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg5RWAU2TPg
Interviews & speeches of RW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNt_Ll6XerM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvrxVEmeOtY
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Spitfire / October 3, 2013
Watch following to see what UNP is all about, watch the whole episode:-
Speech by Mr Imtiyaz Bakeer Markar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb2nu_MphvI
Speech by Dayan Jayatillaka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGS121abnac
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Rev.Devil / October 3, 2013
Spitfire….I listened to the speech of Imtiyaz but not Dayan’s !!
Look at an observation of a very sensitive contributor in the comment sector of this forum on Dayan !!?(Dayan’s latest article in this forum is the proof for his naked and selfish charecter !! Have a look at (….Disinformation, Devolution & The Presidency
October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Colombo Telegraph,Opinion | Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH)
……”Dayan on the other hand is intellectually dishonest and deserves contempt, a war monger. He is more dangerous than Champika who is a racist.”- claims the contributor.
There is a widespread feeling on Premadasa jr., that he would be worst than Rajapakses !! He needs a statesman as his advisor to travel in the right direction to salvage UNP and this country – if he has a will to do so.
Ethnic hatred and disharmony among people has damaged this country far beyond far future.
Somebody guide this promising young man in the right direction please.
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Native Vedda / October 4, 2013
Rev.Devil
“Somebody guide this promising young man in the right direction please.”
Not so long ago Sajith Premadasa suggested at UNP working committee meeting that Sri Lanka should implement Bhumiputra system of governance in this island. You know what this system means to minorities and others, overtly underpinning Mahawamsa mindset, that says that Sinhala/Buddhists were and are the chosen people of my ancestral land.
This grown up is not open to guidance on the contrary he could easily contribute to next stages of destruction.
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ram / October 3, 2013
It seems that his dad was more qualified to run the country that the ex-PM of Britain, John Major.
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ram / October 3, 2013
It must not be forgotten that George Bush had been at BOTH Harvard and Yale and yet made a hash of it.
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whywhy / October 3, 2013
Fine but again,why should one pretend to have one and
claim it is from a world prestigious institute? What
else will he do to stay in power if ever elected?
If he remained Premadasa’s son,another Premadasa,people
could have accepted him,no problem.His parents wanted
him to be on equal footing with Anura!Why not why not
but you couldn’t afford and didn’t want to back down!
It’s going to cost you dearly,believe me.I am out.
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Ben Hurling / October 3, 2013
Nobody needs any qualifications to get elected in the electorate of dumb and stupid. That is what Sri Lanka is.
You just need to be somebody’s son, daughter, nephew or niece. Even an unhappy, estranged wife will do.
Sajith believes Sri Lanka’s Presidency is his inheritance. He is not the only one. List is so very long.
They just cannot give it up. Most of these people are unemployable in any other place. Besides perks are way too attractive. to leave it to anybody outside their family is unthinkable.
Cheers!
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Native Vedda / October 3, 2013
Ben Hurling
“Sajith believes Sri Lanka’s Presidency is his inheritance. He is not the only one. List is so very long.”
As a member of the Sinhala/Buddhist majoritarian community what are you going to do about it.
As long as the stupid people are fed with Sinhala/Buddhist narrow nationalism they will come in draws to vote for the most despicable party and the candidate.
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Rev.Devil / October 3, 2013
Why is it important for CT at this juncture !!? Can’t the CT do some investigative journalism on ”How a handful of Ranil’s UNPers destroy the party day by day and dying to put an end to this young man”!!? The last of the game in the line was to push him into the Southern provincial council election, where those traditional thugs wants this young man to face defeat for their dead leader !!?
Apart from it, Among the present and past educated cruels who filled that Executive chair,Only this man’s father – in spite of all his critical records – didn’t forget the grievances of the majority poor man of this land.
Look at SWRD,JRJ, Lalith and so many degree holders of Cambridge, Oxford and Howard etc., etc., What is it that they have left for us !!? The things they have left are being enjoyed in abundant by criminals and thugs !!?
I do not claim that he is ”the ” Leader to rescue us !! Education is important but do we rally need a degree holder to lead us!!? Late Mr.Kaamaraj- Chief minister of Tamil naadu, couldn’t even get through his 3rd standard due to poverty. He was a king maker in Indian National politics and the service he rendered to education in Tamil naadu was immense. When he passed away, his personal Account had a lum sum of only Rs.9 !! and a Goat by the side of his ancestral cottage. We need honesty in public life – not degrees from Universities.
Any one could make little or big mistakes but to be a leader one should have the courage to accept it !! Didn’t this man accept the truth when questioned by CT !!? That’s what we expect from our leaders and leaders to come !! Honesty…honesty !! CT do you think MR.RW is an honest man to finally to make use of you !!?
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Namal Gunasekara / October 3, 2013
Hey Rev or Renava, even he admitted how is this[Edited out] going to rule this country??
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Banda / October 3, 2013
Rev.Devil,
You’ve said it all. I just couldn’t agree with you more.
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whywhy / October 3, 2013
Devil
You definitely don’t need a degree to distribute what
people like JRJ and Dudly saved.But to create,and in this
age,you need to know a lot and see a lot.You come into
personal contacts with like minded sons of other
developed and developing countries at prestigious
institutes and that’s a treasure for us.I was not a fan
of Sajith but I really had no other preferences over him
thanks to his educational achievement but now that you
hear this,you think twice.Now he simply stands behind his
father.He all along had maintained that he’s many steps
ahead of his father because of his London connection.
The degrees people like MR and RW got,original or fake has
no bearing with their job like many other public servants
do.It’s all about going with the flow.But remember,world
class institutes make tailor made men.That’s what Sajith
claimed who he was.So please don’t talk rubbish.
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Rev.Devil / October 4, 2013
”Devil
You definitely don’t need a degree to distribute what
people like JRJ and Dudly saved”
whywhy…
For me Dudley is of course a gentleman but another Gouthama Buddha !! Who ran away- fearing to face the life, the way it came to him !!?
On the other hand JRJ was identified as the 20th Century….”Angel”!!? oh…whywhy..it’s very difficult to distribute JRJ !! Could you please place me at the University of ”Malvaana” where JRJ produced his intellectuals with sword and knife to manipulate late Wijekumaratunge’s election victory !!? !! Even he had him behind bars after the 1982 presidential election for his support to Kobbekaduwa !!? knife to manipulate late Wijekumaratunge’s election victory !!? Then he Sent his beloved Ministers along with those Graduates to turn 7000 thousand priceless manuscripts into ash along with it’s glorious Library of Asia in Jaffna.
He invented The LTTE and gave rebirth to JVP – thinking that’s the way to get rid of R.Premadasa !!? The country knew the rest but you and RW. For , you both pretend as if you are sleeping for the last one decade or more !!?….and yes man, It’s really a paramount task to distribute our leaders without a degree !!?
You seem highly worried that Premadasa jr., do not plunge into matters like late Lalith and Gamini to end up in hell !!?
”But to create,and in this
age,you need to know a lot and see a lot”
why why….you seem to be the chief adviser to RW !!? Repeat this slogan until he cremate the party. Also you can boast that people are willing to keep RW forever !!?
”You come into personal contacts with like minded sons of other
developed and developing countries at prestigious
institutes and that’s a treasure for us”
Where do you live !!? In the North Pole !!? First you try to show me a shameless Opposition leader in the world to continue on his seat to produce more and more defeat !!? …and then you start question about other people’s dignity and honesty.
I can go further line by line….but no point ! I am an optimist in the case of Premadasa jr., as he maintain a pretty good record in comparison to other sons of VVIPs. I feel that he misses his father to make little boy’s mistakes. He needs some right people by his side.
On the other hand look around you whywhy, and see what’s going around you in this wonderland !! Have you anything to say about it !!
You call mine is a rubbish !!?
You are a pessimist and try all your best to punch in the air…!
You just beat around the bush again and again….ask whywhy and wonder in the middle of the road to create nothing.
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whywhy / October 4, 2013
Devil
You can say whole lot of things about all Srilankan
leaders.But the point raised here is,generating income
avenues and spending them for social welfare.Which
one is tough,earning or spending?This is where I
compared JRJ and Prema but you are going “malle pol”.
Stick to the point.You said you can go line by line
on my post,but do it with clear understanding.I have
clearly said that “I had no preferences over Sajith”.
How did it happen you missed it and tied me with RW?
I’m one of those who wants RW out and an able body in.
And believed Sajith could be next,like it or not.Not
because of his father but because of his education
which has now become “sick degree”.I don’t believe in
his father’s philosophy that even a “mason bass” can
build constructions and you don’t need an engineer!
Sajith may be a good politician but my point is,he’s
not what he said who he is.Then the case of MASON
BASS comes in.
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Rev.Devil / October 5, 2013
whywhy …”malle pol”..hahaha…
I haven’t come across a professional scatting dancer with a professional University degree like you !!?
Tell me in no uncertain terms…
1.What is education in your own opinion !!?
2.Who is a bureaucrat in your own opinion !!? You can compare JRJ and RP…even you can add ”Engineer and Mason Bass of RP for elaboration!!?
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whywhy / October 5, 2013
Devil
Never too late for school.Come to the point.Go line
by line and send me to school if you can.I only
teach to a good listener and strongly believe in
“people get older and never become good” from
Oscar Wilde.
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Rev.Devil / October 3, 2013
pl. read lum sum of only…. as lump sum of only…
R.D
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Rev.Devil / October 5, 2013
Same greetings too you too whywhy !! Also…I shall declare the honour of being a student to a teacher of your nature with thanks( Some thoughts from Omar Gayam )
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kuga / October 3, 2013
another truth revealed, to study a degree in LSE you need 65000 sterling pounds now, (125,000,000 in srilankan rupees)i am bit surprised about their income????????????????????
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Backlash / October 3, 2013
Kuga,
Re-do your calculation.
Anyway, Pasky in London has accumulated enough loot to take care of
Premadasa family expenses, when necessary.
Backlash
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Backlash / October 3, 2013
R. Premadasa from Lawrence School at Panchikawatte claiming to be a former Darley Road Josephian? Son in Law said to have sold in London valuable historical State-owned paintings missing from Temple Trees. LSE disputing Sajith’s qualifications. Mama from an ice-cream parlour at Dematagoda never succeeded in being accepted as a Colombo 7 lady despite expensive coaching by a notorious socialite of flirtatious repute.
Is this the best qualifications we have for people to lead this country? Geez.
Backlash
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Javi / October 3, 2013
Match this for a leader:
The poorest President in the world President of Uruguay since 2010 José “Pepe” Mujica
In September 2013, Mujica addressed the United Nations General Assembly, with a very long discourse devoted to humanity and globalization
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Citizen / October 3, 2013
Sri Lanka has some curse.
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shankar / October 3, 2013
Kuveni’s curse on vijaya.
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C. Wijeyawickrema / October 3, 2013
If one does not earn something and knows he did not have it and then pretend that he has it is dishonesty. Getting a degree and degree from LSE is not a big thing, but lying about is a big character flaw.
I do not think there is anyway anybody can whitewash this.
Was it not the Premadasa son-in-law who got caught in stealing the painting from the Queen’s House?
Sri Lanka has gone to dogs!!!
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Piranha / October 3, 2013
Yes, now, Rajapaksa has taken the country to the wolves.
He is possibly the biggest crook of all who led the country since independence.
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Native Vedda / October 3, 2013
C. Wijeyawickrema
“Sri Lanka has gone to dogs!!!”
When exactly did Sri Lanka go to dog?
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Javi / October 3, 2013
“When exactly did Sri Lanka go to dog?”
The day you started missing the Bunnies!
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Native Vedda / October 3, 2013
Javi
“The day you started missing the Bunnies!”
Could you give me the precise date and time.
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Javi / October 4, 2013
NV please try the backward compatible Lanka “horror scope”.
If you need to know more please check with MR’s Dr White.
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Native Vedda / October 5, 2013
Javi
Thanks I feel much better now.
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shankar / October 3, 2013
wijewickrema,where is he lying.He has said he has a degree and he has a degree.Blame the LSE if they give degrees that discriminate between individuals,not sajith.For example if you get a job through a contact and other better applicants are rejected will you say you do not have the job.You know you don’t deserve it if a merit system was followed but will you tell others that you are not doing this job.
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Fair N Square / October 4, 2013
May be he was awarded an Honorary degree.. just like how Mervin Silva was given by Lubamba of Russia… Does Verin have, what it takes to pass the 5th grade Scholarship exams? IF he has, he should be sent to Disneyworld in Florida instead of Disneyland in California…
RW.. is happy to be the PERMANENT leader of the Opposition, coz he has no heirs to take over… where as IF Sajit was to claim leadership, his dad would have made ways just like how MR has paved the way for Namal…
oh BTW Namal has been appointed captain of the RUGBY team after his brother Yoshitha got injured… LOL… seems none else would make a better captain.. worst is when Asanga Seneviratne the President of the Sri-Lanka Rugby Federation says that Namal is fit to lead coz he has represented his school, namely St.Thomas Mount Lavinia… What a bum sucker Asanga got to be.
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Harry / October 3, 2013
The name of the painting was Mulkirigala Temple which was at President’s House (Queens House). One day the catalogue of Christies Auction centre in London carried the details of the painting which was put for auction. I think Sri Lanka High commission intervened and the painting was withdrawn from the auction. When inquiries were held by Sri Lanka CID and Scotland Yard, it was revealed that the painting was sold to a British person by late Mr. Premdasa’s son-in-law. I think there was a case against him. But the painting is back at President’s House.
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Upul / October 3, 2013
Please let me give some of our gossip hungry friends a few tit bits to chew on…When Sajith was first sent to London to study, Mrs. Premadasa’ brother was posted to the Bank of Ceylon branch on London as an official ( no banking qualifications to speak of!) so uncle can take care of the newphew.
We are all entitled to study what we want, when and how we wish to. BUT, if states funds are ab(used), then we the hoi-polloi of Sri Lanka have the right to offer our two cents.
I guarantee you all, he never earned a degree from LSE or any credible institution ever! He may have spent time there and they may have issued him some certification because he was the son of a head of state! So, it was his father’s name and position that earned him the paperwork.
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Backlash / October 3, 2013
Upul,
There was a change in the LSE heirarchial structure when it was revealed Gadaffi’s son – far short of LSE minimums for the Certificate
he had – surreptitiously obtained one. Looks like the declining economy in Great Great Britain is now showing in the standards of honour of even heads of revered educational institutions in the UK.
Backlash
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Javi / October 3, 2013
Nothing to do with the economy. Leaders of most nations book a seat at Eaton, Oxford, Cambridge etc before the child is born.- standard practice.
He has not done his sessional work (home work) which is almost 50% marks therefore they have issued him an interim certificate. This happens to many students for various reasons- family pressures, cash etc.
But his pop was very smart and respected in the west for being a workaholic- first man to meet the Queen at the Royal Derby. The bloke knew more than engineers and walked to a building site on the way home at 2am. His workers became asthma patients ha ha.
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Backlash / October 3, 2013
Javi – Eaton is a secondary/high school while Oxford and Cambridge are universities. “Leaders of most nations book a seat before the child is born standard practice” is an inaccurate statement. Most nations – at any rate – are not English-speaking.
It is those with some connection to the earlier British Empire who pride in sending their children to these much respected institutions. Children of old boys and those of world leaders are
often given some extra consideration, which is not unusual.
“His pop was very smart and respected in the west” is your personal opinion and not necessarily shared by most. But let me give you this much credit – RP did not mess things for us in the eyes of the world like our present jokers are doing.
Backlash
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Javi / October 3, 2013
Backlash
I am aware of Eaton at Bushy where George Harrison estate is and that it is a gateway to O&C plus that Gonwansa’s kids study there. Because it now cost more for a local to study at Oxford than Harvard all this information came out a couple of years ago in an article in TIME magazine (I have thrown the magazine away but remember the story well). It is not just the commonwealth members looking for a place at Oxford/Cambridge Japanese, Chinese, and Taiwanese etc. (rich nations) both US/UK foreign offices advertise these universities very much as the inflow runs into Billions and help them maintain these old institutes. I met a very young couple at Shanghai airport heading for London and he said he had just passed out from Cambridge and has received a management position at an investment bank Old Street (100k job) and his very pretty wife said she too was at Cambridge doing her finals- they belong to the party. There are so many cases like this but these folk have at least something upstairs not the Malaka type. Cheers
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Native Vedda / October 3, 2013
Javi
“a couple of years ago in an article in TIME magazine (I have thrown the magazine away but remember the story well).”
You did read TIME magazine in the past. Were you a Yankee Dick, like your JR?
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Backlash / October 4, 2013
Javi – Assuming the story of Booruwansa’s rattarang puthas at
Eaton, no one will question if their fees and expenses are met by the man’s known/declared legal income and assets. If not, he should be exposed fully to establish to the yakkos this Johnny-come-Lately is taking them for suckers with his B/S Sinhala extremism. He is not the only one. There are number of other nouveau riche who had made it utterly dishonestly.
Backlash
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Javi / October 4, 2013
Native Vedda
“Were you a Yankee Dick, like your JR?”
As you are aware it’s an international magazine not nation specific.
No I have never been a fan of dickybird the dictator.
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Me Muslim / October 3, 2013
Backlash, Good Comment, R Premadasa is a good man….. i am from Colombo and we support him and his son for ever… we are UNP
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Fair N Square / October 4, 2013
much respected institutions? LMAO.. ya right….seems UK was on the decline when it comes to economy and resorted to malpractices… I wonder WHY sl’s are hell bent on gaining BRITISH or even AMERICAN degrees.. especially Finance related… THE UK AND US economies sucks, thanks to all the EDUCATED lot who held the reigns of the financial Institutions…
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Spring Koha / October 3, 2013
Upul, Thank You for this tidbit.
LSE (in common with others including Oxbridge) are always amenable to an opportunity for association with the high and mighty of foreign countries. LSE gave Gaddafi’s blockhead son Saif a PhD in exchange for a very handsome donation. Anura got a third from Oxford….for attendance and family connections, and so on. Sirima got her honours degree from the UOL (University of Life).
Truth is that the basic need to govern a country is a a degree of common sense. Otherwise, how do you think Bush and Regan managed. The big question is: Why, after 65 years of independence, do we still have to send our children in droves to study in foreign universities? Why have we not built the academic institutions that we can proudly depend on to prepare our young for the future?
By the way: whatever happened to that nice, football mad Mr Saif Gaddafi?
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Javi / October 3, 2013
“The big question is: Why, after 65 years of independence, do we still have to send our children in droves to study in foreign universities?”
Well one could say it’s the old ties of the commonwealth. On the other hand when we see thousands of Japanese studying at London for weird qualifications I am alarmed. But now it’s the Chinese we see on every turn who have made their way to London and US.300 million folk in China belong to the party and they are rich.
It is human nature join the club like the spice girls who could not sing but had technical aids like in the movies.
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J.Muthu / October 3, 2013
Thank you CT, I want to know all the qualification of Sinhala Buddhist thugs ruling srilanka. Please CT find out for all your loyal readers….As a tamil I knew all tamil politicians background and their quality and qualifications…
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kris / October 3, 2013
As a tamil I knew all tamil politicians background and their quality and qualifications…
We also know why they qualified as terrorist
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K.A Sumanasekera / October 3, 2013
This is a bit harsh coming from from the CT. Isn’t it?.
Did D. S Senanayaka have a Degree?
What has the Double Degree ( or is it single? ) of the current Leader done to his great grand dad’s old party of the Establishment. let alone the Nation?.
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Javi / October 3, 2013
“This is a bit harsh coming from from the CT. Isn’t it?.” CT stands for the truth!
We don’t expect politicians to get caught lying and it’s the media (3rd house) that usually blows the whistle. Can’t you see your boss Gota gunning the media folk.
Without lying you can console yourself that Winston Churchill the great orator had studied only up to the 8th standard failing many times and in the bargain he was excellent at grammar.
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Probono Publico / October 3, 2013
for once i agree with you sumana!
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shankar / October 3, 2013
sumane.CT is exposing the truth as journalists should.Nothing harsh in it mate.Don’t you and me and appuhamy and podimenike want to know what is happening.That is what jounalists are there for.Othrwise we will all be in the dark no.So who is harsh,you on the messenger or CT.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / October 8, 2013
yOU iDIOT; SUMANAWTHY;
Father of the Nation Hon D S did not lie or cheat.’
but Your Bosses Rajapassa clan and hIs Goons like Kudu Marviya all are Liying and cheating.
You all Cronies Supporting them and get paid from poor taxpayers money
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Piranha / October 3, 2013
Education alone is not enough to be a leader but a degree earned with hard work also brings with it honesty, civilised behaviour, respect for others, humility etc., etc. regardless of what background they came from.
Many of the so called educated politicians in both the major parties have never earned their degrees but obtained them by hook or by crook and that shows in the way they conduct themselves in public. Rajapaksa is a very good example.
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Javi / October 3, 2013
The new generation of technical men like the richest man in the world who “changed the way we think” Bill Gates and even Mark Zuckerberg have no qualifications because they pulled out just as in “Fountainhead”.
So whats the problem here because he has not lied as yet saying I am fully qualified.
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spotlight / October 3, 2013
Is this the most important subject facing the country today? Haven’t we had leaders who didn’t have a degree leading the country before? More importantly are those with degrees doing any better at leadership?
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Kaliamma / October 3, 2013
Whether they have degree or doctorate it does not matter they all are corrupt selfish murderous.
That what every recent politicians in Sri Lanka are capable of, they do not have any fear or guilt to rob the state, they all help them self with what is belong to poor people of this country.
When there is no law or order this is what will happen to any country. Unfortunately fools who live in this country still support them.
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Patriot / October 3, 2013
If LSC had issued degree certificate for students not passed, then how would we know who genuinely has passed among its certificate holders? Had I known it, I would never have spend my money and worked hard to get my certificates from two British Universities. I have realized what is important is the ability to deliver and not a display of qualification. DS Senanayake and R Premadasa and Kamraj in India are the best examples. So, I too have dropped qualifications display for a longtime.
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Peace Lover / October 3, 2013
Patriot alias ‘Leela’ its LSE not LSC !
LSC your talking about seems to be a somewhat dodgy college mate!
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Patriot / October 3, 2013
Sorry for the typing error.
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mechanic / October 3, 2013
Who’s paying you for this contract job CT? Take note, I am available for worse jobs if the price is right. Bye for now.
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ModaB / October 3, 2013
This bugger lied to the whole world by pretending he had finished a degree. Typical Srilankan idiots.
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MrRetort / October 3, 2013
What is the degree Mahinda has? Everybody knows how he got into Law Coolege. There were stories about Chandrika’s degree too. Does it matter much? Did RANIL with a degree able to Mage the affairs of the party well? Who is a better leader RANIL with the degree or R Premadasa without a degree?
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / October 8, 2013
Ranil has JVP Punch Criminal record and revenge taking degree also
and Premadasa Has the both Criminal and looting degree too.
No difference, both are same.
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MNZ / October 3, 2013
No wonder Sajith wants to be President without qualifying!
Bad habits run hard!!
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nas / October 3, 2013
what quafication MR has got? not a law college certificate? it is alleged he did not pass? what qualifications have got many of our university dons? forged PH.D. M.A and degrees. how many VC got PHD from abroad? are they true degrees? how many people are promoted with no real quafication s? Unfortunately, SL today is so corrupted and it is like some african countries. I agree that hobesty more important than all these paper qualifications? yet, MR and FAMILY HAVE NO SUCH THING ON THEM? Look How rich are they now? than ten years ago? where did they get these money? from public money? from you and me? ;
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shankar / October 3, 2013
“Colombo Telegraph investigations have revealed that although Premadasa was awarded a degree from LSE he did not complete his degree programme work.”
If he was awarded a degree that is what he is stating to the public.He is not telling lies.he does not need to mention in brackets that he did not complete his degree programme work.LSE is the culprit not sajith for not maintaining high standards and discrimination the students.I’am sure there must be many cases like this in LSE awarded to people with money.The right price can get you a degree it seems.
“only sat for his first year exams at LSE because he had been sick with measles and then a paralysis of his legs which prevented him from sitting for further exams.”
Now he has been sick for a long time with a terrible disease called acute malignant fibrous ranilcytoma which has paralysed him and prevented his contesting the presidential elections.
Probably there is a psychological factor involved in these episodes of getting diseases just before having to clear a hurdle.He is disease prone when his system realises that the bar has been st too high and his mind is telling him to back off while pressuure is being brought on him to go forward thus resulting in his immune system caving in.
““Our records show that Sajith Premadasa graduated from LSE with an undergraduate degree in international relations in 1989.”
So whats the fuss.We have from the horses mouth itself that they have awarded the degree.It could be that when they saw his face brilliance shone so much that they felt it would be waste of time for such a person to go through the whole course.Or they could have come to that conclusion form some of his preliminary work that here is a guy who is a cut above the rest.Does one expect that if for example einstein was enrolled in LSE they will make him do the whole course.
Now probably an investigation of CBK’s sorbonne degree should be done otherwise due to sajit she may be also tainted with the same brush.Who knows she may have gone to the exam hall one hour late and passed.
“carrying out further investigations into our records to establish the exact status of Mr Premadasa. This will require consultation with the University of London, the awarding body at the time, who hold the original records. This may take some time.””
about 20 years in fact.CT will be contacted in 2033.
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Fair N Square / October 4, 2013
the right price can get u a degree… YES and much more easy is getting an online degree… BY now most degree holders in SL might be holding online degrees sold by ONLINE UNIVERSITIES….
THE DEGREE’S OF THOSE HOLDING HIGH PUBLIC OFFICE NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR AUTHENTICATION…. IF found to be fake.. send em to jail….
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FATE / October 3, 2013
It is not what u have learned, it is what u do with what u have learned.
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EW Golding / October 3, 2013
I fully agree with those who say “If Mr Premadasa has no degree, so what!” That’s fine with me and he may or may not make a good leader irrespective of that.
But if Mr Premadasa has lied that he has a degree, when he does not have one, then that is a serious misdemeanour for anyone wishing to be a leader.
Secondly, I am at a loss when the LSE says:(a) He did not complete his studies; (b) he has a degree. Something fishy on the LSE-London University side.
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shankar / October 3, 2013
nothing fishy.They have given him a degree without him following the course.So he is not lying when he says he got a degree.When he wrote his first essay they were stunned literally.They did not want any further essays from him and decided to give him the degree then and there.
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Spring Koha / October 4, 2013
Anura B got his degree for attendance and extra-curricular activities. Don’t ask!
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Fair N Square / October 4, 2013
LOL @ stunned…
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Anura / October 3, 2013
Edison had hundreds of invention to his credit, the greatest inventor in the history. If he didn’t perfect the light bulb, we might be still in the dark but to do this, he had to try ten thousand times. When some one asked him how he was doing all these without any education – he said, he was like a steam engine, while it moves when the steam is less they put more water like wise he too when the need arises for him to do his work, he acquired the relevant knowledge and skills while doing his work.
We could list many great persons who very well excelled in every sphere of human endure and contributed immensely for the well being of the world without any formal education.
Mr.Sajth Premadasa is a good young leader who has the will and ability to take forward the country. Instead of destroying him, give him the good break to do his work and get the good out of him for the good benefit of the people.
This got to stop, Ranil and those who are around him doing all these bad things are destroying UNP for good. All these actions are one nail at time on the coffin of that great party which did great service to the country and gave great leaders as well.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / October 8, 2013
OH YES,
“Mr.S P is a good young leader who has the will and ability to DIG OLD Holes in cemeteries with mamothyies and shovels”.
It is said,
And have experiences in diggings Temples South of srilanka also.
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Leo76 / October 3, 2013
So it has finally begun! I’m sorry CT but you should stop being the bucket carrier for RW…if any of you have ever lived in Hambantota like I did you would realise how much work SP has done in that province and the genuine respect he garners there.
G.W. Bush, Ted Cruz (R) Texas were educated at Harvard if I am not mistaken and see what kind of morons they are.I can name more if you like.
RW is now agreeing to ‘reforms’ to save his skin…he is a despicable man in cahoots with MR.
I think common sense is what a leader should possess (sadly lacking in RW and his cronies) and not just a piece of paper. Get real or you will go down the same path as the Sunday Leader which ended up being a rag sheet good for lining the bottom of a bird cage.
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Anjana Palpita / October 3, 2013
Some people here don’t get the point – a usual Sri Lankan characteristic though! To make things clear, this news is NOT about a leader should have a degree or not, it is about being a fraud; a cheat.
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srilal / October 3, 2013
Exactly
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Bob Marley / October 3, 2013
oh Gosh….. dont focus on Sajith ….UNP needs a new leader …. anyone other than Ranil….Sajith with or without a degree is better than that shameless educated fool who is desperately hodling onto his position and driving UNP into a sinking pit….
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JimSofty / October 3, 2013
Colombo Telegraph investigations have revealed that although Premadasa was awarded a degree from LSE he did not complete his degree programme work.
Above statement is also made by an idiot who never studied for a degree programme.
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Donald J Gnanakone / October 3, 2013
Editor,
Why did it take you 2 years to publish this information?
You are aware what I am talking about.
Donald Gnanakone.
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K.A Sumanasekera / October 3, 2013
Is this Dude on the Board?????
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Javi / October 3, 2013
Perhaps Dayan giving food for thought; Feel the face and kick the butt.
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Sepala Abeynayaka / October 3, 2013
Having a degree or not is not the issue. The issue here is he couldn’t finished his masters coz his father was died. He did not go through a counselling process but he want to rule the country !!! Do you want a sick man to run the UNP and the country??
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bganendra / October 3, 2013
Mr pathola(GLP) has so many degrees.He is a third graded liar.
late Lakshman Kadir is an international liar. Theae two lie at all international forums, to pay for their dinner.
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