Heads of five diplomatic missions in Colombo have met President Maithripala Sirisena to discuss the current political crisis and expressed strong displeasure at the developments in Parliament on Thursday and Friday, Colombo Telegraph learns.
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Among those who met Sirisena were the heads of diplomatic missions of the US, UK, the European Union and Australia, informed diplomatic sources told Colombo Telegraph.
They had informed Sirisena that his administration would face “dire consequences”, especially in the diplomatic sphere, if the crisis persisted. They had asserted that Sirisena should take the lead in resolving the crisis, without delay.
At a meeting with one diplomat, Sirisena had said he had assurances from several key UPFA MPs that former President Rajapaksa commanded majority support in the House. The President had said he appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister based on such assurances.
It is against this backdrop that Sirisena has delayed responding to the letter sent by Jayasuriya yesterday informing that the second No-Confidence Motion against Mahinda Rajapaksa was adopted by Parliament.
Although the President, at a meeting with SLPP MPs, said that he did not accept the second No-Confidence Motion, he has not officially informed his opinion to the Speaker thus far.
Sirisena, when he met party leaders supporting the No Confidence Motion earlier this week, said he would resolve the current political crisis within “two-three” days. However, when he informed the SLPP MPs that he did not accept the results of the second NCM, the matter came back to square one.
Sach / November 18, 2018
Sirisena should respond like this…ban USAID in SL. Ban every Norwegian NGO’s. Cancel their visas. Ban American centres, british centres around SL. And send some shiploads of refugees to Australia. That’s how the game is played. And nationalise Pakia’ s NGO assets. Freeze their bank accounts.
And remind them it was their pet RW who gave away the ports. So make them understand to STFU.
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Rajash / November 18, 2018
Sach …..there is a better solution …annexe Sri Lanka to China and become a Chinese province…..
there are Chinese road signs appearing all over Colombo…….hotels in Colombo are serving more and more Chinese food and not Sri Lankan food…..public transports during commute time in Colombo are full of Chinese …
walk in to any super market in Colombo ….full of Chinese….
please learn to eat frogs and chicken claws and snakes…as that is what will be sold in the markets soon….
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wannihami / November 18, 2018
Rajash, there will be more Chinese in the buses when your Yahapal’s Singapore ETA comes to effect, Singapore employment agencies will be sending bus loads of Chinese to work in your country
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nimal fernando / November 18, 2018
We can thumb our noses at the West all we like …… but the West has more “influence” over Lanka than the average ignorant Lankans can imagine. Is spite of their false bravado for local consumption :)) no local pol will dare go against the West.
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But ……… this is not about any of that …….. the truth simply put without all the crap that’s thrown around to cloud and confuse
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The truth is ……….. Sirisena wants another term …….. when asked for support Ranil informed Sirisena that Ranil too intends to run. There is a snowball’s chance in hell of Sirisena wining without UNP’s (or Mahinda’s) support.
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All this is nothing but ……… a clumsy moronic attempt by Sirisena to make use of Ranil’s perennial unpopularity among the Lankans and hitch his wagon to the undeserving but undiminished (before this debacle) “popularity” of mahinda for a second-run at the presidency. This is just a play by Sirisena for political survival beyond his current term.
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Simply that …….. people should see it for what it is ………. and not try to intellectualize it to the stratosphere because we have a bit of “Western education.” ………Gotta learn that ……. in spite of all the posturing and pretenses …….. there is no great sophistication in the Lankan-mind …….. :))
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“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” — Charles Bukowski
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You guys can start calling me an artist! ……. preferably with the con prefix ………. after all I’m Lankan ……….. it runs in my blood! :))
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Sach / November 18, 2018
China is our ally.
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Sach the stupid
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China has never been an ally of this island.
China is an ally of itself.
Nothing more, nothing less.
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shokka chamopa / November 18, 2018
rajesh:You forgot about Chinese women on the prowl.
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kathir / November 18, 2018
yes in the near future you want get a bride too.
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JD / November 18, 2018
RajasH: I am for annexing Sri Lanka to China.
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Shenal / November 18, 2018
Why China? Let us welcome Indians to annex it. We already have Indian Kallathonis roaming all around the country now.
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Kumaran / November 18, 2018
Sach, with fools like you, no wonder this country has a President like My3!!!
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Sach / November 18, 2018
Who voted for my3 in 2015?
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Sach
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You too voted for my3 in 2015.
You too said it before after the 2015 elections
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Wallam / November 18, 2018
Kumaran, absolutely! We don’t need many fools like him do we ? We are our own enemies but those wearing blinkers don’t see it that way
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Malli / November 18, 2018
Fine, don’t go begging for aid and any help, with the begging bowl either.
Let’s show them we don’t need any international aid. Be independent.
Let’s pay back all the aid we have sponged off them for decades.
Let’s not be in debt to ANY of those countries, including China.
Yeah! Go for it.
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Sach / November 18, 2018
When MR was in power we hardly tòok aid. We tòok loans and paid them until yahapas came and made a mess.
If SL get rid of NGO’s most of SL problems will vanish
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Sach the stupid
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“When MR was in power we hardly tòok aid. “
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Borrowing (US$ million)
……………………………………………………………2009…….. 2010 ……2011…… ..2012
Non-traditional donors …………………..185.1 …….176.4 ….269.9…… .359.4
Export credit, Bonds, etc……………….. 833.0…. 1,957.0.. 1,595.0… 2,046.4
Traditional donors ………………………….968.7…. 988.0 …..1,051.1 …….997.8
Total development finance …………1,986.8 ….3,121.4 …2,916.0 …..3,403.6
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Mahinda took loans and aids and paid them to Basil.
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macho / November 18, 2018
you mean forget the debts also and start afresh ? What a beautiful story.
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VP / November 18, 2018
I think the international community(minus China) should impose sanctions on the SL leadership and its rogue cabinet until democracy is restored.
Gota and Basil can give up on their US citizenship and take up the the Chinese “green card” :)
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Sach / November 18, 2018
Lol
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JD / November 18, 2018
VP: That is agood idea, China is going to send someBallistic missiles to fix around the Island.
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Sach the very stupid
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“And remind them it was their pet RW who gave away the ports. So make them understand to STFU.”
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Well maybe.
However it was your crook and war criminal clan who robbed the nation through various so called projects.
Please beg the clan to repay what they swindled with interest.
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Sach / November 18, 2018
There’s no robbing. That propaganda is old now.
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Sach
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Please pull your head out of wherever it is.
Is Mahindapala still sitting on it?
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Eagle Eye / November 18, 2018
Native Vedda,
“However it was your crook and war criminal clan who robbed the nation through various so called projects.”
Rajapakses are branded as war criminals by Demalu because they got rid of the Pol Pot of Sri Lanka Malapaharan and fked Demala terrorists.
If Rajapakses are crooks what do you call the Royal Gang who robbed the Central Bank and EPF; ‘Super Crooks’?
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Eagle Blind Eye
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The war criminals themselves have publicly said they would not have won the war without Hindian help.
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“Rajapakses are branded as war criminals by Demalu because they got rid of the Pol Pot of Sri Lanka Malapaharan and fked Demala terrorists.”
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Why are you trying to put words into Dr Mahinda’s mouth?
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“If Rajapakses are crooks what do you call the Royal Gang who robbed the Central Bank and EPF; ‘Super Crooks’?”
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Hence all in all this country is run by crooks since independence.
Can you not find good clean honest politicians and functionaries among the “proud majority”?
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Did your teachers ever teach you 1 + 1 = 2?
Did your teachers ever teach you 1 – 1 = 0?
Did your teachers ever teach you 1 < 2 ?
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Janaka from Matara / November 18, 2018
Sach: Sorry your comments dont pass as sarcasm. Therefore you must be a very dumb person. Are you employed at the moment? I know an organization who can help.
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Ranjan Fernando / November 18, 2018
With fools like you around no wonder Sillysena feels so arrogant and superior!
“In the land of the blind one eyed squint is the King!”.
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Dionysus / November 18, 2018
Sach
Unfortunately third world countries with a majority of people who are poor, uneducated, physically sick and in need of everything that’s required to lift them out of the garbage heap they live in do not have such a privilege. They cannot tell a more enlightened part of the world to get lost. Do that and overnight we lose our export markets, our position in the world, even though low down in the scale, our dreams of migrating abroad, foreign aid which amounts to a significant portion of our budget. In fact too many such items to mention here. We will all end up selling not only our women but our men, including ourselves, to the Arabs. So should you write anything in future, try writing sense.
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edwin rodrigo / November 18, 2018
May I add a few more thing? The Sri Lanka rulers and their family members should not visit US, UK, EU, Australia, India, in short country who seems to oppose MS, and not use their banks to hide their black money. They should request all their family members living in these countries to return back to Sri Lanka immediately, Sri Lankan air lines should stop flying to these countries. Their airlines should be banned from Sri Lanka.
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That should teach them a good lesson. Their economies, banks, tourism etc. would collapse overnight provided MS is kicked out by his own family members and supporters before that.
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Shantha / November 18, 2018
Hurrah. Ban them all. What a success we made out of Sri Lankan after chasing out Emirates and it’s CEO who ran Sri Lakan successfully for again on personal animosity similar to now.
Bring back Mahinda clan Jalia, Basil, Kapila etc to highest offices to run our mother land down the ‘Pallang’. Aiyo Moda Sira’ta Jayawewa.
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Lankan / November 18, 2018
Im not sure if I should admire your courage or laugh at your stupidity. However I will do both. First you must realize, as much as we love our mother land, as a country it is a grade A beggar in debt upto its neck. Without the begging bowl we will have no option but to end up cannibalizing each other. So we cant dare to even think of your option. So, as beggars do, suck it up and take what ever is thrown at you and lap it like a beggar and hope and pray they dont stop from throwing some thing our way. Having said that, as beggars we have and have had only one option. That is to get out of this reliance for out basic sustenance. How do we do that? Not with the bunch we saw running around like monkeys in Parliament. Specially when the big monkey sits and directs the other monkeys. These lot clearly dont want you and I to live in a country where we are able to say what you’ve written above. As they are the ones who have kept the status quo. Imagine for example, how hard would it be to use the money we saved on just the luxury cars they drive about, to educate the intelligent youth of this country to be productive. The world is clamoring for such people. What long term policies have anyone got to create wealth and prosperity? It has all been smoke screens and inside games to keep everyone apart e.g. racial politics. So, start doing things and lets get out of begging and become self sufficient. The majority of those ‘leaders’ are clearly not even fit to be born an animal to grace this planet. Start with kicking them out and electing leaders who will atleast not block us from becoming self sufficient. If you don’t want to do that then please STFU!
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KALLATHONIYEK / November 18, 2018
[Edited out] writing in capital letters are discouraged -CT
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bandara / November 18, 2018
hey moron,
if you dont realise we surive on dollars. how much assets do you think of theirs do we hold ? if they ban us from the international finance markets how much do you think we lose? lol its people like you who dont understand how the world works. go to school and learn something or use google.
Even china cant survive without the use of the dollar. so please learn a bit before you open your mouth.
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Manel / November 18, 2018
Silly, has no shame. He is looked upon as an imbecile, and he isn’t listening to our SC, nor is he following our constitution. MR is no better. He must be looked at a power hungry politician, who had his time leading the country, and made billions of dollars.
Looks like he wants even MORE. Two Hogs feeding at the trough.
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Sarrij / November 18, 2018
M.
“our constitution’ is a fake document like no other constitution; it’s an experiment which has failed; there is no wisdom in it.
The only purpose of SL politicians seems to be to rob the public purse; buy expensive cars and go on external jaunts to have a good time; to hell with the regular hard working Sri Lankans.
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PARAGON / November 18, 2018
MY3 VERY SOON YOU WILL GO HOME NAKED.
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Doratupala / November 18, 2018
Colombo Telgraph should rename themselves “ColomboBUSHTelegraph”!
Does CT honestly think that a motion of such importance can be passed without proper debate – following the standard procedure?
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Ranjan Fernando / November 18, 2018
Doratupala, you cannot have much grey matter but Are you also insane?
A second prime minister is appointed while the one in post is still functioning, that too secretly on a Friday night, and when the story was exposed and there was no majority for the new guy in Parliament, immediately prorogue the Parliament, and when that couldn’t hold for long, dissolve the whole house calling for elections! When it all falls apart as the SC put a stay order, then play hide and seek with the parliamentary majority not accepting the obvious!
Doratupala, even if you and your pals play dead and cannot see the reality, the world is not blind! They can see these uneducated eighth grade jokers playing hell with a naturally rich and wealthy country! No wonder there is such a brain drain with doratupalas being cloned everyday!
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clean slate / November 18, 2018
Why doubt this when prez himself had wanted a vote by name, and presumably nothing else? And why debate an obvious result unlike the NCM against Ranil where the numbers were uncertain until it was over?
For how long can the ‘standard procedure’ be thwarted?
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Martin / November 18, 2018
When the whole Parliament is in such turmoil and disorder, how can it be business as usual. Just don’t pretend to not know that. Emergency measures must be enacted to save democracy and the rule of law. That is what is what is in short supply. CT is only reporting what what we, and the whole world has been privy to. Wrong is Wrong and Right is MIGHT. Tell MR to stop being greedy for power and retire gracefully. We know so much about him, and it is hard to even start to reconcile.
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K A Sumanasekera / November 18, 2018
Dr Ranil has called for a Prez Election…..How cool?
But Didn’t Ranil initiate the Plea to to HC to STOP the General Election?….
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Confusing Yhapalanaya this..
President represents the 70 % 0f the Inhabitant population.
Dr Ranil and his 121 represent the NGOs and the Five Dudes in the List..
God Bless our Motherland…
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekera
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What are you saying?
Do you want war criminal is made life president of this island. Afterwards his son.
Pappa Doc, Baby Doc,………………………….
Maybe crown him as the Chakrawartin of Hela Dipa.
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Eagle Eye / November 18, 2018
Native Vedda,
“Do you want war criminal is made life president of this island.”
Do you want ‘Batalanda Wadakaya’ who is responsible for torturing and killing Sinhala youths and the guy who was behind the massacre of Demalu in 1983 to be the King.
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Native Vedda / November 18, 2018
Eagle Blind Eye
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Very clever dick response.
Why didn’t Rajapaksas take Batalanda Wadakaya’ and army to task when they had been misruling the country for more than 10 years?
Don’t worry about Demalu?
What do you want to do with the clan and the armed forces for their part in whole sale war crimes?
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BaBaBoos / November 18, 2018
West is done,, boys. Look East….Don’t and cant’t eat nothing burgers any more
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BaBaBoos / November 18, 2018
Gone are the days those five dudes respective countries can influence anything worthwhile in SL or anywhere in the world any more. They all nothing burgers nowadays…
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anon69 / November 18, 2018
That is probably why both Mexico and Canada knelt down in front of Trump ( Yes I voted for him) when he said he wants to renegotiate NAFTA.
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Martin / November 18, 2018
Oh yeah? They are all well developed and democratic nations, and will not be interfering in our affairs if only our fledgling country is not a member of the Commonwealth and the UN General Assembly. They have all helped our country immensely in times of need, and have a right to say what is on their mind. If they withdraw their support, we will probably be drawn into the vortex of just one country – Communist China, which could also mean, quit calling ourselves ‘non-aligned.’ Probably BaBaboos has no problem with that.
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Martin / November 18, 2018
Hey Dopey! The question is not about having elections, but the rule of Law. There are fundamental rules that must be adhered to before we can have elections. This is a process of grabbing power and then forcing sham elections under their writ, as a means to resolving the issue, No saying what the outcome of such elections would like, going by past experiences.
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JD / November 18, 2018
Ranil could not ride the wave. So, he wants to say I am still in control. Yet even Sambanthan Said the american embassy, Ranil did not do anything so the people are unhapya. that was the major reason.
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Rajash / November 18, 2018
How can this idiot represent Sri Lanka on the international stage ….after this debacle?
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Tamil from the north / November 18, 2018
Rajash, I can answer your question quite easily………..just how that dirty scumbag racist JRJ, murderer and mega thief Mahinda, Deaf and Blind Wijeyatunge represented this country, this country buffoon will represent SL as well. What a bloody circus these bastards are putting the country through. They go around the world with a pan begging for aid money, bring it all back and fill their pockets and waste the rest.
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clean slate / November 18, 2018
Let alone this idiot representing us on international stage, we are hoping none of our foreign friends will phone us. And in considerate deference they have not phoned us lest they embarrass us.
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Amarasiri / November 18, 2018
JD ,
“I am happy, when he needed the most, Maithripala sirisena shows that he has a backbone and face both the NGOs, hostile media and the international community that wants to subjugate Sri lanka for their needs.”
Sirisena is subjugating to Mahinda Rajapaksa and cronies, whom he stabbed in the back, a few years ago Now he has stabbed Mahinda in the front, and made him look stupid, and a greater crook than he was known to be. Both are losers and crooks.
deja vu. The term déjà vu is French and means, literally, “already seen.”
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Gunawanse E / November 18, 2018
Amare,you have got the brains that Suma lack
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Ajay / November 18, 2018
What a fu*king idiot this evil clown ruler is. You don’t go by what your hooligan accomplices in the Parliament say. You conduct a floor test before you replace the PM and his cabinet. By uttering these kinds of ludicrous arguments and blatant lies, Sira has demeaned himself to the level of an international pariah, destroying the reputation of the country. He shouldn’t try to insult the intelligence of foreign diplomats – they’re not like his H.E. Porter A. S. P. Liyanage.
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edwin rodrigo / November 18, 2018
Sira and his Trumps: Sirisena, let us now see how effective your trump cards really are. I don’t think you have any. It was a bluff. A good card player would not be so boisterous about the trumps in his hand. Only one who had none would brag like you. If you were playing Chess, this is the point your opponent would say ‘Check”.
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In Parabhava Sutta, which deals with the habits that lead to the utter economic ruin of a man, Buddha says, Itthidhutto surādhutto -Akkhadhutto ca yo naro – Laddham laddham vināseti -Tam parābhavato mukham (Addiction to Wine, Women and Gambling would make a man lose whatever he earns and lead to his utter ruin).
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The case of Sirisena is perhaps the first case in history where just talking about something used in gambling lead to a man losing everything he had built up. Even Buddha would not have expected such an eventuality. But then, the man deserves it. He was completely ungrateful to those who, at the risk of their lives, helped him to come to the high position he was occupying and ungrateful to the millions upon millions of masses who voted for him.
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Important people have committed such treachery in the history of the world. But Sirisena’s act of finally embracing the very enemy, and throwing his previous ally to the lions, may be a first in the history of villains. One cannot imagine how someone could be so vile unless he has gone completely crazy.
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K. C. John / November 18, 2018
His “trump” is the Bond scam report in the which the 118 names are listed. This cunning fellow blocked all attempts to investigate all the pre-2015 misdeeds in the CB, but continued to push the Bond scam investigation. He is hoping to drop this like a “bombshell”.
Perhaps this was his scheme all along.
We can thank our mainstream press too for not pushing for a pre-2015 CB investigation.
And they dare to call the Honourable Speaker’s actions “biased”!
This is the type of “leader” and press we have been cursed with.
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Saman / November 18, 2018
This man is not capable and wise enough to manage his team and govern the country.
He made whole country in chaos and in conflict.
When you impartially observe anyone and even a child can understand what happened there in the parliament.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and his gang created chaos in that August house.
Buruwansa…Uneducated prasanna Ranaweera, and other undisciplined and uncultured people have created deplorable environment in the parliament.
Sirisena is blind. hecan not see the clear picture.
He became a president with the help of all UNPs and other minority groups. Now disgraceful Gamarala forgot everything and embraced his old gang again.
Country is in the HELL now.
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roy / November 18, 2018
This looney puppet president is the first to go in Srilanka history for the chaos he has created. Very soon Mara will squeeze his withered balls and hang his body in his garden as a scarecrow.
What a Hutang Patang.
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parkwest / November 18, 2018
I really don’t care about what people say about other people, especially, Europe interfering in our affairs, when we ourselves can’t commit sincerely to the constitution that we have devised ourselves, there is a lot to be said about who we are in terms of our honesty and integrity. The President is at the top of the tree and he is naked in front of the world and he is deceiving no one, but himself and the cronies that he has surrounded himself with. Just like RW is accused of being a western agent, equally it is true that MR is a Chinese puppet. We need India with us if SL is to succeed, MR MS cronies need to realise we are small part of the whole world. Be a honourable President, respect your constitution without playing politics with it. History will judge you, you have no vision and have done nothing.
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Upali Wickramasinghe / November 18, 2018
The best solution is to go back to the pre 1972 constitution, until a better one, well discussed by the people at large, is formulated.The very basis on which it was discarded was because some para dogs felt insecure due to the protection given to the minorities.
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K A Sumanasekera / November 18, 2018
A Good News Break guys..
Mr Sampathar is replacing Dr Ranil as the PM.
Mr Sajith Premadasa was holding . Mr Sampathar hand on his way to make the announcement..
Mr Sampathar said he is willing to lead the Party..
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Surely Mr Sampathar can’t lead the UNP ..
May be Mr Sampathar wants to make his Vellala Party TNA part of the UNP Officially.
If it is the case, it certainly makes sense.
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TNA has no influence in Jaffna after Mr Wigneswaran formed his own Party TMP.
Between Wiggy and Doughie, they have the Jaffna inhabitants stitched up..
May it is the reason for Mr Sanmpathar to make this move.
Either way ‘ it is a good move.
We wish him well as long as they don’t partition the Nation….
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double standards / November 18, 2018
shame, shame, shame president! – all previous presidents also violated the constitution but at least they had a decent excuse and parliament majority- and made sure country did not descent in to anarchy. Your excuse for violating constitution and going against the peoples’ mandate is you cant get on with RW? – whole country has to pay for your lack of disciple and leadership qualities! – if you were Japanese by now you know its Harakiri (suicide in shame) but u are Sri lankan – I guess sri lanka will have to pay a much bigger prize before you step down!
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Ranjan Fernando / November 18, 2018
Now it’s beginning to emerge that this struggle in the Parliament is one between the educated and the uneducated representatives of our country, who are in the 225. Just look at the faces of those who were throwing all those copies of the constitution and the bibles and geetha and anything of literate value! They were all the eighth grade or below ones, who made their wealth with all the frauds and ethanol and the drug scenes. The Johnston’s, Buruwanses sumathipalas Aluthgamages of this world directed by another no Olevels, Leader MR! Mahinda Samarasinghe Amunugama Not seen.
Whereas the ones who received the blows were Speaker Jayasooriya, Anura Dissanayake, Herath, Ratnayake, Mangala, Ravi Karu Harsha De Silva, Ajit Perera etc.
No wonder the eighth grade Storekeeper cum GS is gallently supporting them, lying to every Tom Dick and Harry to keep the battle going! That’s his card game!
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Sunil / November 18, 2018
The only interest West has is to counter China.
We do not need your advice from the West. Stay out of Sri Lanka.
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nathan / November 18, 2018
Why cant we have four cabinets and four prime ministers; two for MR and RW, one for tamils and one for Muslims. That way our Demo-Crazy would flourish much more than what it is. And MY3 will remain as President and King for Pollonaruwa. At the same time arrange with developed countries to accept educated and enlightened and informed Sri Lankans as refugees. If there are no thinking people then life will be easy for the crooks.
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Selvan / November 18, 2018
Perhaps solution to Sri Lanka’s political, ethnic and economic problems are a simple partition and annexing between India and China
A Cyprus model
Indian Lanka and Chinese Lanka this will also be compatible cultural and religious sentiments.
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Sach / November 19, 2018
Or simply massacring the western stooges.
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kolla / November 18, 2018
Dayan Jayatilleka should ask Putin what Russia is doing in Ukraine and also why it is funding the Assad regime in Syria.
Sirisena acted under powers given to him under the constitution. The speaker also acts under his understanding of parliamentary procedure. If they are wrong either the Supreme Court or the parliament can correct them.Ultimately the people of this country will decide. No foreigner can tell a a sovereign country what to do.
There are puppets who wear three piece suits in the hot sun. They are happy to drink expensive wine and dance to the tune of diplomats.But are they really gentlemen ? Are they just putting on a show enjoying the exercise of power while making money ?
The Royal Thomian cricket match is the annual cultural show of these types. If you go there next year you will see many of these types drunk and singing absurd songs with their hands over each others shoulders. A nation that can produce such filthy comics must rethink their basic worth.
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Eagle Eye / November 18, 2018
“They had informed Sirisena that his administration would face “dire consequences”, especially in the diplomatic sphere, if the crisis persisted.”
Who told CT? American Ambassador? UK Ambassador?
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“Colombo Telegraph learns.” From whom?
CT has become the ‘Spin Doctor’ of Goo N.P.
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nalmen / November 18, 2018
why does the us not threaten dual ppt holders who have us citizenship to take away their property in america if they threaten democracy in sri lanka if they are not cia agents
without threatening our poor dumb prez
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dayal / November 18, 2018
my3 and mahinda should listen to rajash to make this country a hell. then we can have one more north koria.
already we have reached some vert low levels rajash wolu like to finish the country. our leaders are also going along the path suggected by rajash.
-dayal
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Yaha Palna / November 18, 2018
Dear Mr Sirisena
Thank you for all your services to SriLanka
Now please go.
Best Regards
Puravasiya
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nalmen / November 18, 2018
basil promised him that they will buy enough people to give him the numbers but failed to do so
he still has enough time till monday so dont underestimate him
ranil can also help the country by handing over unp leadership to a member of the younger generation like sajith or harin whom the prez can appoint if the situ arises
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clean slate / November 18, 2018
Last night i watched a quiz programme on tv. A question asked was ‘What is the country that has its national anthem without lyrics?’ The answer given was Spain. There are actually three more (not well known) countries that come under this category. I hope some day soon Sri Lanka would take the unique position as the only country that has no words in both its national anthem and its constitution. Not with the present parliament anyway.
NOTE: somewhere else in the internet i heard the Spanish national anthem being ‘sung’.
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Buddhist / November 18, 2018
I am shocked to note that IGP has not made a single comment about the Police Officers being attacked and being injured inside the Parliament. Is the IGP not interested in the welfare of his officers? Is he so power hungry and wants to stay in his seat he does not want to take any action against those who attacked the Police. If it was a normal civilian by now he would have taken the guys and locked them up after beating them. We saw this what IGP did to a lift operator some time back. There should be a no confidence motion passed by the police officers against IGP.
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Vanguard Legal / November 18, 2018
Here is a suggested statement:
“The President of Sri Lanka (not the government at least the President is the legal president since these guys wanted him elected)…
The President of the DSRSL acknowledges the concern of our partner countries at this time of crisis. He wishes to draw the attention of our partner countries to the fact that the Supreme Court will be soon issuing a ruling on the costitutionality of the dissolution of parliamnent.
The President also wishes for our partner countries to note the fact also that the in our democracy the parliament is not under control of the President, so it would have been unconstitutional to intervene in yesterdays proceedings, however the President is taking steps to resolve the issue by meeting with all parties represented in parliamnent and is confident that all issues will be settled shortly.
The President also would like all parties to note that the NCM process correctly takes several days, and the President has the option to withold response to the speakers letter until the ruling of the Supreme Court, as any decisions regarding the cabinet and Prime Minister will depend and possibly be nullified by that decision”
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Garawi / November 18, 2018
He says MR said he has the majority and that’s why he appointed MR as the premier without a floor test.
Well now Ranil says he has. Why does he accept that and fire MR and appoint Ranil again without a floor test just like he did for MR ?
Why the double standard?
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hansabey / November 18, 2018
Park west, you are spot on. This president will next blame 1978 constitution of JRJ and the economic policies. He may even take this country towards the dark days of 1970/77 era. He is looking for a scapegoat now. This man even as a minister did not have any respect for the laws of the country. He has no brains to take the advice of learned and knowledgeable people.
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Suranga Gunasekera / November 18, 2018
We need to understand our position in the world. Beggars can’t be choosers.
For more than 70 years the corrupt blind led the innocent blind.
It’s time to open our eyes. Understand the real issue is us.
We are still standing devided for our favorite colours or for our favorite politicians.
They are standing together and exploiting us using the corrupt media to further devided us.
We should all stand only for our respective Ideas but not for a person.
Respect democracy and bow to the idea of the Majority.
Democracy is a system, an Idea created to stop violence. We all need to fight to secure democracy together.
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