Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran today declined President Mahinda Rajapaksa‘s invitation to join the delegation which would leave for Delhi to attend the swearing-in of Prime Minister-elect of India, Narendra Modi.
C.V.Wigneswaran
Writing to the Minister of External Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris, the Chief Minister said; “I regret to inform you that I’m unable to accept your kind invitation. Primarily, because acceptance would indicate that exists a strong co-operative spirit prevailing between the Centre and the Province, when in fact, the People of North are engulfed in a climate of fear on account of the continued presence of the Military while the activities of the Northern Provincial Council have been stultified. I would be guilty of facilitating token were I to accept such invitation. Nevertheless I have already sent my best wishes to the Prime Minister Elect of India through the High Commissioner for India in Sri Lanka.”
We publish below the letter in full;
23. 05. 2014
Professor G.L. Peiris, MP,
Minister of External Affairs
Hon’ble Minister!
Your Fax of even date to hand.
I’m grateful for the invitation extend on behalf of H.E. The President to accompany him to grace the occasion of the swearing in of Shri Narandra Modi, the Prime Minister Elect of India, even at this late stage. I reply having considered your kind request in the company of my Board of Ministers.
It is an auspicious sign that the historic election of Shri Narendra Modi has revived in the Government of Sri Lanka a sense of co-operation and partnership towards the Northern Province. Given the untold hardships of the Peoples of Northern Province and the strictures on the functioning of the Northern Provincial Council, this is indeed welcome.
However, I regret to inform you that I’m unable to accept your kind invitation. Primarily, because acceptance would indicate that exists a strong co-operative spirit prevailing between the Centre and the Province, when in fact, the People of North are engulfed in a climate of fear on account of the continued presence of the Military while the activities of the Northern Provincial Council have been stultified. I would be guilty of facilitating token were I to accept such invitation. Nevertheless I have already sent my best wishes to the Prime Minister Elect of India through the High Commissioner for India in Sri Lanka.
I earnestly hope that the spirit of partnership and goodwill expressed by your kind invitation would nevertheless continue to ensure that the electoral mandate of the Northern Province would be fulfilled and the fundamental rights of its People are preserved.
Yours sincerely,
Justice C.V. Wigneswaran
Chief Minister
Northern Province
Dr. Rajasingham Narendran / May 23, 2014
A wise decision. Tokenism should not be endorsed as a substitute for substantive action to resolve long outstanding and evolving issues. Chief Wigneswaran has wisely avoided becoming a password for the MR government to enter the good books of the new Modi government, after having played a cat and mouse game with the Manmohan Singh government.
Several types of games without goal posts, nets, boundaries and baskets have been played for too long.
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Navin / May 23, 2014
To invite was a diplomatic move by MR.
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
now a diplomatic blunder?
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Navin / May 24, 2014
Not at all… TNA was invited. They chose not to come. Nobody misses them.
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truth / May 24, 2014
Do you think Mahinda’s presence would be felt if he went or missed if he did not go?
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Navin / May 24, 2014
Mahinda’s task is not to make himself felt or noticed by anyone but to achieve something for the country. Politics is the art of the possible. He was very wise and diplomatic in inviting CVM to come along.
Northern Tamils have most certainly managed to make themselves noticed and felt by everyone but at the end of the day achieved nothing for themselves. Plantation Tamils while not noticed by many have managed to achieve a lot. Ask Dr. RN if you are in doubt.
Modi himself was denied entry to USA until recently when non other than Obama himself had to swallow his pride and invite him to come! What others say about Mahinda doesn’t matter. What matters is has been able to deliver to his electorate. That my friend he has done more than any of the “single issue common candidates” being proposed! That is fact and reality. He may not have graduated from hilltop university but today he is an astute politician.
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Kekille / May 24, 2014
He was very wise? ha ha ha wise my arse!
It’s written all over his face that he is an idiot.
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sach / May 24, 2014
At Navin,
I have seen in several places you mention MR as the chosen person to lead the country now and he has achieved a lot for the electorate.
Tell me what has he achieved?
MR’s period is one of the periods when worst economic decisions were made. What has he achieved for the electorate apart from white elephants like Mattala, nelum pokuna, nelum kuluna, hambanthota?
Don’t you know that Sri Lankan airlines is run at a loss? And that mega scale fraud and wastage called mihin air maintained just to fulfill MR’s ego. Are they achievements for the electorate?
Has he started any industry? Look at the way our people emigrate, it is an exodus!
What about the judiciary and human rights in SL?
What do you mean as achieved when he has degraded SL in UN with three anti Lankan resolutions? Poor fiscal controls, nothing to win the tamil public. There is absolutely nothing to say MR is good at something.
That is not a good PR move, but rather an illank kama. Does he thinks by such stupid gestures he’s gonna win Modi? MR is not good at PR he is very poor at it. That is why he brought that useless mega waste commonwealth to SL, his mega PR disaster.
Use your brain.
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truth / May 25, 2014
Re:”What matters is has been able to deliver to his electorate”
You have said it!
Does that mean he is the President only for his electorate?
I think the majority of Sri Lankans feel that he is the President only for his family and friends and his “Goondas”
Is there any wonder that the Tamils are not enamored by him? Others also feel the same way, but would not open their mouth for fear of ending in a ditch!
It is not a secret how plantation Tamils are treated. There is no need for a second opinion!
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RICHARD / May 25, 2014
Navin, what Rajapakse has managed in his capacity as president is rob the people of their victory and enjoy its bounty by himself through corruption, fear, impunity, lies, deception, etc …. and that my friend in not taught in any university, Hilltop or Rooftop. This habit is not learnt but inherited. That is why you cannot take a tick and keep on the bed. May you come from the same pedigree not to understand decency, magnanimous, honour, courtesy and statesmanship.
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Navin / May 26, 2014
If not for the Rajapakses there would not be a “victory”. If the “victory” had being so callously robbed off of us, how come there are no bombs going off in buses and trains in Colombo today? Enough said.
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sach / May 26, 2014
@ navin,
Sri lanka didnt defend itself and didnt go to war to stop bombs exploding in colombo. If we succumb to LTTE appeals, still we could have stopped bombs in SL. SL did go to war to defeat seperatism.
MR’s job is half done. See for yourself whether he is fit for the other half.
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Native Vedda / May 25, 2014
Navin
“Plantation Tamils while not noticed by many have managed to achieve a lot.”
Such as squalid living condition and a wage barely sufficient to pay back their debts and eat for few days.
Hindians had to kick JR and his Singhala/Buddhist state to reinstate hard working upcountry Tamil’s citizenship which they lost just after Sinhala/Buddhists were given the complete control over this island.
What have they achieved in the past 150 or so years? Can we have some details?
“What matters is has been able to deliver to his electorate.”
War crime, crime against humanity, rampant corruption, police and armed forces brutality, crony capitalism, land and business grab, institutionalised impunity for rapists, murderers, drug dealers, ……
I congratulate you for your ability to ignore serious issues and look for the best in MR clan. Many don’t empathise with you.
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ken robert / May 25, 2014
Navin
‘Plantation Tamils while not noticed by many have managed to achieve a lot’
1. loss of citizenship of srilanka
2. living in line rooms
3. constant menace from neighbouring villages in the form of thuggery. illicit alcohol spread.
4. lagging behind in education, health and economic standards compared to rest of the Srilankans
5. coercion into family planning
6. being the low wage earners of srilanka
7. significant portion of middle east work force of srilanka
you are right few of them own shops in the cities , but they usually have firm south indian connection.
Your brain is definitively new (navin)!
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Native Vedda / May 26, 2014
ken robert
Thanks for highlighting their plight.
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Navin / May 26, 2014
ken robert:
1. loss of citizenship of srilanka
Under the leadership of Mr. Thondaman, those that did not get repatriated were able to win back their citizenship rights.
2. living in line rooms
At least they have line rooms. Where are the Tamils of N/E who fought a 3 decade war with sophisticated weaponry living today — under trees?
3. constant menace from neighboring villages in the form of thuggery. illicit alcohol spread.
May be you are living in utopia. However in Sri Lanka thuggery and alcohol are not problems unique to plantations.
4. lagging behind in education, health and economic standards compared to rest of the Sri lankans
Please read page 97 of “Educational Progress among the Indian Tamil Minority in the Plantations of Sri Lanka” — Angela W. Little. You may also be interested in comparison of literacy rates in rural/estate/all island on page 87.
5. coercion into family planning
This is an outrageous lie. Coercion of Tamils into family planning under covert government involvement happens only on GV.
6. being the low wage earners of sri lanka
One of the major problems facing tea industry in sri lanka is high cost of production — one of the main reasons being high wages compared to other countries like Kenya and India. (About 55 to 50 % of our production cost constitutes wages. This is twice the cost of South India — http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110717/BusinessTimes/bt11.html) In spite of that plantations workers through successful trade union action have been able to increase their wages many times.
7. significant portion of middle east work force of sri lanka
“significant” but not the majority eh?
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Fairose / May 24, 2014
Mark my word – Modi’s inaugural speech will contain veiled threat to Mahinda for his diplomatic blunders that annoy India. Modi will use the ‘Kachetheevu’ for intimidation. Tough time ahead for Medamulana-diplomacy. His days in power are numbered.
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Bruno Umbato / May 24, 2014
Ofcourse it will be felt! Talk to Indian eellaamists headed by Amma, Vaiko, Karunanidi and see how they feel … They are not eating or drinking or sleeping or shitting just having heard the news … What will happen if circus come to town?
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
Navin “Not at all… TNA was invited. They chose not to come. Nobody misses them. “
TNA was not invited by Modi but by Mahinda. Mhinda will not definitely miss CM Wigneswaran. But he will miss the opportunity he thought he had to fool the world.
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Navin / May 26, 2014
If the world could be fooled in this manner, they must be rather foolish no eh? Don’t you agree?
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Native Vedda / May 24, 2014
Navin
“Not at all… TNA was invited. They chose not to come. Nobody misses them.”
If nobody misses them then why did MR notice them?
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Pimpanella / May 24, 2014
For MR don’t have any job, while digging his nose He gotcha this idea.
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Seelawathi Jayasinghe / May 24, 2014
Making such invitation by MR cant mean nothing serious.
As MR knew it clearly, Duminda killed Baratha. But knowing all the realities, he protected the murderer providing him with even more facilities. In the end, MR turned to the murdered politican´s daughter -Hirunika and asked her to contest for the election. This is the unpredicable nature of Mahinda R-A-J-A-P-A-K-S-H-E: May be this kind of DEVIOUS NATURE is very typical to Rajapakshe genetics.
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MsThalanabatu / May 25, 2014
You may be right.
Whatever that comes from MR´S mouth piece has no gurantee. Nothing like keeping promises.
Just the physical infrastructure development projects are held as their developments as he is elected exclusively for that matter.
Not only srilanka but many countries work with Chinese these days. Chinese make benefit from it. Kenya is also one another good example being linked with China.
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Leelawathie / May 26, 2014
Sure there are … what about guranettes made on abuductions, mass killings and eternal missings of journalists, dissidents or anyone who would go against his politics ?
Srilanka´s idiamin has no mercy to anyone. He pays smiles, cuddles with young ones to paint a kind nature that he does not own. All these are to abuse rural people and live on their votes. This he has done sofar, but people will not stay stupid as they are forever.
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Punitham / May 24, 2014
Dirty, not diplomatic:
”The Northern and Eastern provincial councils that have been established do not enjoy the freedom to decide on their priorities. They have to function under the control of the Governors of the respective provinces who were one-time military commanders and dominate the decision making even though unelected. This means that the fundamental issues that gave rise to the war remain unresolved even as the government celebrates the fifth anniversary of the end of the war’’ – International Stakes Continue To Rise With Changes Next Door, Jehan Perera, 19 May 2014, https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/international-stakes-continue-to-rise-with-changes-next-door/
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Donald J Gnanakone / May 24, 2014
I agree with the decision and with you. The President is trying to hide his nakedness with a “fig leaf” trying to take Wigneswaran with him to Delhi. He was also fearing Vaiko and Jayalalitha protesting there.
But PM elect Modi is in further trouble with entire Tamil Nadu as Jayalalitha and 37 AIADMK MP’s also will boycott the event because of Rajapakse’s presence. This will become the news in India and the whole world although it was never a personal invitation to the President other than through the SAARC.
Good Luck to the President and his entire entourage. May be he can take Karuna and Pillaiyan instead. Lol.
Donald Gnanakone
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Simonappu / May 24, 2014
I too, agree with him denying Meeharaka Rajapakshe´s invitation asking to join their deligation. This means not only tamils, but also there are sinhalese that dont respect the devious actions of the current president.
Even if Wigie denies so, many among his cabinet minister would harldy disagree with president´s invitation. Best example is Hakeem – today´s minister of justice for the nation.
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Simonappu / May 24, 2014
Srilanken ministers should learn a lession from Wigie.
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
“Srilanken ministers should learn a lession from Wigie. “
you must be joking. Mahinda is now apparently trying to take possession of elephant tusks to buy the ministers.Having sold the luxury car permits to the guardians of Buddhhism.
where will this stop.His yes men are getting more and moree greedy and Mahinda running out of all means to bribe them.
Whats next?
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sach / May 24, 2014
Wiggie is not a man anyone should take lessons from.
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Seelawathi Jayasinghe / May 24, 2014
Tell us why ?
If you compare the nature of Wiggie with that of Raja.. whose failures are becoming clear to anyone with sanity ?
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sach / May 26, 2014
wiggie doesnt have any commonsense, intelligence, political wisdom. Had he all these things you will not find him writing letters to CT as replies to articles here or even praising them. Just an attention seeker, of old colombo type.
Not only that he is racist and stirrs up seperatism in north and a tool at the hands of seperatist forces.
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Seelawathi Jayasinghe / May 26, 2014
ANYONE WITH SANITY FEELS THAT NO WIGGIE BUT THE MEGALOMANIC IS THE FAILURE IN PLACE REGARDING THIS TOO: EVEN ANY EDUCATED COUNTERPARTS WOULD NOT BE EASY TO GET ON WITH UTTERLY DEVIOUS AGENDAS OF INCUMBENT PRESIDENT: HE IS ACTING RATHER FILM TO SHOW THE WORLD PEACE IS NOT YARDS AHEAD OF US: BUT THE PROBLEM BETWEEN GOVT AND TAMIL REPRESENATIVES ARE DEEPER:
RIGHT THINKING SINHALAYAS WOULD RAISE THE QUESTION; WHAT HAS MR REGIME TAKEN SINCE WIGGIE IS APPOINTED ? TELLING THEM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVLEOPING ISSUES WILL NOT BE ADEQUATE COVERING NOTHING IS TAKEN SOFAR IN TERMS OF RECONCILIATION; GOING THROUGH THEIR GRIEVANCES:
SO ARE TEH PROBLEMS RELATED TO RURAL FOLKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY: RD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE TO APPEASE MR´s THUGS AND HIGHLY CORRUPTED BUNCHS including himself.
HERE EVEN RANIL W WOULD NOT AGREE WITH MR. JVP WOULD NOT AGREE WITH MR. DP WOULD NOT AGREE WITH MR.
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Sun / May 26, 2014
It is just simple – only the abusive could get on with MR.
Here Ranil W has no chance. CBK has no chance. JVP leaders have no chance.
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
For gods sake Donald dont insult Wigneswaran by suggesting that he is the “fig leaf ” to hide Mahinda’s nakednes, may be Douglas.
You owe an apology to Wigneswaran here on CT.
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Bruno Umbato / May 24, 2014
I agree with Rajash … He should apologies to Wig .. Knowing Donald very well, I know unfortunately that he meant it (Wig is the fig leaf ) …
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Donald J Gnanakone / May 25, 2014
I was not insulting CM W. But President Rajapakse was trying to use CM W and the Tamils as his “fig leaf” I repeat.
I stand by of what I wrote, and agree with CM W.
End of conversation.
Donald Gnanakone
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Rajash / May 26, 2014
Fig leaf is too small to cover his war crimes. He need a bigger leaf of the Jaffna Palmyrah Tree, but the stem is edged with sharp blades that may cut Mahinda if not handled carefully.
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Javi / May 24, 2014
! entire Tamil Nadu as Jayalalitha and 37 AIADMK MP’s also will boycott the event because of Rajapakse’s presence. !
Ha ha the ltte has always moved from AIDMK to DMK and back to AIDMK – way to go into a limbo state.
Where is kali the eccentric tamil??
Like Kashmir, Stupid JT’s will never learn that the land does not belong to them
As long as The US/UK axis of evil controls the island everyone will live under the military. both these countries give refuge to international war criminals because they themselves are.
Tamil the toy language of India is in for a rocking.
Bolo Hindustan ki Jai.
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Schtroumpf / May 24, 2014
You still toon in Disney style, Donald?
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LankaLion / May 25, 2014
Gnana,
Would you go to India with your Sinhala wife if president Rajapaksa invite you?
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Punitham / May 24, 2014
Do.
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RAJA / May 24, 2014
Nothing to worry about. In 2019 Wiggie will be invited to Indian Prime Minister’s swearing in ceremony as the President of Tamil Eelam.
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Narendran,
“A wise decision”
Do you really think Wigneswaran’s decline is a diplomatic win for the Tamil cause??
I am also curious why Colombo Telegraph was silent on Modi’s invitation to MR few days ago. Was it not news worthy or bias reporting?
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Robert.R / May 24, 2014
what about daily news?
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Robert,
When did you last read the Daily News? The Daily News of Sri Lanka!
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / May 24, 2014
Eusense,
It is neither a diplomatic win or loss for the Tamils. It is only a sign of the maturity and wisdom of the Tamil political leadership . They are not hungry for the crumbs or bones being dropped from Mahinda’s table. Mahinda was invited and let him go for the inauguration with the likes of him and his cronies. I wish him a good time. It will be a diplomatic opportunity to test the waters and the direction the winds are blowing. Justice Wigneswaran has chosen not to be the distraction he would have been. MR will now be the cynosure of all eyes and should play his acting abilities to the hilt. An excellent photo opportunity for him, as the international media will be in full force at the Narendra Modi inauguration.
Dr.RN
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Backlash / May 24, 2014
Let’s not fool ourselves. The cynosure of most eyes in Delhi on May 26 will be the popular Pak PM Nawaz Sharif. Rajapakse cannot go with his usual jumbo pandankarayas as he will be given only a few seats. The challenge is if Rajapakse will have the backbone to meet the Indian media on a Q&A Session. None of the 3 Rajapakses have come out with this in the past decade or so. It was JRJ and CBK who had the learning and the confidence. Let’s face the facts – MR is paltry and halting in his English for such an occasion but he can speak in Sinhalese – with a translator – so that he can freely express his thoughts. Nothing wrong here because Modi usually speaks in Hindi.
Backlash
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Narendran,
Maturity is not what is important for the Tamil cause. It is the way you handle situations as they arise. This guy has no political experience and his “wisdom” you talk about may be good for his law practice not for politics and fighting for the cause of a group that he represents.
By the way if one wants to survive he/she might need to first feed on “crumbs or bones” before he gets in to 4 course meals.
I feel MR is the political winner here. He showed compassion by inviting somebody who was not even considered to be invited by the Indian gov. and by declining that offer Wignasweran showed his lack of inclination to compromise. Only thing he won was the hearts of separatist diaspora who writes here. On this one, MR: 1 Wigneswaran: 0
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Nimal Seneviratne / May 26, 2014
You and the ilk would always connect it with the way MR handled war against the LTTE terror whenever you depict about political maturity. But in retrospect we now know how unsuccessful for him to handle any issues in the post war scenarios. Only thing that is seen to have done towards tamil cause is to have held election and appointed Wiggie as their representative. This was done upon the enomous pressure exercised on MR regime shortly before going to host CHOGEM in last Nov. If the so called, highly recognized candidate with over 45years in lanken politics is the only one go for the welfare of the country – he should already have worke don “ reenforcement of law and order “convincing all folks the justice towards own folks should be the foundationstone of the nation building.
Today, every corner of the country what get to hear is a crime – not a minor but a major crimes entwined with killings. Asked the police would have done their due is prevaricated by the authorities repeatedly. So the picutre they have painted sofar is promotion of crime friendly culture rather than inclusiveness or treating all folks equally. Today, be them tamils or sinhalese, human beings are treated with repeated impunity.
So just showing the world – that MR regime´s main focus to solve the tamil problem but doing the other way around or not giving the priority to the issue, acting like a funny bollywood actor, what MR has been doing has become a laughing stock to us all – but sure not to you and the ilk.
So me being a sinhalaya, but hating the politics of Rajapakshe forever, feels we have been betrayed by this idiot. External affairs are being ruined by current regime. Alone the facts related to new appointments directly made by president – to appease those millatory men is showing his wisdom and passion. TO ME AND MANY WIGGIE HAS PROVED AGAIN THAT DEVIOUS AGENDAS HAVE NO BASIS – if MR is serious with LANKEN ISSUE, he should react whole heartedly. I really don’t think except MR bunch, any others would consider the invitation to Wiggie as highly diplomatic step. And to remind you – basis for any kind of leadership is honesty – latter is alas deleted in Raja genetics.
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eusense / May 27, 2014
nimal,
I am talking here about Wignasweran’s action on the MR invitation. Not on the governance of MR. So whatever you write here is not relevant to my post. However, I resent corruption that is happening in the country and MR should take action to remedy the situation.
You talk about “solving the Tamil problem”. Can you elaborate on that. What are the problems that Tamils have but not the Sinhalese? Let me put it in a another way, What rights do the Sinhalese have but not the Tamils of Sri Lanka?
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Nimal Seneviratne / May 27, 2014
Are u serious with your views ?
Please confirm me whether you lived somewhere else before returned to srilanka. I know myself – though living decades long out of the country that miniority folks are not equally treated in our home country. THis was conviced to me more while meeting some tamils in Europe, though I STARTED meeting them at the Pera Campus.
If not for ones who were born outside, I really dont think that we as the majority can pose it – whether the miniorities at all are being treated equally. If I am honest to my heart, I know this very well. I know how SRILANKEN embassies treated the tamils or muslims. I know how BONN and UK embassay treated them… so what kind of rights have you been resounding here ?
Eunese, just telling the world or to them directly, that our politicians treat equally is more or less like – not taking therapies knowing maligancies and the nature their outcome later on. If we had not have problems as the minorities paint, why should have we fought a war…. not only that war…. but the war taking it for example the JVPers in late 80ties… and their problems were originated through the NOSALAKILLA- fully ignorance of lanken politics::: student /youth unrest across the country in late 80ties took the lives of several ten thousands. The root causes were the gap between rural poor/treatments towards their grievances AND the urban richness.
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Eusense / May 27, 2014
Nimal,
Yes, I am dead serious about my views. Of course I am not writing jokes here. You have written a lot but has little irrelevance to my question. Shouldn’t you answer my question straight? a list of rights that Tamils don’t have would have been sufficient.
I also must stress that in reality no minority of a country is treated as the majority. You have been living in the West I am sure you already know that. However, most countries give equal rights to all and have anti discriminatory laws in place. That is all a government can do for a minority. It is the people, specially the majority of the country that should make sure they abide by these laws. Now, does it really work in any country? NO. In the US where democracy and non-discrimination are champion nothing works perfectly. Minorities are discriminated on a daily basis whether it is; stop & frisk, applying for a job, walking while black, buying a home or trying to move in to some neighborhoods, trying to vote, Muslim citizens traveling in and out of the country, surveillance of Muslims and their activities etc. etc. Many outsiders have no idea that these things are happening in the US. For some reason everybody, mostly Tamil diaspora and their supporters want Sri Lanka to be perfect!
You write “I know myself – though living decades long out of the country that miniority folks are not equally treated in our home country. THis was conviced to me more while meeting some tamils in Europe, though I STARTED meeting them at the Pera Campus”.
You do state that Tamils are not treated equally in SL so it should be easy for you to make a list of what they are and where it happens. You talk about Tamils treated differently at our Embassies. Do you know how US citizens of Muslim race are scrutinized and served if they approach an US embassy in a foreign country, or for that matter on arrival/departure at US Airports? Why did all these happen? Due to few Muslim extremist using terror against the US, whole Muslim race has to undergo the consequences. The US is not letting any bit of chance not to protect its citizens from any future terror events. Shouldn’t Sri Lanka do the same? Why are you trying to cut loose Tamils living in Bonn or UK? Why shouldn’t they be subjected to extra vigilance and scrutiny for the simple fact that north American and European Tamils on their own funded 30 years of terror in Sri Lanka? Sadly, even the ones who had nothing to do with the war has to go through these ordeals.
You say “If we had not have problems as the minorities paint, why should have we fought a war…. not only that war…. but the war taking it for example the JVPers in late 80ties…”
I have said before all minorities have problems and there is no secret about that. But can you explain why they should take up arms to solve their problems? Shouldn’t they expect consequences? Once arms are raised things change rapidly. Every Tamil becomes a suspect as no identity of terrorists can be made. This lead to “harassment”, “discrimination” and a whole lot of other things that can bring on unsightly consequences. I personally feel raising arms was the first and the biggest mistake the Tamils made. Look at the Blacks in the US. They underwent tremendous amounts of discrimination which included, no right to; vote, higher education, owning land/home etc. etc. But did they raise arms? Without a single drop of blood they have won all these rights and even more, though still they are not fully liberated from discrimination.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not a MR fan either. He needs to get rid of corruption. We need to separate the Tamil issue and MR corruption as two entities. I don’t see why 8% of a population should get autonomy. If this is applied to the US there will be more than 5 countries within the US. Tamils need to realize that they are a minority. There are many Tamils in Colombo and Kandy who are doing financially well as professionals and businessmen. How did that happen if there was rampant discrimination against Tamils? Did you or others discriminate Tamils while in Peradeniya? More than 50% of faculty in my faculty were Tamils. How did they break the so called discrimination to become who they were? I never had or have any discriminatory attitude towards Tamils. Half of my Batch mates were NE Tamils and most of them did not speak Sinhalese. My feeling is if Tamils are living in a country where 90% of the people speak Sinhalese it would be for their best interest to learn Sinhalese. That is what successful Tamils in the south did and what the Tamil diaspora is doing in their new countries; learning a new language.
Ousting MR should be done by people of Sri Lanka at the election. But definitely not by raising arms by any group.
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Nimal Seneviratne / May 28, 2014
Thanks for your comments. This time you seem to have number of valid points. I will add my response this in coming days.
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Nimal Seneviratne / May 27, 2014
Are u happy if i would appease you telling that we the citizens are treated equally. May be all kind of treatments on the books are clean as anyone coming from outside world would feel… yes of coruse things should go properly in compliance with the prevailing system also not forgetting the law and orders or any kind of primary settings are not devergent from that of british. But in Great britain, law and order has no space to vary forgetting the paragraphs:
We talk about the invitation made to CMV -I am in the view, he is right to deny it. Right at the moment, be it towards cabinet ministers or other politicians, MR principles are just restrict only to surface. Meaning, he just intends others to see that his s been functioning smoothly. In japanese and europeans markets you would find fruits just waxed to give customers a freshy beautiful feeling – this is to deceive the customers… since those fruits are not healthy. In the same manner, MR tactics abuse the nation to this day.
But minister of justice himself reiterates that he has no powers within his ministry. All other ministers stay equally mum not knowing how to come out of the pit they are pushed from the beginning on the current regime.
No need to talk more – canddiates that are expelled going through their party principles are being taken by President NOT thinking twice. Last week, we were informed about the last (former expelled canddiate from NFF became a candidate of SLFP).
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Simonappu / May 24, 2014
MR regime is based on lies, devious agendas. These agendas are equal to everyone. But Wigie´s denial to his invitation shows the strong character of Wigie. Anyway govt´s dishonest behaviour Showing to the world that they treat their people well – even better than any previous regimes sofar.
But truth as it is always treating other way around. Wimal weerawanse´s party men reiterated yesterday, the future of the regime is already shaken. They accepted since war victory nothing important has been fulfilled though promised sky and earth. They also reiterate that drug traffickers should be punished with death penalty.
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Amarasiri / May 24, 2014
“A wise decision. Tokenism should not be endorsed as a substitute for substantive action to resolve long outstanding and evolving issues.”
Yes.
The Bull Shit should be exposed.
What is the Solution.
Should write to Mr. Modi, as a Hindu to a Hindu, as to the Sinhala Buddhist Atrocities.
Expose the Para-Sinhala Monk Mahanama “Buddhism” and its farce, that is an Insult to Buddha.
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Uthungan / May 24, 2014
“Several types of games without goal posts,nets,boundaries and baskets have been played for too long”
That applies for every aspect of life in SL from the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court including the running of government departments,local government authorities, hospitals,universities railways,police,and even the management of traffic on the island’s roads.
The only thing that the ordinary man on the street can be certain of the soaring cost of living in the country.
As for the decision by the CM of the NPC the reasons he has given for declining the invitation by the President to the delegation to India for Modi’s Oath taking ceremony is wise,appropriate and politically correct.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / May 24, 2014
It is a Sad and a pity news as Educated Hon Justice Mr C.V. Wigneswaran send a letter to that Saliva Likcking Minister,
so called Professor Pee Ririks, Who does not do any thing to the benefit of Ordinary Sri lankans.
He Should Have Send That letter to Jarapassa, But we Doubt that He can understand Hon Justice Mr C.V. Wigneswaran’s good English.
Pee Risk But only Knows legal, Law Latin And Law English nothing about Masses Sufferings .
Who is Spending Millions of Public’s Funds for his own luxury living and benefits rounding Oversees trips.
Not only that He is begging mercy from Uneducated Jarapassa Thug Clan.
Now in this instant also Maha Jarapassa Tried Fool the Cunning Modi with Cunning Indians and Hon Justice Mr C.V. Wigneswaran too.
Fortunately Hon Justice Mr C.V. Wigneswaran Did not fall in to the Jarapassa Trap,
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Simonappu / May 25, 2014
This is how the incumbent presidents works:
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[IMG]/images/image_gallery/news/2014/5_may/DeshappriyaG_410px_14_05_24.jpg[/IMG]Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardhana who commanded the Army battalion which murdered two school students and a youth employed in Colombo while firing at the Rathupaswala residents demanding for drinking water, has been appointed as the Military Attaché for Sri Lankan Embassy in Turkey.
Following the objections rose regarding the Rathupaswala murder the government had publicized that Brigadier Deshapriya was interdicted.
A number of security forces members have already been appointed as Military Attachés for Sri Lankan Embassies located in foreign countries.
Accordingly, Deshapriya Gunawardhana’s name has also been included in the list of Military Attachés including Shavendra Silva (US), Harendra Ranasinghe (US), Jagath Dias (Germany-former), Prasanna Silva ( England -former), Suraj Bansajaya (China ) .
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Ben Hurling / May 23, 2014
Well done Wiggie!
There is no need to accompany Rajapassa and a plane load of cronies and henchmen to New Delhi.
All at impoverished Sri Lankan tax payers expense.
Cheers!
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Sellam / May 23, 2014
Definitely Devanada would be one .
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mike / May 24, 2014
I understand ASSwar of Balu Balasena Group of Companies is already in the entourage.
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Native Vedda / May 24, 2014
Ben Hurling
“There is no need to accompany Rajapassa and a plane load of cronies and henchmen to New Delhi.”
Do you think Wiggie as a former justice has a life time experience of firmly dealing with crooks, criminals, thugs, drug dealers, ……….. ?
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R. Varathan / May 23, 2014
That’s the way to go CM Wigneswaren. Rajapakse will soon realise he cannot rule on trickery and prevarication. Modi’s BJP will force him
to honour his responsibilities by the people of the NPC left in the
lurch from September last. The new Indian Govt also will take note of
Basil R’s threat while campaigning in the North “we will cripple the functioning of the NPC if we are not voted in” or words to that effect.
In any other country functioning under the benign protection of Law and Order that is an election offence and Basil R would have been dealt with seriously. But here??? The Rajapakses carried out their threat but they cannot fool the Tamil Nation or the new Indian Govt. The Tamil Nation in the North may have to suffer, bare and grin for a little more but eventually justice will be theirs.
Soon you will be a honoured guest both in Tamilnadu and Delhi where you will be spontaneously received by the people and the Govts there.
Well done!
R. Varathan
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Mallaiyuran / May 23, 2014
“It is an auspicious sign that the historic election of Shri Narendra Modi has revived in the Government of Sri Lanka a sense of co-operation and partnership towards the Northern Province. “
I am think how would I write in my English?
Possibly “Don’t be such a coward my dear friend, you the King! But try to be honest in showing respects for others” ?
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Mallaiyuran / May 23, 2014
Correction:
“I am think how would I write in my English?” please read it as
“I am thinking of how would I have written that sentence in my English?”
“It is an auspicious sign that the historic election of Shri Narendra Modi has revived in the Government of Sri Lanka a sense of co-operation and partnership towards the Northern Province. ”
I am thinking of how would I have written that sentence in my English?
Possibly “Don’t be such a coward my dear friend, you the King! But try to be honest in showing respects for others” ?
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Gurusinghe / May 23, 2014
A slap in the face.
Well done Viggie.
No need silly diplomacy to show the world.
This is what Ranil must learn.
Brilliant decision to show that MR’s nothing but a con artist.
Hats off to you and your colleagues.
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whywhy / May 24, 2014
Gurusinha
“This is what Ranil must learn”
You are kidding? Ranil is a rocket fast learner!He went to
USA on a month journey,witty guy wasted no time and found
out how the west is so developed.Imagine,just one month,
brilliant guy,wait and see Medaulana is already feeling the
“Ranil fever!”
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Gurusingh,
Explain how it is a ‘slap in the face’.
This shows how superficial all these pro vignasweran posters here are. In reality its a negative for vigneswaran. He or no other tamil had an invitation from modi gov. The apperant good gesture shown by MR was turned down because of his stubborness showing his one track mind and heart for compramise. Modi himself having had minority issues in his state wignasweran’s behaviour would be hard to swallow.
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Rajash / May 25, 2014
eusense – >you explain why it is not a slap in the face.
eusense->”He or no other tamil had an invitation from modi gov” what a stupid statement to make
Modi is inviting the head of states SAARC country. We dont know how many delegates are allowed
If Mahinda wants to take a Tamil to show case to Modi ..why not Karuna or KP or Douglas?
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Native Vedda / May 25, 2014
Rajash
“If Mahinda wants to take a Tamil to show case to Modi ..why not Karuna or KP or Douglas?”
Mrs Shiranthi Rajapaksa is also planning to do some serious shopping in New Delhi and Bihar, may fill about eight to nine suitcases.
I insist that MR takes Douglas with him to Modi’s coronation.
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Siripala / May 26, 2014
“Mrs Shiranthi Rajapaksa is also planning to do some serious shopping in New Delhi and Bihar, may fill about eight to nine suitcases.”
There are rumours AMONG the business communities colombo – that the lady is dealing a gold purchase business that is not second to the commission earning road development of her husband.
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Rajash / May 23, 2014
Mahinda used to parade Douglas Devananda on his international trips to the IC to fool the IC.
I am surprised that Mahinda is yet to get the measure of CM Wiggie. Did he really think that CM would have accepted a free trip to Delhi.?
Apparently the entire TN elected members have decided to boycott the ceremony.
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burt / May 23, 2014
Under spineless Singh MR was able to take Douglass a proclaimed offender in India wanted for Murder and bring him back safe, I don’t think he wants to take that chance with Modi.
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burt / May 23, 2014
Wasted bait! Too bad Wigneswaran is not G.L.Pieris the backbone less FM.
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aratai / May 23, 2014
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Poor Mahinda….. if he doesn’t blame, arrest and punish someone for war crimes, he has to live with war criminal tag for rest of his life.
:-)
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Hooker / May 23, 2014
How infantile can Mahinda Rajapakse and his “advisers” get?
Did they think Wigneswaren, Sampanthan, Sumanthiran et al are
as dumb as Weerawansa, Ranawake, Kudu Mervin, Rauf Hakeem, Gandakata Azwer and other shameful pandankarayas to fall for this ill-advised Medamulana trap?
My guess is within 3 months from the time of his Govt formation Modi’s team will take the Rajapakse regime bit by bit – Beijing’s pressure notwithstanding.
Hooker
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manel fonseka / May 23, 2014
I was worried about how the CM would handle this one. I think his response is the only one possible.
May I wish you well, Sir. I fervently hope that a strong stand on your part will ultimately pay off and you will be enabled to serve your people as you would wish.
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wathie / May 23, 2014
From Narendran to manel,
Together, you all have made everything as clear as black and white. All of you have shown your true colours. Thank you.
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gamini / May 24, 2014
Wathie the readership knows your colours. So stop bragging.
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manel fonseka / May 24, 2014
Well Wathie, are you in agreement or are you giving us some kind of warning?
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Kilowattie / May 24, 2014
Lundie, Have you ever seen the colors of Modi’s undie?
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Javi / May 24, 2014
NaMo and RSS are known as chaddi wallas the only martial race respected by the all enemies from English to Mughals. Read the final battle 3 Maratha war with anglo Saxons in 1818 and the truce.
Your problem is your smelly borrowed ambude isn’t it so??
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vishvajith / May 23, 2014
When the South is ruled by rapists, drug dealers, murderers etc, Our Northern Leaders shine.
The South begins to realize, the Nations future lies with our Northern Leaders.
You have my vote Sir.
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sach / May 24, 2014
at Vishvajith,
Of course after going bald, wiggie does indeed shine. It is a shame he needed to make a terrorist a hero to win the vote.
many think Wiggie is good because he is a judge. The reality is he is not he is just a pompous, stupid tamil racist. The media like this make this man a hero when he has done nothing to achieve it.
He is stirring up ethnic hatred, seperatism in north and praising Prabha. The world needs to understand what sort of a man he is.
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vishvajith / May 26, 2014
Not really sach. From way back when, people supported their defenders. Tamil racism ( I am using your words ), can’t sustain it self, if not for Sinhala racism ( my words ). We dished our racism in loads, until the Tamils took up arms and then died on the sword. We have failed to be magnanimous in victory. All the hoopla, that these are our people, we will respond to their legitimate political grievances etc, sold to all, have come to nothing. People can’t even mourn their dead. Our behavior in dealing with the vanquished will only enhance the need for separatism, for we show, we will trample you.
The ball is on our court.
Prabha, dead, more dangerous than Prabha alive.
Cheers.
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sach / May 26, 2014
First dont speak for sinhalese, when youre not one.
The mistakes done by SInhala leaders are well known and still argued about. That does not mean the racism of tamil leaders and stirring up ethnic hatred should go unnoticed.
Real reconciliation which you seem to cry for in this forum would realize only when wrongs of both sides are identified and not when only one side is flogged.
The mourning for dead is a new phenomena after NPC went to TNA. By early May civilians had already crossed the defence lines and in the army’s side. The only one who died on May 18th is Prabhakaran and LTTE leaders. The commomeration of civilians cant fall on may 18th.
If you are silent of pompous and racist tamil politicans you have no right to point at others.
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vishvajith / May 26, 2014
ha ha Sach, carry on, well done.
Btw, I can speak for both communities, Why ? because, my parents are Sinhalese and Tamil. Both Buddhist and Catholic. Amazing cous’s from both sides of the fence, Now, that’s very cool, I think. What about you ? Any close family members who are Tamils ?
I give it to Gamini Dissanayake, Ranil W, CBK, who knew the answer lies in a political solution, alas, others thought otherwise and took the knife to the fellow, with the knife. Now we are b4 the world as war criminals.
Hey let me know, whether you have Tamil members in your extended family. Or if your are Tamil, whether you have Sinhala members in your close family. Life’s full of richness in mixing with the other.
You TC my friend.
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sach / May 26, 2014
@vishva,
Just because you are of mixed ethnicity it doesn’t enable to you to speak for both. The ones who can speak for both are those who take a neutral view point. If going by your logic even Nadesan’s son can speak for Sinhala, why? Mixed parentage!
I don’t need parents from both ethnicities to take a just view, commonsense is enough! So have you talked for innocent Sinhala people, blown off by bombs, massacred by LTTE female cadre units in border villages? What did you do? Did you speak to the other side of the fence? How did you show your disgust? Or did you have any disgust for tamil terrorism at all?
Most of the commentators here know the answer lies in a political solution. But one is an idiot if he or she thinks, we get rid of MR tomorrow and bring a power devolution and the problem vanishes. Presidents in SL since JR’s time tried power devolution, you know the reason why it never worked out. Other side was never for a devolution, but a separatism. In such a case how bloody it is , it will still be war. And no others don’t think us as war criminals. Only those who fall into propaganda and those who want to believe propaganda.
Yes and what did your other side of the fence do to Gamini D, CBK and Ranil W? that is why I tell you the reason power devolution is not there is simply because your other side doesn’t want it.
And still no comment from you regarding pro ltte, tamil racism and TNA’s policies of stirring ethnic hatred? And you claim you speak for us!
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vishvajith / May 26, 2014
oh, there u go, carry on. Real fun to read your posts.
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sach / May 27, 2014
i see when some one doesnt have an answer they laugh it off thinking others wont notice.
Between you dont have an answer when i asked you how you objected LTTE terrorism…
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burt / May 23, 2014
Karuna to join MR to the swearing in as Douglas Devanada is a Proclaimed offender wanted for murder in India.
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
burt – even Karuna is on the wanted list in India
Perhpas Mahinda take, Karuna, KP and Douglas with him and after the ceremony hand them over to Modia as a gift.
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burt / May 24, 2014
“Perhpas Mahinda take, Karuna, KP and Douglas with him and after the ceremony hand them over to Modia as a gift. “
Unfortunately Sri Lankans are not that lucky, if he does that would be the best gift MR gives the country.
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Leon / May 24, 2014
A very wise decision by Justice Wigneswaran .Rajapakse thought he can fool India and the international community by
taking Justice Wigneswaran to prove that everything is hunky dory in Sri Lanka.
Thank you Justice Wigneswaran for not falling into the trap.
Rajapakse will be ‘ warmly ‘ welcomed by the Tamils in India.
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Sengodan. M / May 24, 2014
Thank God, the CM of NPC did not fall into Mahinda’s trap! A very good reply in measured words. Modayas should know that they cannot take the Tamils for a ride all the time!
Sengodan. M
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Javi / May 24, 2014
but the JT’s are always in trap that only they have created.
Amma cant do wont do- because its once again language issue of the villagers of TN but not the city dwellers who converse in several languages of India – Wiggi is liked because of same.
Bolo Hindustan ki jai!
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Wignasweran says, “… the People of North are engulfed in a climate of fear on account of the continued presence of the Military while the activities of the Northern Provincial Council have been stultified.”
Does any one care/cared about the “climate of fear” the Tamil terrorists enforced on all citizens of Sri Lanka for 30 years?
If vigneswaran’s main concern is Military presence, he is in for a long haul. No straight minded Sri Lankan wants the Military out of any where in the country. 30 years was too long for a nation to agonize. Wigneswaran should first work to win the trust of the majority population before he can even talk about moving the military from the north.
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Tamodaya / May 24, 2014
Tamils are weeping the invitation of MR.
Before the election they talked big about BJP. Now not a whimper!
Losers!
MR insulted Viggie with an invite. How can Viggie go to the ceremony as he was NOT invited by Modi? There is no seat allocation for him.
In short MR told Viggie, “you Tamil loser was not invited by Modi. But you can hide in my suitcase if you wish.”
After the war MR offered Fonseka the job of secretary ministry of sports. Fonseka rejected it!
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Javi / May 24, 2014
tatte motte buddhist rump don’t try to equate your slave pedigree with RSS.
The RSS know whop they are and if need be like Bangala we could capture the island that belongs to us in 3 days or nuke the place – 1000 years no return.
Bolo Hindustan ki jai
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Native Vedda / May 24, 2014
Tamodaya
“In short MR told Viggie, “you Tamil loser was not invited by Modi. But you can hide in my suitcase if you wish.”
Well, are you a secret admirer of VP? You sound like a hardcore LTTE operative wreaking malice against Wiggie.
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Bensen Burner / May 24, 2014
This yet another instance of Rajapaksa using someone to suit his own ulterior motives. Wiggles’s decision is very appropriate. Devananda, Karuna and or KP are good candidates. Bensen
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 24, 2014
Vellala Wiggie bends over to Vaiko.
Has he got a choice?..Of course not, unless he wants to be the first Vellala CM to be sacked by his own party..
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Javi / May 24, 2014
Sevela,
Buddhist rump at the beginning when Wiggie took the post he asked TN to keep off because he envisages a judicious solution not political fancy.
Hats off he has done it again.
untouchable, You are still berating about cast go bite the bullet
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Spring Koha / May 24, 2014
Three cheers for Wiggie!
Our modest CM of the NPC has wisely chosen NOT to be seen playing poodle to the kurakkan satakaya sporting Lion God.
Even worse, having to endure sitting next to po-faced GL through all those boring speeches.
Wiggie! Wiggie! Wiggie!
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Native Vedda / May 24, 2014
Spring Koha
Old chap
I am extremely astounded by MR’s invitation to Wiggie as you affectionately call him.
Firstly, is MR the chief of organising committee who oversees the guest list? Remember this is the coronation of Narendra Modi as the Chakravartin of Hindia.
Secondly, why hasn’t MR invited the other Chief Ministers to this once in a life time state function?
Thirdly, don’t you think this is favouritism of the worse kind?
Fourthly, when MR extended invitation did he consult with Hindia? Say for instant if Hindia does not have an extra chair to spare Wiggie at the coronation, would he be expected to stand at a corner and watch dutifully the whole function?
Fifthly, where did MR got this idea from?
Finally, like in the medieval times, would there be a royal wedding to firm up country to country relations? I believe Mervyn Silva (or his son)is still available.
Could you shed some light on these urgent and important matter. I look forward to a Royal wedding.
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Spring Koha / May 25, 2014
Native Vedda
As per usual, nothing escapes your hawk eyes.
My complimentary familiarity – Wiggie – is an indication of my admiration for a man who has placed much on the line in taking the post of Chief Minister of the NP; a challenging and potential thankless job. Now, to take your points:
Firstly, I do not know if MR is the Chief of the organising committee, but, I would be surprised if he doesn’t indicate who is ‘in’ and who will be ‘out’. Secondly, of course, in the world of MR, protocol and etiquette are treated in a way different to what most of us might know.
Secondly, our CM of the NP is nobody’s fool and he will never knowingly be anybody’s ‘Uncle Tom’. It is of course quite likely that our MR would have wanted to show Wiggie off as ‘evidence that all is well in the garden of Eden’ – who can be sure of the mind of a closet psychopath?
Thirdly, favouritism? Strewth! You wouldn’t accuse our MR of behaving like a latter-day cricket selector, would you?
Fourthly: the GoSL would have been given an indication of the numbers and expected to stick to them. It would be very bad form to take more than you are entitled or invited to. Then again, do not put it past some of our officials. All academic anyway, because Wiggie is not going and so we will have to put up with the po-faced usual suspects.
Fifthly: Oh, Oh, I like your thinking. But, Native Vedda, you are beginning to sound like a modern Kapuwa. Alas, Kunu Mervyn and his spoiled brat of a son Malaka, both willing to marry for country will not do anything for your, or this country’s, reputation. Think of the gorgeous, pouting Hirunika. Now there’s a woman with a future; I know that she will go far, and the further the better. Think of her, Native Vedda, as you sit on your favourite rock in the Mahiyangana sunshine contemplating that undoubtedly stunning vista that is so normal in our blessed island.
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Native Vedda / May 27, 2014
Spring Koha
I am gratified, thanks.
I feel much better.
“Think of the gorgeous, pouting Hirunika.”
Man she has sagging old b**bs.
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Agnos / May 24, 2014
A very wise decision. The CM’s response is given prominent place in not only South Indian media, but in national papers like The Times of India as well, so now Indians as a whole will learn the true situation.
This example by CVW should give some backbone to some Sinhalese politicians who have not been outspoken because of the fear of the regime. If dissidents within the UPFA itself start to speak out, one by one, the regime’s popularity in the Sinhalese heartland will go down, creating the necessary conditions for regime change at least by the next election.
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Dawn Dale / May 24, 2014
rather pompous…
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Citizen / May 24, 2014
A wise decision taken by the Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran. First of all, the invitation to Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran should have originated from Modi or BJP. What happens if MR is ignored or jeered at the Airport like in London. I think MR wants CV to cover him. Moreover, on hearing the protests from Tamil Nadu and some from BJP circles, there is a possibility that MR may not attend the ceremony. Sometimes MR may send his representative.
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gamarala / May 24, 2014
While many, if not most, respondents have endorsed the action of Chief Minister Wigneswaran in declining the President’s invitation to accompany him to the swearing-in of the new Indian Prime Minister, I, for one, don’t agree. I think it is, firstly, ungracious of Mr Wigneswaran to decline the invitation and, secondly, it is strategically a mistake to do so.
And what a senseless bit of writing we have from Mr W? He starts off noting that Mr Modi’s election has “revived a sense of co-operation and partnership towards the Northern Province” and acknowledges towards the end “the spirit of partnership and goodwill expressed by your kind invitation”. And yet in an extraordinary contradiction of the sentiments he has himself expressed , Mr W sees fit to decline the invitation! And consider the reason he gives for doing so. According to this former learned judge, acceptance of the invitation would “indicate that (there?) exists a strong co-operative spirit prevailing between the Centre and the Province”. What curious logic! You’d have to have a very convoluted way of thinking to come to that conclusion.
But what New Delhi will quite clearly see is that Mr W has failed conspicuously to respond to the President’s “spirit of partnership and goodwill” expressed”. The deficit of goodwill is clearly on Mr W’s side.
Mr W is also missing a great opportunity he will have had to meet with Indian leaders, to get to know them and senior officials of the new administration at first hand and secure a basis for good productive relations into the future. Mr W will also have had a chance to be ‘heard’ in New Delhi.
You do not achieve anything by boycotts and by choosing to cut yourself off into splendid isolation. You got to be there, if you want your views to be heard; you need to grasp every opportunity that comes your way to advance your cause.
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vishvajith / May 24, 2014
Thank you for the counterpoint. We don’t have to agree, yet we must respectfully discuss the point made.
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eusense / May 24, 2014
Gamarala,
Finally someone with sense. The separatists who write here thinks anything that is done to counteract MR is a win for them.
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Native Vedda / May 25, 2014
eusense
“The separatists who write here thinks anything that is done to counteract MR is a win for them.”
Indeed its a win for all the people of this island and the world.
Actually if the world could liberate Buddha’s teaching from Sinhala/Buddhists that would be a win for the entire universe.
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Sirisena Yatara / May 24, 2014
Tamil political class in Colombo and Diaspora hiving different political agenda and roadmap is different from Jaffna and poor People in north. Is not necessary to be an invited to CM of North Council join Modi’s inauguration ceremony by MR.
Indeed that MR still political not strategist, Tamils political class long term perspectives are to seek Eealm of Tamils in Sri Lanka and as well as Indian Tamil Nadu.
That is there political strategy of Tamils political Class in TNA in Colombo and Diaspora in oversees. MR is rather overlooked, misread and miscalculated TNA politics of LTTE-oriented GUN POLITICS. Hidden agenda of TNA is not Capitalist democracy, they demand Tamil-oriented national CAPITALISM.
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Hameed / May 24, 2014
Surprisingly – well, not that surprisingly, the print media has completely ignored, or refused to give, the main thrust of C.V. Wigneswaran’s refusal which is ‘tokenism’.
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Native Vedda / May 24, 2014
Sirisena Yatara
“Tamils political class long term perspectives are to seek Eealm of Tamils in Sri Lanka and as well as Indian Tamil Nadu.”
In fact if you want to stop Tamils seeking Eelam of Tamils in Tamilnadu then you should join N Modi/L K Advani in their long cherished Rath Yatra in the North of Hindia, preferably in Bihar.
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iay pathbey / May 24, 2014
The Tamils in India and wherever are only about 70 million. When compared to the 1450 million Indian population it is not even half a percent of India’s population.
Jayalalitha may have won 37 of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu but who cares. Modi certainly does not! The Tamils are a drop in the bucket and are expendables. Sri Lanka is even more insignificant population wise but at least the Sri Lankans got a country. Those who do not like it are in exile and are slaving away in the West.
Mahinda is here and those like Donald Gnanakone have to accept it “fig leaf or not”.
Mahinda tried to score a quickie inviting Wiggie to go with him. But Mahinda scored big when Wiggie turned down the offer.
JP/USA
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Javi / May 24, 2014
[Edited out] alias iay pathbey the sihala Buddhist rump from kotchi kallathoni background.
You don’t even have any idea of RSS and its language and you are trying to creep into Passas ambude isn’t it so??
Bolo Hindustan ki Jai.
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DesperateSL / May 24, 2014
Srilanka´s tamils make up 20% ( every 5th is a tamil).
India´s tamils make up 4,5% (every 20th is a tamil).
So the focus towards tamil problem in the country should be given more attention ( 5 times more) than they do so in thickly populated India.
Now let´s see the rulers even today consider this ? No
What have MR regime achieved towards peace and recociliation with Tamils since Wigie is appointed to the office (sep 2013) – though 9 months are gone.
As a srilanken what I feel is- it is high time any govt to consider federal powers as it is the case in Switzerland, Germany and many other countries that have been successful with that sofar.
Devolution of power = Not making the country into pieces ; at least today, we the srilankens should be very clear – there is no solution to lanken problems so long people have no healthy knowledge about the problem.
Rajapakshe politics towards the peace in SL are comparable to SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE. They are masters to eleminate terror by going through all channels (inhuman channels)but they have no potential to bring peace through discussions. Longer they stay in power, worst the situation will become (5 years are goine since no war is there), but they only talk about physical infrasturuture building projects instead of nation building projects; not even 0,5% among the so called projects are focused on nation building… so how can we think of a peaceful future ?
I am born sinahalya, but now I prefer me to call an international citizen- I am fed up of seeing stagantion of lanken political wills.
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Sanka / May 24, 2014
SL tamils 8%, Indian Estate Tamils 8%.
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Rajash / May 24, 2014
Jay – ” Modi certainly does not! The Tamils are a drop in the bucket and are expendables”>>>
You are showing your Sinhala racist mentality, that in Sri Lanka Tamils, Muslims, Burghers are all expendable. Tacitly you accept that is what is happening. Sytematic genocide of Tamils and Muslims.
India is made up of 28 states & union of Trritoey and hundreds of races and languages and religion, such as Sikhs, Bangalis, Gujaratis, Tamils,etc etc individually each Grpoup is expendable. Collectively they make a rich vibrant country. In the past India had prime ministers and Presidents from all states and all races, and nationalities and religion.
Modi is not going take your Sinhala racist attitude and go down the Sri Lanka path and engage on genocide of all races and castes except his Gujarati people.
India has a long way to go to compete with China economically. Modi’s ambition is to bring India in par with China economically.
Tamil Nadu is the Detroit of Asia.All major car manufactures of the world have manufacturing plants there. Bangalore is the Silicon valley of India. Bomaby is the Financial Centre of India nad of course Bollywood. Delhi/Noida is the outsourcing capital of India.
So as you can see not a single state in India is expended or expendable.
Modi will of course ignore your Sinhala racist suggestion of looking at group peoples as expndable
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Rajash / May 25, 2014
I mean ->>Modi’s ambition is to bring India in par with China economically.He will achieve this with an inclusive policy.
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sach / May 27, 2014
this man is boasting as if he is an indian though he is has not even contributed a little to them except bombing their president.
between where was this advice on diversity on eelam when prabha was there? where was it when Prabha killed sinhalese in N&E and chased away Muslims? :)
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Thondamannar / May 24, 2014
oh !!!!!!!! Wigi is caught up in a place between the Devil (TNA Terrorists and the Deep Blue Sea of the Indian Ocean…….
Wigi has never come our way. Wonder ! whether he is aware where Thondamannaru is though is a stones throw away.
Poor Soul.. Trapped by that mouse sampantha & the TNA mice.
Well and truly caught by his bauls……………in a TNA political cesspit neck deep not knowing whether to sink or swim.
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Visakha Tillekeratne / May 24, 2014
Really wise move and a diplomatic letter from the Justice.Great to see this response in contrast to the parasites of the regime who are going all over the world.
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