Despite the public perception of former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa being an excellent administrator and a manager, the Committee on Public Accounts report that was released few days ago has revealed otherwise.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Although his arbitrary decision making within the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development is well known among most, the public perceived him as an excellent public servant – a ‘go-getter’ who could ‘get things done’. This was a fact that even he himself boasts of, as evidenced by his recent interview with Daily Mirror where he has stated that ‘no one will be able to replace him’.
However the CoPA Report on the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development has painted a completely different picture, where several administrative failings of the Ministry and its lack of cooperation with the Auditor General on certain accounts has been listed as major issues within the institution.
Following have been listed as major issues seen within the Ministry during the period from 17 January 2012 to 25 October 2012.
-The Corporate Plan and Action Plan for the years 2005 to 2012 has not been prepared and the Annual Performance Reports from 2005 to 2011 had not been tabled in the parliament
-The Committee has stressed that most of the queries in the Auditor General’s report could have been avoided if there had been prior discussion between the AG and the Ministry officials
-Un-recovered loan balances from employees
-Revenue generated from the taxes levied on the firearms and other explosives had gone into arrears
-The Committee had also raised an issue on the mobilization of uniform staff who were disabled and were engaged in clerical work and lift operating etc in the Ministry, and had noted that in order to keep them, they would have to be appointed in permanent basis
“I am a dedicated government servant. I have done so much and I can tell without any fear or uncertainty, that no one will be able to replace me. I challenge anyone, try and replace my commitment, my hard work and my vision – no one can.” Gotabaya told Daily Mirror.
Moving the report, CoPA Chairman Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that accountability lay at the heart of good governance.
“In a democracy the Parliament represents the people, and the Government irrespective of the political system is accountable to the Parliament. The control over public finance is vested in the Parliament by Section 148 of the Constitution, which is now in operation. The COPA is the most significant arm of executing this power as an oversight committee. However, what we have is a post-fact analysis system,” he said.
“It is better if the Auditor General and the respective Secretaries resolve these prior to putting it in the final report, which we work on. I congratulate the Government on proposing a new accounting policy Act,” he added.
Bindu / February 13, 2015
Get a life people. The country needs a vision not a hodge podge of loosers who contradict each other and their only occupation is to find dirt on the past government. Gota did his bit (he did not degrade the forces talking about going to Madawachchiya and Pamankada he gave true patriots a reason to be proud about). Sad this country is filled with bigots.
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Matilda Ellepola / February 13, 2015
yeah… just watch the Youtube video or GoRa with BBC Hard Talk presenter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHlSZnrUiE
This is the man says that there was Zero casualties in the final phase of the war. Then the whote vans that killed hundreds of people who were against his junta.
Then the BBS goons with sarrron robed that finally nail his brothers victory.
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Condoma / February 13, 2015
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Ajith / February 13, 2015
It is not about hodge podge of rulers. It is about corrupters, murderers, and cheaters. It is about stealing public money. Patriotism is not about massacring people and hiding the truth. Patriotism is about preserving good values, good governance and good respecting people.
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Palmsquirrell / February 13, 2015
You want to whitewash Gota’s crimes and incompetence. Previous government needs to be exposed and investigated .
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Snowden Edward Asange / February 14, 2015
Of course they need to be exposed and investigated, coz when they were in power rule of law was not applied..what they thought was the rule..Nobody dare question em… I cant understand why the CID had to go to his residence and not ask him to be present at a time the CID wants and not when its convenient to him.. Is this yaha palanaya? why special treatment? he is an ordinary citizen like any other x y or Z… why is he given time to prepare answers with the assistance of LOWyers? get him by his balls for all the atrocities he has committed.. H let him see videos of how he had SF dragged, how journalists were murdered, how the family of those killed wept, how the innocent and poor folks of Slave Island were forcibly evicted from their homes…
Karma is a bi*** its getting him by his balls… no escape..he cant escape to USA… revoke his sl citizenship and extredite him to USA to face charges against humanity…
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Amarasiri / February 13, 2015
Gota Had a vision,to be the Greatest Idiot, ((மூடல்ஸ்), Modaya
Show his mismanagement , his incompetence and crate more enemies for Mahinda Rajapaksa and the people, and get his brother, his Family and himself booted out.
A Great strategist? Or a great Idiot? Who were his advisors? BBS Ganasara?
Where does Gota in live now?
In his mother in Law’s house as a house sitter.
When the mother in law comes, he will have to move inside on of the abandoned White vans.
I Don’t Even Have A House To Live: Gota
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/i-dont-even-have-a-house-to-live-gota/
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Amarasiri / February 13, 2015
RE: Gota An ‘Excellent’ Manager? Not So Much – Parliament Report Reveals
Ravi Challenges Gota Management… Crooks and Robbers.. and liars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AL0wAGxYiA4
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burt / February 14, 2015
This grim reaper sucks as a manager and has no business sense, with all the resources and manpower every project he took has been a loss to the country.
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susiri / February 14, 2015
Ending the war was good. But the fraud, corruption,lying, thuggery and looting of the public funds later for their personal benefit is another matter, That was abuse of power. By your argument it is okay to repeatedly tXXe the woman that is first saved from drowning. Very wrong!
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JJ / February 15, 2015
Wrong Bindu – People are trying to find the ill gotten money from the corrupt Jarrapassa brothers and their lackeys who plundered this nation for ten years.
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Point of View / February 13, 2015
Oh why CT ? We have had enough of these faces for the last 2 decades ! It is nauseating !
They are masters in lying. Look at the way Namal lies through his teeth. He is not even 30 yrs old. Imagine what a crook he will be by the time he turns 40 ?
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Burt / February 13, 2015
He believed that he was beyond accountability. No one has investigated or proved but from white vans, grease yakkas to BBS’s antics are blamed on him and I think there is good reason. I think I saw it on TV when BBS attacked a mosque and police tried to stop Wimal Weerawanse called Gota and then gave the phone to the inspector in charge and we saw what happened.
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punchiniame / February 13, 2015
If any one was a brother of an EXECUTIVE President of the MR kind, it
simply flows that he can consider himself “efficient” in whatever he does, specially with the Forces under such a person. This boasting of
Gota is to be expected. No one dared question him – not even Lawmakers!
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Shiro / February 13, 2015
What do you expect? You place your brother (unqualified, inexperienced, ruthless, and sly) into such an important position because of nepotism, and he will fail miserably. His experience was either filling gas in a gas station or working for a 7-11 store, in the US, that hardly qualifies him to run this country overlooking defense and vital projects. We have members of the media missing and killed, and Gota was incompetent in solving those crimes (No point wondering why). It is time our leaders stopped appointing their brothers, sisters, grandmothers, and golayas into crucial posts, because they are always unqualified and there to benefit their pockets. The country only loses.
We have plenty of qualified, educated and experienced people, who can fill in these posts.
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Shamil / February 13, 2015
These idiots were just doing show offs. Just like namal baby, taking selfies and updating fb and twitter, these people fooled their sinhalese mass by liying and cheating behind the screen of sinhala buddist patriptic government. Unfortunately there were 5.8M fools until 8th Jan in SL. They dont have any skills, education, policies or ethics. TAKE ANYTHING BY FORCE IF ANYONE OPPOSE MURDER HIM/HER this is the only attitudes.
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Roy / February 13, 2015
Thank God this guy is stumped, if he was not kicked out this thug along with Gandasara ,kudukarayas and ethanol dealers would have destroyed the country.All these perpetrators should be put behind cages at Dehiwela zoo, government can make a few extra bucks.
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dcn / February 13, 2015
Gota could say what he wants. He is not going to say anything to downgrade himself. He is arrogant and dictatorial. He is not going to admit his mistakes.
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Roy / February 13, 2015
It’s high time to do an endoscopy on him to get the truth out!
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Backlash / February 13, 2015
This vain boast of “no one can replace me” is the mindset of a fool masquerading as a great leader. No leader of some education and experience will speak of himself in those terms. Of the few occasions the public had of this self-claimed fantastic leader was the one we saw him in that infamous interview with BBC’s Stephen Sachur in Hardtalk. Sachur nailed him in that interview. The tape can be used to take Gota to prison at the Hague. We recall in that talk he loses his mental balance and screams “we will nail him (Sarath Fonseka)” that exposes extreme prejudice in the man now notorious for having abandoned the Lankan forces at the middle of the War to the safety of the USA. That is not to talk of his direct responsibility in the War Crimes and HR violations of civilians in the May 2009 events.
Since his return after the Brother’s suspect victory a cult has been built around him to suggest it was he who planned, executed and brilliantly won the war against the LTTE, India and the “Western Powers” That is nothing but undiluted bluffing of which he has little par.
Backlash
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Anpu / February 13, 2015
“no one can replace me” – Sadam Husain, Gadaffi,… all said the same.
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mike / February 14, 2015
@ Anpu
Saddam Hussain was hanged by the scruff of his neck until pronounced dead !!
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InconvenientTruth / February 14, 2015
And look at those countries now..good luck Sri Lanka!
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JJ / February 15, 2015
Excellent comment backlash, damn straight! Anyone who viewed the BBC interview would deduce that this thug Gota is a psychopath. Youtube it and watch!
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Sylvia Haik / February 13, 2015
Gotabhaya is the modern day puny Joey in the film “Pal Joey”. Joey was the brother of the fastest gunslinger in the land and nobody contradicted while puny Joey called the shots. But one day a rumour reached the area that the brother had been shot dead and the public turned on Joey and vented their bottled up anger on him before they could even corroborate the rumour.
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DIL / February 13, 2015
What a stupid report without any substance. Gota’s achievements are public knowledge for everyone to see including spearheading the defence effort and thereafter urban development. Just like the late Hon Premadasa he got things done. There are too many talkers and less doers.
Also, as seen from these comments there are many whingers who without being objective make ridiculous criticisms, which only shows their level of education.Hopefully they live abroad.
SL needs leaders who have vision and the drive to succeed in their strategies. Gota was definitely one of them, so were JR, Gamini, Lalith, Ranjan and many more. They are human and have made many mistakes too. We all do and will do until we die. Hope SL can make use of this man again before he gets too old.
Thank you sir for all your efforts. I will believe what you say until proven otherwise.
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Su siri / February 15, 2015
Dear, making mistakes does not equate to deliberate racketeering , thuggery and illegal flexing of political muscle! Makes your arguments pretty lame. If winning the war is pure milk , then the disgusting abuse of power that soon followed is the cow dung that was thrown in to the milk.
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Guy Emerson / February 13, 2015
I am well aware that the failings listed by the auditor general are standard failings of any ministry and any department in the government and nothing new.
We as intelligent readers of CT should not be falling into this trap and go on GOTA bashing. Frankly I did not like the man for my own reasons. This itself shows that he did not concentrate on the nitty gritty items and allowed his juniors to play pucks so to say. On the other hand the few seasoned administrators who concentrated on these matters did no do so called development work either. So we the public are in a dilemma as to who should we entrust the administration to.
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Michael Peiris / February 13, 2015
True, this mediocre idiot cannot be replaced.
He should congratulated for digging his
brother Mahinda’s grave. Basil deepened
the grave.After MR was buried, children
(Namal, Yoshita, Rohita and mother) put
soil above the grave. Rajapaksa’s don’t need
enemies from outside. There is ENOUGH in
the family. Why worry. The next time around
monkey Gota, the blood spattered scoundrel,
will kill and rob. There is a public duty
among people not to let this happen.
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Ben Doubt / February 18, 2015
This semi-literate rascal Gothabaya R should be personally held responsible for breaking down dozens of walls in Colombo’s charming residential Cinnamon Gardens (Colombo 7) area. This was done to satisfy his personal whim of beautifying Colombo. What a cultured man who has chosen himself for the sublime task? No one will deny the idea – but where is the money to come from and for what earthly purpose. He should be asked to meet the cost of the losses. If he cannot or does not pay he should be slapped with a long sentence in jail – so that other dictatorial beasts learn a lesson.
Ben O.T. Doubt
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Benjamin Bakalakakul / February 13, 2015
The more I read about Gotabaya Rajapaksaa, the
more I love the pariah dog on the road. They
wag their tail when you give them some food.
This pea brained shithead should be thankful
to his brother MR. He used all his powers to
kill, abduct, uproot people and plunder national
wealth.
Its Ditta Damma Vedaneeya Kamma you blood
thirsty moron. You are now polluting 28 B
Pangiriwatte Lane, Mirihana, Nugegoda. What
about your sharks and elephants fed at our
taxpayer’s cost. You are a liar.
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Douglasd / February 13, 2015
Yes. GR is correct; but under a different environment. He fits very well into a DICTATOR/ MILITARY type of Government. We have seen very many cases where “Military” personnel get involved, a “Dictatorial” attitude had prevailed and that has not gone that far to bring economic benefits to the masses. You cannot blame that happening, because that is how they have been brought up, but more correct to say “BRAINWASHED”. The moment such people get involved in “Public Affairs” they have a tendency to go wild and “mess and mix” their priorities. GR is a living example.
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gamini / February 13, 2015
Gota’s efficiency?
Floating Market, Gold Centre, Independence Arcade, Race Course, Diyatha Uyana (Water’s Edge) are all flops. Most rents are outstanding as the Shop owners are grumbling saying they have no proper business. Electricity bills are outstanding again and the UDA will have to eventually foot the bills. Water Bills the same. Most shops in these places have gone in to closure. Security was provided on the house, using the forces and the Police. Gota’s Carnival will have to come to an end very soon. Certainly there is no other MUT like this to replace him. He is not only a mut but a Butcher also.
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Rohan Polwatte / February 13, 2015
Mr Gota you say you cannot be replaced. OH!!! MA LORD!!! Thats the way your whole bastard of a rapassa family thinks and was thinking. HA! HA! what a joke. EVERYTHING WHAT YOU DID WAS A FAILURE!. Isnt that so? Dont just say that LTTE was eradicated by rajavassas. ITS STUPID YOU MORON!. Thanks to SF we got rid of LTTE. SF is a discipline man. Not like your moron thuef thug family who killed everyone who got know about your corrut deals. Every project that you and your family did in sri lanka IS A FLOP. Our money was spent unwisely for unfruitful projec and most of the money was robbed.SCUMBAG!
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Alimankada Pamankada / February 14, 2015
His other areas of competence: Please add to his CVv for his next job posting at a 7/11 store or Mobil gas station in the US:-
Creator of Grease Yakkas
Owner of White Vans
Breeder of man-eating Sharks
Owner of captured Elephants
Importer of pedigree Swiss Dog
Clearer of Slum Dwellers
Evictor of Pavement Hawkers
Sponsor of Balu Balu Sena thugs
Supporter of Ethanol/drug dealers
User of Fu@K language on Jansz
Seizer of private lands for personal benefit
Owner of hotels in Maldives and Sechelles
…. and many many more. (Full details will be provided by the applicant at a one-to-one job interview as he only knows what else he is capable of).
SPECIAL NOTE: Nobody can replace him.
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Ali Baba Sabry / February 14, 2015
His other areas of competence. Please don’t forget to add:
White Flag cheater
Taker of revenge on helpless 10 year old kid
Creator of minority troubles
Blocker of dual-citizenship rights
Architect of multi-million dollar Defence arms scam
Burner of Leader printing presses
Jailor of ex-army commander
User of Army to grow veggies and clean toilets.
and above all………….
Destroyer of brothers chances of re-election as President
CAUTION to prospective US employer: Give him the job. But don’t rub him on the wrong side. Youll lose your own head.
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Soori / February 14, 2015
MR and Gota didn’t have a clue how to defeat LTTE monster until China entered the scene. US, EU, India, Russia indirectly helped them by banning the LTTE activities and with intelligence. China in return of naval and air base gave them the offensive weapons and the winning strategy that India was refusing to give. MR, Gota and Sarath F never had it this good. They quickly mobilized a huge army and attacked without any strategy to protect the civilians. That they did well. Something even they never expected suddenly happened. The ruthless and cunning LTTE was comprehensively defeated. From then on the MR, Gota and SF’s inexperience and immaturity got exposed. They blatantly denied a huge amount of civilian deaths and casualties, rounded up and threw the remaining Vanni Tamils in to heavily militarized detention camps, beat the victory drum in the south to boost their popularity without any regards to the Tamils sentiments and started fighting among themselves for the share of the loot and power. The brothers threw the man who lead the military to victory SF in to prison because he wanted their power. Let China build a naval base and an air base near Hambantota in return of infrastructure development money, of which 30% got looted. Kept exploiting the “we beat Tamils” victory slogans to consolidate power. Had their underworld private armies and white vans to silence any opposition. Let their cronies to build hotels. Signed agreement with AZ James Packer to build a $400M casino in Colombo with no tax for him 10 yrs.
This was the vision Gota is boasting about. I must admit, using China and India’s infra structure projects they expected to comprehensively fool the country for many years to come. They never expected to loose power this quick indeed. Having said all this, if the Executive Presidency is abolished, I won’t be surprised if UPLF will gain back the power in the parliamentary elections because it is seat based and not % based. Some parties in the current govt (JHU, CP) may go back to UPLF.
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madmani / February 14, 2015
Nothing has been proved yet. Why waste your energy on rumours, or is it pure jealousy making your blood boil, guys? Yeah, the guy is pompous but where is the proof of all these allegations?
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Aia / February 14, 2015
Hmm, excellent managers…so were Idi Ameen, Ghadaffi and Saddam Qussian in the past. Kim-Jong and Putin might be the living ones who might show some similarity.
This guy says he doesn’t have a home to live, just click the link and see https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/they-will-kill-you-you-dirty-fucking-shit-journalist-you-are-pigs-who-eat-shit-gota-threatened-again/
If he was able to afford to fly his dogs, who he is trying to fool, not to mention the cases he sued against editors and reporters.
If he believes that his brother made mistakes not punishing the officials or politicians made mistakes that was the reasons for MR downfall, who would be first in line, none other than him. He should not holding a public office in the first place; should not have order the killings of innocents including children and women; should not collaborating with the man-of-series award winning Gnanasara thug for his performance in the 2015 SL Prez election. People with autocratic mindset cannot see themselves inwardly; because the ones closest to him knew about this guy’s sickness, they never even dare to show so any signs of unhappiness or upset at what he was carrying on, so he believe what he was doing was accepted by the wider populace; the pathetic situation is he would be the last one to know he really has a problem. When he saw people like Dr Dayan J, Prof GLP, Prof Rajiva, etc. became yes men, he validates his believes. To add to this, some foreign correspondents go interviews him and hand shake, all helps adding his believe that he was not only a patriotic but a genius too. I thinks high time he should be bring down to earth.
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BIG BALLS SYNDROME MISSING IN ACTION / February 14, 2015
BIG BALLS SYNDROME OR BBS was a creation of Gota ,,,, can you just imagine they fabricated two lam stories both they could not prove , to burn and attack fashion bug, then to burn and wiped a whole middle class people’s homes and small business in Aluthgama , even kill two lives, burn a brand new No limit in Panadura, suppress the entire Muslim community last Ramadan from attending mosques or even celebrating their festival, forcing helpless Muslim girls from eastern province into prostitution.
According to a Threewheel driver I know , told me that the next plan if Mahinda had won th third trm was to strip th citizenship of all Muslims ,just like in Myanamr, which was advised and an agreement for such was signed by Wiruthu(The butcher) and nanasra , after which the entire Muslim communities homes and business, land, Jewelry, young beautiful girls were to be forcefully taken over and the rest to be restricted in a concentration camp and let to starve to death. Nanasra has to be tried for arson and murder , and attempted genocide. w are waoitting , must be done and also gamampila\
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Pradeep / February 14, 2015
At-least Sadddam died like a man, fearless , but this bugger is beging just like prbakaran-bloody cowards. so do not compare this coward with Saddam h was a farless leader, who even refused to cover his face.
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neon / February 14, 2015
Superb comments Benjamin Bakalakakul and Alimankada Pamankada. MR, his family, siblings and his henchmen, are a a bunch of murderers, liars, plunderers – any rotten name on earth to name them is appropriate. At the way MS and RW with yahapalanaya are going about with their gentlemanly and humane ways are enquiring through CID (my foot getting CID to visit Gota’s home after all the shit he has committed) how they have hoodwinked the people of this country, this band of vile men and horrendous family will finally slander and then imprison with their continuing lies, these MS our President, and RW our Prime Minister and our former lady president for being honourable, sacrificing their lives and bringing peace and sanity into this country. So please beware, as this vul lot of the previous regime with MR heading are treacherous and can resort to all vul tactics. Why on earth are they still being let loose. What’s happening to our present regime. Please wake up!
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Analyst / February 14, 2015
What the hell is going on ? Is Srilankan judiciary is inefficient ??
Why all the hood winks by the present government. This is no way the good governance we all expected by the present government to treat the public who voted them to power.
HOOD WINK the public is cheating . That will create suspicion and disharmony in the country. Is the honey moon period coming to an end???
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Beeta Akka / February 14, 2015
Sin Aney! Now, no place to stay even. What Karumaya I donn know. Muss shack with the mother-in-low becos no place to stay. What a shame aney and living with mother-in-low is not going to be easy. She will give enuf trouble. And order to do this and do that.My3 govt and Ranil muss do something and at least give him a small room near the toilet even at timple trees. After all, cann forget he chased the kotiyas no.
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Gong Putha / February 14, 2015
Mr Gotabeya Rajapakse, Every one is replaceable. If any other person had your powers to go over the rules and regulations like you did. I think they would have done things more Diplomaticly.
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maali karunaratne / February 14, 2015
Generally if a man can order and shout loudly, then also punish people by putting them to sharks, white vanning them is called good managers. Process is also important as the end target. Means do not justify the end ie Machiavellian and this what Gota is. You have to get things done, but not by force. It may suit the military in time of war, but not to rule a country.
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Das / February 15, 2015
Hey Gota,CHANDRIKA,DBJ, COULD HAVE FINISHED THE WAR LONG EARLIER THE WAY IN WHICH YOU DID.
I REMEMBER DBJ ASKED THE ARMY COMMANDER HOW TO FINISH THE WAR.THE COMMANDER SAID IT WILL COST ABOUT 10,000 LIVES.DBJ SAID HE DOES WANT THAT BLOOD IN HIS HAND.WHAT A CONTRAST.
WHAT YOU,YOUR BROTHER AND HIS SIBLINGS ARE FACING ARE JUST A BEGINNING.MORE TO COME.YOU CAN RUN BUT CANNOT HIDE.KARMA WILL CATCH UP YOU ALL SOON.IN THE MEAN TIME REST IN AGONY.
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Dilan / February 15, 2015
“Excellent manager” many will agree due to the facts that he was part of the team to finish the war and how he changed colombo! But do not agree for many reasons. If he is a excellent manager , then he should be able to proof himself outside Sri Lanka or under MS administration, if he is given the opportunity. I am sure, he will not be able to be a excellent manager under the democratic system. Fine, if he is rally excellent manager then there are plenty of firms and organisation around the would who could have called him to serve them. Did anyone call? NO. Why didn’t Pakistan,Afganistan or any other terreiest effected countries ask for his help to eliminate terreiest from their country? The way and which manner war was conducted completely unaccepetable by anyone. HE can not manage a KFC
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Native Vedda / February 15, 2015
Dilan
““Excellent manager” many will agree due to the facts that he was part of the team to finish the war and how he changed colombo! But do not agree for many reasons.”
To finish off the war the country did not need a excellent manager. In the absence of good Sinhala/Buddhist politicians the country needed a mass murderer who had earlier horned his skills in Matale Mass Graves.
He was guided and internationally protected by his immediate bosses from New Delhi during and after the war.
The country needs good, effective and people centered city planners and not a mass murderer.
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BBS Rep / February 16, 2015
I agree,
No one can replace GOTA. He is unique. He amassed a mountain of wealth and does not even have a house to live in. He claims to be a top class public servant yet he served only the Rajapaksa mafia. He created BBS and encouraged them to attack minorities and gave them full protection. He got Fonseka to do all the hard work in winning the war and then he wanted to hang.
I agree, GOTA is impossible to replace.
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