The secretary to the ministry of defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa and wife Ayoma fled to Maldives by an Air Force plane as soon as the results started to flow in, Colombo Telegraph reliably learns.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa -Secretary, Defence and Urban Development
No Visa required while Singapore the other neighbouring country with No Visa Requirement refused to allow Military flight.
“For a moment don’t believe Mahinda Rajapaksa gave up like a gentleman. He wanted to declare an Emergency and annul the Election results and sent for the Attorney General and asked him to prepare the necessary papers. The AG refused and it is only then that he sent for Ranil Wickermesinghe and said he will go peacefully and asked for safe passage.” a source close to Ranil Wickremesinghe told Colombo Telegraph.
This is why releasing the results was delayed. Ranil accompanied him to President’s House in the Fort. He is now holed up in a house at 260/12 Torrington Avenue gifted to him by a crony businessman.
A source close to airport controller of the Male airport, told Colombo Telegraph that Gotabaya had landed in Male with eight people and six of them had immediately took a seaplane out. But the source couldn’t confirm who were the two people flown back to Colombo.
As Colombo Telegraph reported this morning Rajapaksa was getting set to dissolve parliament. As sitting President, Rajapaksa is empowered to dissolve the parliament until the Elections Commissioner declares the final result.
Maithripala Sirisena decide to take oaths today instead of 10th January as originally planned (See MS’s 100 day programme) to prevent any tricks by MR before he finally relinquishes office.Dhivehi
A Maldivian twitter user called National Security tweeted in Dhivehi language;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives tweeted “No senior official of the previous Government in #SriLanka has travelled to the #Maldives after the elections”. Maldivian twitter users have challenged Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives’ denial;
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Rajapaksa sons were packed off to China.
This story is updated to add the twitter pictures.
thrishu / January 10, 2015
Anybody seen Sumaney around? Looks like either he has done a harakiri, scuppered off to Uthru Kuru Divayina, or he has come to the end of his contract with Mervyn the Vermyn on behalf of UPFA!
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Double standards / January 10, 2015
don’t be cruel to sumane. what will CT forum be without sumane’s comments on vellas and dalits ?
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Emil van der Poorten / January 10, 2015
Double Standards:
In answer to your question about Sumaney’s absence, temporary I’m sure, and what it will take away from CT, my answer would be that it will improve the quality of English on view immeasurably but remove an element of lunacy from the web publication that does provide some (stupid) entertainment from time to time!
However, all of this is going to be beyond our control because the payments for Sumaney’s “literary efforts” are bound to dry up now and it is doubtful whether his loyalty will extend beyond the next pay cheque.
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K. C. John / January 10, 2015
Emil v d P:
If Sumane is indeed Bandula P Jayasekera, then it is extremely sad that you both attended the same alma mater in the hill capital, in eras far removed, of course.
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Palmsquirrell / January 10, 2015
Hey let’s not forget Fathima Fukushima, he was cheerleading and hugging Rajapaksa nuts for soo long but once he saw the tide changed he tried to act like he too was opposed to Rajapaksa.
And then there is Siva Sankaran Sarma, who was quite happy to see the Rajapaksas abuse Tamils.
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burt / January 10, 2015
“Hey let’s not forget Fathima Fukushima’
She wont forget it either because she got Royally F’ed. :)
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A.Nallathamby - Badulla / January 10, 2015
GOTA IS A US CITIZEN AND HE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN THE US AND HE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK AS A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN IN THE US.
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Jimbo / January 10, 2015
Yeah, but what about those ‘war crimes’???
This guy is a coward of the highest order – the big rat deserting his brother’s sinking ship to save his worthless ass. Hopefully he will get all he deserves – with interest!
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Hiran121 / January 10, 2015
Jimbo where were you during the war
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Jimbo / January 11, 2015
He-Ran 121 – I was right here all along, where were you??
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balla sean / January 10, 2015
but US has a huge diaspora. GOTA may have to be on the run from them
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punchinilame / January 10, 2015
He will be haunted by TGTE untill death – as long as he holed some
where on earth. This is fate. He is already on heart pace-maker
and will need medical attention.?
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paul / January 10, 2015
I can aee no love lost betwee Gota and you Nallathamby probably because this diminitive Computer Technician was the brain behind total annihilation of tiger terror menace a few yers ago.
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Palmsquirrell / January 11, 2015
Gota took the credit for what others , foreign and domestic, did over decades. Gota just came at the end and grandstanded.
Gota is soo smart he allowed his brother to make the moronic decision to call early elections.
Gota is soo smart he alienated millions of Sinhalese by his actions; considering the strong amongst Sinhalese for Rajapaksa after the war, this took some doing.
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Chandra / January 11, 2015
Fathima Fukushima is Lorenzo from Lankaweb
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Javi. / January 11, 2015
“”Hey let’s not forget Fathima Fukushima,””
You were away – Bedouin Internet Mecca FUshima was shocked like other Muslims when BBS attacked and moved to oust the regime. That is a very smart Muslim.
ella kolla fell in love but missed the bird.
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Palmsquirrell / January 13, 2015
I doubt Fathima F is a Muslim. He was a Sinhala Nationalist for too long and only occasionally criticized Rajapaksa in a pathetic attempt to appear non biased or possibly just didn’t like Rajapaksa’s hegemony even while approving of his chauvinistic ideology.
Fathima has tried to speak from all sides of his mouth but in the end the majority of his posts points to him being a Sinhala nationalist even if he soured on Rajapaksa.
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Silva / January 10, 2015
If you are referring to K.A Sumanasekera, he is actually MR’s lapdog Bandula Jayasekara, he must be still in Australia I believe.
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K. C. John / January 10, 2015
If you are referring to Bandula P Jayasekera, he is rabies infected! MR kept so many like him as lapdogs!
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Pygmalion / January 10, 2015
Aratai.
Your comment….
Did they take Swiss dog with them?
Actually,they left the dog behind and instead took the document relating to its pedigree and breed.This is to hoodwink immigration that he is of good stock.
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The Messenger / January 10, 2015
Goatabhaya is on the run?
karma is a bicth. she will haunt you.
Sarath Fonseka who fought for the country was dragged on the floor, kicked badly, blind folded, left in a dark room two days without water or any food and put in jail. This would have happened to Maithree also if he had lost.
Now that the 10 years of curse is over but the sharks are escaping. They have to be confined to house arrests or something like that, impound their passports or stop them at the airports to explain to the Nation of their horrible crimes, siphoning of National wealth, murders, etc done against the citizens of Sri Lanka. Start investigating from Lasantha to Loku Athula.
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Senthilraj / January 10, 2015
Lasantha W got his justice. You ran away.
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Gerd Zimmek / January 10, 2015
In Europe we call this a “Banana Republic“…
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Gribaldi / January 10, 2015
Who’s Banana? Yea, it’s being understood of the Paris’s staged drama of Hebdo Attack (an attack self inflicted so as to appease the moderate Muslims to side with a Syrian invasion),a pretext to draw a European coalition with US for the final push to enter Syria to attack Asad in the name of ISIS.
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dabarahena / January 10, 2015
[Edited out]
We are sorry, the comment language is English -CT
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dabarahena / January 10, 2015
[Edited out] We are sorry, the comment language is English -CT
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Palmsquirrell / January 10, 2015
The article states that GOTA wanted to anul the votes and declare military rule.
People on here were saying how good it was of Mahinda to step down peacefully. I said in an earlier thread that Rajapaksa only stepped down because John Kerry had a word with him.
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shankar / January 10, 2015
“John Kerry had a word with him.’
Palm squirrel,get back to alphabets and learn it properly this time.F… off is not a word but two.
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Palmsquirrell / January 10, 2015
You are getting mad because it is the truth.
For awhile Mahinda was a big fish in a little pond . The biggest fish in the ocean reminded Mahinda where he stands.
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shankar / January 10, 2015
palm squirrel
i’am not mad and i agree that what you are saying was the truth.
I was only pointing out that what kerry said was two words,whereas you stated it was only one word.I don’t want to nitpick but we have to be clear about the english language.I don’t blame you because i’am more familar with this aspect of the language which i use very often whereas you sound like a well bred woman who never uses these words whereas kerry uses it regularly but obama does not.
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Palmsquirrell / January 11, 2015
“Had a word” is euphemism for having a stern or serious talk with someone. You do not understand the colloquial nature of that phrase ” had a word ” .
For someone who thinks he knows the English language, you failed to capitalize Kerry and Obama, both proper nouns.
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paul / January 11, 2015
You are an idiot Palmsquirrell for not understanding humour and seriosly challenging the people who approve of what you are saying.With the same token you shankar, don’t try to be a smart-ass when dealing with fools who are masquerading as writers and analysts on CT. I must say you got it rightfully for just that
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Palmsquirrell / January 11, 2015
You are just mad your Sinhala chauvinist hero was told in no uncertain terms to step down. That is the crux of yours and Shankar’s beef with me because Shankar has no grounds for grammatical criticism .
When I point out his baseless criticism, you rush to his defense with that easy cop-out excuse called “humor”. You are like Rush Limbaugh here in the States who when called out , peddles out the usual ‘oh but it was humor’ schtick.
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Mystic Nuts no Lipstick / January 11, 2015
Palmsquirrell,
Judiciously presented.
Shaker perhaps went to Aquinas and lived at a Chummary near kanatta surtu kadde.
That is his brag point and beyond that its hi_story not the linguistic flair.
Very much like Siva Shankara Sarama Menon :D
Nice one!
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Park / January 10, 2015
Where is Malinda… hello Malinda have you found a well to hide?
Maithree should ask Maldivian Govt to extradite Gotha and also his account should be frozen until he pays the full cost of the flight to Maldives.
This is the guy who was talking about foreign conspiracy?
I hope those who supported Gotha especially the writers to Lanka Web at least now understand what the Peoples’ Power is.
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Patriot / January 10, 2015
I think Sri Lankans need to be grateful to the US for ensuring a peaceful transition of power. I think it’s no accident that John Kerry spoke to MR just before the election, and then immediately after the election both Kerry and MR released similar statements talking about the importance of a “peaceful transition”. I think Kerry told MR in no uncertain terms that if he didn’t respect the will of the voters, he was going to have to personally face the wrath of the international community.
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JJ / January 10, 2015
You maybe right. Considering many US citizens or green card holders were involved in MR’s regime.
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punchinilame / January 10, 2015
I forcast that it was the last minute direct call to MR that set the
ball rolling, and not the usual Statement via GLP etc. BTW any news
of the baggage-boy Sajin Vass G.?
John Kerry knew that MR showed the China card to India and was carrying on – a 3rd world war has been nipped in the bud.
Futher, the adamant stand taken by the EC – “shoot at the head” sent a
correct message to all MR henchmen, cohorts etc.
There should be an interesting time for past-politicians after this
10 year break, in the news now on.
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Sydney Trinitian / January 10, 2015
Where is the likes of Bandula Jayasekara hiding after abusing and insulting people against the regime. Who is paying his hotel bills (living in 5. Star hotels in Colombo on state money). Who is paying for his luxury apartment in Sydney where he entertained YOUNG AUSSIE WOMEN, attended fashion shows at the opera house and had meetings with models, attended shows at the opera house as his service to his motherland. SHAME.
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K. C. John / January 10, 2015
So very sad that Trinity produced a nut case like B P Jayasekera whose craziness was identified and skilfully utilized by MR for his manipulative propaganda. Many of his batch-mates will attest to the man’s mental characteristics during his school days!
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AmericanMuse / January 10, 2015
What I want to know now is, what’s that impeccable astrologer, Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena, doing?
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spetang / January 10, 2015
Back to blowing air on Apple II keyboards!
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Decent Lankan / January 10, 2015
The guy is going to dissapere,LOL, poor Sumane…… MR lost 2 years of presidency Bcouse of this guy …. I can only imagine his faith
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Shiva / January 10, 2015
Why would Gota run away like a a monkey if he has not committed any crimes against humanity or genocide?
The clock has started and the time is getting closer for these war criminals end up at the ICC.
Thanks to the TNA’s decision to vote to defeat MR and the Tamils have overwhelmingly voted against MR.
Now the ball is in the International Community’s courts to put an end to the chauvinism and racial madness.
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Lanka Watch / January 10, 2015
Maldives is a Muslim country and apart from official request by the current President to extradite, GOTA to Sri Lanka to face the crimes committed, Hakim on behalf of the Muslims of Sri lanka should make an unofficial request to the govt of Maldives to expedite extradition as Gota was solely behind the Aluthgama massacre, directing BBS.
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Shiva / January 10, 2015
Shameful Mahinda Rajapakse asked for safe passage from Ranil Wickramasinghe but he failed to ensure the same to the surrendered Tamil POWs. Mahinda should have been executed the same way he treated the other people.
Further the Tamil voters in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Vanni, Colombo and Jaffna guaranteed Rajapakse’s defeat and Sirisena’s victory.
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Abu Mukarram / January 10, 2015
Shameful Mahinda Rajapakse asked for safe passage from Ranil Wickramasinghe is now conspiring to remopve Rw from premiership. Bugger is planning to propose Nimal soiripala as premier at the parliament. Third class means third class
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Cassandra / January 10, 2015
Typical of village thugs – especially those who pass off as Wallawey Hamuduruwas
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Govinda / January 10, 2015
Shame Shame Shame on GOTA JARAPAKSA, Now who is protecting him, is it his goons of BBS ot the Muslims now. Make Maldives deport him here to Sri Lanka and let him face the verdicts.
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Plato. / January 10, 2015
If GOTA had surrendered holding a white flag the chances are that Ranil would have spared him and given him Rehabilitation.He would have then been a batchmate of some of the LTTE cadres undergoing rehabilitation!After rehab. he would voluntarily confess and spill the beans especially how LASANTHA was murdered.
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Thanga / January 10, 2015
The fall from the thrown was swift and deep. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa the all powerful secretary of defence till 11.00 pm on Friday night. But next minute he was fleeing the country on an air force plane, if the news story is true. . Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is the cause of the downfall of Mahinda Rajapaksa. He made enemies all around him. The arrogant and pompous style of dealing with people. People will still remember the interview he gave to a foreign reporter. He was feting and fuming when he was asked about foul murder of Lasantha Wickrematunga, the high- profile Sri Lankan anti-government Journalist, Politician and Human Rights activist. During the tail end of the war in 2009, he gave orders to shoot surrendering LTTE cadres carrying white flag, he ordered the killing of more fifty LTTE middle rung cadres after they surrendered to the army along with their spouses. That was on May 18th evening. Those surrendees have not been seen since. Most probably they were executed which is a war crime, crime against humanity and other related crimes like genocide. It is the tears shed by thousands men and women whose daughters and sons who disappeared are the sharp instruments that brought the down the regime. gave
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We / January 10, 2015
Dear Thanga,
Please shed your tears on the lives of innocent civilians brutally killed at Fort, Maradana, Kebithigollawa, Aranthalawa, Jayasri Maha Bodhi Anuradhapura, Central Bank, Dehiwala Train, Dollar farm/Kent farm etc.etc.etc. also if you are against killing LTTE surrendered cadre bcoz they too more or less equal to people killed by bombs and shootings…..i do not understand your “unfair sympathy”…..we are really sorry for the lives of LTTE cadres lost in the war bcoz all of them are human beings like us but be fair by all……….please forget the past, give up the hatred and be united for a positive future as true srilankans………….
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cyril Ladd / January 10, 2015
What is, astrologer, Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena, doing?is he in hiding or has he been tricked to see a false Horoscope? Thank you Sumane for being an important part of the puzzle, to oust the Demon King.Thank you again for the good work done!
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Tharu / January 10, 2015
Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena is also a part of the “International Conspiracy” !!! We should thank Sumanadasa for his part in
Predicting MR’s Victory.!:)
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spetang / January 10, 2015
He is looking for new crystal balls.
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chandra / January 10, 2015
This man is an under educated buffoon. Thought that he was the vice-roy of Sri Lanka. The new government should hand him over to ICC along with Shavendra Silva.
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Aswarthambiya / January 10, 2015
Point of order, point of order please!! Recall the war criminal immediately and put him under surveillance 24/7.
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Senthil / January 10, 2015
Sad, nasty things Gotha did to Tamils are coming back to his like a boomerang. After winning LTTE, how many frightened people were extradited and tortured and killed by Gotha. Now he is going to be extradited from wherever he will be hiding in the world – Is it worth for the money he earned, Modia. I do not think, Mithiri & co can stop prosecuting war criminals for very long,might try for a short while but they have to give up eventually- amen.
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Mohamed Ali / January 10, 2015
Card board Hero!!!
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Sandra / January 10, 2015
If the president is “holed up” in Colombo, how come the media showed him arriving home in the South on Friday itself?
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Palitha Rajapaksam / January 10, 2015
Get back our money to develop our country
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Gunapala Ratnayaka / January 10, 2015
You can’t expect decency and good qualities from those country bumpkins. The only qualities they are having are greediness, thuggery and unshamfulness. This mad man has done a great harm to the country. Apart from murdering , kidnapping and vanishing his opponents in the name of national security, he got rich himself along with other Rajapaksha siblings by using national treasury. He should face trial according to the law of the land. This man is nothing but a thug who assumed lot of civil and military power under his thuggish president brother.
May all the hell unleash upon them !!
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Dr Romesh Senewiratne-Alagaratnam / January 10, 2015
The Foreign Ministry of the Maldive Islands has refuted the claim that Gotabaya Rakapakse has “fled” there. More rumour-mongering by CT?
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/58412
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Premalal / January 10, 2015
Check this tweets from MDV
Dhihgarey 7:32am via Twitter Web Client
@MDVForeign Why r you lying?? What is this??? @colombotelegrap @newsdotlk @cnmmv @haveeru @VaguthuMV @Raajje_tv
Hide conversation
MDVForeign
MDVForeign No senior official of the previous Government in #SriLanka has travelled to the #Maldives after the elections|http://t.co/XIU4CK3g2r|
6:42am, Jan 10 from Twitter for iPhone
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Anpu / January 10, 2015
Romesh,
Where is hiding then?
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Dr Romesh Senewiratne-Alagaratnam / January 10, 2015
Anpu,
I have no reason to believe he is ‘hiding’ anywhere. Another commentator says that he is at his home.
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malaka / January 10, 2015
As to my previous comments Here.. stating that CMB Telegraph as ususal in more than one occasion manufactures and manipulates Stories.. WHat cant Talk can Lie (in) CMB Telegraph case..
Here is video evidence taken by Credable SL news Orgs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=niB0ZhgwaYc
Thats a Strange Colombo House, and Even a Stranger CHINA i have seen…. This entire story is false. Gota is in his Kirulpana House..
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Common sense / January 10, 2015
Thanga – you seem to know all about the people who surrendered? It is indeed interesting how one would know so much about terrorist activity? Do not forget, LTTE is a classified terrorist organization and from the sounds of it, you are a diaspora who is involved in funding this terrorist organization and extorting money from the tamil community by threat! Maybe you were also one of those people who took asylum in a western country and mid-air ripped off your legitimate Sri Lankan passport??
All others who say people were tortured, executed etc? Trust you do have concrete evidence and can present these to court? Please – contact the AG department and present your evidence against any person so these people can be brought to justice! Actions speak louder than words my friends! So please do take action!
As far as independent inquiry – yes, this is a must to have accountability of what is happening! Gota – is not an innocent person, he was probably behind many of the issues that Sri Lanka faced and he is indeed the cause of MR to loose!
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paul / January 10, 2015
Colombo Telegra Pacha paththare..
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/58412
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