By Dayan Jayatilleka –
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
So now we know. We know the truth about the no-confidence motion and what happened behind the scenes. We know that the no-faith move could have succeeded. We know who decided to save Ranil. We know why. We know which foreign powers encouraged and backed that operation to rescue him. We know what Ranil signed—yes, actually SIGNED— in reciprocity. We know the role Mangala played. We know what to expect in the coming weeks and months. We also know the plan behind the new Constitution.
We know all this thanks to an in-depth piece of extended political reportage by DBS Jeyaraj, one of the most eminent Sri Lankan journalists and certainly the most authoritative analyst of Tamil affairs as well as the most authoritative Tamil analyst of Sri Lankan and Sinhala political trends. Meanwhile, important new information about the new Constitution is disclosed in an article by President Kumaratunga’s ex-advisor, Harim Pieris.
In his article entitled ‘ TNA’s Key Role in Defeating No-Confidence Motion Against Ranil’ (Daily Mirror April 10th 2018) Jeyaraj helps us piece together how the no-confidence motion was defeated, who played the most crucial role of all, and how that role was the move that set off a chain reaction.
“…The TNA effect on the no-confidence motion exercise was far in excess of its number of MPs. It was more of a qualitative than quantitative nature. It could be argued to a reasonable extent that the weight of TNA support helped tilt the scales in favour of Wickremesinghe in a manner that belies the actual 15 it had…
…The Tamil National Alliance can take justifiable pride in voting against the no-confidence motion. It was the TNA decision that removed uncertainty and tilted the decision in the Premier’s favour. It was after the TNA decision that President Sirisena realizing the NCM battle was lost backed out and asked the SLFP to abstain from voting. It was the TNA decision that thwarted the conspiracy within UNP ranks to vote against their leader. It was also the TNA decision that convinced the fence sitters among Muslim parties to decide firmly on voting against the NCM instead of abstaining. Once it became known that the TNA was firmly behind Wickremesinghe, it was obvious that the NCM would be defeated and this impacted on the voting stances of undecided parties and MPs. Also it was the TNA support which helped Ranil Wickremesinghe greatly to exceed the magic number of 113 by nine more votes.”
David Jeyaraj unearths the role of foreign powers in the rescue of Ranil, the axis between theses external forces and the TNA and the influence they had on the political decision-making of the TNA.
“…There was another reason also for the TNA to support Ranil. The TNA has been closely associating with India and other influential western nations like the USA, Britain, Canada and Norway to help bring about a political settlement and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Most of these nations were also of the view that it was politically important and imperative to ensure the continuation of Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister. The perceived somersaults of President Sirisena in trying to re-align with the Rajapaksas has jarred and jolted the international community which now regards Ranil as the sheet anchor of the present Govt. Replacing Ranil with another – least of all a member of the Rajapaksa clan – was not to be countenanced. The TNA being on the same political wavelength concurred with this perspective….” (Ibid)
This reveals that Ranil, rather than President Sirisena, is the poodle of the US, UK, Canada, Norway and India. And the TNA is a twin poodle.
The Jeyaraj report gives us the reasons behind the TNA’s support for Ranil and its expectations of him.
“…Sampanthan realizes and recognizes that among the active frontline Sinhala political leaders only Ranil Wickremesinghe (not counting the “retired” Chandrika Kumaratunga) has shown some keen interest in bringing about a lasting settlement of the Tamil national question through a new Constitution providing adequate power sharing…Wickremesinghe is a neo-liberal with a technocratic temperament. His primary goal is to modernize Sri Lanka and uplift the economy. However he realizes that this cannot be done well as long as the “ethnic wound” festers. Ranil would therefore like to bring about a satisfactory resolution of the Tamil question through acceptable power sharing arrangements in a new Constitution.” (Ibid)
Jeyaraj clearly confirms that “Ranil Wickremesinghe [is] indispensable to Sampanthan’s vision and political goals”! So, no Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM means no realization of “Sampanthan’s political vision and goals”! This view of Ranil is not limited to Sampanthan or even the TNA alone. DBS Jeyaraj underscores the ‘Ranil plus minorities’ nexus –which inevitably lends to the perception that this UNP-dominated government has a minoritarian bias.
“This then makes Ranil Wickremesinghe indispensable to Sampanthan’s vision and political goals. There is a convergence if not an identity of interests…In spite of all his shortcomings and faults, Ranil Wickremesinghe remains the best choice of what is available for the minority communities in general and Sri Lankan Tamils in particular…There was no alternative to Ranil whose unseating was certain to paralyze the political quest of a new power-sharing Constitution…
…The voting once again revealed that the minority ethnicities of the island were solidly behind Ranil Wickremesinghe. The majority of Tamil and Muslim MPs voted against the no-confidence motion. About seven Tamil and Muslim MPs absented themselves at voting time. What is important however is to note that no Tamil or Muslim MP (except Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle) voted for the no-confidence motion against Ranil. Even SLFP Wanni district MP Cader Masthan who had signed the NCM earlier kept away from the House at voting time.” (Ibid)
Perhaps of the greatest importance is the news that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe actually signed a document put before him by the TNA.
“A delegation of TNA parliamentarians led by Sampanthan therefore called upon Wickremesinghe and explained the position. The MPs outlined their grievances and sought a guarantee from Wickremesinghe that he would address them in due course…Ranil Wickremesinghe placed his signature along with a few lines indicating that he had taken due note of the points mentioned and that he would guarantee speedy implementation of those proposals. He said that he would refer to them in his parliamentary speech and also asked Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera who was present to elaborate more on the issues raised in his speech. Samaraweera consented. Thereafter a satisfied TNA departed having reached an understanding with the Prime Minister and obtaining assurances without entering into any formal pact or forging a UNP-TNA agreement.” (Ibid)
The crucial phrases here are “guarantee speedy implementation” and “obtaining assurances”. Of the ten points, later stretched to twelve, that the TNA presented Ranil and he signed off on, the most crucial is point No 2: “Renewing the dormant Constitution making process to enact a new Constitution.”
If it is not a ‘pact’ or an “agreement’, why on earth did the Prime Minister affix his signature to it? If it is merely a restatement of the long standing grievances and demands of the TNA, why not simply accept it as such without placing one’s signature on the paper?
How dare the PM sign a document when the subject matter, including the retrenchment of the Sri Lankan armed forces from certain areas, falls outside his purview and falls squarely within the exclusive purview of the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, the executive President?
Isn’t the PM’s gesture of signing, the equivalent of his earlier unilateral moves of signing the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with Prabhakaran and of co-sponsoring the Geneva 2015 resolution?
Why is this alarming for the country, dangerously irresponsible on the part of the Prime Minister and stupid on the part of the TNA?
The crucial question here is why a NEW Constitution and not an amendment to the existing one, along the lines of the 19th amendment which did not require a referendum? An amendment could rectify any shortcomings in the existing 13th amendment and do so without a referendum. Maximum devolution within a unitary state could be obtained by a reboot of the 13th amendment with a two thirds majority. What is it that requires a brand new Constitution and which cannot be achieved by better operationalizing the 13th amendment?
Obviously it is the qualitative leap beyond the parameters of the 13th amendment. It is the elimination of the unitary (not merely “ekeeya”) character of the Sri Lankan state.
This is what the TNA has pushed, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has guaranteed and signed off on. This is what Mangala Samaraweera indicated, on Ranil’s instructions in his speech on April 4th. This is the project that Chandrika Kumaratunga and Jayampathy Wickremaratne are “emotionally” committed to, but Ranil is the most important driver of, according to the TNA and the West. This is the change that Ranil has promised to expedite, in exchange for the decisive support the TNA gave him at the no-confidence motion.
The TNA and Ranil Wickremesinghe have recommitted to the new Constitution on a fast track, despite the repeated statements by the SLFP that it was opposed to such a change and that President Sirisena had committed only to that which could be changed without recourse to a referendum. They do not seem to mind pressing ahead without the support of the SLFP or most of it—possibly including the President himself.
According to an ex-advisor of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the “political elite” has agreed that the proposed new Constitution will ban ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa from being elected Executive Prime Minister.
“Even if the executive presidency is abolished, clauses that bar two term former presidents from being prime minister has already been mooted. Preventing Mahinda Rajapaksa from being number one has sufficient and adequate support within the political elite to ensure that he personally cannot hold the top most office. That reality means that deciding whether brother number one or brother number two (no pun intended), becomes the standard bearer has created factions and is causing friction within the JO. While the friction is not yet a fracture it can get there and has the indications of getting worse.”
So the new Constitution will give the TNA what it wants, prevent the strongest patriotic political personality we have, Mahinda Rajapaksa from becoming Prime Minister and leader of the country, and create a system in which Ranil Wickremesinghe will be entrenched with the support of the minority parties just as he was at the no-confidence motion! The new Constitution will politically decapitate the majority and structural weaken the state, the nation and the capacity to protect and defend national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
The course of action the PM has committed to, places us on the path to a referendum, which he is very likely to lose. If he doesn’t care then his loyalties are other than to his party, his government, his country and his own political career.
The TNA for its part probably knows a referendum will be lost but it would have amounted to a referendum in the North and East which will vote one way while the South votes the other. In short it will be a referendum on Tamil “internal self-determination” and the rejection of the unitary constitution.
What is stupid is the TNA and the minorities’ identification of Ranil as their strategic partner and ally. It is perfectly understandable for a community to pick a like-minded political leader of the majority community as their preferred partner, PROVIDED that leader can deliver the majority community. Ranil cannot do this. As the case of Mandela and De Klerk, not to mention Mao and Nixon, classically demonstrate, one’s prudent choice as negotiating partner is the leader who most represents the other side and can that side; deliver the consent of The Other. In Sri Lanka’s case that would not be Ranil, Chandrika, or Mangala. That would be Mahinda Rajapaksa or someone he nominates/supports. The TNA’s behavior is utterly imprudent in that its identification with Ranil will be remembered for years to come, and will colour the conduct of the successor administration that is elected late next year. It is far worse that imprudent—it is crassly unethical—when it is recalled that with 16 seats the TNA calls itself the Opposition, but chose to prop up the PM on a morally indefensible issue, while it had the option of rising above the fray.
Anpu / April 12, 2018
How foreign powers and Singhalese Buddhists governments committed Tamil genocide and continuing to do so – Sinhalese state aided colonisation of north and east, Militarisation…..
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PC / April 12, 2018
I am sure that this monkey is in a Western/European country. I am not a fan of Dayan J & I think his articles are very biased. BUT it does not mean that animals like ANPU can slander the Sinhalese. In a situation of so called genocide how come peace loving Tamils live in all parts of this island? Settlement is not colonisation which happens only when one country over runs another!!
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Anpu / April 12, 2018
PC,
Read it again “Singhalese Buddhists governments ” ******governments*******.
I have lot of good Sinhalese friends.
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Anpu / April 12, 2018
PC
You and people like you need to learn a bit of history
These are good accounts by a well respected journalist Mr T. Sabaratnam
http://sangam.org/t-sabaratnam-pirapaharan-vol-1-intro-part-1/
http://sangam.org/sabaratam-pirapaharan-vol-1-introduction-part-2/
Hope CT would publish the links
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ThanthaiChelva / April 16, 2018
Tamils don’t have a nation of their own. How can they have a history? Please explain, if you can.
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Ajith / April 12, 2018
PC,
The so called Dr Dayan jeyatilake is a man who support racism, who support terrorism and who support dictatorship and who was one of them who was behind the massacre of over 50000 Tamils by brutal Mahinda&Gota regime. The whole world know the truth. There are different types of genocide and this is a double faced systematic genocide. Can you explain why there was 1958, 1977, 1983, and 2009 large scale massacre and the recent massacre of Muslims since 2009. Do you think these events are peaceful?
You don’t expect an unbiased article from this fundamentalists. What he is now trying is to woo hardcore Buddhist Sinhala Fundamentalists to create a similar bloodbath as he enjoyed from his childhood.
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Native Vedda / April 12, 2018
PC
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“BUT it does not mean that animals like ANPU can slander the Sinhalese.”
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Alright can Anpu slander Sinhala/Buddhists, the noisy bigoted fascist minority?
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“In a situation of so called genocide how come peace loving Tamils live in all parts of this island?”
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The reason being state and the clamouring fascists didn’t have access to efficient cost effective killing machines, lack of resources and technology, ……….. probably China & Pakistan didn’t want to exceed its quota, …………………….
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“Settlement is not colonisation which happens only when one country over runs another!!”
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What about the descendants of Kallathonies who had come from South India to this island over a long period of time, swarmed this land, initially converted to Buddhism/Christianity, then to Sinhala/Buddhism (whatever that may be) and recently to Sinhala/Buddhist fascism.
You are one such person. When are you leaving?
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wannihami / April 13, 2018
Hate speech Native, you are again in the gutter spewing hate speech,
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Justice & Fairplay / April 12, 2018
Essentially we need unbiased commentators to believe a story we read. I doubt very much if DBSJ can be described as ” one of the most eminent Sri Lankan journalists and certainly the most authoritative analyst of Tamil affairs as well as the most authoritative Tamil analyst of Sri Lankan and Sinhala political trends”.
If that is what Dayan says, let me get myself a pinch (nay a pound) of salt to go with that statement.
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SJ / April 13, 2018
DBSJ churns out text using a lot of easily accessible data. He reproduces information selectively but without much scrutiny, and is given much prominence in local English media.
However, he sings different tunes at different times and likes to appear to have ‘inside information’.
Had the LTTE goons in Canada not resorted to brutally attacking him in Canada, he may even be singing VP’s praises today.
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What makes him eminent and authoritative to DJ is that this bit of text suits DJ’s story.
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Anpu / April 13, 2018
Answer cannot be written within 300 words. So, please CT, publish these links
http://www.ptsrilanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/state_aided_sinhala_colonisation_en.pdf
“The so called colonization schemes became an integral aspect of the project of Sinhala Buddhist nation building” Sasanka Perera
http://docplayer.net/35420364-The-ethnic-conflict-in-sri-lanka-a-historical-and-sociopolitical-outline.html#show_full_text
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Anpu / April 13, 2018
PC,
Animals like you are the root cause for the situation we are in.
Read this and educate your self https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/13th-amendment-unaddressed-issues/
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nimal fernando / April 12, 2018
A little disappointed eh, Dayan? :))
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You are worse than my 3 year old child!
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Ah, the Lankans are always merrily signing away …….. to the Tamils, freehold to the Chinease, Mansions to Basil, Lands to Daisy, Bonds to Arjuna …….
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at least the Tamils are our very own home-grown ………
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I admire the Tamils …… they whooped our ass good for 30 years !!! ……. Man, that’s what I want to do to myself for being born among you lot …….. but physically ……….. a bit difficult …….. I wonder if your man for all seasons …….Mahinda can do it?
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Native Vedda / April 12, 2018
nimal fernando
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There is typo.
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“You are worse than my 3 year old child!”
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Did you mean 3 year old grandchild?
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You also missed the signed and sealed the leases of oil tanks and Trincomalee to Hindians and the inability to stop the South Indians from bottom trawling in the Northern seas.
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I am told the sea between Negambo and Mandaitive has already been leased to Drug and Ganja barons. Whenever police arrests the smugglers and confiscate consignments Colombo sees to it both are freed from police custody.
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New hoteliers including Chinese investors grab the best land near shore without paying a cent and preventing inhabitants going about their daily routine because access to shores are banned. In this case Colombo stops local functionaries carrying out their duties?
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PC / April 12, 2018
All the Tamil racists seem to be liking the comment from the animal ANPU!
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Native Vedda / April 12, 2018
PC
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“All the Tamil racists seem to be liking the comment from the animal ANPU!”
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Readership may share and like each others comment.
Are you being jealous no one seems to like your typing?
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You need to read “How To Make Friends On Social Media” to improve your status as most liked typist.
Good luck
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Ajith / April 12, 2018
PC,
Well done PC. You proved yourself as a Sinhala Buddhist Fundamentalist.
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ThanthaiChelva / April 16, 2018
Anpu is a respectable human with a Singhala army father.
Learn to show some respect man.
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Anpu / April 12, 2018
“DBS Jeyaraj, one of the most eminent Sri Lankan journalists “
DBSJ wrote “Those genocidal elements that are desirous of annihilating the Tamils in this island have exploited this phenomenon to their advantage and derived much propaganda mileage out of it.”
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Anpu / April 12, 2018
“DBS Jeyaraj, one of the most eminent Sri Lankan journalists and certainly the most authoritative analyst of Tamil affairs as well as the most authoritative Tamil analyst of Sri Lankan and Sinhala political trends.”
DBSJ wrote
“What is now happening in the East is a monumental crime against humanity with genocidal attributes. Innocent civilians are being decimated for politico-military objectives. Meanwhile Mahinda Rajapakse will continue taking “Malthattus” to viharas, observe “Sil” and listen to “sethpirith” being chanted. May the blessings of the Triple Gem be upon him. “Pin Siddha Vechaava.”
He was writing about EAST.
So what was and is happening in the NORTH
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ThanthaiChelva / April 16, 2018
How about Tamil colonization of Colombo?
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Romesh Pietersz / April 12, 2018
Dear Dayan,
Why is your friend DBS and KM (Killi Mahendran) operating from overseas. Why not ask them to get back to colombo and start writing from here.
DBS and KM are anti ranil so nothing can be expected from all three morons including the public racist DJ.
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Janaka from Matara / April 12, 2018
Do we need a stellar luminary like Dr Jayatilleka screaming from roof tops that foriegn powers are now active in SL politics ! – as if Lanka was comletely sanitized and insulated during the previous government.
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Native Vedda / April 12, 2018
Janaka from Matara
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Dayan the public racist needs conspiracy theories for his own survival. He does not need any evidence because apart from a few even the generally paranoid readership does not buy his 64 positions (all at the same time).
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The important question is whether he is popularizing arm merchant’s agenda. A paranoid populace is the first requisite for future arm purchases.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Janaka from Matara: Ask your boss Mangala He will not say. Watch your boss Mangala you will understand if you have a sufficient head. what happend to the Drug, Liquor and Beech party incident with the Mangala’s Secretary boy and the JEEP.
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Jaya / April 12, 2018
Dayan the mahadanamuththa again twisting in his pants! Tamils will never trust Rajspakshe – quoting DBS is like the devil quoting scriptures! Get lost Dayan- this Rajapakse mania of yours is incurable- Jaya
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Sri / April 12, 2018
Mr. Dayan
It baffles me why you are running behind an individual, who having lost the last presidential elections, proclaimed to the world media that he lost because of the minority voters, categorising them as ‘tiger’ votes. He was sowing the seed of racial discord and intolerance. You, as an intellectual, should be ashamed.
Instead of preaching about racial tolerance and harmony, you do the contrary. Pride goeth before a fall. Your former boss has fallen. I hope and pray that you do not suffer the same fate, though you have fallen from grace.
The TNA had aspirations and commitments to the people whom they represented. It is evident from the debates that the government has not delivered. I see no fault in strengthening the promises of the government to the tamil people, who voted them in.
United we stand, yet you want to enlarge the divide.
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Rohan / April 12, 2018
So what? You and the rest of the Sinhalese racists want the island’s Tamils and Muslims to remain third rates in their own land eternally facing violence from the Sinhalese? I am glad that now all Tamil speaking people are starting to work together. This should have started from independence, and nipped Sinhalese racism in the bad but still not too late
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Taraki / April 12, 2018
So what? You and the rest of the Tamil racists want the island’s Sinhalese to remain third rates in the North, East and Up-country of their own land, eternally facing violence from the Tamils? I am glad that now all Sinhala speaking people are starting to work together. This should have started from independence, and nipped Tamil racism in the bud but still not too late
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Native Vedda / April 12, 2018
Taraki
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“I am glad that now all Sinhala speaking people are starting to work together.”
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Didn’t you know when Tamils worked together from mid 1970s to 2009 what happened to them. And you also should have known what a disaster it was when Pancha Maha Balavegaya worked together in the 1950s.
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Bring it on.
You stupid people are well known for self destruction.
Not to mention sustained paranoia over 70 years.
Don’t count on me I am saving the day to fight another day, I can rely on your own self destruction.
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Beware Hindutva is on its way.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Tamils christians want to destroy Tamil Hindua. sinhala christians want to destroy Sinhala buddhists. Catholics are in the middle and they are also pushed around by christians. About 50 years ago, until MGR destroyed sinhala buddhists and Tamil Hindus had good relations. Hindusth is fine for Sri lanka as they know LIVE AND LET LIVE. The new groups wahbis/ISIS/ DAEsh and their christian counter part EVANGELISTS have their expansionery – political and business program to implement.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Taraki is correct. It is time for Sinhala people, except a minority, forget political parties and get into one group. In this elelction that will be very important. Tamils and Muslims both can have their parties with the anme. for sinhala people it is racism. there is a minority who sells the country for their own benefit. Sri lanka also needs politicians out of the old boys club who are well trained mole rats. they do not mind selling the country to embassies and getting their ends completed. There are are many in those boots.
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Rohan / April 12, 2018
Sorry bud
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Kumar Paran / April 12, 2018
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka you say: “We know all this thanks to an in-depth piece of extended political reportage by DBS Jeyaraj, one of the most EMINENT Sri Lankan journalists and certainly the most authoritative analyst of Tamil affairs as well as the most authoritative Tamil analyst of Sri Lankan and Sinhala political trends.”
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I would like to point out that the same EMINENT DBS Jeyaraj also said this in his article:
“The TNA has demonstrated that it is a political party that will not shirk its duties despite RACIST INTIMIDATION to do what is right and ensure the stability and continuity of an elected government. The decision has been based on principle rather than expediency. It is very probable that the TNA will be severely criticised by those supportive of the NCM but the party should be proud that it has done the right thing.”
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I wonder who DBS Jeyaraj had in mind when he referred to this campaign of racist intimidation!
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Please click at this link for the updated version of DBS Jeyaraj’s article:
http://tinyurl.com/y7e3j2z4
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
I do no think that Tamils are an important part of the equation. what is important is the extremely corrupt parliament, prticularly the prominenet politicians, they do not have democratic partyconstitutions which allows capable yong leaders to come up, Ranil, Mahinda Rajapakse like people support only the corrupt come out. IF some one goes agains tthem they try to character assasinate him inside the parliament. I was watching a clip in which how dinesh gunawardane and Mahinda Rajapakse were trying hard for a kill. It was two shard against one small one Ranjan Ramanayake. YOu may have read else where here. That is OBAMA’s PIVOT to ASIA program. what is important is the muslims and buddhists becoming pawns of a big geopolitical game. Sri lanka, Myanmar, thailans and probably Kamboj and LAos too should be goin gthrough this. What ever west does it is multi-tasking, I think most important here is who the next common candidate going to be. I think, It is Ranil. Depending on the situation there may be a Tamil candidate in order to exclude the tamils votings,. Muslims have to be very careful in Asia. Because they are being targetted everywhere. I heard, Sri lanka is going to be a hub for drugs and weapons. Ravi May run the Terminal with his logistics company. He is alsoa powerful minister. Because, Ranil like power, he is willing to do what ever for that. He is also accused as a ultra liberal minister who is happy to sell everything. See what has happened to Insurance corporation. International companies bid for it. CPA’s news medium Ground views analyze that Basil and gota to be the presidential candidates. I think they want a few candidates from one side against Ranil. So, the help of embassies for 70 years getting worse and crucial. I don’t think the not stepping down and non -prosecution goes that easy. JACKAL opposition also did their political manoever.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Ranil wants power. He will do anything for anyone if they takes him there. CBK is for her family, her grandure and her nobel prize. so, do Mangala. Rajitha is coming into the equation because parliament is the most disgusting place worse than welikada or bogambara. I think from tamil side, TNA is doomed if not Tamils are doomed.
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Hamlet / April 12, 2018
Soft in the Head;-
Can you suggest anyone else for Prime Minister?
If not, just hold your Comments, because Ranil at least, has the Country’s Interest at Heart, and not His own Wealth, His Wife’s Wealth, or His Family’s Wealth.
Unlike the Other Option of the Rajapakses and their Greed!
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
What Dayan Jayathilake saying is right. But , what is important is geopolitical interests of the PIVOT TO ASIA program and interconnected superiority feeling of the 31% of minorities. Some French journalsit say, IT is the Tex book case of CIA strategy to make the Minorities fight against the Majority, Ranil’s only objective is beocming president and besides, for Ranil and Ranil’s henchmen why do they go to the oppostion when they get better salaries, new car permits, foreign tours, opportunity to offer contracts and tender their supporters or the one who gives the highest political donation. The silk route above china is complete and is operating. Yet, they want to continue to stop the Indian OCean flow of goods..
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
HAMLET: Do not talk adumb. either SLFP or UNP party constitutions does not allow capable people rising above the others. Ranil’s second in command is Sajith. HE chased out wijedasa Rajapakse. So, he selelct one jayawardane, one wijewardane or one Viraj Kariya wasama that is his pet project. they are born to govern. I am pretty sure not a Senanayake.
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Jayasingha / April 12, 2018
It is important that the balance SLFPers in the cabinet also leave the govt and sit with the opposition to ensure the present leader of the opposition is changed and then replaced by a UPFA/ SLFP member. Sambanthan. Is only focussed on his own agenda and is not concerned about the country.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
What ever it is, this time it will be, special interst parties needs the dominating issue in the elelctions and not Sinhala buddhist (never) Tamil HIndus or Peaceful Muslims that will; be the matter. Geopo;itical needs are a factor for sometime. that it will be this time too. Besides, Protestants are behind every thing. I think Ranil (an anglican) will be president this time and the PM will be One with multiple fraud charges who is a Catholic. HE is willing to be buddhist again if he is allowed. Evengelists are OK with that if their geopolitical grievences are addressed.
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Naman / April 12, 2018
Why is DJ against the NEW CONSTITUTION if it can bring peace and prosperity to the country. We have had enough of RACISM & minority SUPPRESSION. It is time to look at us SRI LANKAN and get the country out of the hands of Chinese/Indians.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
NAMAN: At present the place of buddhism is far weaker than what the Vritish had given us. govts are taking Lands owned by Buddhist viharas and Devals. ISral is chaging out arba because the genesis talks about their inheritance. but, the Sinhala govt has not allowed buddhists to claim their proper ownership and christians, T=and muslims are destroying those ancient places. Books say This land had been offered to buddha three times. That is not relelvant. But, what is in the bible is relevant. TO go with that, geopolitical interests of the west. Dayan Jayathilake was scared to talk about the George Zorro’s visit as soon as the Yahapalana govt came and they were talking about private loans to the govt and that came via Belgium.. what happened to that. What was the Grant of $ 750.000 or million that Mangala got from MCC for politics/Lands/Transpots (ports). these comments are dumb and they do not want those things to be reminded. Ranil went to Belgium to complete the GSP program.Arjun Mahendran was there. I wrote that more than once. Why We do not ask europe to complete some thing in order to buy Luxury cars fromthem. Ranil bought Rs 600 million worth cars for him from there.
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Ajith / April 12, 2018
Dayan,
We all know that how Mahinda came to power after paying billions to LTTE. We all know how much he paid to China & Russia to protect Mahinda from war crimes and human rights violation. We all know how much he paid to ministers and mps to get through 18th amendment. We all know how much he paid to SLFP minister to vote in favour of NCM. Unfortunately, you couldn’t succeed in buying Tamils and Muslims. What a joker? Accept the truth that there is no place for murderous dictator Mahinda & Gota in the hearts rational people
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Shenal / April 12, 2018
Ajith,
If Mahinda had indeed bought LTTE, there is no reason what so ever to believe that he couldn’t buy Tamil and Muslim politicians.
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ThanthaiChelva / April 16, 2018
Now that is a fantastic observation.
They have no shame jumping from camp to camp. So the price is not high.
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Taraki / April 12, 2018
I don’t know how much MR paid Russia and China, please tell me.
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Ajith / April 12, 2018
You must have read about who is the richest person in Srilanka!
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Native Vedda / April 13, 2018
Taraki
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“I don’t know how much MR paid Russia and China, please tell me.”
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Every government pays Russia, China and Pakistan not directly but through purchase of arms, commissions, kickbacks, promise to keep them happy, ……… open the airspace and seaports to them in case if they want to commit war crimes hoping these countries could use their international muscles to protect the island from war crime investigations.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Ajith: Mahinda Rajapakse also paid to Pabakaran to screw you Tamils up. Do you remember that too. IT is Basil and Alles who did it. AJITH Translate this article and read it. https://www.mondialisation.ca/la-violence-religieuse-au-sri-lanka-et-le-pivot-us-vers-lasie/5624057. Read this how west made LTTE stupid. Prior to the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi a leading member of a terrorist organization sheltered in the UK announced on BBC that Mrs.Indira Gandhi should be killed . Neither the Secretary General of the United Nations nor the Security Council directed an investigation into the International conspiracy to assassinate Mrs Indira Gandhi despite prima facie evidence on record that the funds and training were being received by these covert organizations from the UK and across the Atlantic.
Similarly it cannot be forgotten that an urgent message was sent to the late Rajiv Gandhi by the late Yasser Arafat that there was a covert plot to assassinate him, which came to pass. The fact that Yasser Arafat communicated the existence of this covert conspiracy would reveal that Mossad could not be very far from this plot, as a former Mossad agent has admitted in a controversial book that more than one side to the fratricide in Sri Lanka were trained by Mossad in Israel including sections of the LTTE .[ https://www.mondialisation.ca/le-monde-selon-monsanto/11175 ]
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concerned citizen / April 12, 2018
Dr DJ,
We have been saying all along that india will decide the direction of this country, now you see this is the fact, after great difficulty they dislodged MR, and they will do everything in their power for them never to return to power again.
as far as the TNA is concerned, they are only reiterating the MOU and agreement they had with RW and MY3 with regard to the tamil problems before the 2015 election so there is nothing new here.
The dogs can bark and chase cars but they cannot drive, as far as MR and his gang is concerned, its match over them, kaput!
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nalmen / April 12, 2018
what does dbs living in canada know what is happening here
he is inventing stories about ranil signing agreements
everyone knows that ranil does not keep his promises so there is nothing to worry about
has he incarcerated a single rajapaksa, no
they are all roaming the countryside planning the unp,s defeat in 2020
wake up dayan
we know you get a monthly handout from mahinda to keep the home fires burning by singing his
praises churning out article after article non stop
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Maheshini C. / April 12, 2018
Poor Dayan the serial looser!First he stopped short of selling Sanja in saying Ranil would loose and wrote reams on it.Now he says he knows how Ranil won the no confidence motion.Poor Dayan is indeed frustrated because the illusive Foreign Ministers post ,through the chit system has eluded him again .So has his ambition of returning Caesar like to Geneva where he ruined SRI Lanka right royally.Incidentally where are Dayan’s sidekicks Rajiva and Tamara?
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Maheshini: Read this to see whether DJ is lieing. It is you Tamils who are screwed up because Tamil christians are So dumb. Despite his repeated condemnations of violence against Muslims and the support of the former Muslim mayor of Colombo, the BBS is subjected to a vicious campaign of media misinformation.
However, the group is also critical of other minorities with significant international support, such as Christians. The BBS claims that the United States uses Evangelical Christianity to gain influence in the country. The United States has used Evangelical churches for political subversion in other countries in the past, a fact well documented in the book by Gerald Colby and Charlotte Dennett, “Thy Will be Done – The Conquest of the Amazon : “Your Will Be Made – The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelical Christianity in the Age of Oil.”
The BBS also claims that the country’s English-language media (Sri lankan english medium news) work for foreign interests. In most developing countries, English-language media is often a propaganda vehicle in the United States.
The BBS accused government minister Milinda Moragoda of waging a war against the nation’s Buddhists. A cable unveiled in 2011 by WikiLeaks revealed that Moragoda was a US agent.
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rbh / April 12, 2018
Why experts made a bad prediction that he going to loose.
Most them were spreading hate speech of the past two years shortcoming of UNP. The Prime Minister was silence not because his weakness. He won because doing a few small smart Drives and taking little steps. Does he not stand on having confidence/trusted out forever as one of the tallest of the nation after this motion.
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chiv / April 12, 2018
Good to know that there are foreign powers who prefer to keep the previous rogue regime at bay.I guess China,Russia Pakistan are not considered as foreign countries.
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ABm / April 12, 2018
Hapless bugger. you predicted that NCM will pass and end RW. As usual, you failed and now cry foul with usual “foreign power” accusation. How sorry state you are in. Your dream for next assignment as boot licking ambassador to foreign land is becoming more and more a dream.
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Mama Sinhalam / April 12, 2018
This guy should get his facts straight before pontificating. Pussy Sirisena is no commander in chief who can issue any order to the forces. He has to act with the authority of Pariiament under the 19th Amendment and Parliament is controlled by Ranil. DBS Jeyaraj is no “eminent” journalist. He is just a windbag with a lot of axes to grind. If Ranil is an American poodle, is MR a Chinese poodle. Gota and Basil are Chinese poodles with American citizenship because China is not the place to keep their looted money. . Ranil at least wants a fair solution to the ethnic problem. It is unfortunate he tarnished himself with the bond scam MR wants it to burn simply because it is the only way to return to power. Plenty of people will die as a result. MR will kill plenty of people to achieve his goal of power. But it is not good for the country. Get real Jayatilleke. Each time you write, your credibility vanishes. Now it is well below zero
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Nancy Reagan / April 12, 2018
My dear DJ,
Your an absolute serial lair. Actually DBSJ analised the NCM perfectly and in the end he exposes the fake ‘agreement’ between UNP and TNA as nothing but a hoax. Where is your deviance that such an ‘agreement’ exists??
Any 3-yr old can see it and draws a parallel to when Tissa A did the same after crossing over prior to Jan 2015 to undermine RW and UNP which didn’t work and there a legal proceedings against Tissa A. DJ, expect the same for your dubious and purposely wrote this article and got poor DBSJ involved for nothing. Your a spent force, your big words spoken with a stiff upper-lip doesn’t work anymore. It is evident, you have an agenda to promote you master (MR).
DBSJ goes on to state, only RW is interested in finding an everlasting end to this ugly ethnic divide and most Sri Lankans do.
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Douglas / April 12, 2018
An EXPLOSIVE article by DJ and equally “Explosive” comments and attacks by right, left and center. My attention is ONLY to that “SIGNED” (by RanilW) document now in the possession of Mr. Sambanthan of TNA. If such a “Document” agreeing to a “New Constitution” is TRULY signed by RW did exchange, then I consider this TNA Leader and the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mr. Sambandan is not only a “CACOPHONOUS IMBECILE” Leader but also an “IRRELEVANCY” to a Democratic System of Government. Even an ordinary citizen of the country now knows how a NEW CONSTITUTION is passed in Parliament and adopted in the country. Very well knowing the “imbecility” of this organism named “Sambandan” and also RW being the CROOK & CON ARTIST of the highest fame , definitely would have signed that “Document” which Jeyaraj has “Passed” on to this UTTERLY CONFUSED, but HAWKISH bird that is roaming around looking for a “PREY”. On that “13th Amendment” let his “MASTER’s VOICE” (MR) be heard. We heard it many time when he was “Governing”; but let us hear it from the Opposition.
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Justice and Fairplay / April 13, 2018
A really crude and damaging reference to Mr Sambandan. It damages the image of Mr Douglas and leaves Mr Sambandan untouched.
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Estate Labourer / April 12, 2018
Once again you bring up the words sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
What will be the point of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity if these require that the minorities live as second-class citizens?
Are concepts like devolution, federalism, and power-sharing incompatible with those three words you recite like a ‘Manthra’ all the time?
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
I posrt this separately, in case CT delets. this i smore evidence how the west funds Srilankan problems. Alternative media” funded by the US
The Sri Lankan government closed access to social networks immediately after the riots spilled over. A crucial organization operating with elements of the Sinhala government is the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a think tank funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). ) of the US government to the tune of $ 80,000.
The CPA promotes “alternative media” in Sri Lanka and founded Groundviews in 2017. According to NED, “Groundviews is a way for activists, bloggers and journalists to express their views. disseminate and discuss the themes of democracy and human rights “.
The National Endowment for Democracy was established in 1983 as a “soft power” tool to advance the interests of US foreign policy. Allen Weinstein, who helped found the NED, said in 1991 that “much of what we do today was done secretly by the CIA 25 years ago.”
Many stories of “Buddhist packs” come from Groundviews journalism.
Undoubtedly, there is extensive evidence of the destruction of hundreds of Muslim-owned businesses and dwellings, but so far there is no evidence pointing to the specific culprits of the crimes. Many sources in Sri Lanka suspect government agents provocative of being behind the riots, due to police inaction. They argue that the government is using repression of social networks and the state of emergency to distract attention from its abysmal political liabilities, endemic corruption and growing unpopularity. Evidence can emerge to support these claims.
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Jim softy / April 12, 2018
Another Point is Tamilnadu is very hostile to Srilanka. Tamils are hostile to Sri lanka. One reason is different SPY agencies are operating from India. Itis not only RAW. It includes other agencies. For the last few years since 1993 in tandem with the neoliberal globalization program imposing a creeping economic death sentence on several classes of Indian society including weavers, peasants, workers, petty traders, bomb blasts have been occurring in different cities of the Indian Union on ordinarly citizens with covert agencies operating, leaving thousands killed and maimed including Kashmiris in the State of Jammu and Kashmir including sections of the middle classes and working people in Mumbai , New Delhi , Tamil Nad, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, among other cities . Despite the fact that this discloses a complete and abject failure of more than one national party in power at the Centre and in the States where the bomb blasts have taken place the Security Council has not appointed an international inquiry to protect the lives of the Indian people against these covert attacks from allegedly terrorist organizations operating from inside India or from outside India and not a single government has resigned acknowledging responsibility in not being able to secure the right to life of the citizen of India a basic function of government .
The propoganda systems national and International have broked down , no one believes the Goebelsian news reports , the Security Council and IAEA are seen to be aiding and abetting invasions and occupations . Even war can no longer camouflage the civlizational collapse when it is necessary to kill innocent men, women and children for systems to survive .
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K.Pillai / April 12, 2018
Dayan Jayatilleka is predictable the day he joined the Tamil liberation movement EPRLF and then left.
He will turn to TNA bashing was predicted but it is absurd to suggest “…….TNA saved RW”.
Has DJ seen this so-called “Guarantee signed by RW?”.
DJ rates the TNA action ‘crassly unethical’. This from a man who does not understand ethics!
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Thanos / April 12, 2018
Butt-hurt, Dr. DJ? You should have used some lubrication.
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Spring Koha / April 13, 2018
What a delightful piece from the irrepressible Dr DJ. A full display of his surest characteristics; racist, xenophobic and fake-patriotism. But let us understand, this article all part of damage-limitation. He was hoping for the ‘right’ result on the 4th, that would have meant he would be eating kavum during this festive season. Alas, now he will only have dry bibbikam, and a bleak outlook for the New Year.
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Lasith / April 16, 2018
Spring Koha
You know what they say about drowning men?
A drowning man will try to cling on to a strand of hay to live.
That is exactly what Dr. DJ is doing, he is using a lousy a article written by a well known mercenary and morally dead dip shit journalist DBSJ.
Every one knows that DBSJ’s articles are all whimsical worthless non journalistic BS, yet he chooses to quote that crap to try to hide his sorrow of RW winning the NCM contrary to what Dr. DJ had predicted. Now he is running around talking through his Arse.
You know what, when I read DJ’s articles, it makes me sick that i want to puke. I wonder which Idiot gave DJ a doctorate? DJ’s intellect is comparable to the lowest of the lowest uneducated frustrated Sinhalese racist scum.
DJ should use that doctorate to wipe his Arse, that is what it is good for. DJ is so screwed that he doesnt even try to hide his true nature at least for the sake of curtsy or his title DR. He has drowned so much that he has thrown any iota of decency down the gutter.
I don’t wish that my worst enemy will have to sink this low to survive.
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M.Sooriasegaran / April 13, 2018
Changing the constitution as opposed to amending the existing 13th Amendment will require a referrendum with two thirds majority support. Ranil can never achieve this because he cannot muster sufficient support in the South even if he get 100% support from the Tamil parties. TNA’s strategy of achieving a fair reasonable deal for the Tamils through a referendum has no chance of succeeding unless a very substantial minority of Sinhala people vote for the new Constitution, which will of course will be in the long term interest of Sri Lanka and the unity of Sri Lanka. Leaving aside the anti-imperialist rhetoric of Mahinda faction, the threat of manipulation and interference in the social, economic and political affairs of Sri Lanka by the west has to be fought against. We should not become a puppet of the US or any other camp. We should remain independent.
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Native Vedda / April 13, 2018
M.Sooriasegaran
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“We should not become a puppet of the US or any other camp. We should remain independent.”
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The country will become a puppet only when the rulers refuse to treat its entire people well.
Tell us which country does preserve its independence?
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M.Sooriasegaran / April 13, 2018
Changing the constitution as opposed to amending the existing 13th Amendment will require a referrendum with two thirds majority support. Ranil can never achieve this because he cannot muster sufficient support in the South even if he get 100% support from the Tamil parties. TNA’s strategy of achieving a fair and reasonable deal for the Tamils through a referendum has no chance of succeeding unless a very substantial minority of Sinhala people vote for the new Constitution, which will of course will be in the long term interest of Sri Lanka and the unity of Sri Lanka. I doubt Ranil can muster this level of support from the Sinhala people. Leaving aside the anti-imperialist rhetoric of Mahinda faction, the threat of manipulation and interference in the social, economic and political affairs of Sri Lanka by the west has to be fought against. We should not become a puppet of the US or any other camp. We should remain independent.
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