Former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the allegations leveled against him on plundering state wealth – particularly the wealth accumulated after the defeat of the LTTE – are baseless and claims he is not even financially well-off to buy a house for himself.
“The truth is I don’t even have a house to live in still. I am trying to buy a house because the house that I currently live in is owned by my mother-in-law and she was living here for 40 years. I currently use this house because she is living in the US,” he has said in an interview with the Daily Mirror.
He has said the decision to not prosecute LTTE Leader KP was mutually agreed on by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the three security commanders because they believed it would pave way for him to cooperate with their investigations into the LTTE network.
However, as for KP’s wealth and his fleet of ships that Gotabaya is accused of taking control, he has said that he has no idea about it because all details are with the military intelligence, some of which even he hasn’t had access to.
Meanwhile, he has stated that he believes the failure to punish members of the government promptly for their wrongdoings is one of the reasons that contributed towards the public losing faith in his brother’s regime.
Gon denak una gaha yate anekagtha .. / February 12, 2015
Come ,come ,now, what are you trying to prove here ? what do you think all Lankans are grass eating cows like the 47% gonas who voted for your brother?
Everyone knows how you snatched the house of the paint industry owner and many others ,how you kidnapped businessman’s sons and daughters for ransom . these people will come and testify soon,it is a matter of time, but with 47% gonas on your family side ,you may still be able to rob these gonas again for another 20 years,,
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amarasiri / February 13, 2015
Former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa
“Meanwhile, he has stated that he believes the failure to punish members of the government promptly for their wrongdoings is one of the reasons that contributed towards the public losing faith in his brother’s regime.”
So, you admit there were crimes, murders, kidnapping, robbery etc.
Have you heard about Lasantha Wickramatunga? BBS and its victims?
Sri Lanka’s defence secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, says General Sarath Fonseka will be executed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHlSZnrUiE
Aluthgama attack BBS and maRa Thugs Killed her Father Courtesy by Gota.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTbhlVxs5xc
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Palmsquirrell / February 12, 2015
So Gota expects us to believe he is poor while all MaRa cronies were pilfering the state. It defies belief.
He must be having money and property under his familys’ names.
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dcn / February 12, 2015
Gota expects us to believe his story and he thinks we are all fools.
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Amarasiri / February 15, 2015
dcn
“Gota expects us to believe his story and he thinks we are all fools.”
Yes, he knows there are 5,500,000 fools who voted for his brother Medamulana Mahinda Rajapaksa, and that was 47.5% of the population.
After all, still, 470 years after the Copernican Revolution, 25% of the Americans and Europeans, and about 40% of the Asians believe what the ancients and the Church claimed, the Sun goes around the stationary Earth, as the Sun rises from the East ans sets in the West.
1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth, Survey Says
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/14/277058739/1-in-4-americans-think-the-sun-goes-around-the-earth-survey-says
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sama / February 12, 2015
It is high time to go on a money collection of that Gommanpila-political teenager style in order to build a house for this man I guess. This man his kith and kin has looted to core but seem to have no house in sl built but out of the country.
HOw can these men even after been defeated by people s power to further stay in that same mode of cheating nation ? Either they think island nation is fully idiots, or they are idiots not being able to take it right.
He still says everything to the same roudy manner, but knowing that his brother Samurdhi man looted and even flee the country. Until today nothing si read about the man and his opinions as to why the bugger left here for the states. These men they have brought up to a manner not even the very poor of the nation would do. There is no respect and dignity in their performances of what soever.
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Chopra / February 12, 2015
GR has many lands and hotels in Moratuwa. I have seen him frequenting these places with escort. What blatant lies this murderer utters now. Do you think all the people believe like the way those 5.8M people voted for your brother. What about your mansions in California.
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paul / February 13, 2015
Property addresses and copies of title deeds please. As you know you can obtain these documents legally from the respective land registry offices / kachcheries. Just scan and send them to CT, they will publish. My request to you is put-up or shut-up.
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Sylvester / February 12, 2015
Now Major General Prasad Samarasinghe is coming out with one by one what happened to him by coming forward to implement your dirty contracts, among others making life miserable for General Fonseka and promoting Bodu Bala sena.
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Nagananda / February 12, 2015
I cant’t understand why the people come to conclusions with no credible evidence of wrongdoing.
We have to accept that the MS regime is utterly slow and hopeless. By now new regime should have taken in all criminal elements responsible for embezzling wealth of the Nation. We are a civilised nation and I believe that it is unfair to point a finger against any person until at least a prima facie case is established.
People should find fault to MS – RW regime for its incompetence. I don’t think People will tolerate this unacceptable slowness any more.
Ranil’s previous regime lived only 2 years. The way his government move forward at snail pace suggests that his rule may end up after his so-called accelerate programme scheduled to complete in 100 days.
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dcn / February 12, 2015
It is true investigations are slow but one must agree that they are carrying inquiries on all aspects before final arrest as present regime Maithree/Ranil will not apply the “jungle law” or “white van” tactics applied by previous regime. The crooks will definitely be
Punished and sent to jail.
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billy / February 12, 2015
they didn’t need any law when they wanted to remove the CJ though..
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kala / February 13, 2015
You are talking as a foolish fellow. Still thinking that some people who are using modern technology are also foolish
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bo / February 13, 2015
Did n’t you know RW was in MS’ payroll. He got his Merc from MR, and in turn he has become the secret informer. So, tethered to RW, MS would not be able to do much, we have two people tethered with different objectives and agendas.
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Tilak de Silva / February 12, 2015
Mr Gotabaya rajapakse had a job to perform, that wsa defeating LTTE and getting rid of Velupunde Prabahkaran, which he did with help of security forces and of course Mr Sarath Fonseka, sadly latter and the regime fell outwhich wsa a sad spectacle to Sri Lanka. After the war Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse took on the role of rehabilitating Colombo and suburbs, whis was a magnificient job,. Of course there are hangers on in any regime/project that will abuse the previlege of responsibility. Unfortunately Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse is stuck with that dark stain.
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Jabberwocky / February 12, 2015
Looks like the Rajapakses have the ‘congenital liar’ genes in the family.
Gota must think we are all a bunch of morons if he expects us to believe that ” he is not even financially well-off to buy a house for himself.”
What next???
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Sylvia Haik / February 12, 2015
You should read again exactly what he said. He hasn’t got one house to live in, which is true because he has more than one. In life, what goes around comes around, and Gota’s day will soon come. His best friend these days is Gandasara Thera and is under the impression that with his divine influence, despite Gandasara’s fornication, corruption, drink addiction and wickedness, Gota will attain Nirvana. Sadu, Sadu Saa.
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Lanka Liar / February 12, 2015
Then we have to hive him a house.
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dingiri / February 12, 2015
I hear there is a very suitable and extremely secure house in Welikada.
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Rohan Polwatte / February 12, 2015
You were in your brother regime too. You did not allow a proper judicial proceeding for the mureder of baratha lakshman(another fking thug whom I dont respect),You were illegally helping the accused to leave the country. You another another scumbag who did not want law and order in the country. Thats why you wanted everything under UDA defense control. I don thave enough space to write your stupidity. You another uneducated SCUMBAG who got to be defence sec thanks to your brother becoming the president. You another person who contributed to your btoher(whom I regards as braineless sumbag thug) defeat.
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punchiniame / February 12, 2015
To add to the evidence of how Duminda was protected personally by Gota and WHY, the costs paid for the fake medical report, and the visits
made by them, one must read:-
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Rohan Polwatte / February 12, 2015
You uneducated baboons do city beautification. What heppend to the floating market? Its under water? What happened to the bellenwila hiking rougte? You killed the fish and birds. You did everything without consulting the educated enviormentalists or engineers. All new prjects were done by your baboon brainless family is a debacle to the enviorement plus the the countrys economy.
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Senthil / February 12, 2015
MR appointed Gotha because he is his brother. It is a bloody shame to CT to respect him as a human being and publish his article. Could have used this space for some other useful article. This man is a waste of space. Do some thing to strip all the stolen money from this lire and spend on poor people – after all the tax payers are responsible to pay back.
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nayana / February 12, 2015
You don’t even house to live, but you can rent a house with 12 lacks per month.
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mala / February 12, 2015
I believe Rajapaksha family members gone mad. wasting our time here on these stupid guys
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Emmanuel / February 12, 2015
Read the interesting article written in the “Daily Mirror dated 12 Feb by Lakna Paranamana! “No one will be able to replace me – Gotabaya´´
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PJBS / February 12, 2015
Lakna’s interview with Gota was a puff piece. No hard questions were asked in regards to Gota appointing his lackeys from California and military to govt. institutions. No questions asks about his son occupying the Los Angeles Counsel’s residence. No questions asked about his involvement with the hospitals. No questions asked in regards to the security firm and his relationship to it. His relationship to Duminda Silva etc… One has to be patient while the authorities do their due diligence in gathering incriminating evidence. It’s a bottom up round up to catch the mighty fish. You start with making deals with the bottom rung thugs so that they will sing like a canaries about their lord and master. Last, one has to view the BBC interview with this thug. One takes away that he is a psychopath no different from Saddam, Idi Amin, Ghadffy, and Pol Pot.
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Park / February 12, 2015
As per his name “Got-A-baya” he ran off to USA because he was scared, that too when terrorist LTTE was strong. If he was a strong, patriotic person he would have stayed behind and would not have left the army. He comes back when his brother was elected. This shows his motive. He knew very well that he can make money. How did he spend so much of money for his son’s wedding, where did he get it from?
I thought at least now he would have come to his sense, but it appears he has not realized what he has done to peace loving Sri Lankans. Has he forgotten the white vans he operated, and the threats he yelled publicly which we all viewed on TV?
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Ram / February 13, 2015
” he has not realized what he has done to peace loving Sri Lankans ”
He does know what he did FOR the Sri Lankans. It is because of his leadership that the security forces were able to wrest control of the country from that barbarian Prabhakaran. The peace that you enjoy today is the result.
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Upul / February 12, 2015
Aney Paww….Innocent Gotabaya. Bullshit!
Check the assets of his children and extended family, and it should lead right back to him.
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Ruwan Abeygunawardana / February 12, 2015
When I read all these comments I feel sad about Sri Lankans, we had a 30 years war and tigers did everything they could do to punish entire nation, We all know what President Premadasa and Ranil did, finally tigers like a country with 3 forces, only Rajapakshe government defeated them. Western governments requested them to stop the war at the finally phase, but Rajapakshe’s refused that. Whan I went to Sri Lanka I saw the development in the country, university graduates got the government jobs without waiting for years, buut we all forget those and we wanted a UNP government. Now we have that, so results of this government can be enjoyed within few years, wait and see. Nation which doesn’t know what is the meaning of gratitude will suffer forever.
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Roha Polwatte / February 12, 2015
Yo BURRU RUWAN you must be the one who voted for rajavassas. Just becuase they solved one problem and created millions you cannot vote the idiots to power forever. Rajavassas was only interested in NEPOTISM. You another fool who think about the past 30 years and dont care what the idiots do at present. If they were smart we wouldnt have any problem in sri lanka.BTW if not FOR SF we would still have LTTE. MR would ve been on the pay check of prabakaran. RAJAVASSA CAN BE BOUGHT FOR MONEY.All you have to do is give them money and materialistic thing and just act like you support them. I KNW THE WHOLE BUNCH OF MONKEYS PERSONALLY.
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JJ / February 12, 2015
Ruwan – you are a coolaid drinking sheep. Hitler too was flowed by blind Germans prior to the end of WWII. He built them autobahns and great industries to thrive on all for naught. At the end of WWII Gemany was reduced to rubble. There were some idiots in Germany who refused to believe that Hitler had murdered 6 million plus people during a course of 12 years. Use your head before you drink the coolaid.
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Rabok / February 13, 2015
Ruwan – I appriciate your bold comment – I cannot believe my eyes when I read these comments about GR – How can these guys be so ungrateful for what he had done to save this country from LTTE terror – we are living peacefully in this country today because of Rajapaksa Gov. – for any reason If Ranil or CBK continued to rule this country beyond 2009 – Prabakaran still determines our fate – Will Wignashwaram ever pass his Genocide resolution if Rajapaksas were in power — Never for sure – because Rajapaksa perfectly understood TNA agenda and kept them in their due place and did everything to counter the threat of TNA polys – now what is happening we are giving in to all their polys in the name of Democracy – hell with democracy – we certainly cannot copy paste western democracy – to get the countries like us out of the bloody shit that we are in — we need strong minded leaders to kick the asses of lousy , lazy , indisciplined , irrelevant Public sector and many in the general public to become more productive and more focused and more useful – unless otherwise this country have no future – like many commenting on CT we are so good in pointing fingers at others – but miserably fails to see their own mistakes – point you finger at yourself and ask what the heck I have done for my country for all these years – then many will understand that are not eligible to point their finger at GR – without jabbering like wattiammas go and lodge your complains with the relevant authorities and wait
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shankar / February 12, 2015
I’am stupefied that people here are attacking a man who is lamenting that he has not got a decent roof above his head.How embarrassing to live in a mother in laws house even though she is in a mansion in the US.The taxpayers should see that he is housed in welikada where he can live the rest of his life in peace and dignity.
in the alternative he can withdraw the money from sychelles and san marino which he visited when he made his everlasting wish to see the pope and use that money to buy a house in srilanka. However he should be careful because these vindictive guys will try to make out that he has robbed the country and will ask him how he obtained it.nobody asks the old rich how they licked the arseholes of the british and got their lands and houses,but when the new rich buy a house everyone wants to know how they got the money.
Good on you gota for not stupidly buying a house in srilanka.
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Ram / February 13, 2015
You do SEEM to know a thing or two. He also said in the interview that if anybody could prove his ownership of any house (other than where he is living) he would without a second thought donate it to him/her. Why not strike while the iron is hot ?
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shankars / February 12, 2015
” he has no idea about it because all details are with the military intelligence, some of which even he hasn’t had access to.”
military intelligence chief-sir,you wanted to speak to me.
gota-ah,yes.i want to have all the files regarding the KP investigation.Send it to me immediately.
intelligence chief-i can send you some of the files,but not all.
gota-what do you mean not all.
chief-sir,as the defence secretary you don’t have access to some of the very confidential ones,such as the assets of the LTTE.Only the president and myself have access to them
Gota-what.do you know who you are speaking to you shit eating pig,you you you,i will i will kill you,the people will kill you you shit eating pig,send those files or come and meet me,i will send a van for you.
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gamini / February 12, 2015
Let the Commission on Lanka Logistics begin to find how much Gota made on the purchase of arms. Although he used his powers to silence any who provided information even threatening Courts and filing cases against The Sunday Leader that exposed first resulting in Fredrica Janz fleeing for her life. How much he made on the sale of valuable Commercial property in the city will be revealed very soon. Can he explain how Karuna Amman was issued a Diplomatic Passport in the name of Kokila Gunawardene? How if someone else had falsified a Passport? Here not even an Inquiry after Karuna was deported from the UK.
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Native Vedda / February 12, 2015
gamini
Was he involved in the purchase of Holiday Inn?
Where is VP’s gold and cash?
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taraki / February 12, 2015
Can you explain how the new clean President appointed his brother SLT Chairman within two weeks of his election victory?
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Javi. / February 13, 2015
“”How much he made on the sale of valuable Commercial property in the city will be revealed very soon.””
You have to squeez Parse balls that are registered in the UK- TATA Aban
You have parasites known as solicitors whno were in a way responsible for the deprecation of the judicary and Choksy took it further for his lot by certifying that CJ (position) could be ousted. Which his and GL perises God late Palkiwala the man who quoted chapter and vers of of every law of evidence and constiution of India used to Stop Indira oust the CJ and asume dictotorship.
Money talks not morals or ethics for these baron robbers who came via kochikade colombo 14 by boat lived there in the harbour line rooms etc then never paid utility bills – just robbed bribing the linesman pipe man etc.
the man you admire- Dudley the ladies man gave these pricks citizenship.
Dont forget Goo`ta knew Hindia before Basil love story by studying at Madras University.- He tried showing off that he is better than the Best of IIT Indians- he sunk, to Konkani IIT’an the defense minister.
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Pot Shot / February 12, 2015
For the Secretary of Defence not to know anything about the below mentioned matter in itself proves that he is 3rd rated liar. A man who appoints inefficient command people so that he can manipulate them doesn’t know anything about major investigation. My bloody foot!!! please don’t treat us like the people from the village you come.
“However, as for KP’s wealth and his fleet of ships that Gotabaya is accused of taking control, he has said that he has no idea about it because all details are with the military intelligence, some of which even he hasn’t had access to.”
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su siri / February 12, 2015
aww…poor baby. What happened to all the illegal arms money? Aww the swiss banks holding up your dollars? LOL!
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su siri / February 12, 2015
aww…poor baby. What happened to all the illegal arms money? Aww the swiss banks holding up your dollars? LOL! Vacancy at Welikada and Bogambara houses.
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gogomahinda / February 12, 2015
A common modus operandi for some politicians is not buy/build in their name.This is well known that Gota has properties everywhere (from Kirulapone to Cinnamon Gdns) and if he goes live in one of them now it will draw attention to the castles.
They built mini palaces just to meditate/vegetate,had baby elephants to swiss dogs and both murdered and lived off poor Lanka so catch these horas without a castles of their own.
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dingiri / February 12, 2015
Uga Bay Passikudah, Jungle Beach Katchuvelli. Finco manage these but find out who the real owners are. All belong to now “homeless” cleptocrats.(Basil and Finco worked closely together under Gamini Dissanayake the other big time crook who robbed the country blind).
Trace the leases. Find out if the govt. received any money for it. Who paid it. Its Guaranteed to open a can of worms. If there is the will of course.
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sundaram / February 12, 2015
we are surprised about his audacity and confidence to come forward before the people and talk very very innocently. if the present rulers mean business everything will come out very soon; if they are cowards nothing will come out.
=sundaram
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Rabok / February 12, 2015
Hey guys – I red most of your comments – I have one question – SF and many other Commanders who contributed towards the annihilation of LTTE goons were in the forces before GR became DS – but still we could not achieve the final victory against LTTE goons – Why?? – simply because there were no proper political leadership – there were no proper political backing – there were no proper Arms and ammunition – and not enough supply of arms and ammunition – no proper programme to strengthen the ranks of forces – no proper place was given to commanders who are capable (capability was not a criteria for promotions – politically connected dead weights among the ranks were promoted to top slots )- To make the matters worst Political leadership in the country had no backbone to resist the international pressure — How many times our forces came very closer to achieve major victories and were ask to
retract- How many major camps were destroyed while the responsible commanders of thesee camps were on leave (very poor discipline among rank)
The reason why I keep on saying that we cannot ignore the role GR/MR played towards winning war is — these guys manage to eliminate all the above reasons that contributed towards our failures against LTTE goons and provided a solid backing and bought the capabilities of our tri forces under one coordinated command
and made one single formidable war machine – the role GR played in forming this unified force is not small
Therefore we should be grateful enough to give due credit to him for winning our freedom
Insulting him like a pickpocket is no good – he may have his share of negative qualities- for that matter we all have good and bad sides – Srilal I think I have answered your Q – We still consider Dutugamunu as one of our grate king – who manage to wipe out south Indian tamil domination in the country and bring the entire country under the kingdom of Anuradapura – but none of these kings were pure saints – they also had their bad side – bur still we consider them as grate kings
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Plato. / February 12, 2015
It is not the responsibility of the State to provide housing for a Public Servant who is no longer in Service! But,if he is serious he could apply to SAJITH who is the Minister of Housing. But, he needs to apply soon before he is taken into custody!
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Peter Perera / February 12, 2015
Yes your room is reserved in the Welikada Prison, for pilfering the country’s assets. You don’t need a house. All the wealth you appropriated from the defense budget and is staked away in foreign countries should be confiscated and brought back. From Seychelles to Los Angeles to Dubai…. You story is good for the brainless fools in Sri Lanka who can be take on rides.
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Rabok / February 13, 2015
Ah!! Who appoint you as the Chief Judge and as Prison Commissioner – Do not talk bull
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bo / February 13, 2015
GR are you kidding really? You might not have one in Colombo, but what about the ones built in somewhere near sinharaja adaviya; the secret place that was out of bounds to all else and one time UNP tried to raid but stopped by your body guards. The secret Citadel of Rajapaksha brothers! Also I bet you have enough lolly stashed away in foreign banks, it would be adequate to buy dozens of mansions in western countries. Sure, now is not the right time to show your riches , just bide your time and wait for the tide that would take you to your utopia.
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Mo / February 13, 2015
If you have born after least 1983, like me, and who have lived in the country , you should know what was like to be in a country without any future, without any leadership,without any hope.
MR and Gota least gave us hope, people should thankfull for that.
I Can’t believe how many people here disrespect him without any evidence as of yet.
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Javi. / February 13, 2015
he is a f**ing coward like hole in one vp.
Hitler was a brave man.
Your pedigree of mercenary shows.
If not for international support of destropying supply chans ships funding overseas from 2007 there was newver any victory.
You are slave nation born after 83 what you have seen is nothing kabaragoya.
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