Basil Rajapaksa laid to rest rumors of a rift between himself and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa with respect to who would be the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna, saying that it will be former president and their elder brother Mahinda who will nominate the candidate.
Basil
In an interview with the ‘Ada’ newspaper (June 29), Basil said that his primary concern is to defeat this government and it doesn’t matter if it is Gotabaya or anyone else who contests the next presidential election.
‘No one has suffered at the hands of this government as I have. If one of my brothers comes forward I can play a more prominent role. The relationship I have with President Mahinda is the same as the one I have with Gotabaya. We went to school together, we were in the USA together. Since Mahinda and Chamal were older they were a bit distant to us. The truth is that if Gotabaya comes forward it will be I who will run the country since he is new to politics.’
Basil also stated that past mistakes cannot be repeated because they contributed to the defeat of Mahinda Rajapaka.
He revealed that he had come to an understanding with Gotabaya regarding the presidential election. ‘We don’t know who Mahinda will nominate or if either of us would be nominated either. However, there will be no conflict between us. May the gods protect those who envisage such a division.’
Burt / June 29, 2018
“If Gota Becomes President, I Will Run The Country’ — Basil”
CT please clarify. Is there a typo. Did he mean “Run” or “Ruin”?
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K.Pillai / June 29, 2018
Burt ~ “Did he mean “Run” or “Ruin”?”.
Is there anything left in the ruins to run?
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Burt / June 30, 2018
KP:
You seem to have already given-up on the country. One can hope it will rise again from the ruins. Half full sounds better than half empty. There is no reason to bitch about the country if we don’t care.
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Lankan / June 30, 2018
haha! good one!
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Amarasiri / June 30, 2018
Basil Rajapaksa
RE: ‘If Gota Becomes President, I Will Run The Country’ — Basil
You mean, If Gota Becomes President, I Will RUIN The Country as before with my brothers and their families?
Since the mean IQ’s of the Paras in the Land of Native Veddah Aethho is 79, they will not know one from the other.
After all Sinhalayas have a reputation being Modayaas., Fools.!
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Hamlet / June 30, 2018
Sinhalaya Modaya, Kavum Kanna Yodaya,
Apeyma Jaathiya, Sinhala Jaathiya, Nathivena Paata Penaii!
Are We still Willing to hand the Country over to the Hambantota Clan?
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Mallaiyuran / June 30, 2018
Modern Economics says Middleman has a service to pride.
You can give it to China or you can give it to Old Royals and they will do it for you. Of cause the end is same.
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Amarasiri / July 1, 2018
Basil Rajapaksa,
RE: ‘If Gota Becomes President, I Will Run The Country’ — Basil
Sinhalaya Modaya,(IQ 79) Kavum Kanna Yodaya,
Apeyma Jaathiya, Sinhala Jaathiya, Nathivena Paata Penaii!
Hambantota Varaya, Cheena Varaya, ….
How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — Every time Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, turned to his Chinese allies for loans and assistance with an ambitious port project, the answer was yes.
Yes, though feasibility studies said the port wouldn’t work. Yes, though other frequent lenders like India had refused. Yes, though Sri Lanka’s debt was ballooning rapidly under Mr. Rajapaksa.
Over years of construction and renegotiation with China Harbor Engineering Company, one of Beijing’s largest state-owned enterprises, the Hambantota Port Development Project distinguished itself mostly by failing, as predicted. With tens of thousands of ships passing by along one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the port drew only 34 ships in 2012.
And then the port became China’s.
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Amarasiri / June 30, 2018
Basil Rajapaksa
Re: ‘If Gota Becomes President, I Will Run The Country’ — Basil
Didn’t your brother Mahinda Run or Ruin the country before?
China’s “debt trap” is even worse than we thought
https://qz.com/1317234/chinas-debt-trap-in-sri-lanka-is-even-worse-than-we-thought/
An egotistical president, an influx of foreign cash, and a massive pile of debt led to Sri Lanka handing over an entire port to China in December 2017, on a century-long lease.
That handover gave China a strategic foothold just 100 miles from its rival India, akin to how the Soviet Union’s foothold in Cuba raised US blood pressure during the Cold War. Chinese submarines have already appeared there.
But now new details have emerged, including the news that despite ceding the port, Sri Lanka is more indebted to Beijing than ever thanks to the high interest rates on its existing loans. This year, the country owes nearly $13 billion, out of a forecast revenue of less than $14 billion.
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Simon De Silva / June 30, 2018
This nation would let ruin the country so easily..
They dont care aabout anything but to rally round to these rascal Rajapakshes should be a curse.
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Maharage, Nimal / June 29, 2018
Listen, Listen, and Listen Gullible Sinhala Buddhists !!
If Gotler becomes President, he can create gas chambers to kill everyone opposing his views and work while I can make million dollar commissions from corrupted deals with China, in the same way my brother MaRa did during his 10 year reign of corruption and terror.
Then, I can also appoint Willie Gamage as my Secretary to discuss mega commission deals
I am happy for you Gullible Sinhala Buddhists !!
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Burt / June 29, 2018
MN:
Mr.10% will become Mr.30% overnight. Can you blame him? Even if he leaves Chamal out he will have to split the loot with MR and Gota.
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Native Vedda / June 30, 2018
Burt, Hamlet
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Basil has just lost Dr Gota’s presidential elections.
Basil must continue to stake claim to a share of Dr Goata’s presidential powers.
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shankar / June 30, 2018
burt
he was already Mr.30% when he was economic development minister.Shared 3 ways.
ps.Thank god chamal was a decent bloke or it would have ended up as mr.40%.
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Amarasiri / July 3, 2018
Maharage, Nimal,
“Listen, Listen, and Listen Gullible Sinhala Buddhists !!” Mean IQ 79, you will be taken for a ride made to be Gullible Sinhala Buddhists suckers again, and again and again.
National IQ Scores – Country Rankings
https://photius.com/rankings/national_iq_scores_country_ranks.html
The intelligence scores came from work carried out earlier this decade by Richard Lynn, a British psychologist, and Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish political scientist, who analysed IQ studies from 113 countries, and from subsequent work by Jelte Wicherts, a Dutch psychologist.
Countries are ranked highest to lowest national IQ score.
Rank
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1 Singapore 108
2 South Korea 106
3 Japan 105
28. Sri Lanka 79
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Analyst / June 29, 2018
Mr 10%. Dream on. That’s all I can say.
You think you’re Scott free of allegations of corruption during your time in power??
Thick rumps are ready for another round , only thing the people are more wiser now.
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Panduka / June 29, 2018
Their cronies such as Mervin Silva, Duminda Silva, Kshanika & Kumara Hirimburegama will have a gala time again. God save Sri Lanka and Universities in Sri Lanka.
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K.Pillai / June 29, 2018
But but but. Both are US citizens.
In 2005 (or thereabout) Basil asked for US$48 million to build himself an office with seaviews, MR did not go along. Basil has the same dream but the price today may be half a billion US$.
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Panduka / June 29, 2018
“The truth is that if Gotabaya comes forward it will be I who will run the country since he is new to politics.”
Doesn’t this confirm the comments of outgoing US High Commissioner that Gota is not politically matured .
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Analyst / June 30, 2018
Panduka
They’re not only politically matured they’re politically bankrupt as well.
God save SL.
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RK / June 30, 2018
Irresponsible statement
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Panduka / June 30, 2018
Ven Upali Thero told Gota to become a Hitler. Basil says he is new to Politics. The combine effect of these two comments will be Gota is a Politically immature, dictator/Despot
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gamini / June 30, 2018
These Rajapaksas believe that this country is their family fiefdom. When the old man died the family did not have money to put up a monument. They had to siphon almost a Hundred million rupees from the govt coffers to do so, to project the family name. The Rajapaksa family has amassed wealth both from the Sinhalese and the LTTE . Three trunk loads of gold which they have sold out. They robbed the Tsunami funds sent for rehabilitation of the poor. Then they point at RW and talk of the Bond scam as if the Rajapaksas are lily white.. The Bond scam money have not gone to RW’s personal account but for the Party, to meet expenses to preserve Democracy. It is easy for the arm chair critics to shout about the Bond scam where the UNP would have been bought over by MR if the Party had no funds. One day in the future the public will realise how Democracy was saved by RW and if not for this man Democracy would have died long time ago. This is the reality although it may be bitter for some.
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Hamlet / June 30, 2018
Gamini;
Hambantota means, the port where the ‘Hambayas’ landed!
Are you sure that the Gift of Amassing Vast amounts of Money was given by Allah to the Native People of Hambantota?
Or was it a Skill inherited from their Hamba Ancestors?
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Nintavur / June 30, 2018
Louts. Bloody Louts. Left Sri Lanka in mufti wearing a pair of jeans and a shirt immediately after the brother lost the election. Called Mister TenPercent.. Prophet Mohammed help us if they take the country back.
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Freethinker / June 30, 2018
Only God can help
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Panduka / June 30, 2018
The message between the lines is obvious. ” Do not nominate him , he is politically immature. Nominate me . I am politically mature” The rift is out on display.
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Rajash / June 30, 2018
If Gota becomes President all the Rajapakases will run the country down
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Buddhi Perera / June 30, 2018
They think this country is their private property
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Eagle Eye / June 30, 2018
In 2015, Awamangala fired a ‘puswedilla’ by saying that he knows where Mahinda is hiding 18 Billion Dollars taken from the country. Three years passed but he failed to show where Mahinda is hiding his money. Now the UNP is saddled with ‘Bond Scam’, Arjun Mahendran, Arjun Alosius’ checks to UNP Parliamentarians, ETI Scam. In order to deviate attention he has fired another ‘puswedilla’ related to payment to Mahinda by Chinese companies using a cheap white journalist. Gonjan who is doing donkey work for UNP make a big noise about this. These guys do not have brain to understand that ordinary folks in the country do not buy this kind of stories anymore. Few two legged donkey ‘Toiyas’ might buy this story.
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Burt / June 30, 2018
Blind Eagle:
Mahendran followed the same organizational procedures that Cabral had during the last govt for the Raja’s to loot the system, he failed to close them after the govt got kicked out.
Alosius saw a business opportunity and took the whole bunch to school, at least up to now the govt is only fishing. There is no laws breached yet the kangaroo courts are holding people without bail and at the same time preventing FCID from arresting the real thieves.
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srilal / June 30, 2018
Eagle Eye ,
‘Three years passed but he failed to show where Mahinda is hiding his money.’ there are a few good reasons behind the stalemate , Rajapakses are not that stupid to deposit their loot under their own names ;further , This so called good governance had muddled up the whole investigation before they initiated the real work . Remember Hosni Mubarak’s loot still can;t be traced ,so learn to have some patience mate , your demi god will have been caught before you know.
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srilal / June 30, 2018
Eagle Eye,
‘These guys do not have brain to understand that ordinary folks in the country do not buy this kind of stories anymore.’
Actually this applies for the rice eating two legged die hard Mahinda buffaloes , for them , no matter how bad Mahinda had ruined the country , they won’t buy any of them , for them Mahinda is the Messiah who can cue every thing under the sun . That’s what we call ‘Slave Mentality’ .
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Eagle Eye / June 30, 2018
Srilal
“Mahinda had ruined the country”
Mahinda did not ruin the country. Mahinda ruined the ‘Eelam Dream’ of Demalu. For that reason Demalu hate Rajapakses.
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Navin / June 30, 2018
Sri Lankans beware! The old scoundrels are planning a come back, this time headed by the man who caused fear among journalists, opposition members, members of the media, and anyone brave enough to criticize them. The played the country out, money laundered, bought expensive real estate here and abroad, and their ill gotten gains have been stashed away, no one, not even our investigators can find them.
Flashy cars, sharks in fish tanks, unsolved murders, journalists fleeing for their lives, but don’t worry people, the roads will be clean again.
SRI LANKANS NEVER, EVER, LEARN LESSONS.
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Eagle Eye / June 30, 2018
There is lot of talk about Hitler. We had two Hitlers. One is Prabhakaran responsible for the death of more than 100,000 innocent unarmed men women and children. The other one is Batalanda Wadakaya who is responsible for the death of 60,000 Sinhala youths. They were tortured and burnt in road side using tires. Upali Thero did not ask Gotabhaya to do this kind of things. He asked Gotabhaya to build the country ruined by ‘Yahapalana’ Government.
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Burt / June 30, 2018
EE:
Are you really bad in maths or just stupid?
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Champa / June 30, 2018
Eagle Eye
I have one question. If it was Mahinda’s Birthday, will the Venerable Thero even mention a name like Hitler?
The name came naturally for Gotabhaya.
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srilal / June 30, 2018
Champa ,
You just can’t exonerate MR from all the inhuman crimes which Gotabaya had committed , MR was the president and he must have known all the crimes happening under his very nose , there is no way he can possibly wash his hands by saying it wasn’t me , it was Gota !!1 . Gota had the direct blessings from your demi god to continue with his unspeakable crimes against mankind.;accordingly , they are partners in crime !
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Champa / June 30, 2018
Srilal
Yeah, MR was the President but I don’t believe he was aware of what Gotabhaya/Basil did in general. He was shielded from what was happening in the country. Nobody was dared to say anything against his siblings.
Anyways, to his credit, MR never put the blame on others or on his siblings, a rare quality for a politician. He is still better than others in the government or the opposition. He should be given another chance.
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Burt / July 3, 2018
Champa:
“Yeah, MR was the President but I don’t believe he was aware of what Gotabhaya/Basil did in general. “
And you call him a good leader and want him back?
:))
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srilal / June 30, 2018
Eagle Eye ,
‘The other one is Batalanda Wadakaya who is responsible for the death of 60,000 Sinhala youths. They were tortured and burnt in road side using tires’
If so , why couldn’t your demi god prosecute Ranil during his 10 year long reign ? who stopped him jailing RW ? Why couldn’t CBK do the honors ? It’s no point just finger pointing , YOU just go ahead and file a case against RW for the 60,000 killings !
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Lasith / June 30, 2018
Well said Basil.
You were always minding your own.
Cooly pocketing your percentage.
I like you better than Gotler.
If they nominate you or not you will lead. Thats good to know. Hurray.
It is better to be a thief than to be a killer. So please come and continue to take your 10% or even more, but leave us alive.
You are a good thief. Please be our guest. Teach Gotler to preserve Human life, it is the essense of Buddhism.
You can also get the help of Namal, he too is a good thief and a commission shark. So you can appoint him as a Commissioner. Lol.
And don’t forget to bring back your Sister in laws brother, the former CEO of SriLankan airlines I believe he too has unfinished business.
And don’t forget all those arse licking clowns around you guys, kindly make sure you compensate them for their patience thus far and gift them with some juicy positions.
Up Sri Lanka. Up democracy. Up Buddhist, Up Sinhalese, Hurray Hurray Hurray.
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K.S / June 30, 2018
Despite what looks to be a bleak future for us Sri Lankans under this ridiculous administration of the “yahapalanaya”, Gota will never be elected as President or any other. It will never be from the frying pan into the fire and reverse. God will send a real leader at the correct time. Wait and watch. Be vigilant.
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Rajash / June 30, 2018
K.S…God will send a real leader at the correct time.
sometimes we wonder why Jesus , Buddha, Krishna, Allah, “Collective Gods” never bothered to take another avatar?
may be they have all decided that the world is beyond repair and out of warranty and have moved on to another planet in the universe?.
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Jim softy / June 30, 2018
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Mallaiyuran / June 30, 2018
” May the gods protect those who envisage such a division “
There seems to be an option between “Hitler and Goebbels” for Modayas. But here, the nasty Goebbels is throwing out an open challenge on Media. Further, there is news in Colombo Media that they all four purposefully lie to two editors from Media to distort the facts and confuse the editors. Will that be anything better than the Video clip in that Old Brother Prince giving interview to BBC?
US were suspected of having released the $18B information to Mangala. But Mangala protected Old Royals by locally modifying laws, especially the Foreign Exchange Fraud Amnesty Act 2017. Now NYT released China funding fraudulently for EP election. Though Ranil accused in parliament that Old King paid to LTTE in 2005 election, but Ranil has fully protected Old Royals from that. Now, so far, many outsiders have asked to investigate the New York Times report. Some parliamentarians too, in that; Nalintha Jeyatissa (JVP) , Nissanatha Siri Warnasinge are (JHU) are in that. Karu said that Tilak had contacted UAE for the Money. But Ranil yet have to say anything on that. Ranil protected the participants in Panama scandals too, while Pakistan Prime Minister losing his job. When one put these together, that one would suspect if the new trend in Udayanga drama is related to NYT story. NYT has been sending this story to Old Royal to get comment on that. It is said Royals evaded replying to it for two months. They are well aware what is going to show up in Media for two months. All can believe even Ranil might have been tipped off what is going to appear in NYT and what counter plan Old Royals were Cooking up. Ranil has not replied to the new call to bring in Mahendran while Udayanga coming. He is yet to open up his mouth on Old Royals election fund from China.
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PARAGON / June 30, 2018
Good idea by BASIL.but carry out his dream HE NEEDS TO BECOME AT LEAST PRIME MINISTER UNDER GOTHA WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PRINCE NAMAL.GOOD BLESS SRI-LANKANS
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upali / June 30, 2018
It is Gotabaya the foreigner who ran the country during Mahindha’s time with white vans bodu bala and killing of journalists and that’s why Mahindha was kicked out by the people.When Gotabaya comes another foreigner Basil is prepared to run for him.Don’t we have good native locals whose allegiances are not else where to run our motherland.
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Lester / June 30, 2018
Nothing wrong with a “strongman.” Lee Kuan Yew is the best example. He and his family ran Singapore country for decades. Rajapakses will continue their economic deals with China. This is good for SL, as China is the next emerging superpower.
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Buddhist / June 30, 2018
Did he say “If Gota becomes the President I will make more paga”!
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Mallaiyuran / June 30, 2018
Minister P. Harrison said in Trinco that America will be deciding if Old Brother Prince can stand in election.
This guy should be talking to Ranil and Harrison on that.
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Chedi / June 30, 2018
A very thought provoking letter in the Island of today..
“Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is showing his intention (real or not), well in advance, to contest the next presidential election. Is his idea to intimidate the witnesses or the accused in the court cases now in progress or to come in the future – where his name could be mentioned, by showing that he could be the all-powerful next president? It appears that most of the service personnel who have been arrested in connection with various crimes are keeping silent, although it is common knowledge that all those personnel had no reasons of their own to be involved in those crimes”.
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Freethinker / June 30, 2018
You may attach a million names but there is only one God. Some say many, some say none, but the number is one.
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Champa / June 30, 2018
This is terrifying.
Gotabhaya and Basil both should be labeled as “Leaders from Hell.” They are classic examples for unlimited hunger for power.
“Hell is empty as all the Devils are here.”
My guess is, Mahinda will never nominate any one of them as his Presidential candidate.
Then again none of them will appoint Mahinda as the PM in the event they were elected as the President!
Sri Lanka can do without them. Both Gotabhaya and Basil were the “past mistakes” that contributed to Mahinda’s defeat.
I am sure the general public will alter their views on Rajapaksas and vote somebody else.
Hello Wimal, buddy, remember, your vote for Gotabhaya is actually a vote for Basil as he says he is the one who will govern the country, not Gotabhaya.
I don’t know how people will digest this newly found knowledge. They (G&B) are actually “partners in crime.” I feel sorry for their set of supporters.
I wish former President a very long healthy life with the Blessings of the Sacred Tooth Relic (for selfish reasons of course.) I can’t imagine what will happen to our country if he is not there.
He should find someone who is compatible with him as Gotabhaya and Basil are not of his caliber.
The destiny of the country is in former President’s hands, whether he is aware of it or not.
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srilal / June 30, 2018
Champa,
‘The destiny of the country is in former President’s hands, whether he is aware of it or not.’
Champa , i thought the destiny of our lovely country is in ‘ Google Mudiansilage Thunmulle Modawansa ‘ please don’t stop , have faith in him , he will show you the easiest way to heaven in no time !!
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Champa / June 30, 2018
Srilal
I am little disappointed in him after yesterday, though I still have faith in him.
It was wrong for Wimal to push Mahinda to announce Gotabhaya as JO’s Presidential candidate 18 months early. It was JO’s in-fighting that led to the division which was there even before Gotabhaya entered the scene. I don’t think general public is interested in it.
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Anyways there is another side for it too. In the unlikely event it happens, there is ample time for others to get together to find an independent candidate devoid of politics who is acceptable to the majority, a man who respects humanity and people’s freedom above all.
For the last 3 1/2 years what I learnt is, it is freedom what Sri Lankan people yearn for.
That is why even if people are down with cost of living, unbearable tax burden, poverty, unemployment, collapse of businesses, lack of proper medicare and lack of basic facilities to some under this government, there are no civil riots in Sri Lanka. For eg: there were over 23 child’s deaths from the recent outbreak of influenza which is massive. In any other country there would have been riots against the health authorities. Our people have unlimited patience.
Only 0.1% of the population seek political revenge against MR/GR/BR/JO who are mostly driven by NGOs, while others are from UNP/JVP.
With my eyes closed, I can say 50% of the population (may be more after Hitler comparison) are against Gotabhya. He can never win the Presidential election. JO will be ended up being losers after waiting for 5 years and their supporters will never forgive them.
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nalmen / June 30, 2018
this is just a red herring
basil has earlier said he will never give up his US citizenship
the problem gota has is the minority vote
basil is the key man to organise the election
mahinda and gota are just symbols without basil they are nothing
so who is left chamal ?but he has no charisma
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K.Pillai / June 30, 2018
Did Basil say this?
If he did, it is ominous. Basil was the driving force of SLPP. The LG election had nothing to do with local government but entirely on the language/religion-divide. If (a big IF) Basil has his way will he run the country on this divide?
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shankar / June 30, 2018
some guys are insidiously sabotaging gota.The thero says he should be a hitler because people call him hitler.Effectively from the time he said that gota has become herr hitler and some who would have thought of voting for him will change their minds when they visualise the white vans again.
Now his dear back to school brother says he will be only running the country,not gota.That itself will send 20^ of those who were thinking of voting for gota to stay at home instead.He says that is because gota has no experience in politics.He knows very well that is exactly what the people want,a man who has no experience in politics.When you say you are a sri lankan politician,that is not a badge of honour,but a stinking piece of shit that you are carrying around you.
With friends and brothers like this who needs enemies for gota.He should come out firmly and say he will neither be a hitler as he has learned his lessons and also none in his family will be running the country and making decisions for the country except himself and he will take the sole responsibility for what happen to the country afterwards.
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