By Rajan Philips –
Rajan Philips
May Day this year arrives in the middle of an already month long political protest. The confluence of the two is a historically fascinating coincidence. The political implications of the current protests have proved to be quite consequential so far, but while their direction is clear there is no certainty as to when and how they will end. To be sure, there is no end game or end state in politics. Politics is always work in progress, a perpetual quest for something more perfect. To be sure, as well, the current protests in Sri Lanka are more a revolt against too much and too unbearable imperfection than they are for anything identifiably more perfect.
There are still suggestions that the current protests calling for the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime are irresponsible because they don’t have a post-Gota plan. The reality is that the only plan that can be before the country now is to get the incumbent President out of the way so that a new interim government can start planning and acting to find a way out of the crisis that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has singlehandedly led the country into. Before asking the protesters on Galle Face Green for their post-Gota plan, one must ask the President the same question.
What is the President’s plan for the post-protest period? What plan or process has he been showing for one whole month after the protests began? Except taking one more wrong step forward and four hasty steps in retreat. He has all the powers under the 20th Amendment and an elder brother, who is also a former President, for Prime Minister. What plans are the two showing jointly or severally? The two brothers have come to such a pass that each wants the other one to quit.
By the end of the week, the President would seem to have managed to turn the tables on his older brother by shifting the focus and attention to the resignation of the Prime Minister from that of the President. For this Gotabaya Rajapaksa owes a great deal to the Wimal-Gaman-Vasu troika and Maithripala Sirisena. The infamous troika has mysteriously shifted its allegiance from Mahinda to Gota. As for Sirisena, he has always had a soft corner for Gota among the brothers, and perhaps no corner for either Mahinda, whom he betrayed after breaking hoppers with him, or for Basil, whom he hates more than any other living creature. For all four, however, the primary and sole motive is political survival as parliamentarians, now and until death do them part.
After a spate of conflicting reports on Friday on the status of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister, the old horse has come to terms with the reality that his race is over. The Island on Saturday said as much: “Premier Mahinda ready to bow out.” The certainty of his bowing out has been picked up by international media as well. But that does not change anything. And nothing will change unless Gotabaya Rajapaksa also quits, either gallantly along with his brother, or ignobly alone under more intense protest pressure.
The President is continuing to play his half-clever games by calling for a show of hands for an interim, all-party government, even though he knows full well that there will never be all-party consensus on anything so long as he remains President. All the opposition parties have unequivocally said that they will not be a party to anything ‘interim’ under the current President. So, the President’s next government will only be a recycled, dressed-up government of the SLPP and the SLFP with the 40+/- independents included, albeit with a reduced majority. Is that going to satisfy the protesters and send them home claiming victory? Get real.
In the makeup of the current parliament, SLPP is still the biggest bloc (and block), the SJB comes second, the tri-headed and self-serving independents come third, and the JVP has only three MPs to count for all the weight it carries. The Tamil and Muslim parties are mostly for the resignation of both the President and the Prime Minister, although a handful of them are disgraceful enough to have been allegedly bought for money and/or co-opted into cabinet. As GG Ponnambalam used to say, that is their “itch.”
As I have argued earlier, at times to the annoyance of puritanical leftists, the catalytic role in breaking the current stalemate clearly falls on the SJB and the JVP. For starters, they have to break the stalemate between them. Without even limited co-ordination between them, the SJB and the JVP will not be able break the current deadlock in parliament. The least they could do is to enable parliament to pass a No Confidence Motion against the President. A No Confidence Motion against the government is irrelevant now because of the new vacuum that will be created if Mahinda Rajapaksa were to “bow out”. And because an NCM against the government is not going to do anything to the President.
A No Confidence Motion against the President is constitutionally appropriate even though it will not be binding for the President to resign in compliance. As well, passing an NCM against the President is the only way by which parliament can align itself with the protesting people and keep itself relevant in the moment. Nothing can or will happen until the President and the Prime Minister both agree to resign and do resign. Once there is agreement over resignations, parliament can act to elect one of its MPs as interim President to succeed the resigning President. It does not require much brainpower to formulate an agenda for an interim government, for modifying the presidential system through a constitutional amendment, and for calling a timely parliamentary election.
The SJB and the JVP ought to appreciate that the ongoing protests do not require any help from them for mobilization outside parliament. The singular contribution they can now make is to bring parliament into alignment with the protests. That is necessary to make it impossible for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to pretend being President. And leave it to the people and their protests to make it inevitable for the President to bow out like his older brother.
The protests that began more than a month ago in Mirihana shifted to Galle Face opposite the Presidential Secretariat ten days later and has kept growing. A General Strike was successfully launched in solidarity with the protest by a thousand trade unions. The trade unions have warned that if President Rajapaksa and his entire cabinet, which includes the Prime Minister, do not resign immediately the unions sill launch a continuous strike from 6th May. The voice of the people could not be clearer and louder. When will parliament start hearing the people clearly without vacillation, and start acting without hesitation? That is the question.
SS / May 1, 2022
Mahinda Is Bowing Out! What About Gota?
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All freemasons and tares world wide will bow out, or they will be dragged out.
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leelagemalli / May 1, 2022
If JATHIWATHAYA and YELLOW PETS stood against, Rajapakshes would not have grabed power. Today yellow pets incl. GHANASARA are speechless.
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And as of today, all so called artists, Madagoda Abhayathissa mudalali and Iththakande bp are all naked. Mynagama has turned out to be the place similar to that former rumaenian dictator’s -Nicole Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician last days.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu
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Mahanayakas, professionals and all sanga convention have repeatedly been asking double-pakshes to go home.
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaKnrYOZsI
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But the outcome is like talking to the deaf.
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Mynahgogama:
Premier orders violate the sound exposure law, how can he ever be as the second citizen be exemplary to this nation ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGeMB-MoJs
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leelagemalli / May 3, 2022
Elephant is in the room, nothing works. not a single word being metioned by srilanken law and order authorities.
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Nimal Perera, a baggage boy for mlechcha Rajaakshe family is exposed by
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLQqd4IpiaE
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These are not just criminals but king of high criminals.
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No doubt, RAJAPKSHES WILL have to face physical attacks from anyone in the days to come.
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leelagemalli / May 1, 2022
Rajan,
Thank you.
Like or not, both will have to leave soon. Days are numbered.
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But for sure, not to their homes but to jails or hell.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVMMqoBJtZ4
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I wonder why 2nd citizen of the nation publicly violates the sound exposure laws – as if they enjoy a special law to Temple trees – for the last two days onwards, pirith chants have become a great threat to the people in temple trees’ neighbourhood.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
LLM,
He is unable to go to Thirupathy under present circumstances, dur to difficulty of travel and the charter aircraft is confined to emergency evacuation!!
He wants to have some inner peace in these difficult times!!
So please bear that thought in mind and let the messiah enjoy!!
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leelagemalli / May 3, 2022
Mahila,
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Please watch this will you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFIwAs_ofJ8
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one behind the other, how the bugger et al worked on their LOOT.
Would not you be happy, if all these men would have been hung as of today?
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Naman / May 1, 2022
The Protest should continue EVEN after PM’s resignation until NGR leaves his post.
Sri Lankan citizens have had ENOUGH of their arrogant stupid corrupt lawless RULE. We want real JUSTICE to prevail. We need to make Lake House publications to be neutral and to
present news Truthfully and unbiased.
Let the Parlimentarians who voted against the 20th Amendment select a person to be the Caretaker PM who then creat a small CABINET to rule for an year ie to steady the ship. This can be followed by parliamentary elections where all corrupt uneducated individuals are barred to contest.
No more special status for their job that will be non-pensionable
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Jit / May 1, 2022
“…..But that does not change anything. And nothing will change unless Gotabaya Rajapaksa also quits, either gallantly along with his brother, or ignobly alone under more intense protest pressure…..”
Rajan, that does not resolve the current mess at all! Until and unless:
1. The current lot of MPs are gone too, 99% whom have practiced decades of political thuggery and bribery to get elected. They are rotten to the core as much as the R mafia.
2. All the judges in our judiciary who are notorious to have favoured and protected Rajapaksha regime are gone too
3. Ditto – the rotten to core top level government bureaucrats – check their local and overseas bank balances!!
4. Ditto – leading crony business people who are partners of Rajapaksha mafia circle, sharing and investing their dirty wealth almost in every lucrative business in Sri Lanka today
There are heaps more to add but then it will cut me off for CT 200 word limit rule so I stop here :(
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Jit,
When the President and PM vacates and replaced by Interim government of new PM and Non-Executive President (by constitutional amendment) all under items under 3 and 4 would be corrected by new administration!!
Important right now stop misdemeanour of crooks, robbers and acolytes insist on rapid happening first of the EXIT of incumbent President and PM without further delay!!
First and Foremost Focus!!
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Jit / May 3, 2022
Mahila, fundamentally agree! However, even if the Prez n’ PM gone, thereafter it would give extensive powers to the parliament which consists 90% of notorious crooks such as weerawansha and vasudeva. Can we expect any miracles? Or even if executive power is transferred to CJ for an interim period, can we expect anything different from the same CJ who has been protecting this rotten regime from day 1?
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
‘Aragalaya’ has been high jacked by Tamil diaspora to promote separatism. Instead of talking about pressing problems of the people as intended by the those who started it, now the theme has been changed to Gotabhaya and Mahinda who gave a humiliating defeat to separatist Tamils to go. Some guys are talking about changing the ‘Unitary System’ to a ‘United System’ which means a Federal system. This is not the system change that people wanted. They want to destroy the statue of Mr. S.W.R.D Bandaranayake who made Sinhala as the Official language which is the language spoken by majority indigenous Sinhalayo and the official language until British discarded it and introduced English as the official language.
Tamil Diaspora is using ‘Aragalaya’ to give the impression to the international community that Sri Lanka is a ‘Failed State’ and therefore Tamils should have their separate State within Sinhale forgetting the fact that their State is Tamil Nadu. Cannot have one State for Tamils in India and another State for Tamils in Sinhale.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Dear EE.
…problems of the people as intended by THOSE who STARTED it…
And who are they who started : May be – 1. They who banned on Chemical Fertilizer. 2. Cut taxes so govt lost Rs.1.6billion and to make that up, floated Treasury Bills domestically, and those who benefited on tax, invested that in Treasury Bills – so govt lost revenue and the investors who profited on tax, earned extra interest on the tax savings. That is a double whammy. 3. Delayed USD/RS float till too late.
4. Delayed IMF intervention till far too late.
And Gota accepted mistakes 1, 3 and 4.
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Bert / May 2, 2022
“‘Aragalaya’ has been high jacked by Tamil diaspora to promote separatism.”
This is a mess created by the Sinhala Buddhist. I don’t think the Tamil Diaspora hives a S***.
Look at the international protests? How many Tamils do you see? There could be a few boards written in Tamil but held by Sinhalese.
Don’t get me wrong they want the “Aragalaya” to succeed but they not interested in coming out.
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SJ / May 3, 2022
“written in Tamil but held by Sinhalese”
I say, that is great.
How do you tell a Tamil from a Sinhalese?
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Those days, like during 1958, one smells the head to check it is thalathel or polthel.
Also there was the “baldiya test”. Now too many Tamils can say “baldiya” even better than some Sinhalese.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
EE,
even to pass on BS as intelligent ‘Crap’ and “cunningness of low intelligence, perceived by a few as high Intelligence”. one needs some brains and not forget historical facts and elements.
Alternatively, that becomes ‘Manufactured truth’
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
EE,
Morning.
Hopefully, in good health in these adverse times of Covid-19 epidemic
“Sinhala as the Official language WHICH IS THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MAJORITY INDIGENOUS SINHALAYO AND THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE UNTIL BRITISH DISCARDED it and introduced English as the official language.”
That’s a load of Bull and Excreta thereof!!!
Historically, the Sinhala Language has been in existence for the best part of the last 750 to 900 years and not anymore??!!
The literacy, before that was Pali/Sanskrit and Prakrit borne out of those two ancient languages and to an extent contributed by Tamil as predominant language in South India, with which states we the Sri Lankans had long-standing and close relationship, from the time of Vijaya!!!
Even to pass on BS as intelligent ‘Crap’ and exhibit “cunningness of low intelligence, perceived by a few as high Intelligence”. As Robert Knox knowledgeably espoused, one needs some brains and not forget historical facts and elements to achieve successful outcomes!!!
Alternatively, that becomes ‘Manufactured truth’, which is abhorring, and a persona of your esteemed stature would definitely not resort to and I would desist from complementing you thus???!!!
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Thiru / May 1, 2022
Vast majority of Germans wanted the Strongman Hitler to lead the nation to vistas of prosperity and spender as the sole superpower of the world. Hitler and the Nazis did what they did and brought the country on its knees.
Vast majority of the Sinhalese wanted a strongman to lead the country to vistas of prosperity and spender and got Gota at the helm with his Nazi-like henchmen. His word, he said has to be taken as the law. Now we know this paper Hitler is tottering on his last days in power. Heil Gota to end the misery to the whole of Sri Lanka.
Now those who advocated a Hitler for Sri Lanka should know what Hitler achieved: So will Gota.
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SJ / May 2, 2022
T
Would you not agree that the vast Majority of N&E Tamils wanted strongman U-no-hoo to lead them to vistas of …
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Thiru,
“Now those who advocated a Hitler for Sri Lanka should know what Hitler achieved: So will Gota.”
Acknowledge, accountable to the mistakes and say to the masses, ‘Mea Culpa’ and move forward to a new pathway, enumerated by our ingenious forefathers and look forward to better times for sri Lanka?!
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Champa / May 1, 2022
I want to warn the President. The proposal to form an “All Party Interim Government” could be a trap. It could backfire. I don’t even understand the meaning of it. The incumbent government has not collapsed or been defeated in Parliament.
I wonder whether the US Embassy in Colombo has finalized drafting “Sri Lanka’s New Federal Constitution”. If so, the country will be in deep trouble. As we all know, both the 19th Amendment and the 20th Amendment were drafted by the US Embassy in Colombo. Two former US State Secretaries visited Sri Lanka to personally thank the then US Ambassadors for a job well done. The US agenda on Sri Lanka never changes. They only change the players. What we see may be deceiving. If the new Federal Constitution is finalized, it is natural for the interested parties looking for “new players” to implement it.
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Jit / May 1, 2022
“……As we all know, both the 19th Amendment and the 20th Amendment were drafted by the US Embassy in …..”
No we do not know. We didn’t know that you had fixed spying gadgets inside the US Embassy either!!
What we know is, it was drafted by Wijedasa Rajapaksha and his officers and the AG’s Dept!!
Champa, stop being Alice in Wonderland!
you really gone cuckoos just like the mad hatter!
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nimal fernando / May 2, 2022
Champa,
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How did the USA control 6.9 million Lankan minds?
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That’s the secret to $18 billion …… or is it 19? :))
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It’s always someone else’s fault ……… never ours’, uh?
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We’re always nothing but just innocent babes in arms ……. and all these evil people do nasty things to us, uh?
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Don’t you think it’s about time you changed the record?
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Do you have another record …… Jim Reeves? :))
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The change of thought-pattern …….. might cure your condition.
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Native Vedda / May 1, 2022
Champa
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“I wonder whether the US Embassy in Colombo has finalized drafting “Sri Lanka’s New Federal Constitution”.”
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Perhaps SJ’s Socialist China in Beijing has finalised a constitution most suitable for a Dictatorship of the Proletariat (fascist members of whatever party).
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Could you investigate.
Where is your former **** Wimal Weerawansa?
Is he around?
Has he already relocated to Hindia without his extended goatee?
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Do you remember Wimal asserting that Singapore had Lee and Malaysia has Mahathir. However he said Sri Lanka has Lee and Mahathir.
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Now why does he want to evict his own Lee and Mahathir from their positions?
Why has Mahinda’s Cyril Mathew, public racist Wimal suddenly turned against his masters?
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chiv / May 1, 2022
Native , Sanga has passed it’s Fatwa. Now, why are SB wasting time, instead getting rid of Rajapaksas. Is it because Mafia family is more powerful ?? or SB waiting for some one above Sanga, like China’s permission. Isn’t Silly Lanka a SB country??
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SJ / May 2, 2022
From last September, permission required has been from a country to the north and another to the west.
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chiv / May 2, 2022
Native, what is happening in Lanka ?? While frogs there, still trying coding expressive written language, Indian born Nand Mulchandani, is appointed as first ever CIA’S Chief Technology Officer (CTO). A position newly created to leverage cutting- edge technology for CIA mission. He completed schooling in Delhi and alumni of Cornell, Stanford and Harvard. Quite an achievement isn’t it ????
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Native Vedda / May 2, 2022
chiv
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It took many many years to get rid of Mafia influence in Italy and USA though it shows its ugly head at time and again. Triad still influential among the overseas and domestic Chinese.
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Sinhala/Buddhism is somewhat similar. They do have a code of silence, the titular head of God fathers are the Sanghas although they take care of caste interests.
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It would be interesting to study the connection between Triad and the Sinhala/Buddhist Mafia. Once the chattering classes used to contemplate the idea that Ranjan Wijeratne was assassinated by sub contracted LTTE on behalf of Triad which owned certain Casino. Basically Ranjan wanted to clean up Colombo and Triad didn’t. I am not a conspiracy theorists however I cannot resist listening to such theories.
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So now you have to find evidence to support my SB/Mafia connection.
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Lester / May 2, 2022
Native,
“It would be interesting to study the connection between Triad and the Sinhala/Buddhist Mafia.”
What happened to all the money donated by your Tamil Diaspora to LTTE for suicide bombings? Did KP transfer it to Rajapakse Swiss Bank accounts?
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/swiss-francs-85-million-invested-in-swiss-banks-by-sri-lankans-last-year/
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leelagemalli / May 3, 2022
Lester,
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Hapankam – of all your buddies. You would not agree, however, you will have to.
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PLease watch will you below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFIwAs_ofJ8
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WHY DO ATTERN G DEPT STAY AS IF THEY ARE BLIND AND DEAF ?
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With this being the reality, WHY RR to continue in prison cell while NAMAL BABY is allowed to ENJOY with his water sports ?
Lester please discuss this with your barber, I have no doubt he could better make it clear to you. It is useless to discuss them with us. The days head of us, are the days, that our eyes would not believe, but Rajapakshes will be hung by their balls.
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leelagemalli / May 3, 2022
Lester,
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Please watch below video – for sure, that will help you and us as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1od5445A_0
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Native Vedda / May 4, 2022
Lester the Jester
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“What happened to all the money donated by your Tamil Diaspora to LTTE for suicide bombings?”
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Good question.
What happened to the gold and cash Gota’s goons looted from your brethren’s safe in Vanni?
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What happened to the commissions transferred to foreign accounts by your Sinhala speaking brethren?
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You have a problem.
Please don’t go to Galleface.
If you go don’t open your mouth.
Even if you open your mouth do it only for drinking or eating.
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Bert / May 3, 2022
Are the Sinhala Buddhist bought by Triad money?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRfq_UrUqts
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Native Vedda / May 2, 2022
chiv
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I forgot to warn you there was/is no Triad in China. Wait we will hear some murmur from an authoritative source.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
NV,
SHRINKING OF THE PIE, BECOME UNSUSTAINABLE
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SJ / May 1, 2022
C
Your warnings should be made in confidence as they are not for GR’s ‘enemies to hear’.
Who let you into the what should have been the well kept secret about ‘federal constitution’?
The US ambassador?
Very naughty.
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chiv / May 2, 2022
I guess that is what Chinese ambassador ding dong was discussing with rebel SLPP , MP ‘ s and you. Intelligent students are not telling their plans to retired professors??
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SJ / May 3, 2022
C
Sorry that I may have stepped on on a sore spot.
By the way my comment was in response was to the other C here.
Did you say anything about ‘federal constitution’?
Poor you.
Keep your cool.
Om Shaanthi, Shaanthi. Shaanthi.
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chiv / May 4, 2022
You the Silly Lanka constipational expert?? Poor you, happens in old age.
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Champa / May 2, 2022
SJ
Oh, it is easy to see the direction of the protests. The protesters have no clue why they are protesting. Earlier, there were many attempts to abolish the executive presidential system which didn’t work. Now, it is ‘personalized’ and it works. The failure to ‘reveal’ the name of Gotabhaya’s successor proves that there is no successor. What does that mean?
If an interim government is formed, its first attempt will be abolishing the executive presidential system and ousting the President, extending the duration of the current term of Parliament and introducing the Federal Constitution to divide Sri Lanka. The Federal Constitution will subject the country to violent internal border conflicts that will lead to ‘legitimate’ foreign invasions. The Executive Presidency is the only hindrance to achieve that ‘goal’.
Then, there are other global developments. Did anybody notice how COVID-19 magically disappeared after Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine? How? “At the request of the WHO, the dangerous pathogens in bioweapon laboratories in Ukraine were destroyed to prevent spills.”
Contd’
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Champa / May 2, 2022
I was a big supporter of Ukraine until I learnt about the bioweapon laboratories in Ukraine and the true story of the Donbass region, the only region in Ukraine where the majority are ethnic Russians and Russophones. As a part of the US orchestrated coup in 2014 in Kiev, US military-trained Azov Nazis invaded Donbass on May 9, 2014 and formed a military regime there. Since then, the citizens of Donbass were subjected to violence, cruelty and genocide. President Vladimir Putin’s swift action to annex Crimea in 2014 seems to have saved Crimea from a similar predicament.
Mariupol is the regional capital of Donbass. At the Referendum on May 11, 2014, Mariupol citizens overwhelmingly voted to join the DPR to save their lives from Azov Nazis. Today, the last segment of the Azov Nazi battalion is hiding in the Azovstal Plant along with some important foreign persons (?) and foreign fighters. President Vladimir Putin is committed to eliminate/remove the Azov Nazi US proxies from Donbass and ensure lasting peace in the region.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Hallucinations
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SJ / May 3, 2022
M
Check out on each of the comments.
There is ample evidence for the reported events.
There us much more going on that defenders of US imperialism will rather not hear.
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chiv / May 4, 2022
Delusions.
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leelagemalli / May 4, 2022
Mahila,
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Recalling the days, Champa was dating with Wimal Buruwanse, many incl me on CT thought that s/he should be an utterly disgusting person; but over the time, today, it is becoming undoubtful, it is her/his nature, not even experts in psychology/ would succeed their treatments to her/his psycology..
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Sinhala buddhism being practised by some portions (the majority) and their nationalistic thinking are their hallo drugs for their day today life. Like in an under-the-sea-world, these creatures, knowingly or unknowingly pave the way political crooks (socially and politically disgusting men of Rajapakshe nature) to traverse their poisonous thoughts to the average; that are the target for voter gains. The outcome before the people is dangerous than anyone ever guessed at, but our stupid srilankens (regardless of their race, religions or whatever other barriers)repeat the mistakes as they are used to consume soya meat (punnakku).
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Champa,
“The Executive Presidency is the only hindrance to achieve that ‘goal’”
I am surprised, you cannot still understand the present crisis manifest on SL is due entirely to the occupant of the seat of EP!!
His organic fertiliser, his delay in vaccination extending the effects of pandemic and extended close down??
Drop in Tea exports and orders diverted to India??!!
No proper Fiscal policy and dollar crisis due to unrealistic exchange rate??!!
Surprised for your thinking that EP is the solution for our ills??!!
DUMB IDEA!!
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Champa / May 3, 2022
Mahila
I stand by all I said.
Your reasons to abolish the Executive Presidency (EP) is hilarious. Read them again. You have listed Gotabhaya’s personal failures; failed organic fertilizer drive, delays in vaccinations, dollar crisis, etc, etc, as reasons to abolish the EP. Have you ever heard the expression, “cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face”.
The peronalized slogan “Gota Go Home” is nothing but a new attempt to abolish the Executive Presidency that protects the Unitary Sri Lanka.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Hi Champa,
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1. The protesters have no clue why they are protesting.
2. The failure to ‘reveal’ the name of Gotabaya’s successor proves that there is no successor. What does that mean?
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Now can see your LOGIC?!
There is no KNOWN SUCCESSOR, but you have the ABILITY TO VISUALISE, “WHAT THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR WOULD HAVE IN MIND AND THE OUTCOME”
Have I been successful in finding the elusive meaning of hallucination of fertile but warped mind???!
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old codger / May 3, 2022
Champa,
You must be smoking something really interesting?
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SJ / May 3, 2022
C
Then, there are other global developments. Did anybody notice how COVID-19 magically disappeared after Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine? How? “At the request of the WHO, the dangerous pathogens in bioweapon laboratories in Ukraine were destroyed to prevent spills.”
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They need something to keep people intimidated and feel grateful to their governments for protecting them. Now that there is Russia to protect the world from, the COVID-19 ‘menace’ is like an ant-bite.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
Idiosyncratic thinking by conveniently closed minds, hearing unknown imaginary voice!
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SJ / May 3, 2022
When one shuts his mind to other views, he/she too will well fit your description.
If you suspect false or missing information, bring it to light with whatever truth at your disposal.
That will be nicer and more effective than abuse and anger.
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chiv / May 4, 2022
Why dont you look into your hand held mirror and provide us with information , instead of asking ???
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chiv / May 4, 2022
Om Shaanthi, shaanthi, shaanthiki.
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VanguardII / May 1, 2022
” To be sure, as well, the current protests in Sri Lanka are more a revolt against too much and too unbearable imperfection than they are for anything identifiably more perfect.”
“irresponsible because they don’t have a post-Gota plan.”
Good that you brought up this issue. Since the protection of minorities is such a big priority in some circles, then I my possibly minority view is that yes, the protesters are irresponsible. People like to forget that uprisings have only damaged the country almost beyond repair.
I say a fundamental rights case is being raised: what about a fundamental rights case against those destroying the economy further through dollar-sapping protests?
Carry on . I hope there is a #GalleFarceGoHome tag created soon for us minorities to protest.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Yes. “The protests that began more than a month ago in Mirihana shifted to Galle Face” and beyond to every country where we had Sri Lankans.
https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/go-home-gota-global-sri-lankan-diaspora-protest-against-rajapaksa-administration
It has become a universal cry – Gota Go Home.
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chiv / May 4, 2022
My View, you are absolutely right, On May 1, there were coordinated protest in more than 40 states, in the U.S, UK (adjacent to West Minister), Canada and other countries. Where was Rear end guard, all this while, when Rajapaksas were sapping Billions of dollars ?? There is no point in discussing post Gota plans unless and until “all Rajapaksas go home”. He calls himself Sinhala speaking minority, wanting Gotha to continue, so that he can fix the mess he created. Only in Silly Lankan economics, people expect the failed to continue and fix it. Retard, if he knew the answers why would he have failed in the first place ?? Gotha being around will not allow anyone to fix either ???. Exactly that is what conman Mara and team did while pretending to sit independent, during MS/RW time. All the protest put together will not match what Rajapaksas looted. Just another PSEUDO with name change.
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Human Touch / May 1, 2022
4 down 1 to go.
Yes so far so good.
Naaki mainaa is the worst.
He should be taken into custody and dealt with.
I will be happy with that for now.
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
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Siva Sankaran Sharma / May 1, 2022
This is a good article from the Australian Institute of Internation Affairs
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-ongoing-crisis-in-sri-lanka/
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chiv / May 1, 2022
Rajan, more the opposition mainly SJB and JVP , dilly dally and keep playing their political games will make protesters realize they are jist another group of political crooks likeRajapaksas. Already more than 50 % of the people in opinion polls want all 225 out. Just taking out protest is not going to satisfy the struggling masses. As per the polls, Rajapaksas as a whole should be out of Lankan politics.
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leelagemalli / May 1, 2022
Chiv,
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Dont you think that SJB and NPP/JVP’ reactions not listening to the alarming situation ? People cant force them to do the due today – because people were the ones blindly created the mess in this country.
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Beloved Ranjan who is the most powerful anti-Rajpakshe protester in public, ” mun okkoma horu malli- all these are real criminals/thieves” – i think even if he is not even a basic graduate, his analysis was the most intelligent one, looking back.
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Besides, knowing that GOTA and MARA would have to hang on to power, at least a few more weeks, is not because of anything else, but to protect themselves.
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Gus / May 1, 2022
Lankaenews: “Monks warn of Sangha edict if President, PM do not quit”
These rogues in saffron robes are the equivalent of the mad extreme mullahs with their islamic edicst and the reason why sinhala land will forever be a beggar sinhala land
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
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Ajith / May 1, 2022
The author has raised good question. What proposal or What programme the President or those who are proposing a cabinet without Mahinda Rajapaksa has when the protest ends?
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Naman / May 1, 2022
EE
Let us have UNITED STATES OF EELAM & SINHALE.You can be the King of Sinhale.
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
Sajith P and AKD keep on shouting ‘Gota Go Home’ but do not say anything about what they plan to do after Gota go home to take this country out of the present economic crisis. The first question they have to provide an answer is ‘From where they are going to find $$$s to import gas, fuel, medicine and other essential items’. If they do not have a clear answer to this question it is better to tell them to go to hell.
I do not think even those guys at Galle Face who shout ‘Gota Go Home’ for a packet of Buriyani have thought about this.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Dear EE,
…what they plan to do after Gota go home…
If they disclose that, Gota will hijack those plans and take credit and extend his stay. That is why he is bankrupt of ideas and wants opposition to join him to help him out.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Dear EE.
…..where they are going to find $$$s ….
Very simple : immediately Gota and Rajapakses are kicked out, all Sri Lankans here and abroad, will contribute $$$ knowing it will not be looted.
Within a month all International Funds will invest or give loans to tide over.
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SJ / May 1, 2022
“Very simple:… all Sri Lankans here and abroad, will contribute $$$ knowing it will not be looted.
Within a month all International Funds will invest or give loans to tide over.”
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Nice dream, but still a dream.
MV, you need to learn about people with money and even more about IMF.
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MyView / May 2, 2022
Dear SJ
Yes it depends only IF GR & MR go.
Dreams are worth looking forward to.
These are not rich people in the diaspora motivated by greed like investors, but would come forward.
Investment Funds are not IMF.
IMF takes time but will surely be fast tracked.
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SJ / May 1, 2022
EE
You are being cynical.
There are serious shortcomings in the political understanding of many GGH demonstrators.
But they are self-motivated and unlike rice packet recruits for party rallies.
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
“Once there is agreement over resignations, parliament can act to elect one of its MPs as interim President to succeed the resigning President.”
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Those who protest at Galle Face say all 225 should go because they are corrupt. Are you suggesting that a corrupt person is removed and appoint another corrupt person as President? If that is the case, what is the point in protesting. It will be like changing the pillow for headache.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Dear EE,
There are different levels of corruption. All over the world every govt has a corrupt few. But not blatant looters.
So: Are you suggesting that a corrupt person is removed and appoint another corrupt person as President.
No, there are quite some who are least corrupt or not corrupt. Till an election, someone least corrupt is selected who will not give in to corruption by others.
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MyView / May 1, 2022
Dear EE.
I am glad that you accept the fact of the current leader(s) being corrupt by your saying: “Are you suggesting that a corrupt person is REMOVED” because only GR & MR need removal.
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Rajash / May 2, 2022
Eagle Eye at last agrees his pay master is corrupt ..and EE agrees he lives on corrupt money
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
(Part I)
EE,
You have finally, “Hit the Nail on the Head!!!
Now it has finally got FIXATED!
Thank You for that SENSIBLE AGREEMENT IN THOUGHT!!
No point removing “ONE CROOK TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER AMONGST THE 225 MEMBERS IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT”??!!
Hence the only logical solution the People of this country, demand from those elected by them to:
1. Pass an amendment to the constitution to abolish the EP and replaced with a nominal Head of State (HoS) and CiC, as in the 1972 constitution of the first Republic, either,
I. Elected by the parliament on the recommendation of the PM or
II. Electoral College
2. Elect a President under the New amended constitution (not an existing MP, as it could be any Sri Lankan citizen, (TO THE EXCLUSION OF BOTH DUAL CITIZENS AND ANY FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP)!!
3. To (SUCH INDIVIDUAL SO ELECTED UNDER THE NEW AMENDED CONSTITUTION AS NON-EXECUTIVE HOS) continue in his position as HoS and CiC, for the PERIOD HE ENJOYS THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HOR –MP’S) OF SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT! NOT BEYOND WITH NO EXCLUSIVITY, OF WHATEVER KIND!!
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
(Part II)
4. THE ELECTION & TERMINATION PROCESS TO BE A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE HOR!!
5. Thereafter, new NON-EXECUTIVE HOS TO DISSOLVE THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT AND NOMINATE DATE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO HOR AS PER EXISTING ELECTION LAWS in the statute.
6. If FOR LEGAL CONSTRAINTS EXISTING AS PER 19TH AND 20TH amendment, either,
I. REPEAL the 18th and the 20th amendment by 2/3 majority (1ST PEREFERENCE), or
II. ELECT COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (COM) TO GOVERN IN THE INTERIM UNDER NEW PM, ACCEPTABLE ALL OF COM, to exercise control, elected from the present elected members until the present constitution (20th amendment) permits GE for the HoR?!!
Hopefully, THIS WOULD OVERCOME THE IMPASSE, IF THE 225 ARE AT LEAST NOW REACHED MATURITY OF THOUGHT IN VIEW OF THE “ARAGALAYA” OF THE “GOGOTAHOME” GFG Group of protestors!!!
THE END OF THE TUNNEL WOULD BE IN SIGHT AND PROGRESS ASSURED THEREON
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Bert / May 3, 2022
In Sri Lanka no one other than a Sinhala Buddhist will be President so appointing a person that is not corrupt is not possible. The best option if there is one is to find the least corrupt.
You cannot blame them its in the blood.
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Fakeculturebug / May 1, 2022
nicEE idea….. instead we support the government to new visions of prosperity and pipe dreams of a twisted philosophy and there will be more $$$
If the Galle face guys don’t have and idea we stil could all end up in the same great land to where we chased the burghers and even marry a Tamil but end up impotent and incapable of writing sense and live off that state.
But Galle face guys don’t want to migrate, or attend night school and get a silly diploma on instead of a real eduction missed out at home.
We don’t want night school for geriatric education. Open our university’s give us real paper not a blundering paper boy on a payroll to top up benefits abroad.
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Plato / May 1, 2022
Rajan Philip ends his fine essay thus.
…………..The voice of the people could not be clearer and louder. When will Parliament start hearing the people clearly without vacillation and start acting without hesitation?
That is the question……….
In lieu of Parliament I would say when will the President start hearing ………
Hold your breath April 6th can make or break…..?
President Gota is within closed doors with Gnakka and that is going to be his itch[ not Bitch ah!]
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Raj-UK / May 1, 2022
Eagle Eye
You have abundantly made it clear that you are a racist, You are blind & suffering from tunnel vision. Your hatred for minorities & Sinhala superiority complex is probably due to myths & folklore publicised as historical facts & gullible to believe in it without question. Hitler blamed Germany’s woes on Jews & our politicians follow the same strategy but if you have nothing to say outside the racial context, put a sock in it. Its your same basic belief you keep reiterating & its getting tiresome.
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Eagle Eye / May 1, 2022
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SJ / May 1, 2022
MR bowing out is feasible within the framework of the Constitution.
GR bowing out is not that simple.
The point is that GR is terribly weakened. It is best if his exit coincides with that of the executive presidency.
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But I will not count the chicken before they are hatched.
Thoughtless actions and lack of a plan with popular appeal can be tragic.
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Mallaiyuran / May 1, 2022
Yes, there are reports in the media that the Old Rowdy is ready to bow out or Bugger off. As a boy he was hiding in the jungle as JVPyer. Then Appeared for JVP Girls for sex. Then went to UNCHR seeking justice for JVP. Killed his girlfriend and the hitmen of that murder. Robbed Hambantota Help Fund’s donations. Murdered Kadirgamar. Paid LTTE leader to win election. Became the president. Spewed unlimited venom against Tamils & Muslims. Had India and the West win the war for him. The man who returned to Langkang from vacation in Middle East, on a special plane, landed on this Island, kneeled and kissed the land and accepted honors his selected acolytes granted, branded it as people ascending him to Royalty. Swindle the country in the name of Development with Chinese loans. This made him fall for his in 2015. In 2015, a group of people organized a Single-Issue CC to win him. The White Flag murderer grab the opportunity. He ran out of Temple Tree House with one leg slipper. Everybody thought Old Rowdy had gone. That was where the 21st Century’s greatest fox showed up; Offered Rowdy a helicopter for safe passage. But Ranil did all his best for his ascent to the throne again.
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Mallaiyuran / May 1, 2022
It was show number II: Alas, Napoleon Bonapard has escaped the prison and returned to France. It is the war again, for Europe!
It was the savage destruction of one of the most beautiful Islands in the world for unlimited, never satisfying greed!
It was the story of a leader who draw his power on Mahavamsa legendary racism & black arts, forgetting of cultivating the people’s faith
Rowdy King was kept blind and made to live nude in his private Mahavamsa world for long not understanding his subjects’ must have basic essential for them to sustain their lives by his circle hijacking him. Anyway, the saying in Tamil is Many Days’ Thief One Day in Prison.
Sinhala Youth took to the road, at the end.
So, all the Bells and Whistles, which this Escobar Royalty carried to invoke the Royalty claim is now being plugged out. Venkateshwara seems to have turned to North pretending not seeing this guy. So many threads decorating his hands are vanishing. The Ayatollahs’ who loaded the threads are now ripping them off. Abeyagunawardene cursed against this guy instead of soothsaying. Gnanakka’s home has to be protected by the military. Rowdy has stopped carrying the Malayalee’s’ exorcized golden object he was carrying with him, to win over his enemies.
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Mallaiyuran / May 1, 2022
Worst shame is Shehali and her father who composed and sang the Royal Hymn “Maharajanee” pleaded to people to excuse their mistake. Old Rowdy made a last attempt by accusing all these on Tamils, as the work LTTE Diaspora. Unlike the earlier occasions it failed to catch momentum. They surrendered to their savior, Jesus – “The Ranil”, again.
Ranil’s pledged allegiance (loyalty) to the Royalty has not diminished. Ranil is boosting that in any dire situation he can turn the thing around for his Honored Lord. By trying to do that last time, Ranil annihilated the UNP. In his effort of saving Royals, Ranil failed even his minimum status, a MP post. It seems there is a good change Ranil being rehired to beat Ranil’s his arch enemies the Colonialists and Neo Colonialist and in that process Ranil rebuild the Royals. It is time for two Sinhala Modayas, after half a century both are in politics, to understand who the citizens are and what a government is, from the lesson of the boys and girls protesting in from TTH.
BYE BYE the destructive 50 years of couple, the Rowdy King and Foxy Ranil forever; No show again!
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Good Sense / May 1, 2022
Let us first appreciate the role of basically the non-violent protesters, holding fort for 19 days now, causing some change in the political landscape of Sri Lanka though not essentially getting what they want. This is unthinkable when compared to Tiananmen square in China, the brutal crushing now forgotten. That way the restraint practiced both by the protesters and the politicians in power must be commended. Nobody has clearly answered to me what next if Gota says “Tata bye-bye”. This problem of shortages is likely to last for about a year and can Gota’s successor who must be one amongst the 225 turn tables in a jiffy? Don’t forget that it appears both Sajith and Anura Kumara has accepted the warnings of Ranil on the folly of taking the reins at this stage. They all say that they need a mandate from the people to do that. So, another successor of the “pohottuwa” is what is wanted? I am sure whoever he/she is, would say that now that Gota has gone there is no legitimacy for your protests now and would crush it only to gallivant for the next few years. Then what is the use of these protests?
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Fakeculturebug / May 1, 2022
The paperboy is back scared his payroll will be chopped. This time blaming the Tamil diaspora and his wife’s ilk for an Aragalyaya an hijack. But that lot always wanted their Elam toddy anyway and had their money stolen already .
Repeat music to the majority and nice try ! Hey Galle face guys and gals got soul man -not mee harakk down under without proper degree.
First chased us Lansi out and now live in their land .Nothing new, as these guys always claiming to be Aryan and living in Dravidian hemisphere too close to TN with identity crisis.
Time to switch back support old paymasters son….it’s a pen for hire and you need the dough. Do it man you did it before !
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Pandi Kutti / May 2, 2022
Yes, so close to the shores of Thamizh Nadu and within the Dravidian hemisphere, with 99% of the island’s population looking like Dravidians light or dark-skinned variety. DNA also proves that they are Dravidian, however, suffering from identity crises, they constantly deny this truth with myths and fairytales. Do not want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth, as this means will have to acknowledge and come to terms with their actual Thamizh Dravidian ancestry. Love to live in cuckoo land. One lot claim to be Aryan and another bunch Arab, Iranian, Moor, North Indian, Afghan, or whatever takes their fancy or is the flavour of the month and badly even try to be a pathetic imitation of these flavours but their Thamizh Dravidian features is a dead giveaway that they are fakes. In the name of all these myths and fake claims, promote extremism, religious, ethnic, and linguistic and are destroying the island.
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Black Lankan / May 2, 2022
I can see the desperation in the writings of Blind Gona HLD. His usual stunt as followed by the evil rajapakshe family of tamil terrorism or manipulation is of no use modaya now. It worked among the modayas once but now the modayas know that it was a ploy to ruin the modayas. The same modays are now become intelligent and crying the entire deadly family to get lost along with their arse lickers like HLD, Waduge, Gnanasara, Jhonston, GL, Dinesh, Rohita, to name a handful. So moron it does not matter now as to who is behind the protest, whether it is tamil diaspora or Sinhala diaspora, it is immaterial. It is to get rid of all the rogues and criminals out. If it is the work of only tamil diaspora, as you donkey claim, well then they are there to save Sri lanka from deadly thieves and thugs and crooks. So ask your Tamil wife as to what she thinks and ask her as to whether she too contributing to the Tamils Sri lanka salvaging fund. Moron, you are sick and why not retire like what Mahintha is going to do. Mahintha still believes he is a popular thief in SL.
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Rohan25 / May 2, 2022
Heard that the Buddhist Sangha is now trying to take over power and rule the country in the interim. I only hope this is a rumour, otherwise, this will be the biggest catastrophe, falling from the frying pan to the fire. It may also be drama to frighten the population to keep Gota in power, as the alternative will be a nightmare for the people, other than to a small minority of Sinhalese Buddhist Fascists. To the Tamils and the Tamil-speaking minorities, this will be a nightmare, as if they have not suffered enough without these saffron-robed racists, coming to rule a country, instead of confining themselves to the temple, as they should. The root cause of all this racism and the institutionalized Sinhalese Buddhist racism against the non-Sinhalese non-Buddhist population Instead of dismantling this, they are making it worse. Already talking about the saving country, race, language, and religion. Which race which language and which religion? Why only try to save a certain race/ethnicity, language, and religion and not others? Why only they belong and others do not?
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Rohan25 / May 2, 2022
We have an Islamic Taliban in Afghanistan and now a Buddhist Taliban in Sri Lanka and all shades in between in other south Asian nations and in Myanmar.
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ramona therese fernando / May 2, 2022
Galle Face is a waste of space and time. Protesters must march straight to parliament and physically remove GR & MR. There are some risks…go pain, no gain. French and Russian revolutions were the real noble things that did the world a favor.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
GR and MR are not and will be not in parliament for protestors to remove them physically!!!
GR is not a parliamentarian anyway??!!
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leelagemalli / May 3, 2022
RTF,
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next step would have to be removing them physically. Wait and see…. this reminds me of the last days of Ceaucescu in Romania.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/23/romania-ceaucescu-goes-down-in-blood-1989
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Patience is expected… days are numbered.
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Mahila / May 2, 2022
(Part I)
Rajan P,
What about solution on the following lines, (requires present MP’s to have maturity of thought and forget about continued ‘robbing and looting’ the motherland and/or aiding and abetting!!
1. Pass an amendment to the constitution to abolish the Executive President (EP) replaced by nominal Head of State (HoS) and CiC, as in the 1972, First Republican constitution, either,
I. Elected by the parliament on the recommendation of the PM or
II. Electoral College of HoR
2. Elect a President under the amended constitution (not an existing MP, as it could be any Sri Lankan eligible voter, (TO THE EXCLUSION OF BOTH DUAL CITIZENS AND ANY FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP)!!
3. HoS to continue in his position as HoS and CiC, for the PERIOD HE ENJOYS THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HoR OF SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT! NOT BEYOND WITH NO EXCLUSIVITY, OF WHATEVER KIND!!
4. THE ELECTION & TERMINATION PROCESS TO BE A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE HOR!!
5. Thereafter, new NON-EXECUTIVE HOS TO DISSOLVE THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT AND NOMINATE DATE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO HOR
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