An irked President Rajapaksa fiercely defended his sons’ private choppers and royal horses, adding that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones at others.
Addressing a rally in Chilaw, President Rajapaksa seemed extremely upset as he spoke about the comments made by the Opposition about the luxurious lifestyles led by the Rajapaksa sons to which included details of their private helicopters and a specially imported horse from the Royal mews of the Buckingham Palace.
“They (the opposition) are defaming us. . .They seem to be extremely concerned about the helicopters I bought for my children and the horses. I would much rather my sons grew a liking to horse riding than for attempting to ride a DIG’s wife in Pasikudah,” he said in clear reference to assault allegations that were leveled at Maithripala Sirisena’s son few yes ago.
Despite claiming he is not one to sling mud at his opponents President Rajapaksa continued to say, “If I had such sons, I would be in deep trouble. . .”
Meanwhile, speaking at a gathering of lawyers he rejected allegations of his regime interfering with the judiciary.
“We have never interfered with the judiciary at any point. There is no Court in Sri Lanka that dances according to my tunes. We have never protected perpetrators of crimes,” he added.
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Jim softy / December 18, 2014
Is the horse shown in the photo the toy horse Mahinda Rajapakse bought for his children As Prince NAMAL Rajapakse said ?
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bo / December 18, 2014
Father proves that the elder son was a liar!
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aratai / December 18, 2014
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Recently an ISIS soldier caught having sex with a Donkey.
:-)
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mechanic / December 18, 2014
President Rajapaksa didn’t defended ‘his sons’ private choppers’, on the contrary, he said he bought the sellam helicopters from Katharagama when they were kids. MR hadn’t uttered a word about horses.
Nothing wrong Ven Rathana or the opposition raising the point of horses and choppers, but they must come with better proof now. Good that this picture is here. We want to see an image with the choppers!!!
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Paul / December 18, 2014
Mechanic, they have already admitted that their ‘choppers’ are very small…mere toys..
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Seelawathi / December 18, 2014
This is what they call Rajapakshes vision and wisdom.
So called sensitive father has appointed anyone retired in Army, Navy as ones to diplomatic positions. So entire world inlcuding India expreicned today that srilanken external affairs has fallen to the lowest level as no times in the past.
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Kolang / December 18, 2014
Which one is the horse?
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BunkerRat / December 19, 2014
A horse and a donkey
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vishvajith / December 18, 2014
President asked the children be left alone, Let them be children he said.
As the article indicates, he mentioned the DIG’s, Daughter in laws fiasco, where Sirisenas sons group were acting in a lewd manner trying to get the DIG’s daughter in law into the pic’s frame. This ended up with the DIG’s son hospitalized and the case ” shaped ” UP “.
So much for our culture of impunity.
Can we expect a cleaner Govt under Sirisena ? WIll his Son’s friends be prosecuted for the attack on the DIG’s son ?
They should be, no ?
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burt / December 18, 2014
They are involved in politics, arnt they? If they are then they become fair game. Hose and Chopper thing is more to do about corruption and lavish lifestyle than the objects.
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mechanic / December 18, 2014
Whether children involved in politics or not, the truth is politician’s children are a part of the political game for they eat, drink and enjoy from the spoils of politics.
The other point, when children reach voting age they’re no more children. And presidents children are now adults. Being a strong supporter, I say, if president cannot put them in line with his chintanaya yet do not want them to be criticized he should have send them abroad.
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Amarasiri / December 18, 2014
vishvajith
“President asked the children be left alone, Let them be children he said. “
Let them mount Horses, instead of DIG’s wives.
Video: Real Mahinda speaks!
http://www.lankatruth.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8007:video-real-mahinda-speaks&catid=42:smartphones&Itemid=74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RTje2sdOiH0
The speech made by Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally held at Chilaw yesterday (16th) shows how bankrupt he has become politically despite stating on political stages that he never slings mud at others.
The speech was limited to calling himself ‘Mahinda of Medamulana’ thereby throwing a veiled threat to the opposition and saying that parties are preparing to ‘take him to Hague’ instead of coming out with intelligent responses to accusations targeted against him by the opposition.
Another new ‘spectacle’ was also noticed on his stage yesterday. A prompter was deployed to remind him of things to include in his speech. With the words prompted to Mr. Rajapaksa, he went on to gloss over failings of his children but humiliate others.
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Lankan Conscience / December 18, 2014
Apologists like “Amarasiri” of Galagedara who are representing foreign designs for Sri Lanka show their true gripe against MR.
They fail to note that references to MR as “Mahinda of Medamulana” only help 90% of Sri Lankan voters who come from rural areas identify closely with MR.
These self-proclaimed giants of the English language would do well to read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “The Masque of Pandora” where Prometheus says “Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad”.
Consider yourselves afflicted by this curse.
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Amarasiri / December 18, 2014
Lankan Conscience
Lankan Conscience or Shills and Cronies of medamulana MaRa?
Here is something for the MaRa Shills to be prepared for on the 9th. of January, 2015.
Lanka, the Land of Native Veddah Aethho is currently afflicted with the curse of Medamulana MaRa, aka Mara.
Amarasiri is Promoter of Shill busters, Promoter of exposing Shills, exposer of corruption, nepotism, buster of myths, promoter of Good Governance, democracy. promoter of accountability, promoter of law and order and all those that go with Egalitarianism..
The Sinhala Subtitles are the Modern MaRa version of MaRa going berserk after losing on January 9, 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IKHJG5ztL68
What Hitler said in 1945 in German,and what MaRa is expected to say in Sinhala and with English Subtitles is given below.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Sinhala?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YTePIi4arg
If you have time, or your friends have time, a Tamil Subtitle and English Subtitle video should be produced and widely distributed.
I have translated to English the Sinhala Subtitles. You do for Tamil and distribute. Enjoy!
Hitler Speaks is in ” “
All others are assistants speaking. Not in “ “
The Assistant Speaks: Sir, the current election results are not in favor of us..
There was no change even with the Fraudulent votes..
Uva, West, North and Eastern Provinces have an unfavorable situation..
The Hitler Says: “No need to Panic. My Hambantota People would have paid me respect … “
The Assistant Speaks: Sir,.. Hambantota, We have lost Hambantota as well , Sir. The Results just came in..
Hitler Says: ” Those who are here who have failed the 8th standard, G.C.E. O.L . all get out of here “
( The bulk leaves, leaving only 3)
Hitler: ” Then all of them are fail” ‘” The Supervisor of Airplanes, my Brother in Law also failed GCE OL?”
“Where, What have I Not done for this Election?”
“Decreased the price of oil”
“Pachavahini, TV lies, Ni T N , from morning till night lied”
” Because of your advice, also put “Jeyatissa” ( Shills?) people”
“State buses were used to haul people, and…”
The Assistant Speaks: You could have disclosed those Files..
Hitler, ” I you your files. Yako, Do you want me to disclose that as well?”
The Assistant Speaks: We don’t know if this was an international conspiracy, Sir.
Hitler ” What balls, international conspiracy, F***”
“Mothers clothes”
” Spent millions obtained from China. Using the boards that can be used to measure distance was used to put up cutouts”
” The war won by the armed forces was distributed and eaten”
” The gold obtained from the North was also distributed”
” With all that there was no profit even close to the Ass of a hair lice”
” Yako,(Devil) if correct, with the racism and religious conflict, I should have got votes from both sides”
“That 8-month old child when I carried, the child who could not say mother, cried, Jayaweva, Jayavewa, Victory, Victory”
” They gave the child to my hands, and gave the vote to the other side”
” To keep you, I paid millions of dollars”
” That was money I could have used to get my son to do night races, Yako”
” That was money my brothers earned by getting commissions”
” Now, I have to take my woman and children and get on the road”
The Assistant Speaks: Don’t Cry Big Lady, at least the Ukku Baby’s (sucking baby’s) Moon is there
“For 8 years, ate, ate unfortunate, only Wattalappam ( dessert)was left to be eaten..”
” Now everybody gets the noose”
“Unfortunate, next month, World Cup Final, got free ticket “
“Aiyyo Money”
” If we became finalists, I invited the Australian Prime Minister to watch the finals?”
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Sylvia Haik / December 19, 2014
Lankan Conscience, OK you read poetry, but that does not make you wise. Explain how MR could keep a straight face and proclaim he never interfered with the judiciary. He got rid of JP Sarath Silva, JP Shriyani Bandaranayake, covered up all the misdemeanours of Mervyn Silva and his son Malaka, covered up numerous serious crimes such as rapes and abductions etc. by his political cohorts. These are the crimes in the public domain. There must be hundreds successfully hidden from the media, most of which are also state owned or owned by friends of MR family.
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burt / December 18, 2014
So it was OK to murder VP’s child who was only about 9 or 10 years for the crimes of his father, but don’t speak about your spoiled brats living a lavish lifestyle with state funds.
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vishvajith / December 18, 2014
Thank you Amarasiri.
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Bernadio / December 27, 2014
Please see “DERANA”(supporting TV) Video on U-tube about this incident and see how Maithri acted in the Police station and how he visited hospitalized DIGs Son. He(DIGs Son) requested not to go beyond as they(both parties) setteled te dispute amicably. Mahinda Rajakase knows these very well, For mere MUDSLIANING he told this to the crowd.
In his own words, “he is MEDAMULANA MAHINDA” A real TUG…
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Piranha / December 18, 2014
Did Rajapaksa also tell the crowd where he got the millions from to buy the helicopters and the horse for his sons?
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Roy / December 18, 2014
Mr President ,please don’t bullshit and don’t teach your son Namal to bullshit.
You are very hurt about chopper story. Imagine the poor people who have been robbed by you and the family. If you go Hambantota and mingle with the locals you can hear so many sad stories. Namal has taken so much of land by the Hambantota beach from poor people. They have been forced to leave and their land is written in other peoples name (proxy deeds) and the deeds are with your son. Namal is now building a massive hotel there. You will have to pay back soon. I hope these poor people will get a share hold on this hotel and justice will be done.
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Rationalist / December 18, 2014
Karma will settle it, when the Annual Monsoon and Resultant floods, wash away the Hotels!!
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Paul / December 18, 2014
I will be voting for the horse in January.
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Gen, Gon Fonsicker / December 18, 2014
@Paul
“I will be voting for the horse in January”
Youll have a better chance voting for the DIGs wife.
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Paul / December 18, 2014
The Rajapakse horse (Ashvapaksa) has never been corrupt and has always been faithful to the people he represents. True he has ‘taken people for a ride’ sometimes but that is only because they asked him to. Ashvapaksa gets my vote!
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thrishu / December 18, 2014
So after all, the stories of fake princes, helicopters, dogs and horses appear to be correct. They seemed to have struck home, on target.
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RICHARD / December 18, 2014
“We have never protected perpetrators of crimes,”
Then tell us how and why KP, Karuna, Daya Master, etc the LTTE murderers are not prosecuted? In fact Karuna is a MP in your party. Is this your reward for cold blooded killing of 600 policemen?
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Tamil from the north / December 18, 2014
@Richard, it is a bloody good question. I have asked the same question so many times and no one has answered me until to date.
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Rajash / December 18, 2014
Well well well is My3 the Trojan horse.?
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Poomail / December 18, 2014
He is a wooden horse. Trojan or not, he will be burnt to ashes on 8 Jan 2015. Poor sod.
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Javi. / December 18, 2014
“he will be burnt to ashes “
Poor mail:
Aren’t you shooting your own foot??
Aren’t you aware that nothing is for free??
Aren’t you aware the C.T. has its own agenda??
Aren’t you one of paramilitary with blood on both hands??
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Javi. / December 18, 2014
not really but so_bit>a Tea..
Yet let it be its premature.
Solution must come from within in addition to
brooking beyond the bounds.
Yakku Yetti!
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justice / December 18, 2014
Not many national leaders are able to buy helicopters for three children, and a racehorse from UK for the eldest, and say so in public – that too in an election meeting!
This may be why MR’s assets declaration is not made public – the Commissioner of Elections dares not.
MR’s reference to “……………riding a DIG’s wife………….” is shameful and unbecoming of a nation’s leader.
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chutta / December 18, 2014
MR ALWAYS THINK OUR PEOPLE ARE ‘GON HARAK’ AND HE CAN CHEAT THEM.
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Leonvet / December 18, 2014
From where did the President get the foreign exchange to purchase helicopters and horses?,
They would have come from the poor nannies working for Arabs in the Middle East or did the Chinese pay for them.
I hope there will be a proper investigation should Sirisena win on the 8th of January, but I doubt very much since all in are in this game of sucking the poor people.
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Matilda Ellepola / December 18, 2014
well well well…
My3 son is a Law student in the Law College at the Hultsdorf and most likely will sit for the exam like the rest of his batch and will pass of fail in the exam.
Out Maharaja’s son was to let use a air conditioned cabin to write the exam away from the rest of the students and it was evident that the Principle of the Law College himself was to write the exam later and NaRa got a rating that is astonishing considering the travels all over the place and Parliamentary sittings and super human deed.
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Jabberwocky / December 18, 2014
Hahahahaha.. poor MR is becoming a comedian – what a joker! Unbelievable liar even exceeding his own standards of lying.
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Shiro / December 18, 2014
Very impressive the father must stand up for his sons, but he thinks the people cannot get the point.
Much as he tries to cast blame on others, he has not explained how his innocent sons own so many luxury vehicles, brand name clothing and items, horses and copters. How much money does Namal as a government official make, and is that so much that he can own these luxuries? Same question for the other two. The youngest one does not seem to be doing any job, and yet he owns expensive horses? Our farmers struggle without buffaloes and cattle, yet these little privileged brats seem to be able to live the life only royalty can in other countries. Who are these people think they are fooling?
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Pot Shot / December 18, 2014
Typical dictator talk. Does he think we the people our fools.
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burt / December 18, 2014
The short answer: YES
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K.A Sumanasekera / December 18, 2014
Poor DIG should ask for a protection Visa for his son and daughter in law, as well as for him and his Missus..
My Three openly said that no one with criminal records will be allowed to move out of the country , after 9 the day of the New Year….
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Jimbo / December 18, 2014
All well and good, Sumane, but where do you think your hero got the ‘dosh’ to be so extravagant? Surely he couldn’t have ‘earned’ it legally?
Good thing that most people are not quite as gullible as you and the other apologists like HLDMpala, Malinda, Rajpal, etc.
PS: Did you also swallow the BS that the crown prince spouted about the ‘toys’????
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Kirri Yakka / December 18, 2014
His Excellencey is clearly getting desperate apealing now to the Vull Balla instict of his Sinhala supporters giving rise to their own frustrated fantacies.
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Citizen / December 18, 2014
Even if Maithiripala Sirisena wins, there is a possibility the Parliament may be dissolved, if Ranil Wickremasinghe is not given prominence. It will be something similar to the struggle between the Parliament and the Monarch during the Stuart period in England, but here the tussle will be between UNP and Maithiripala Sirisena’s faction. MR is likely to make use of this tussle. MR Vs CBK. RW Vs. MS. CBK Vs RW. Wait & see.
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Kalu Nangi / December 18, 2014
First get this Family Tree uprooted….thereafter, we can think of the rest!
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Hopeful Citizen / December 18, 2014
It’s a shame that MR has not only failed as a leader but failed as a father too. That is something he will never be able to forgive himself for.
If only he could raise his Children like CBK then he would have achieved something in his life. If Mr Vimukthi K ever comes back to Sri Lanka he will win over the peoples hearts. Not by corruption, lies & deception such as that carried out by Namal R. He will win over people for being a good person with humane qualities.
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Perali Murali / December 18, 2014
MR, My3……[Edited out]
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gogomahinda / December 18, 2014
beggar family could not afford a pedigree dog 9 years ago now have horse from English stables.
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Leelawahtie / December 18, 2014
hey guys, I wonder this horse could cost that much..
Those who now drive laboginis on poor man taxes, why cant they buy a horse that cost not even 5000 Euros (160 x 5000 rps)? I really dont know why the people on this forum hype up the horse purchase not uttering a single word about those car races and purchase of ferraris ?
May be Horses are not common in SL ?
I doubt whether Bandaranayakes brought this kind of luxuary items to the country though they got their education on the west.
My aged father describes this even today ” nathi ekata athiunhama wena wipaththiya – similar to the monkeys are given swodes)
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sk / December 18, 2014
So you are saying when you pay 5000 euros the horse flies from the english stables with out any other costs ?
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Leelawahtie / December 18, 2014
Say even if it s 10 times more = 50 000 Euros, but the collosal amounts that have been abused by them are multiple times more or not ? Alone for a day, President need 250 00 000 rupees (nearly 150 000 Euros)- so as JVPers make it clear – this man in power EAT the funds of tax payers.
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angulimala3 / December 18, 2014
The presidents reference to riding a DiGs daughter in law is in very poor taste.I think MARA owes a big apology to the lady in question for dragging her name as a political stunt.Over to You MARA
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Matilda Ellepola / December 18, 2014
most of the idiots in the other side of the Benthara gaga is like this.
I remember my grandmother advised that even not to bring a kitten from the other side of the Benthara gaga.
What a wise words from the old lady.
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anonymous / December 18, 2014
Everyone is talking about the corrupt Rajapassas. I feel sorry for the horse. Closely look at his face and try to figure out what it is trying to communicate to you. @ What am I doing here in this place in the first place?. Where are my real mates? This place stinks. Please send me back home, so I could serve some real animal lovers.
These animals are very intelligent creatures and the separation could kill them.
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Paul / December 18, 2014
Ashvapakse is now a member of the First Family. He too is taking people for a ride.
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Matilda Ellepola / December 18, 2014
isnt the ex-boy friend of Yo-Shit-A’s girl friend was dead in very mysterious circumstances around the Shalika grounds a few years ago and the police report says a fire in the car caused his death and the family and friends have a very different story.
So., this is how Rajapaksas do things with their absolute power.
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Snowden Edward Asange / December 19, 2014
You mean the Havelocks Sports Club Ruggerite ( who represented the country) and was killed around Balapokuna Road by the famous Uncle’s clan ? After killing him, set fire to his Hybrid car and blamed it on the manufacturer? The victims national ID was found on Balapokuna Road, where GOAT has a slaughter house… Karma is a Byatch, will soon bite their backs…
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Kusal / December 27, 2014
Criminal Rajapaksa,
You are saying that you are not interfering with the judiciary. Then what about Former CJ case. How many criminals you released from courts. Most of your current ministers have either rape cases, criminal cases or bribery charges. What are you doing for those corrupted ministers. YAKO RAJAPAKSA WE ARE NOT FOOLS. [Edited out]
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