Colombo Telegraph understands that the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government is discussing an alternate plan in the event that it is unable to pass the amendment to the 13th Amendment it is contemplating. This is due to reports it has received that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the left parties would not support the amendment.
According to our sources, the SLMC’s delegates’ conference had decided last year that the party should not support and negative changes to the 13th Amendment. “We are bound by the decision of the delegates’ conference” an SLMC official told Colombo Telegraph on the condition of anonymity.
On Saturday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party decided not to support the amendment and on Sunday, the Central Committee of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party also decided similarly.
Our sources stated that although the Government rushed the Registration of Electors (Special Provisions) Bill through the Supreme Court and the Bill was to be tabled as an urgent Bill last week, it was instead referred to a standing committee. If the Government is unable to obtain a two-thirds majority, three voters of the Northern Province (a Tamil, a Sinhalese and a Muslim) are expected to challenge the holding of elections to the Northern Provincial Council. The Government is confident that the Supreme Court would issue a stay order preventing the holding of an election. The election would then be postponed until the CHOGM Conference is over.
Amarasiri / June 11, 2013
Looks like there are some real politicians, whi are nor affected by the maras of Monk Mahanam Myths.
“According to our sources, the SLMC’s delegates’ conference had decided last year that the party should not support and negative changes to the 13th Amendment. “We are bound by the decision of the delegates’ conference” an SLMC official told Colombo Telegraph on the condition of anonymity.
On Saturday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party decided not to support the amendment and on Sunday, the Central Committee of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party also decided similarly.”
This bloody mess is due to LSSP and CP selling out their Egalitarian principles to the racists and chauvinists in the 1970’s.
Let us home that at least some politicians with principles are left.
Let’s hope not all are shills.
Myths are really dangerous. It kills and destroys.
Why did God allow Myths to perpetuate?
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Sigala Wastuwa / June 13, 2013
When Mahanama perpetrated against the God.
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Amarasiri / June 11, 2013
Looks like there are some real politicians, whi are nor affected by the maras of Monk Mahanam Myths.
“According to our sources, the SLMC’s delegates’ conference had decided last year that the party should not support and negative changes to the 13th Amendment. “We are bound by the decision of the delegates’ conference” an SLMC official told Colombo Telegraph on the condition of anonymity.
On Saturday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party decided not to support the amendment and on Sunday, the Central Committee of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party also decided similarly.”
This bloody mess is die to LSSP and CP selling out their Egalitarian principles to the racists and chauvinists in the 1970.
Let us home that at least some
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 11, 2013
Scheming rather than governance is increasingly becoming the hallmark of this government. Rasputin-likes seem to have gained ascendency and are apparently in much favour. The end they desire is more important than the means they resort, no matter these means destroy the very basis of the existence of a civilized society.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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J.muthu / June 11, 2013
Don’t cry, we all expected this long time man. Sinhala Buddhism never allow tamils live in peace. Time will change hope just wait.;
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 11, 2013
All the people in Sri Lanka are paying a price. The poor the most!
Dr.RN
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Native Vedda / June 11, 2013
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
“All the people in Sri Lanka are paying a price. The poor the most!”
Have you ever thought of kicking this clan out of office and out of the country?
If you have, how would you do it?
If not why not?
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J.muthu / June 11, 2013
Native as long as Sinhala veerayas live in ltte winning hangover, absolutely no chance. Anti tamil slogan more than enough thease Sinhala masses not to wake up. tragedy of srilanka and tamil ealam…
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 11, 2013
Native Veddah,
It appears this regime has gone beyond the pale. They have to go. I cannot think of a way in which they can be forced to go. We may have to wait for the next presidential elections to do the trick, provided that bigger tricks are not deployed to subvert an overwhelming vote. The bigger question is who will replace this bunch? I do not see anything even marginally better on the horizon. We may end up choosing a bigger devil. This has been the general downward trend in our political history. A very sad situation. However, unforeseen changes do take place, when the time is ripe. This is a lesson history teaches me. That time appears to be approaching fast.
Dr.RN
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Native Vedda / June 11, 2013
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
Now you know how alienated youth in the 1960s and 70s took to arms in order to make a change and they themselves became tyrant of the worst kind.
Apart from a small section of chattering middle class do you see any deep resentment among the ordinary working class poor? If you don’t then there is 100% chance that you won’t see any changes after the next election.
Does the majority really care about the state of the state?
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 12, 2013
Native Veddah,
There is fairy deep and widespread resentment among the ordinary folk about the cost of living, the profligacy of the ruling cum political elite, corruption and the high handed and unethical manner in which the government is countering democratic dissent. The CJ Shirani Bandaranayake issue and the recent steep hike in power tariffs have added fuel to fire. The CJ issue and the manner in which she was dealt has touched a deep chord in the ordinary folk
On the Tamil side, the debate swirling around the 13th amendment is not a major concern of the ordinary folk, as were the issues in the 1970s. The post-war circumstances yet dictate the primacy of survival and recovery issues. However, it is a issue that at this point in time-four years after the war- is of (& should be of) concern to the Tamil political leadership and intellectuals. Devolution of power to the periphery and power-sharing at the center with the periphery, are necessary developments in the context of the whole island. The ever increasing thirst for unbridled power by the center and its misuse, make the devolution cum power-sharing democratic development a vital necessity.
MR who promised a 13th amendment plus with many innovations, is trying to now do away with the toothless 13th amendment itself, without presenting alternatives. What makes the whole exercise nauseating is that he has lied to all and sundry and is now orchestrating the whole thrust. he is patently trying to manufacture a non-existent Sihhala-Buddhist public opinion, even at the risk of rendering asunder the growing post-war relationship between the Sinhala and Tamil communities at various levels. This is anti-national brinkmanship of the worst kind, so soon after three decades of devastation precipitated by similar vileness in the post-independence decades.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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Native Vedda / June 12, 2013
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
“he is patently trying to manufacture a non-existent Sihhala-Buddhist public opinion, “
This was supposed to be the “Southern Consensus”
The noisy Southern Minority (The Core Sinhala/Buddhists Racists)comes handy whenever politicians want to scuttle reasonable devolution of power.
On the whole I am willing to buy your observation.
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NAK / June 12, 2013
Dr.Narendran,
You say”you do not see anything even marginally better on the horizon” Is’nt that the same as ‘we have the best available’for the moment?and the possibility of ending up with a worst devil than the known one, why force the issue by pushing to change when there is no alternative?
The TNA by making unrealistic demands with the LTTE diaspora is further tieing MR’s hands. What everyone who demands this or that does not seem to realise is,his own political survival. It is as same as Eelam stupidity to expect him to give Eelam in another name under 13A.
Yes,he made promises. politicians make promises,and some they never intend to keep.Rajive Gandhi promised to disarm all rebels when the 13A was introduced after signing the Indo-SL accord in 87 but he failed to keep up to his promise. He tried but failed.
Today,the problem is for some priorities have mixed up. Today the priority is to uplift the living standard of the people of north.That is the priority of the people and not the TNA.
The TNA’s priority is to get as much power as possible before poeple get anything,because, they know they may not get even elected to power if the poeple get what they need.So,as the LTTE held these people as a human shield,the TNA is holding them to ransom for them to get to power.
I think the provincial councils in this country died a natural death once the Eelamists tried to get their Eealm through 13A.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 12, 2013
NAK ,
It is a true dilemma. We have made choices before, that have proven to be worse than the previous and we have paid the price. I wish there was a choice. However, it appears that change is coming fast, regardless of whether it will be what is needed.
Dr.RN
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Samson / June 13, 2013
Please may I call you Mr. Narendran@, (it is just because some are used to su Prefix in SL today also for MURDEROUS MINISTERS )
quoting from your comment
“We may have to wait for the next presidential elections to do the trick, provided that bigger tricks are not deployed to subvert an overwhelming vote”
Can we ever think to drive away the bunch, if the people would stay supporting to them further ? Reading the comments added to their sinhalese written articles, I have the feeling, masses are far from understanding the REAL POLITICS of MR and the bunch ?
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 14, 2013
Samson,
The comments on articles in the Internet, do not reflect public opinion , although on occasions they are pointers to the direction winds are blowing. There is a lot of grumbling in the country. There is ‘ silent’ revolution brewing, how this will manifest is yet hard to discern, given that there is no individual or party around which it can crystallise. MR and his fortunes are definitely on the decline. He has lost the plot and his marbles.
You can address me as you prefer.
Dr. RN
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PresiDunce Bean / June 11, 2013
@Dr.Rajasingham
What do you mean by ‘this government?’ Could you be more specific? Did you mean the ‘Despotic Rajapaksa Rasputin like Family Government?’ :)
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 11, 2013
Is there any other government now?
Dr.RN
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Senguttuvan / June 13, 2013
Dear friend Native Veddah:
Sad to learn your cousin Rajapakse Mudiyansalage Premadasa (70)
Veddah Kapurala of Sivan Temple at Valli Kukai (Cave) in Sella Kadirgama was brutally hacked to death on June 04. There is talk of regular drinking binge etc What is the inside story. Who did it and why?
Speculation is strife this is part of a an extremist campaign to destroy all Saivite evidence from the Kadirgamam area.
Simultaneously comes the story the Kadirgamam Festival – normally held from July 08-22 has been artbitrarily changed by the Sinhala Kapuralas to August 07-26 without any info to the Tamils or the Hindu Ministry. If this was done after several hundreds of Hindu devotees commenced their padayatra from Jaffna and Kilinochchi this will be ugly. Poor form, dear boy. Is the mono theocratic State already here?
Senguttuvan
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Native Vedda / June 13, 2013
Senguttuvan
Actually he was not my cousin but a sort of distant cousin.
I am still awaiting to hear the full story. My elders are working on parallel investigation.
Your friend K.A Sumanasekera does not like Hindu/Saiva Poosaaries and believes they are rich.
I have already asked him for further information.
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Safa / June 11, 2013
The regime is moving heaven and earth to prevent the TNA from winning the NPC election. These seem to be moves of utter desperation as much is at stake where India and the International Community are concerned. There must be some big reason for this madness? They seem to fear that the Tamil people in the North will develop ahead of their expectations.
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nimali / June 11, 2013
I think that the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government is discussing an alternate plan in the event that it is able to pass the amendment to the 13th Amendment it is contemplating….
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shirantha / June 11, 2013
If you get any solution above all problems in our country ,its always correct…we don’t worry about that… sir don’t give any chances to anyone to create another terrorism in our land…but some people trying to that…. we believe you and we all are with you…always..we trust in you..sir
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LANKIAN / June 11, 2013
Shirantha……It looks you are a stupid nationalist or racist? Do you think MR and his government doing any good for Sri Lanka or at least for the so called majority Sinhala Buddhists? You must be thinking from your REAR END if you are to say “you are with him and you trust him?” MR, his family and his henchman are doing anything and everything to be in power for ever in Sri Lanka and loot the country and enjoy the best of life, they do not care for minorities or even majority? their only motive is to stay in power forever? Neither they care for Sri Lanka nor for Sinhalese and Buddhism? His eight years in power has already proven this, The family has become the rich-most family in south Asia? Do you know the amount of property GOTA owns in SL now? He is only one example? there are hundreds like that? But we poor public cannot afford even a decent meal per day? This month every one has received double the electricity bill? Yet guys like you “STUPID IDIOT” cannot still understand this fact and you say “you are with him and you trust him?” This government run by MR & GOTA has already ruined and destroyed the country to irreparable levels, TOTAL ANARCHY? Army, Police, Courts, Justice system everything under their sole control as per their whims and wishes? Supreme courts decisions are passed in temple trees? Murderers, dangerous criminal and drug lords are released and bailed out, Innocent people are faked arrested under fabricated charges? DIG’s involving in contract killings? Country’s Defense Secretary Supporting the criminals and racist groups openly and shamelessly? DO YOU AGREE AND APPRECIATE ALL THIS? IF SO YOUR BRAIN MUST BE IN YOU ASS HOLE?
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Moon / June 11, 2013
Gota may be the richest land owner – like Gaddaffi and the end
will come sooner – not 42 yrs. after as in Libiya! Be patient.
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Rohan / June 11, 2013
Be patient and do nothing…?
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samitha / June 11, 2013
yes we trust in you.protect us and cover the sri lanka from the virus
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Dennis / June 11, 2013
Are you begging Criminals to protect you ?
Masses are becoming clear they are broad day light criminals. But democracy will either let them ruin the nation further or send them go home soon. This is the hand of the SOURTHENS – rural stupid masses – lankens similar to NORTH KOREANS… to the very same style, they will easily be trained to bend their heads soon…
SOURTHERNS – STUPID – VULNERABLE – EASY TARGETS OF THE CRIMINALS (CURRENT RULERS).
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Heuristics / June 13, 2013
May Avast protect you.
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K.A Sumanasekera / June 11, 2013
There is no need for court challenges as a Plan B.
President is giving the Left Over Lefties (to borrow from that learned Professor) and the minority part leaders a free hand to vote on whether to give LTTE proxy Sambandan the Police and Powers and the titles to Govt land or not.
If they do agree for Sambandan’s demands and vote with the UNP there wouldn’t be any problem before the CHOGM meet.
It is after the CHOGM that the shit will hit the fan, when CM Premachandran put his put down and start building his Eelaam.
Then the President can go to the inhabitants and hold a referandum to ask whether they want the PCs or not.
Surely the Diaspora IC can’t find any fault with that, could they?.
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Ramanan / June 11, 2013
“President is giving the Left Over Lefties (to borrow from that learned Professor) and the minority part leaders a free hand to vote”
Indeed the President is well known for his democractic principles and definately not corruption, nepotism and grandiosity. Percy and his brothers are men of honour and definately would not stoop to agitate the sinhala masses via the bodu sena or use their ultra-nationalist allies to protest on their behalf.
“a free hand to vote on whether to give LTTE proxy Sambandan the Police and Powers and the titles to Govt land or not.”
Are you mad about this LTTE proxy because he is not boot-licking your war criminal President like the former LTTE proxies KP, Col Karuna and Daya Master? As Mahinda cannot win the northern election fairly despite the complete military annihilation of the LTTE and massive security presence, he therefore is showing his democractic ways by attempting to either postpone the election or make the northern province meaningless. I fully support this decision by the President because the 13th amendment is India’s obsession therefore anything that can cause an even bigger rift between Mahinda and Mohanmohan should be welcomed.
“It is after the CHOGM that the shit will hit the fan, when CM Premachandran put his put down and start building his Eelaam.”
We need to welcome the continuing stupidity of the Mahinda faithful in viewing the 13th amendment as leading a path towards separatism as opposed to viewing it as a model which fundamentally acknowledges the unitary nature of the Sri Lankan state (which is why the LTTE were determined to destroy it).
Again the 13th Amendment is India’s baby and has a personal resonance for Sonia Gandhi due to the feeling that Rajiv died for its implementation. Therefore any attempt by Percy to destroy, weaken and undermine this Amendment should be used intelligently by the TNA to bolster their ties with India and the West in preparation for the next American resolution at the UNHRC which should hopefully have more teeth once the Indians get on side
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manisekaran / June 13, 2013
dont speak truth loud!
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JimSofty / June 12, 2013
Just hold a referendum and abolish the 13th amendment.
See which groups of people are screaming for this kind of democracy; Tamils, Church, Muslims
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Native Vedda / June 12, 2013
JimSofty
“See which groups of people are screaming for this kind of democracy; Tamils, Church, Muslims”
Those who enjoyed powers and privileges most, the Sinhala/Buddhists of the South, including JVP, NFF, JHU, UNP, SLFP,………………
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Mugshot / June 13, 2013
Jimma fogot to name one kind precisely, but piling it on the shoulders of the church.
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shankar / June 12, 2013
jim softly,how about a referendum in tamilnadu for the kachativu agreement too and also for the sirima shastri pact wherein 1 million tamils were repatriated.Since you love referendums so much,let us do it for all international agreements.Why don’t you also have a referendum to see whethr the people approve payment to the foreign banks for the hedging deal that that donkey ashantha De Mel signed on behalf of the petroleum corporation.
Also a referendum whether we will pay back the loans with exorbitant interest to China for all the white elephants in hambantota.If the people say no we can say to china,go to hell these are not generating any revenue and if you had not lavishly given money,our future generations need not pay and pay till they die,so the people have spoken at a referendum ,so now go and have a bath.Probably one day the UNP can hold a referendum.
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Native Vedda / June 12, 2013
shankar
How about a referendum in Tamilnadu and Bihar for accepting all those descendants of Indian origin Kallathonies, who have been living in my ancestral island for the past 2,500 years?
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Vedda's cousin / June 13, 2013
How do you know Vedda is the true native or the indigenous people of Lanka and not another kallathoni? Give us proof without assuming things and talking incessant rubbish.
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Native Vedda / June 13, 2013
Vedda’s cousin
“How do you know Vedda is the true native or the indigenous people of Lanka and not another kallathoni?”
You are a lazy and stupid fellow hence cannot be a Veddah or his/her cousin.
Read this:
Early Man and the Rise of Civilisation in Sri Lanka:
The Archaeological Evidence
By Dr. S. U. Deraniyagala
Don’t ask me next time.
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manisekaran / June 13, 2013
I had done some reading on this, seems that Veddha are first inhabitant of the Island. But whether they are aborigines is yet to be clear
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punchinilame / June 11, 2013
The September NP Elections was placed as the litmus test for MR to have
the CHOGM go through by India, and it will stand even under Plan B –
proving that MR is abiding by SC Order! Everyone has been taken for
a ride. Once CHOGM is concluded, there will be no NP Elections there-
after is the modus-operandi?
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Senguttuvan / June 11, 2013
Adding to reader Punchinilame’s thoughts, it is possible that other stakeholders can be working on their alternative plans as well. Premadasa thought he had fooled everyone – including that meaningless
“I will give you ELLAM (Everything) if you drop Eelam” Ellam is one more devious promise to add to the trail of Broken Pacts – but things did not work that way.
Senguttuvan
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Grotesque / June 13, 2013
What was Eelam, and to regain? Concepts which do not belong to a people will annihilate them to the core within. This is the realised example of the creativitism of the word ‘Eelam’.
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Truth / June 11, 2013
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution has given powers to the Provincial Councils exceeding the power granted to an Indian State by the Indian Constitution. An extract from analysis produced by a member of OPA is given below.
COMPARISON OF POWERS VESTED UNDER 13A IN THE PROVINCES IN SRI LANKA WITH THOSE ENJOYED BY THE STATES OF INDIA
1. In terms of Article 3 – the Parliament of India may
(a) Form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State;
(b) increase the area of any State;
(c) diminish the area of any State;
(d) alter the boundaries of any State;
(e) alter the name of any State:
This can be done with a simple majority of votes in the Parliament provided that the President seeks the views of the States on the proposal.
In the case of Article 154(A) it is obligatory on Sri Lanka to establish a Provincial Council for every Province. The Parliament of Sri Lanka can join one or more Provinces but cannot resort to other options as provided for in the IC. For example boundaries of a Province cannot be altered even with the concurrence of the Provinces affected.
It is obvious that this provision is merely to facilitate the joining of the Northern and Eastern Provinces and establish the Tamil Homeland
2) Under Article 257 -, the executive power of the Union shall also extend to the giving of directions to a State as to the construction and maintenance of means of communication declared in the direction to be of national or military importance:
There is no parallel provision in 13A.
3) Under Article 312 -, Parliament may create all India services [(including an all-India judicial service)] common to the Union and the States.
At present the All India Services are the Judicial Service, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service.
The officers of the All India Services are recruited and trained by the Union Government (“the Centre”).
a) All India recruitment makes possible minimum and uniform standards of administration throughout the country. It enables the induction of the best available talent to these services.
b) With personnel drawn form different States, each State cadre gets a leavening of senior officers from outside, whose vision and outlook transcend local horizons.
c) Systemic deputation from the State to the Union broadens the vision of the officers so deputed and brings to the Union an experience of closeness to actual realities.
There is no parallel provision in 13A.
4). Article 44 – requires the (Indian) State to endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.
13A has no such requirement, the absence of which could lead to many legal tangles.
5). Article 76 (3) – gives the Attorney General of India, the right of audience in the performance of his duties in all courts of India.
13A has no such provision.
6). Article 139 A – empowers the Supreme Court, in cases where questions of substantial and general importance are involved to withdraw cases pending before High Courts and dispose of the cases by itself.
The Supreme Court may, transfer any case, appeal or other proceedings pending before any High Court to any other High Court.
13A does not have any such provisions.
7) Article 141 of the Indian Constitution stipulates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.
There is no parallel provision in 13A.
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Ramanan / June 11, 2013
“The 13th Amendment to the Constitution has given powers to the Provincial Councils exceeding the power granted to an Indian State “
How fitting that ‘truth’ has opened their reply with a complete lie. Anyone with half a brain (therefore excluding Gota and his supporters) can see that the regional powers enjoyed by the Tamil Nadu State govt with its own chief minister and control of their own law and order, is far in excess of anything that can be even dreamt about by the soon to be abolished Northern Province, therefore one has the admire the incredible stupidity of ‘mis-truth’ to even dare to claim otherwise
“COMPARISON OF POWERS VESTED UNDER 13A IN THE PROVINCES IN SRI LANKA WITH THOSE ENJOYED BY THE STATES OF INDIA”
Is this writing in CAPS more a reminder to yourself about the importance of the rubbish you are about to spout or have you deluded yourself into thinking that your views carry more prestige if written in upper case? Also what is written on paper and what happens in real life are two different things in Sri Lanka where we have a former quaker peace activist turned suspected war criminal as our head of state along with Percy’s respectful treatment of the chief justice and his former presidential rival as befits the constitution
“For example boundaries of a Province cannot be altered even with the concurrence of the Provinces affected.
It is obvious that this provision is merely to facilitate the joining of the Northern and Eastern Provinces and establish the Tamil Homeland”
‘Truth’ as you are a supporter of the Rajapaksa faithful along with their associated acts like Duminda Silva and Col Karuna, expecting you to show great insight into complex constitutional matters is like expecting Gotabhaya not to go mental when asked difficult questions by critical journalists. Firstly, India has many states like Uttar Pradesh which are larger in terms of population than most countries therefore having the means to split them into smaller units for admin purposes is called logic. As Sri Lanka is much smaller both in terms of population and area, it is not surprising they agreed to keep the provincial lines fixed. Also this decision to create provincial councils was as a safeguard for Tamil-speaking people to have some measure (for the sake of peace) of regional self-rule away from sinhala nationalists in the centre and their obsession with mad monks, buddhism and sinhala only. This 13th amendment is quite explicit in ackowledging the unitary nature of SL state which is why the LTTE were prepared to destroy it and why the Indians were prepared to sacrifice their own soldiers to implement it. Therefore why the incredibly thick Rajapaksa supporters think its a back door to Ealam is beyond me but these are the same fools who think its a good idea to rely on the support of muslim nations at the UN whilst cheering on the bodu sena’s anti-halal campaign.
“There is no parallel provision in 13A”
i like how ‘truth’ is desperately trying to portray the 13A as some kind of horrendous legislation which allows no input from the central govt or is detrimental national security. Remember this same ‘Truth’ thinks 13A is backdoor to Ealam so when one has entered into such a twisted mindset, attempting to speak sense and reason to them is obviously a massive waste of time. These people are hardcore sinhala nationalists who cannot comprehend the existence of minorities and their rights even after a horrific 30 civil war. If the SL govt thinks this as well (due their overwhelming need to create a family dynasty) then India needs to stop its antics with Percy and fully support the USA when they bring their next resolution in Geneva
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Truth / June 12, 2013
Ramanan, this what I mentioned in the introduction. “An extract from analysis produced by a member of OPA is given below.” It was sent to many members of OPA.
I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of this Analysis. Both Indian & Sri Lanka Constitutions are given in the web. Study them and write some sense, without talking nonsense through your Elam hat. I have nothing to do with the Rajapaksa family and recognize their strengths as well as their weaknesses.
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Ramanan / June 12, 2013
“Study them and write some sense, without talking nonsense through your Elam hat”
Thank you ‘truth’ for labelling me as a mad elamist as befits your status as a top grade imbecile. I would ask you to provide some evidence as to what is the basis for this claim but you are the same lazy sod who are asking others to do web-based analysis of the constitution due to your inability to perform the task yourself.
“I have nothing to do with the Rajapaksa family and recognize their strengths as well as their weaknesses”
Oh really – please tell me about some of their ‘weaknesses’ given your natural coyness to state them openly. Is it their patronage of the bodu sena, rampant corruption or lack of intelligence when it comes to international relations which displeases you?
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manisekaran / June 13, 2013
mere wording comparision but not in legal/constitutional perspective, misleading analysis.
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Vizzy Pooh / June 11, 2013
The truth of the matter is that the UN and the Commonwealth have both let down the Tamil people especially and all other people of Sri Lanka as well.. The CHOGM is being held in Sri Lanka because the lily livered Kamalesh Sharma wants to be good with everybody. He is looking maybe for his next appointment. If not why is one of the countries with one of the most dismal human right’s record offered this honour? Australia too is playing a game by palavouring this miserable despotic government.
The UN did not do well in Geneva both times and has been most unactivist like.
While the US too is playing politics and playing hot and cold games.
The people are left high and dry between.
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Native Vedda / June 11, 2013
Vizzy Pooh
“The UN did not do well in Geneva both times and has been most unactivist like.”
Did you really expect UN to do well on its own without Washington/Delhi consensus?
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Wangchuk / June 13, 2013
Delhi durbar is the culprit behind all the troubles in Afghanistan, Balochistan, Nepal, Tibet and Burma.
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Native Vedda / June 13, 2013
Wangchuk
Mughal Empire strikes back.
“Delhi durbar is the culprit behind all the troubles in Afghanistan, Balochistan, Nepal, Tibet and Burma.”
How so?
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Ramanan / June 12, 2013
“Did you really expect UN to do well on its own without Washington/Delhi consensus?”
Native Vedda, it seems our idiotic contemporaries supporting Percy’s clan (and thus the dilution/scrapping of 13A) seem determined to bring about the speedy rapprochement of Delhi and Washington as you alluded to. You probably felt echoes of the now mostly silent hardcore LTTE-cheering brigade thinking no harm would befall Prabha once Rajiv’s widow & the Bodu Sena clan chief got together in 2005.
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Native Vedda / June 12, 2013
Ramanan
“You probably felt echoes of the now mostly silent hardcore LTTE-“
I never felt affinity with either LTTE or JVP, both killed their own in the name of liberation.
Those who didn’t care about the innocent people, thus morally bankrupt hence have automatically forfeited their right to lead including the state and its rulers.
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Ramanan / June 12, 2013
“I never felt affinity with either LTTE or JVP, both killed their own in the name of liberation.”
My apologies Native Vedda if I gave you that opinion. I merely commented how as someone not intimately connected with the major ethnic groups in SL, you are in a unique position to comment on the mutual stupidity of the hardcore sinhala and LTTE faithful
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Vichara / June 12, 2013
“COMPARISON OF POWERS VESTED UNDER 13A IN THE PROVINCES IN SRI LANKA WITH THOSE ENJOYED BY THE STATES OF INDIA”
“Truth” must be congratulated for giving a few extracts of the above analysis. COLOMBO TELEGRAPH should publish the analysis in full so that the doubts expressed by some of the bloggers can be cleared.
As “Truth” has challenged let the naysayers prove otherwise.
it is on record that the Indian Politicians had promised Prabhakaran to give him Eelam.
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Ramanan / June 12, 2013
“it is on record that the Indian Politicians had promised Prabhakaran to give him Eelam”
Vichara is another top-grade imbecile who has deluded himself into thinking 13A is a back-door to Ealam despite it fundamentally acknowledging the unitary nature of the SL state. These people have decided to forget about the IPKF fighting the LTTE in order to implement the agreement. Let us feel sympathy for such persons who come on these forums to humilate themselves
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Muliyawaikkal / June 12, 2013
It should be Plan A, not Plan B.
That will further erode north people’s faith in 13 amendment. Then the govt. can go ahead with the poll.
Even in 1988 IPKF didn’t hold an election in the north!!
Why everyone takes the north for granted?
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Bensen Burner / June 12, 2013
Who says there is separation of powers in Sri Lanka. This is a clear instance of the executive acting on the clandestine advice of the head of the Judiciary through the back door, not to mention the legitimate role of an Attorney General who has been shoved into oblivion.Bensen
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Senguttuvan / June 12, 2013
Setting up the BBS and other extremists to create a false public show against a Fait Accompli of 3 decades old may satisfy some sources within but is likely to work against us outside. The regime is planning to survive on a wobby scheme of its own engineering. This will only go to further harm vulnerable minorities exposed to marauding State-identified hordes of the “patriotic” – as in 7/83 – where the net result will be plunder, arson and other extreme forms of harassment.
Senguttuvan
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Vedda's cousin / June 13, 2013
Senguttuvan,
I thought by now ‘7/83’ is also an ‘old hat’ like that ‘war resolution by ATAK’ in your language.
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Senguttuvan / June 13, 2013
Veddah’s Cousin writes of “My language” Please explain. Am totally unaware of this.
7/83 may be old hat for those who planned, robbed, killed and watched the fun from the sidelines. For those who suffered and who were subject to collective indignity and punishment. It is something that will part of the memory of the Tamil Nation for a very, very long time – and wherever they live.
Senguttuvan
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 12, 2013
Plan C, as revealed by Douglas Devananda after his recent meeting with the President:
Convene the PSC and postpone Northern PC elections until after its ‘Predetermined’ deliberations are concluded.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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K.A Sumanasekera / June 12, 2013
Most commentators who want LTTE proxy Sambandan to have Police Powers and Land Titles seem to be putting their money on the US India new axis to issue us a Red Card at the third session.
It is interesting to see whether there have been any serious developments in Srilanka which are detrimental to peace, freedom and human rights of the inhabitant population since the Yellow Card at the last Session.
No car bombs No Suicide attacks, No assasinations No rapes No Ethnic cleansing to reprt.
In comparison,Maoist fighters clean up the whole Political unit of the Congress in one hit in Bastar.
Srilanka is ahead of India in Peace Index.
And well ahead of US and Diaspora IC administered Afganistan.
Norwegian Nikaya (Sect) of the BBS has reprogrammed their GPS and no more silly Halal attacks.
Prez has promised a referandum for the inhabitants to decide whether ex Ltte supporters be given Police Powers and exclusive land rights.
BJP delegation seems quit content with the Prez offering a full democratic process to the inhabitants to have a say on a vital and most important piece of legislation for their survival as a nation,
This legislation was rammed down their throats by a bully PM to please the Terrorist leaders ,installed by his own PM mother and the great majority of the inhabitant population didn’t have a clue what it was all about..
Are these developments warrant a Red Card?.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / June 12, 2013
What can the police do in the north, amidst the heavy military presence, though much more discreet now ? VP himself would not have been able to twiddle even his finger under these circumstances. Please do not not peddle an obviously patent bogey.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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Mahela / June 18, 2013
North has become both Forces and the Police biggest Kappam (bribe den.
From Land grab to charging Lorries that transport goods to North and East by the Sri Lanka Crook police check points that are been erected every one mile are into robbing tamil people.
CHOGM will be Rajapakses Guillotine and the Regime could impolde within pretty soon.
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Ramanan / June 12, 2013
“who want LTTE proxy Sambandan to have Police Powers and Land Titles”
These commentators are wanting northern Tamils to partake in a free election to elect a provinicial council whereas you are in favour of Mahinda appointing his own ex-militant/child abductor Douglas to occupy the post with the help of the security services
“No car bombs No Suicide attacks, No assasinations No rapes No Ethnic cleansing to reprt.”
Indeed many of the personalities who were enjoying these LTTE activities in years past like Col Karuna, KP, Pillayan and Daya Master etc, are now getting into the Mahinda mindset of engaging in rampant corruption, media suppression and paramilitary activity etc. Also it appears nothing is going to be happening to Duminda Silva anytime soon so lets pray he doesn’t get itchy feet and do quadruple homicide again
Also if all is well why are Amnesty International releasing reports in 2013 claiming ‘there are no human rights in Sri Lanka’. Remember this same human rights organisation was Mahinda’s favourite when he used to make trips to UN human rights council in 1990.
“Maoist fighters clean up the whole Political unit of the Congress in one hit in Bastar.”
The Indians do not need the advice of the SL govt or their supporters as to how to manage a multi-religious country without resorting to cheap gimmicks like hailing buddhism as the foremost language, monks on the rampage etc..They dealt with their internal tamil problem many years ago thus not needing to waste any more time or resources in placing a massive military presence throughout Tamil Nadu or be in continuous conflict with regional tamil outfits.
“Norwegian Nikaya (Sect) of the BBS has reprogrammed their GPS and no more silly Halal attacks.”
Oh how wonderful- is this reprogramming going to stop in time for the next presidential election so the sinhala buddha faithful can be reminded who their real enemies are and thus vote again for Percy’s family?
“Prez has promised a referandum for the inhabitants to decide whether ex Ltte supporters be given Police Powers and exclusive land rights”
Will there be a referendum for the inhabitants to decide whether ex-ltte bodyguards like Col Karuna can be appointed to posts such as vice-president of SLFP or have access to Gota’s box of fake passports to flee the country?
“BJP delegation seems quit content “
We will see how content they are if they’re forced to go into a coalition govt with Jayalalithaa after 2014. I’m assuming the BJP will look towards their own govt’s self-preservation over the survival of the clan?
“a bully PM to please the Terrorist leaders ,installed by his own PM mother and the great majority of the inhabitant population didn’t have a clue what it was all about..Are these developments warrant a Red Card?.”
Sumanasekera if the great majority of the inhabitant population is like you and doesn’t have a clue, it’s because of a lack of basic education combined with intense brainwashing by similarly mentally disturbed persons like Gotabhaya which thus explains your continuous mad attempts to portray 13A as being set up for Prabha when anyone with even a passing interest in SL affairs, understands how determined the LTTE were against 13A even going to the lengths of killing the ‘bully PM’ responsible for its establishment. The LTTE also made no mention of the PC model when they were in peace talks preferring instead to speak of a self-governing authority. Do you think it might be possible for you to acknowledge these facts in future or are you content to continue playing to the sterotype of the thick-as-mince sinhala buddhist nationalist
“Are these developments warrant a Red Card?.”
This card system only has an effect if people can avoid being clueless and understand its meaning. When the Indians purposely watered-down the last US resolution after Percy agreed to hold northern PC in Sept, only a top-notch imbecile (ergo the clan’s supporters) are thinking good things will be happening in March if this same PC election gets postponed/scrapped or becomes so devoid of any meaningful power as to render it useless.
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