Presidential offspring Rohitha Rajapaksa assaulted Rugby referee Dimitri Gunasekera today (5th May) at the Havelocks Grounds in Colombo after the Navy lost a qualifying match.
The incident took place when the Police A team defeated Navy knocking the latter out of the Inter-club Rugby sevens tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union.
Rohitha Rajapaksa, the youngest son of President Mahinda Rajapaksa was captaining the Navy A team at today’s game. His brother Yoshitha usually captains the team.
Following the Navy defeat, Rohitha Rajapaksa picked up referee Gunesekera by the collar and assaulted him in full public view, eyewitnesses say. The attack on the referee only ceased when Yoshitha Rajapaksa intervened, even slapping his younger sibling when the latter refused to break up the altercation.
With referees refusing to stand to protest against the assault, the tournament was suspended for over 45 minutes. Finally, following a meeting of high level officials with the referees the tournament resumed. Both Rohitha and Yoshitha Rajapaksa were seen regularly in discussions with the referees during the rest of the evening.
The game of Rugby in the country has been severely politicised by the Rajapaksa family in recent years.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son Yoshitha is the captain of the Sri Lanka Rugby team and the Navy Sports club.
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Mahinda and sons/ File photo
Bensen Burner / May 6, 2013
This happens while the rest of the sri Lankan society is getting used to life without judges who are capable of adminitering justice. Nothing to be surprised.
Bensen
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Lal / May 6, 2013
British Royal kids are worst but Sri Lankan Royal kids are well behaved and brought up well to reflect the good qualities of their parents.(LOL)
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Dhaksha / May 6, 2013
The apple does not fall far from the tree. Young Rajapaksa obviously learns from his father and uncles, that the only way to get your own way is to resort to violence, to make it happen.
Yoshitha seems to have put him in his place.
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Fair N Square / May 6, 2013
Motto of the Rajapaksa’s “EITHER MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY”, no matter if ur a Police, Judge, Referee or even a layman…
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rasavath / May 8, 2013
I suppose u r on the highway then?
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Gravity / May 7, 2013
Yea, Newton got annoyed for the apple falling on his head.
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Mahasohon / May 6, 2013
Like father, like son! Navy team should be diqualified anyway becuase a non-navy outsider is playing in the navy team. This just shows whats ort of thuggery this boy is learning and practising. There is a saying that what “mahaeka” does the kids do. Setting a disgraceful example in public, they fall in the same group as Mervyn the Vermyn’s “kolla”.
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mike / May 16, 2013
…He is not Mervyn the Vermin’s “kolla”. Guess who, and keep on guessing??
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Mahasohon / May 6, 2013
It is the same sort of dishing out to the General by mahaeka. This is sports Rajapaksha style.
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nortonper / May 6, 2013
Has a single Sri Lankan newspaper carried this story? I doubt. If one has, CT may have to employ some of the journos from that one in London!
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Fair N Square / May 6, 2013
Well the LOCAL papers are busy running behind Duminda Silva and the Unruly SL Judge at the Bangalore airport.. I so wish the Judge was apprehended at the Bangalore airport and presented in a court in Bangalore.. The ruling elite has silenced the Journalists in SL…
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Lankan / May 6, 2013
Shows the BREEDING!
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Zuzu / May 6, 2013
In the contrary .. I think this is all a well staged drama going exactly as per script.. Next chapter on the script is that they will suspend / Ban Rohitha Rajapakse from rugby perhaps for an year or even life and the president will support the decision … Everyone will applaud and commend the president for the brave decision … He will end up being the HERO!
Has anyone seen Rohitha playing rugby.. He is a crappy player and no one is gonna miss him.. He will continue to race cars !!
Suba anagathayak kiwwalu!
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Mahajara / May 6, 2013
Faire N Square, Independent Square etc. do NOT realise one thing.
Do you want those guys also to face the same thing that happened
to Azath Sally. Read the Amnesty International’s latest report.
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captain udaya / May 6, 2013
family first what ever u say.so let it be like that,we all do for the family first then think others,i worked at sea more than 22 years,have come a cross sea’s,oceans,rough sea,different nationality,girls,ext….all same family first.
BTW don’t worry SL is finish.i deposit 75000usd per year to BOC for last 10 years but still no car permit,so i pay tax and brought a jeep for my family (rP 8500000) so family first simple.tnx captain udaya karalliyadde
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Siri / May 6, 2013
Rajapaksas’ Sri Lanka – a land like no other!! You asked for it and you got it!! People enjoy it well and good for a long time to come!!
They are ruining and destroying every good thing in the country, nothing is left from their tentacles.
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rasavath / May 8, 2013
3rd class leadership leading to a failed state and a 3rd class country….
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J muththa / May 6, 2013
Julampitiye Amare behaves better……….
Thuppai behaviour by a President’s son.
PRESIDENTS SON ASSAULTING A REFEREE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ANY COST.
NO PARDON OR NO EXCUSE FOR THE SHAME BROUGHT UPON THE PRESIDENT.
Does not the President have enough problems on his hands??
Food for the Diasspora and the IC.
Arjuna did not attempt to punch Darryl Hair when Murali was repeatedly noballed. But Arjuna was punished for his actions.
Lets see what the President & the diciplinary Committe of SLFRU would do & what action would be taken?
Barred from Rugby and stepping into a Rugby Ground for life???
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KAPAN / May 6, 2013
No! No! Referee beat himself up.
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UPUL / May 7, 2013
Its all about breeding dude!
You don’t get a cat, dog or horse without checking on lineage. Why should it be different for human’s? And, it shows…….
Ignore at your own peril. Modernity has brought about a complete breakdown of social norms and structures. Everything and everyone is validated by money and nothing is sacred anymore.
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AYMAN / May 7, 2013
UPUL,
WELL SAID. IT IS NOT DEGREE THAT MATTERS, BUT PEDIGREE.
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rasavath / May 8, 2013
fully agree ……..where is the pedigree only yakkos left?
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Vasu / May 7, 2013
My Friends from the majority Sinhalese,
This is time to show your civil courage
Hopefully you know what it is.
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Anura / May 7, 2013
Vasu,
If someone start requesting, even from these educated CT readers, for donations of money/time or basically ask to come forward for some worthy cause related to what we generally agree here, you will see that most of us who do verbal support here will start getting thin down or completely disappear.
This is including me who will try to find VALID reasons not to come forward or donate to support the cause.
This is common genetically inherited behavior of Sinhalese. Indian may have similar genetic behavior, but great leaders like Gandhi, Neru and others follow their footsteps, helped to infuse some bravery to some Indian to come forward ..
Now I realized my genetic issues, so I go an extra step to be brave in the future…… Count on me…
Anura
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Safa / May 7, 2013
Presidential System of Justice demonstrated by Presidential Thoththa Babas.
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Gamini W / May 7, 2013
Didn’t some wise person utterd these words long time ago~ “The greatest tragedy that could happen to a country is the silence of the majority”? As there is no opposition in SL with leaders who have backbones, I guess the time has come for a non-violent revolution by the masses to send these Rajapakse thugs back to the hell-hole they came from where they can rot!
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Malcolm Lawson / May 7, 2013
These refrees are crooks, anybody can buy them for 5000 rupees.
Somebody should’ve done this kind of thing years ago. Dimitri,Kodagoda, D.Nimal
and many others deserve a sound thrashing, anybody with any kind of following in
rugby in Sri Lanka know that. Furthermore, as a Royal ruggerite myself we are honour
bound to support a Thomian ruggerite in distress.
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Ceylonese / May 7, 2013
Thomians young and Thomians old,
Thomians staunch and true!
Like the serpent keen and wise,
Harmless as the dove,
By the cross we’re knit in one
Holy bond of love.
We rejoice in victory,
When our foes we beat,
We have learnt, when fortune frowns
How to take defeat,
All unfriendly rivalry
From our lives we bar
To the College therefore sing
For all we have and are.
When into the world we go
For our life’s career,
As the call of duty sounds,
We will answer clear
Onward to the goal we press,
Guided by our star.
To the College therefore sing
For all we have and are.
Esto Perpetua
The Blue, Black and Blue forever!
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Ben Hurling / May 7, 2013
BTW, I understand Malaka Silva studied there as well. LOL.
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mike / May 16, 2013
Malaka only studied there and obtained a “JPUM” (Junior Pass Unable Pass any major exam).BTW, his last name is not “Silva”???? Keep guessing folks!!
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Jamal / May 7, 2013
Honor among thieves stuff! We in Kandy learnt to accept the Umpires( or in this case Referees) decision as Gentlemen.
As a contributor above stated only those with the correct pedigree can imbibe this stuff!
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Bohemian / May 7, 2013
You know no law, Son.
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Podi_eka / May 7, 2013
How the Gum Kabarayas know to play rugby.Just like giving a sharp blade to monkey like giving him a captaincy in the SLNavy. Dena Evunta harak payyen gahanda oney. Its clearly Shows the BREEDING!
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kris / May 15, 2013
Sorry, the comment language is English – CT
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kris / May 17, 2013
How the Gum Kabarayas know to play rugby.Just like giving a sharp blade to monkey like giving him a captaincy in the SLNavy. Dena Evunta harak payyen gahanda oney. Its clearly Shows the BREEDING!
Is this in full English?
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Hade Sheriff / May 7, 2013
How many times this thuggish Navy team led & backed by the presidents son smashed a restaurant in Welisara.
No Police inquiry or damaged paid to the owner.
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AYMAN / May 7, 2013
LET US WAIT AND SEE WHAT DISCIPLINARY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE
S.L.R.F.U.
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Ben Hurling / May 15, 2013
SLRFU will do nothing.
It belongs to Rajapassa Clan.
Run by cronies and henchmen.
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Jayantha / May 7, 2013
These are the morons who are eagerly waiting for Queen’s CHOGM visit for the famous photo-op publicity……..My foot.
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Soni / May 8, 2013
Fathers tend to be the greatest role models for their sons, so there is no surprise here.
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Roy / May 9, 2013
Only pariahs associate with this kind of people. They don’t the consequences in associating with this sadamish family. To benefit from this piranhas one may have to lose his wife or a close one.
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Ex Pat Judith / May 9, 2013
Sadly the country will never prosper if it is ruled by thugs..the days in SL of “being a gentleman”died since the Premadasa regime came in..the high class and well educated sinhalese were replaced by these thugs, what do you expect..bring back the english to teach them manners!
They condemn english, yet they try to embrace everything that is western!..what a joke. Class & style cannot be bought..it has to be bred!!
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Hiran / May 9, 2013
Pls. kindly note that the School by the Sea has nothing to do with this particular episode at the Rugby 7’s? Once a person leaves the respective School, the School is not responsible for that persons behavior, it is the Parents Responsibility!! This rule applies to all the Schools in the island, so let us not tarnish our respective Schools for incidents that does not come under the purview of the School.
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darrell billimoria / May 10, 2013
To put it quite simply! Lack of breeding.A dynasty of thugs,masquerading
as politicians,why dont you pathetic sri lankans get rid of that prick and his family!
Daz.
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dias / May 10, 2013
aiyo sin men, let him be he’s just a small boy no. he was trying to impress his girlfriend. who gives a damn about a petty referee. he’s no match to a mighty Rajaf**ker. ooops
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Abey / May 10, 2013
Like father like sons. Absolute Thugs!!!
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Migara / May 15, 2013
Gam biyo when they come to Colombo these things happen. St.Thomas College was Just a Stepping stone, to enter the city and WIN the girls.
They will leave soon
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Mahela / May 16, 2013
St.Thomas never invite uncivilised so called “Gam Ballas” villege sons of [Edited out] to the school as guests, no matter what positions they hold.
“Wal Ballas” sons of bit..ches are not invited.
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justice / May 15, 2013
Has the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union been cowed down into NOT inquiring into this incident?
Has the Football Refrees Association too been muzzled?
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