Three days after UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha’s announcement on Mahinda Rajapaksa‘s nominations, serious doubts still loom large over his candidacy at the Parliamentary election.
Multiple sources from the SLFP told Colombo Telegraph that President Maithripala Sirisena had promised his close associates to review the decision pertaining to Rajapaksa’s nominations. Therefore the former President’s nominations, which was a contentious matter over the past three days, still hangs in the balance.
Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and several other SLFP stalwarts who supported President Sirisena at the Presidential election had extensive discussions on the matter with the President on Sunday. At the discussion, Kumaratunga had stressed that Rajapaksa should not be allowed to contest from the SLFP, at any cost, she had also pointed out that there would be a serious split in the party and a group of MPs might join the UNP in the face of such a development.
Meanwhile, Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, Convener of the Movement for a Just Society, had contacted President Maithripala Sirisena over the phone and had expressed similar sentiments over Rajapaksa’s nominations, sources close to the President said.
President Maithripala Sirisena is yet to make a final decision on giving nominations to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest from the United People’s Freedom Alliance.
Former Parliamentarian T.B. Ekanayake, a member of the SLFP “cooperation Committee” previously said the former President would sign nomination papers on July 08 to contest from the Kurunegala district.
Due to President Sirisena’s indecisiveness over the matter, the pro-Rajapaksa group has decided to postpone the rally in Anuradhapura which was scheduled to take place on June 09. The rally will take place on July 13 after the nominations for the Parliamentary election are finalized.
Meanwhile, BBC Sandeshaya reported yesterday that President Sirisena had received various requests to distance the SLFP from the UPFA and form a new alliance to contest the election.
Acumen / July 7, 2015
MS has trapped MR and his gang in a precarious position now. MS has consented for MR candidature but refused tickets for number of his gang mates due to their criminal affiliation.
MR can not contest without his cronies who actually have persuaded him to contest. Without their support he will be a lame duck during the election campaign.
Let us wait and see whether MR will decline SLFP nomination and choose to contest from another political party.
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Ben Hurling / July 7, 2015
Indecisiveness when faced with playground bullies such as the defeated dictator will never pay off.
Current President of SL is MY3. He is the leader of UPFA. However corrupt that grouping is. He is also the leader of SLFP. It is time for MY3 to act like a leader.
Otherwise, Ali Baba & 40 thieves which includes Susil Premajayanath & Anura Priyadarshana Yapa will seize the initiative & control. Dumb Sri Lankan electorate will follow the gang of corrupt clowns like sheep. Yes, once again! We cannot let it happen.
MY3 please provide leadership to the 8th January leadership at this critical juncture.
Kick the corrupt ex-dictator where it really hurts. No second thoughts. Kick him out. Period.
Cheers!
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Plato. / July 7, 2015
What is unique about this whole affair is that both MS and MR are caught between Scylla and Charybdis as in Greek Mythology,though this is very real!
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Amarasiri / July 7, 2015
Plato
“caught between Scylla and Charybdis as in Greek Mythology,though this is very real!”
Yes.
Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning “having to choose between two evils”. Several other idioms, such as “on the horns of a dilemma”, “between the devil and the deep blue sea”, and “between a rock and a hard place” express the same meaning.
between the devil Mahinda Rajapaksa and the deep blue sea. Just dump the devils.
The Only problem is that MS wants to drink his broth, “Kanday”, and save his beard, “Ravula”.
This is where his leadership and Statesmanship falls short. MS can be a leader and a statesman again!.
However, given the circumstances, he should stick to his principles and policies, and NOT give nominations to Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cronies, and be a statesman and leader.
By giving SLFP and UPFA nominations, he is doing more damage to himself, to SLFP and to the country.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was President twice. Isn’t that enough? He has an Ego problem. The best decision for Maitripala Sirisena is NOT to give nominations to Mahinda Rajapaksa and their cronies, and ask them to start their own party, Medamulana- CRAP, Crooks, Robbers, Amana Party.
MaRa MaRa Chatu Mara Amana MaRa….
Through the grape wine…
Not only tyrannical Mahinda but even his corrupt minions in the queue will not get nominations : President Maithri re -confirms!
Herein is the secret list of names of 33 corrupt individuals who will not receive nominations from Maithri !
The list of 33 names of the corrupt individuals who president Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to grant nominations at the forthcoming general elections under the SLFP or UPFA has been secured by the Lanka e news inside information division most confidentially.
These names given hereunder are those who will not be granted nomination under the SLFP or UPFA , as has been decided so far , that is until yesterday (5).
Mahinda Rajapakse (monumental corruption and other criminal charges )
Basil Rajapakse (Divi Neguma funds misappropriation – Bribery and corruption commission)
Namal Rajapakse (Nil Balakaya charges – financial crimes)
Mahindananda Aluthgamage (financial irrgularities , corruption and frauds)
Rohitha Abeygunawardena (corrruption and frauds –Bribery Commission)
Duminda Silva (heroin deals and corruption charges)
Dilan Perera (corruption charges – bribery )
S.M. Chandrasena (corruption – Bribery)
Ranjith Soysa (corruption – Bribery )
Manusha Nanayakkara (corruption –Bribery)
Lohann Ratwatte
Uditha Lokubandara (Corruption –Bribery)
Chandima Weerakkody
Mervyn Silva (Corruption –Bribery)
Bandula Gunwardena (Corruption: computer purchases fraud – Bribery )
Wimal Weerawansa (corruption – Bribery and forged documents)
Sajin Vaas Gunawardena (Corruption –Bribery)
Sarana Gunawardena (Corruption –Bribery)
Premalal Jayasekera (murder charges)
Lakshman Vasantha Perera (Casino :corruption – Bribery)
Johnston Fernando (corruption -Bribery)
Dallas Alahaperuma( soliciting sexual favors- corruption – Bribery)
Nishantha Muthuhettigama
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
G.L .Peiris
Keheliya Rambukwella (Corruption –Bribery)
Sarath Kumara Gunaratne (Corruption –Bribery)
Prasanna Ranatunge (Corruption –Bribery)
Udaya Gammanpila soliciting sexual favors ; corruption –Bribery )
Vidura Wickremenayake
Kumara Welgama (corruption –Bribery )
Dilum Amunugama
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena .
It is also learnt that a decision has been taken not bgrant nominations under the SLFP to any one in the name list provided clandestinely by Kili Maharaja.
Kili Maharaja has on the sly privately made a request to grant nominations to Chandana Sooriyabandara , Suranga Senanayake, Siripala Wanniarachchi , Roshan Priya Watawala, Kingsley Ratnayake and Susara Dinal De Silva of Sirasa establishment
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Jango / July 7, 2015
Much the same as between a rock and a hard place! But, like Odysseus he should choose that which would risk the least loss rather than lose his whole caboodle.
For Maithri, to avoid the whirlpool of the Rajapakse Charybdis at all costs would be the way to go, or he will be sucked down to join the rest of the unsavory characters in what is akin to Hades.
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Aia / July 7, 2015
While Greek caught up in euphoria that politics won over economics. Limitless borrowing from China which doesn’t shy spreading its soft power, would lead our next generation to the brink of defaulting the repayments if not current generation.
Offering MR a SLFP ticket, HE should know what he is doing; digging a hole for himself. What happened to Siriyani, whom MR nominated as the CJ, when she refused to toe his line should be a lesson to him. MS case much worse than Siriyani’s. Yes, rest of the Central Committee support MR because they need him to bury their past, but in your case not the past but yourself, HE. Trust people who made you become the President not the ones ridiculed you. Build A SL, where future generations that expected to be bilingual if not tri, because of the computer and internet revolution will live happily.
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Peace Lover / July 7, 2015
Will he or wont he that is will MY3 reject MR’s nomination or not
Will Maithree be a spineless fool or will he be the man of the hour?
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Burt / July 7, 2015
“Due to President Sirisena’s indecisiveness over the matter, the pro-Rajapaksa group has decided to postpone the rally in Anuradhapura which was scheduled to take place on June 09. The rally will take place on July 13 after the nominations for the Parliamentary election are finalized.”
This cannot be true because all rallies other than religious is banned from the date the nomination started until one week after the end of the election.
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Jim softy / July 7, 2015
Instead of Mahinda Rajapakse, champika Ranawaka should be given thre ticekt to contest as the Prime minister
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K.A Sumanasekera / July 7, 2015
Then why would our President’s # 1 supporter and Protector , Abiththya has taken the Sledge Hammer to the UNP, and the JVP, who are the corner stones of Yahapalanaya with the SLMC and the TNA and of course not forgetting CBK ?.
Has the Madam told the Monk and the Abiththaya to F Off too…
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Barbarian / July 7, 2015
Plato, I am not from Greece, nor was I schooled in the classics. Anyway I learnt a little today when you forced me to Google for the meaning of Scylla and Charybdis. For others like me, Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning “having to choose between two evils”. So says the computer when I Google. Thnk you, Plato.
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Sengodan. M / July 7, 2015
It will be best for the SLFP to break away from the UPFA.
Sengodan. M
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Ben Hurling / July 7, 2015
Correct!
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Pacs / July 7, 2015
Are they friends or foes ? 1st Q
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Sirie / July 7, 2015
Susil’s word is not final. The final word is from My3, and he has not confirmed it by either orally or in writing with his signature.
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Lasith / July 7, 2015
What is ironic is that after escaping from the clutches of that stupid, sinhala version of VP mara, our ‘karumakkara’ stupid idiots want that animal back, what a shame! Have they cursed our generations to come???
As they say, even if you ware pearls on a pig, a pig is a pig, it will prefer shit any time anywhere.
Sinhalese idiots will only learn the hard way. Go ahead vote the beast back into power, there is no medicine for stupidity!!!!
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mike / July 7, 2015
Lasith
“As they say, even if you wear pearls on a pig, a pig is a pig, it will prefer shit any time anywhere.”
So GOATa, the former Offence Secretary, was right all along. By his own admission, pig shit has been this bugger’s delicacy !
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Amarasiri / July 7, 2015
RE: Sirisena Indecisive Over Rajapaksa’s Nomination: Pro-MR Rally In Anuradhapura Postponed
“Three days after UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha’s announcement on Mahinda Rajapaksa‘s nominations, serious doubts still loom large over his candidacy at the Parliamentary election.”
The Saga continues.. from the grape wine…..
Mahinda stops dead in the tracks as Maithri refuses to yield ! Maiden rally cancelled;corrupt minions in disarray !!
Based on the letter sent by Susil Premachandra on 03 rd July making a request to permit desperate Mahinda Rajapakse to contest as an ordinary candidate under the UPFA , it is now known that Mahinda has now decided to contest the up coming general elections not to enter parliament as prime ministerial candidate , nor district team leader nor district election managerial leader , according to reports reaching Lanka enews inside information division.
Moreover Mahinda has pointed out to his lawyers that the notifications made by his bootlicking minion slave Susil Premajayantha are part of the plan of Maithripala to dupe or trap Mahinda, reports say.
Accordingly . Mahinda had said , it is best he does not contest at the up coming elections because by contesting the elections from the lowest position that is sans any status , it will be tantamount to building the adverse image already existent among the people, which will not be a welcome move.
The slavish minions of Rajapakse have told him , if he cannot contest through the UPFA ,to contest under a different party , and the name of that party is ‘Our Sri Lanka freedom Front’ and the symbol is ‘bouquet of flowers.’
However Mahinda is reluctant to contest under any party other than the UPFA or SLFP. If he is to contest under another Front , he does not want to field as a candidate himself in his name , and he will be only giving support from the side without direct involvement, he had revealed.
Following these sentiments expressed by Mahinda and his latest decision , the group including Wimal Weerawansa , Udaya Gammanpila, Vasudeva Nanayakkara ,Dinesh Gunawardena , Prassanna Ranatunge ,Dallas Alahaperuma, Kumara Welgama, Ranjith Soysa , Rohitha Abeygunawradena , Bandula Gunawardena , Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Gamini Lokuge who have no place in the sun ,and who were anxiously waiting to creep into parliament by riding on the back of 70 years old Mahinda are gripped in a tremendous fear psychosis whether their journey will grind to a dead halt , according to reports.
The latest information is some of these slavish minion groups are so helpless they have descended to such a base level that they are now seeking desperate remedies for their most desperate ills- trying to secure UNP nominations.
In the light of the latest development , the maiden rally of Mahinda at Anuradhapura on 9 th July too is cancelled.
MaRa Mara Chatu MaRa Amana MaRa confused MaRa….and Confused Cronies
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jen / July 7, 2015
I called this the Master Stroke by MS to put an end the Saga of ALIBABA and all his thieves . This is how politics are played in third world countries .
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Jaya / July 7, 2015
If Mahinda is not given SLFP nominations it is a great injustice to 5 million SLFP voters who voted for him
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Amarasiri / July 7, 2015
Jaya
“If Mahinda is not given SLFP nominations it is a great injustice to 5 million SLFP voters who voted for him “
MR fooled them, lied to them, and he was able to do that because their Average IQ was 65.
Low IQ of 65 does not mean that MaRa had to lie to them, fool them, threaten them and rape them, and continue to rob the people.
MaRa is for MaRa, nor for the people.
MaRa MaRa Chatu MaRa amana MaRa hora MaRa Mara MaRa…
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Abhaya / July 7, 2015
what else he not decisive about . I hope the idiots are glad they appointed a moron as president
Cheers
Abhaya
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Point of View / July 7, 2015
‘It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt’
That’s Maitri ! You know the stupid who opens the big, filthy mouth and remove all doubt !
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MirakRajBanda / July 7, 2015
Prove you have backbone My3. Chase the racist **** to rot in Hambantota like dry fish.
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / July 7, 2015
President Sirisena,
You cannot become anything more than what you are now. You have also promised that you will not seek the presidency again. You have nothing to fear except fear. Even if you have to unfortunately sacrifice your life for a good cause, the oportunity is right here and now for you. It is a cause, few are challenged to pursue. Your loyalty is to the people now and not your party or your old friends. Please show your mettle. Do not fail us.
As a first act, do not permit MR and his gang of unscrupulous men to contest on behalf of any party you are a leader of. If you cannot, give up your party affiliations. Do not be part of a great crime against the people of this country.
Please ensure that the alliance for good governance you are part of, publishes a simple, but truthful manifesto. Let it state clearly the vision, mission and action plan. Do not promise us the moon or even rice from the moon! We do not want anything free or anything we do not deserve as citizens. We, of course, do not want to pay for political follies and corruption. We do not want to see swaggering politicians, amidst us. We do not want to see politicians with fat oozing from their pores any more. We do not want to see, politicians dressed differently from us, any more. We want to see polticians who are like most of us, in behaviour and life style. We do not want to see persons who should be in jail, ruling the roost and lording over us. We want to see politicians, we can respect and look up to. We want politicians, who can be examples to our children. We do not want politicians to carry, kiss and coddle our children. We want politicians who will provide a better life for our children. We do not want our politicians to name buidings, projects and institutions, bulit with our money, after them. We do not want to see their fat dfaces beaminh at us from every street light and street corner. We are sick of it!
We can sacrifice for a better future, but not while our politicians feed on us.Bring the best among us into politics, at all levels of the political apparatus in this country.
Be honest with us. Let us know soon what you are upto. We had much faith in you. Do not disappoint us. We may not be willing to trust or believe anyone, any more. Do not make us a cynical bunch of people. Make politics a dignified endeavour in this country. We want to be rescued from the quagmire we have been thrust.
We expect much of you Sir. Do not let us down.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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Ben Hurling / July 7, 2015
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran ,
Our current President needs to grow some balls to face the mafia like criminals who are threatening to take over power again in Colombo. This time through the backdoor.
People who were behind the 8th January revolution are waiting impatiently to add power to the President. Once if he makes that courageous decision.
Cheers!
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Thanga / July 7, 2015
President Sirisena who won the 62 million hearts and minds of the Sinhalese, Thamil and Sinhalese should not let them down and throw them under the bus. That will be very undemocratic and betrayal of the trust people reposed on Sirisena. Like him, many who stood against Rajapaksa would have been killed by the army death squads. Rajapaksa’s hands are full of blood of thousands who were killed and forced to disappear without trace. Leave the Thamil victims aside, what about the killers of Lasantha Wickrematunga? Prageeth Eknaligoda is missing since January 24, 2010. Surely the Police know the perpetrators of these ghastly crimes. Mrs. Eknaligoda is demanding justice. She wants to know the truth. She has gone to Geneva to air her grievances. Let the elections take its course, but president Sirisena should bring the perpetrators before the court of justice.
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Shamil / July 7, 2015
Sirisena has no balls.
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Native Vedda / July 7, 2015
Shamil
“Sirisena has no balls.”
Please find out from his wife.
Have you got a spare one that he could borrow?
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Point of View / July 7, 2015
I tend to agree with Shamil.
The balls Chandrika has, Sirisena does not have !
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Estate Labourer / July 7, 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena should remain firm and decisive and uphold the promises he made during his election campaigning for the presidency. He should not allow anyone to browbeat him and force him to grant nomination to Mahinda Rajapaksa of Medamulana (Sri Lankan Timbuktu, the most nowhere place on earth).
MR is extremely forceful and aggressive, especially when backed up by his cohorts, and the incumbent president should not wilt under pressure when subjected to this onslaught by these parties. He should just tell them all to go to hell!
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Prasal Liyanage / July 7, 2015
What a comedy circus, and a comedy of errors, surely whats gone wrong with our Yahapalanaya President whom we (6.2 million) brought into power to rule this country in justice, peace and harmony, now if the Jarapassas and his 40 thieves of demons who had demonised this country come back into full force, this country will slip back into the ‘pariah status” and there will be no future for the younger generation cos all norms, practices, decency and principles will be destroyed and will be back to the white vans, killing of journalists, rapes, looting of the temples and artefacts, this whole copuntry will go back to the veddah arena, with no hope for its citizens, Sirisena pls wake up from your hallucinations and do not get the wicked Jarapassas back into politics they should be dumped into the bottomless furnace to rot in hell, the entire Jarapassa family and itrs goons and stooges.
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Ansar / July 7, 2015
Thanks Dr Rajasingham, You could not have said it any better on behalf of all of us.
Hats off to you for the plain but insightful plea, simple but very intrusive and comprehensive.
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Lasanda / July 7, 2015
Advice to our president Mahinda Rajspaksa,
You know people our with you, so come alone. You do not need SLFP or to protect it.
Let Chandrika be responsible for extirpating SLFP party from Sri Lankan politics.
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Native Vedda / July 7, 2015
Lasanda
“Advice to our president Mahinda Rajspaksa, You know people our with you, so come alone. You do not need SLFP or to protect it. “
The people were not with him on 8th January 2015.
He couldn’t protect his prolonged presidency leave alone the party.
Shameless man who lost his elections must retire gracefully.
By the way what is in it for you?
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Lasanda / July 7, 2015
The 5 million who voted on that day voted for the great man and not the party SLFP. By now the number has increased drastically…
Ranil may have to find an American sub to get out of the country after the elections!!!mahendran is already out but we will track him down!!!
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Native Vedda / July 7, 2015
Lasanda
“The 5 million who voted on that day voted for the great man and not the party SLFP”
Ranil lost his presidential elections by less than 200,000 votes nevertheless he failed to win. However had VP allowed a free and fair elections probably Ranil would have been elected as president in 2005. However Mahinda paid VP and VP stopped people voting.
What is so great about MR or VP. Both war criminals were made for each other.
” Ranil may have to find an American sub to get out of the country after the elections!!!mahendran is already out but we will track him down!!! “
What are your plans for Mahinda, Gota, Basil, ………….. and all other crimes. I am curious to know. Are they awaiting for Tang, Jin or Xia class to pick them up at Colombo Port?
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Lasanda / July 8, 2015
Mahinda is the Sinhala leader who eradicated the Tamil terrorist parasites from this land. It was the people’s wish! As such it’s the people’s duty and an honour to protect Mahinda and family if he ever needs our help!!
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Pygmalion / July 7, 2015
Shamil.
Sirisena has no balls.
No my dear Shamil.He has them[not it]; Only thing is he does not expose same like MaRa.There would be an Exposition of those balls in the next few days.
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Plato. / July 7, 2015
Amare.
Surprising. Ms.Pavithra is not on this list!
Also,Vasudeva Nanayakkara has no charges against him?
I give below the charge.
For having sold himself Lock,Stock and Barrel Hammer and Sickle to MaRa.
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Uthungan / July 7, 2015
From the many comments which appears in this forum,one is able to discern the mood of the silent majority who have not been able to make their views known due to various reasons about the lack of foresight clarity,vision or decisiveness on the part of President My3 for his unilateral decision in consenting to permit MR to contest under the SLFP election symbol.
Why did he succumb to pressure forgetting he had 6.2 million voters who had mandated him only six months ago to do what he undertook to do?
Can we trust a forgetful President?
Will he,and is he competent to deliver on the mandate?
Why does he need 48 hours to correct and set right an error of judgement he may have made unless he had done it deliberately and or intentionally?
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Ansar / July 7, 2015
Lasanda, Your President is infamous for the following.
1. TSUNAMI HORA.
2. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDERS OF LASANTHA,BHARATHA LAKSHAMN AND ALL THE VICTIMS OF HIS BRO GOAT VIA WHITE VAN.
3. ILLEGAL OUSTER OF SITTING CJ AND MAKING LAW OF THE JUNGLE OF THE JUDICIARY.
4. INCARCERATING YOU AND OUR WAR HERO WHO REALLY WON THE WAR FOR US IN THE BATTLE FRONT, UNLIKE YOUR CARDBOARD HERO MARA.
5. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUTHLESS KILLING OF VELIVERIYA PROTESTERS AND WELIKADA PRISONERS.
6. RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPRIVING THE MIDDLE AND LOWER INCOME MASSES OF THEIR 3 SQUARE MEALS BY IMPOSING HEAVY TAXES AND TARIFF ON ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND BASIC ELECTRICITY & WATER.
7. STOKING RACIAL DISHARMONY THRU BALU SENA AND KILLING INNOCENTS IN A & B.
8. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF RAPISTS,DRUG BARONS,MURDERERS AND STATE PLUNDERERS.
Need I say more of your bloody President, you…….?
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Bensen Berner / July 7, 2015
Ptesident Sirisena must be congratulated for his firm and resolute stand much needed in Sri Lanka at this hour of turmoil and flux.
The 33 guys rejected must form their own party led by Jarapaksa and contest with the budding flower symbol. Given the IQ of the average Sri Lankan voter they could well win with a thumping majority.Bensen
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Bensen Berner / July 7, 2015
President Sirisena must be congratulated for his firm and resolute stand much needed in Sri Lanka at this hour of turmoil and flux.
The 33 guys rejected must form their own party led by Jarapaksa and contest with the budding flower symbol. Given the IQ of the average Sri Lankan voter they could well win with a thumping majority.Bensen
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / July 7, 2015
Please read the following report on how MS has fired a torpedo at MR’s plans:
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/42027#more-42027
Let us see how MR and his camp react. It appears they have very little room to manoever. The reference to the UNHCR probe is an interesting dimension.
Dr.RN
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