Senior members of the SLFP today said that stalwart Maithripala Sirisena contesting the upcoming Presidential polls as the common candidate against Mahinda Rajapaksa is an outcome of a foreign conspiracy that seeks to destabilize the country politically and establish a puppet regime instead.
Siripala
During a special media conference that was convened today at the SLFP headquarters a short while ago, government Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said, “There have been certain countries that have pumped money into this scheme through their embassies. We warn them to stop and we will be exposing these forces in the near future.”
He said the actions of former Minister Sirisena is part of a mega teledrama that is being directed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga under the influence of foreign forces.
Minister Alahapperuma went on to state that voting for the common candidate could pose a grave threat to the country’s national security if parties such as TNA extend their support to the common opposition movement. “The TNA has put forward a set of conditions that they seek to be fulfilled if they are support a presidential candidate and among them is the withdrawal of troops from the North. Therefore, if they decide to support the common candidate, it raises issues of security concerns for Sri Lanka,” he added.
Meanwhile, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that former Minister Sirisena’s crossover is unacceptable as it has been fuelled by personal and not justifiable political reasons. “There are no perfect leaders or political parties. One must know how to survive within a party – our priority should be the party and the party cadres,” he added.
Rajash / November 22, 2014
Ha ha ha here we go ….Siripala you forgot to mention LTTE.
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Kp / November 22, 2014
I mean it’s got to the point where if a Rajapakse gets constipated, that too is an international conspiracy.
Kumanthrana, kumanthrana everywhere.
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Dinuk / November 22, 2014
the joint opposition must run a positive campaign for CHANGE by:
1. Ceasing the NATIONALIST agenda from Jarapassa brothers with the PATRIOTIC SLOGAN “Be a PATRIOT, vote for CHANGE, clean government and Maithipala Sirisena”.
2. Use voter fatigue of the corrupt incumbent and say: Be a Patriot – vote to Save Lanka and Democracy from the corrupt and criminal Rajapaksa family!
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Rajash / November 22, 2014
I heard the way things are going he is running to the toilelt very often.
I read that there is a plan afoot by the oppostion to take control of the Parliament
Doougla is also running to the toilet not sure whom he should support.
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Sinhala Banda / November 23, 2014
Rajash
Just a question- “do you clean that toliet also?” It is not a suprise anyway!!!!!!!!!!!
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Native Vedda / November 23, 2014
Sinhala Banda
“Just a question- “do you clean that toliet also?” It is not a suprise anyway!!!!!!!!!!!”
If the price is right even you too would clean any toilet, as your brethren have been doing it for many years in Medieval Middle East Kingdoms.
By the way whats wrong with cleaning toilets to keep the nation clean? I do clean toilet as a sacred duty.
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Rajash / November 24, 2014
I clean my own toilet. Whose toilet do you clean?
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Native Vedda / November 24, 2014
Rajash
“Whose toilet do you clean?”
What do you think?
Do you really want to know?
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Tamil from the north / November 24, 2014
@Rajash, Sinhala Banda only cleans Jarapasas Hambantota pukka. KA Sumanasekeram cleans the toilets once Sinhala Banda is done.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / November 23, 2014
You forgot to mention that,
Dilan perera Is looking over the boundary wall of This culvert mouth Sirpala.
“our priority should be the party and the party cadres,” he added”.
Handing over of Sri Lankas lands to Chinese is the Part Of A Foreign Conspiracy
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Spring Koha / November 23, 2014
Puppets of China versus Rest of the World Puppets.
Let the games begin!
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Dilhara / November 22, 2014
This fat tub, Sirisena is a joke and corrupt clown..
I want to throw up – VOMIT – when I see MR’s face on posters!
We, the public of Sri Lanka need to show our CONTEMPT for Mahinda Jarapassa, the illegal Presidential Candidate and his corruption by CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
We need to RIP and deface Mahinda Jarapassa’s posters which are polluting the all roads of the country where ever we see them! THese posters are put up with public money for an illegal election that is massively expensive and NOT what the people want… JVP groups and university students should rip off the posters of Mahinda Rajapakse – the illegal Presidential Candidate who has plastered the roads with his posters using PUBLIC FUNDS. Premature elections are a huge waste of PUBLIC FUNDS to satisfy the GREED of Dictator Jarapassa and his family.
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Native Vedda / November 22, 2014
Rajash
“Ha ha ha here we go ….Siripala you forgot to mention LTTE.”
Hang on, let the clan breath a bit.
Assuming it is a Foreign Conspiracy the clan asked for it.
Neither Tamils nor the Sinhala/Buddhists the little islanders never had any control over this island.
Solheim and IC gave long rope, VP use it to hung many and himself. MR was given a very long rope and the noose is tightening.
Lets see whether Chinese nuclear submarines can safe the clan.
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Lapatiya / November 22, 2014
You know this Guy Nimal Helupala De Silva has borrowed this Internationale Conspiracy theory from Wimal Maranthika Upawasa Wansa. Now he has to find another theory.
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Rationalist / November 23, 2014
If Maithripala has to resign from his Position to contest the Presidential Election, doesn’t Mahinda Rajapakse, the Incumbent have to resign his Position too?
Doesn’t a Position have to be declared vacant, before it can be contested at an Election?
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Dodo / November 22, 2014
Sirisena is part of the Campaign to SAVE LANKA from the corrupt and criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa Military Dictatorship!
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Sinhala Banda / November 23, 2014
Dodo – The dead bird
The main problem with the Gamaya from Polonnaruwa is that Madam Wishky Chandrika as the main advisor to him on this task. I am not sure people in Sri Lanak belives this corrupted woman and spineless Ranil [Edited out].
The gamaya from Pollonaruwa wants to attain the Heaven this time by hanging into the shoart-rtailed disabled elephant.
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Spark / November 22, 2014
What a load of crap from a group of monkeys typically having that southern yakko attitude. Realistically, Rajapakse and his regime are puppets of China and has now becoming a threat to the peace and stability of south Asia. This is clear from the visits Gota had to make to Delhi and the statements issued by India.
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Gaje / November 22, 2014
Is the RRRR govt a puppet Chinese govt? Nimal Siripala: Do you still get entertainment on the table by telephone operators!
Do you still have women in London who run away with your bribe money! In fact it was MARA who said you were played out when you transfered money to your London keep! Of course she did the right thing by running away with the money! With that she could have longer Marlborough cigarettes with of course a ‘filter’ compared to your short stubby one!!
how about the bribes from contractors for reconstruction of irrigation tanks??
A few out of many! MR has you between his teeth!
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bo / November 22, 2014
There they go, MRs mouthpiece start mud slinging and intimidating, reflecting their own fear psychoisis! Don’t worry no one will withdraw troops; they are there to stay, well dug in. The country need to be defended from Indian Kallathonis and LTTE criminal elements still lurking around. Allied forces occupied Germany and Japan at the end of the WW2 and their forces remained in those countries more than half a century. The same principles apply here. No need to change natural solutions with a politcians empty words.
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AKP / November 26, 2014
Bo
An implicit acknowledgement of Tamil Eelam as a distinct ‘State’!
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Park / November 22, 2014
I think this blob Sirisena knows well that the time has come for him to go back to his village with the “Amude” he originally came to politics. Not only that he knows well he will now have to face an independent public investigation how he accumulated so much of wealth under the UPFA government.
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Rajash / November 22, 2014
“The TNA has put forward a set of conditions that they seek to be fulfilled if they are support a presidential candidate and among them is the withdrawal of troops from the North…. Therefore, if they decide to support the common candidate, it raises issues of security concerns for Sri Lanka”
The more you guys open your mouth the more you confirm that there are two nations in Sri Lanka.
TNA has not opend its mouth and the Sinhala politicians wants to drga them in
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kp / November 22, 2014
Oh you should see how many Facebook warriors are using this argument against the opposition movement. I do think it’s quite sad and downright insulting when you have to use the ghost of a man who is responsible for massacres in this country in order to hold on to power.
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Sinhala Banda / November 23, 2014
KP
I beg your pardon!!!!!!!!!!
Are you talking about your beloved leader sun-goat Valu Preba here?
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RICHARD / November 22, 2014
Nimal Siripala “our priority should be the party and the party cadres,”
Yes it has never been the citizens of this country you bastard. We are ones who paid the price in taxes and in blood to fight terrorism whilst you were jumping your secretary in your office.
Citizens of this country seek assurance from the common presidential candidate that when elected he will promptly set up the biggest corruption and crime investigation Sri Lanka has ever seen to investigate the Rajapakse family and its inner circle including the present ministers, MPs, pradeshayasaba clowns, chief justice, governor central bank, sec.ministry finance, rajapakse cronies in the police and armed forces. This investigation must be lead by SARATH FONSEKA.
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Sinhala Banda / November 23, 2014
RICHARD
Has Sarath Fonseka become a judge now? I am just checking?
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RICHARD / November 23, 2014
Head Investigation not as a judge stupid.
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Rajash / November 22, 2014
bo “Allied forces occupied Germany and Japan at the end of the WW2 and their forces remained in those countries more than half a century. The same principles apply here”
….so you do indeed confirm that Sri Lankan army is a occupying force in another country in the north of Sri Lanka. You forgot to mention the name of the country
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R. Varathan / November 22, 2014
Although we beat our breasts, ad infinitum, we are an educated nation (literacy over 95%?) regular and respected commentator RMB Senanayake is just one of the many learned persons who describe the mass electorate as “ignorant” Literacy, in Sinhala that is, by no means a
claim to be called “educated” – in the universally accepted sense. The latter is a capacity, inter alia, to carefully analyse and understand crucial matters.
The Ceylon/Lankan electorate has been throughout fooled by scheming politicians aimed at the weaknesses and prejudices of the majority (Sinhala voter base of about 75%)
In the General Elections in 1956 and 1960 Tamils and the Christians/Catholics were targeted. While this twin “evil” was continued in 1970 Mrs. B managed to fool the electorate with “rice from the Moon” and succeeded in making the entire country an economic basket-case in her 7 years of governance. Recognising this weakness JRJ came with the “eta ata” (8 grains) cry aimed to winning a electorate that saw hunger and the CoL as its main platform – a period during which Mrs. B made cooking rice in your own home in two specified days of the week as illegal at the pain of punishment. His plan was different. He wanted to capture power, then develop the country economically and win the confidence of the people. He succeeded in this but was far too anti-Tamil in his nature he allowed the National Issue to deteriorate with extremist Sinhala hawks in the nature of Cyril Mathew, Premadasa, Gamini D, Lalith A – Ranil W not excluded – to have their way. The faltering “9 am to 5 pm” attack on the Tamils this Sinhala cabal tried out in July ’83 was to shake JRJ’s government and his own political future. Predictably,
a resolvable Question became complicated and ended up as an armed
rebellion internationalising the issue in the process. CBK followed determined to settle the Tamil Question aided by her socialist and non-communal credentials. She gained the support of the electorate that was divided in the interim with the JVP question in the South where the State and the JVP were in bitter conflict – with multiple thousands killed on both sides brutally. But the lure of personal fortunes did not spare her. Neither did the perceived notion “Bandaranaikes are born to rule” which her opponents within and outside the Party attacked her with. She added to the charge by openly claiming “politics is the business of the Bandaranaikes” – a slight many disagreed with. Mahinda R took over
with the Tiger “problem” dominating the political landscape and promised to deliver the Sinhalese from “the Tamil Tigers and the Tamilnadu influence” To the relief of the Sinhala electorate, he got rid of the Tigers but, in the process, allowed his Police-armed forces – both by omission and commission – to commit grave HR and War Crimes by a largely Sinhala-majority army that considered all Tamils that came their way, militants and civilians, as the legitimate enemy killing many by the multiple-thousands – a remiss for which the Rajapkses will be asked to account for by the international community – now or in the future. After all, in today’s world even wars between antagonists are fought according to accepted international norms. Sovereignty is a poor defence for mass murder of innocents as our “heroes” may learn in the near future. But MR’s bigger mistake was in the shade of the military victory he, his immediate family and hundreds of cohorts, engaged in indiscriminately plundering the resources of the country locking up the once respected justice, law and order system. His handling of our delicate foreign affairs and interaction with countries who were for long our friends was, by all accounts, amateurish. If at all, he succeeded in making enemies of our traditional friends – including the UN.
The Rajapakses plan to win again dressed in Sinhala Buddhist regalia portraying to their electorate “the Tamil diaspora, an existing Tiger threat, India and Tamilnadu, NGOs, the Christians and foreign enemies” are out to destroy an innocent and efficient government merely for serving the Sinhala Buddhist race. Maitripala Sirisena and many of his close colleagues have clearly shown they disagree with him and the real issue is the Rajapakse familial-centred rule.
The politicised armed forces are watching from the sides. If the Presidential Elections become violent, as the signs indicate, ambitious men in the armed forces may decide there is a role for them. Naturally, “to save the Sinhala Buddhist Nation and the country” If it comes to that it will be a pity because, together with India, we maintain the splendid reputation in the region of being run by civilian governments since 1948.
Will the “ignorant” Sinhala-majority electorate follow its earlier path is the $64,000 question.
R. Varathan
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Spark / November 22, 2014
Excellent comment, Varathan. You said it all, point blank.
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Rajash / November 22, 2014
Varathan
One of the two will definitely be the president of Sri Lanka at the end of the ecletion
Mahinda – if goes on and win the tird term
If Mahinda fail to win it will be Gota courtsey of army coup to sfe guard the country from the so called foreign forces
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Sinhala Banda / November 23, 2014
Varathan the wise man
If you think Sinhaleasze are ignorant, what about people like you supporting an uneducated bank robber for a 30 odd years for your dreamland Peelum.
You idiots are trying to fish in murky water here. Keep dreaming the wise-man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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R. Varathan / November 23, 2014
I am afraid Sinhala Banda reads me completely wrong. I quoted regular commentators, Sinhala – if you like, and qualified my comments with my observations, which were largely about the mass Sinhala vote base. Just to re-assure you I have great respect for the Sinhala race and count a large number of friends and teachers – born, educated and living in the Sinhala South.
R. Varathan
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Native Vedda / November 24, 2014
Sinhala Banda
“If you think Sinhaleasze are ignorant”
The Sinhala/Buddhists are ignorant, your question confirms it.
“what about people like you supporting an uneducated bank robber for a 30 odd years for your dreamland Peelum.”
If Sinhala/Buddhists were not ignorant they would not have allowed their President and his army to arm and finance the bank robber to fight the Hindians. They would have allowed the IPKF to finish off VP’s LTTE. The war would have ended in 1987, many years ago.
If that was not stupidly then what is?
“Keep dreaming the wise-man!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Whats wrong with dreaming?
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Priya / November 22, 2014
This man is a corrupt anchor for the MARA regime and I know very well how he made black money when he was the health minister.He was building unnecessary buildings around the country in many hospitals and made millions through his contractors.
This is only one thing. There are many others and who can trust a rogue like this.Shamefull character.
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Chandra / November 22, 2014
Typically the old record is played over and over again
Foreign conspiracy, LTTE Diaspora funded blah blah blah
When are these stooges going to stop insulting the intelligence of the Sri Lankan voters?
The numbnuts at LW question how many UNPers vote for a Farmer from the opposite side. Good luck to them to argue that point. Ha ha
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Chandra / November 22, 2014
The official facebook account of the UPFA, that had supported president Mahinda Rajapaksa until the previous day, began supporting common candidate Maithripala Sirisena since yesterday afternoon.
This account is accessible on facebook/upfa and its support for Maithriapala Sirisena has received more than 47,000 likes.
https://www.facebook.com/slupfa?fref=ts
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Tamil from the north / November 23, 2014
Hey Nimal Siripala De Silva you stated the following: One must know how to survive within a party – “our priority should be the party and the party cadres,” he added.
EXACTLY!!!! WE DID NOT HAVE TO SAY WHAT THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE OF THE HOODLUMS OF THE UPFA IS, YOU HAVE SAID IT YOURSELF. WHILE IN POWER STEAL AND PLUNDER THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND AND MAKE THE FAMILIES RICH. THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE THE PEOPLE, NOT THE SURVIVAL OF THE PARTY. YOU ESTABLISH PROPER GOVERNANCE FOR THE PEOPLE, THEN THE PEOPLE WILL MAKE YOU SURVIVE ANY ADVERSITY. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY AND MAKE A DONKEY RUN LIKE A HORSE. UPFA FELLOWS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR A COMEDY SHOW, MAYBE TRY “NANDANA VINDANA”.
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Sulaiman / November 23, 2014
Hon. Sripala,
There may not be any foreign influence for this mishap in UPFA afterall. It is the realities that built up against unrealities. The Presidents promises to the Country and the World even after the victory over LTTE never took shape. You know very well, the word “Terrorism” was used only to take revenge and to prevent due redress for the very needy and pathetic people of the minority in the North. The construction and development in the North also used to cover up the real situation of the people. Sri Lankan people are not just listening machines. They read, they see, and they feel sympathetic. This time around not just the people of Sri Lanka, but you are under the watch of the whole world after the truth about the war is made public and the CJ was impeached. Are you not aware all the recent violence against all minority went public? After all these unrealities, do you belive Sri Lankan people are just dumb and blind? The problem is for some reason you only have unreal believes!!
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Shiro / November 23, 2014
Sounds like sore losers. Blame every one but themselves. It is time they realized it is their own actions that drove their own members away. They cannot act like selfish, greedy people, and expect every one else to accept it. I hope the Rajapaksa’s are sweating it out and under pressure, they deserve to go through all the hardship they deserve. The people have suffered enough with their corruption, and disastrous policies.
They must be planning, and scheming, to defeat the opposition that seems to be growing stronger by the day.
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Roy / November 23, 2014
Aiyo Sirisena , Please come down the coconut tree without plucking more kalati….
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Roy / November 23, 2014
Sorry Not Sirisena ,it should read as Siripala….
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