Making a despicable speech during a rally organized by the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), President Maithripala Sirisena passed a sexual innuendo at Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe saying a gang of ‘butterflies’ ruled the country under Wickremesinghe’s watch.
President Sirisena
Sirisena said he wanted to change the Prime Minister as he could not agree with the “butterfly’ rule. “The ones who made important decisions were not the senior Cabinet ministers of the government, but Ranil and his butterfly gang,” Sirisena said, addressing the meeting.
Sirisena also said he first offered the Prime Minister’s post to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya but he turned down the offer saying he could not go against the Prime Minister. “Then I invited Sajith Premadasa to become the Prime Minister and he too turned it down saying he did not want confrontations with the party leader.”
“After both of them refused the position,’ Sirisena said, “I was looking for a man who loved the country and who could join forces with me to strengthen democracy. I found in Mahinda Rajapaksa a man who could topple Ranil Wickremesinghe and his government.”
Sirisena also said he had secured a majority in Parliament and saw no reason to turn back on his decision.
“I urge Speaker Jayasuriya, a staunch Buddhist to speak to the Mahanayakes, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and other religious leaders about the current situation. Act according to their advises and allow the new government to do its job,” Sirisena added.
He said Wickremesinghe was worshipping the western embassies and requesting them to intervene in domestic political matters.
He also said that he explained his position to the UN Secretary-General during the telephone conversation and the latter agreed to extend the fullest support to strengthen democracy in the country. However, the UN Secretary-General’s office, issuing a statement, contradicted President Sirisena’s version of the story and said the UN Chief requested Sirisena to convene Parliament without delay.
Concluding his speech, Sirisena pleaded Ranil Wickremesinghe to step aside and allow the new government to function.
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namalbaby / November 5, 2018
this stupid bugger sirisena only suitable to be GS. I am sure he will again betray MR and join hands with the theives in UNP and SLPP to become the presidential candidate, This buggers only aim is to be nominated as a sole candidate for the next presidential election. If he can get someone to undercut ranil in UNP and one in SLPP to undercut MR he will join hands with them to form yet another new government.
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SriLankan / November 6, 2018
Newsfirst still stands behind a LGBT hating president and his illegitimate government.
#ConstitutionalCrisisSriLanka
#coupLK
#DemocracyNow
#UNHRC
#TransparencyInternational
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meenachchi / November 6, 2018
I cant understand why it is OK for Buddhist monks to rape small boys , while it is bad for two grown men to do it.
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Nelum / November 5, 2018
As for the MR supporters, it seem the ends justifies the means. If RW had done the same thing, did not follow the rule of law, and went against the constitution, they would be protesting and calling for his resignation. It seems the MR supporters are willing to overlook this arrogance, lowering standards, and accepting what constitutional scholars, senior officials, and professionals, are all saying is wrong.
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Champa / November 5, 2018
Maithri says Karu has refused to be appointed as the PM deposing Ranil.
Surely, Karu is not a mean back-stabber like Maithri. So he refused.
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Amarasiri / November 6, 2018
Champa,
“Surely, Karu is not a mean back-stabber like Maithri. So he refused.”
Looks like Sirisena has a hard time recruiting back stabbers. The back stabber he was able to recruit recently was Mahinda, whom, he back-stabbed a few years ago.
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JD / November 5, 2018
Mahinda Rajapakse’s Returnm is a blwessing disguise for Sri lanka. Maithripala sirisena was so laid back, MR will look after the NGOs the wya he looked after Sri lankan journalists., I mean not the ones who got diplomatic appointments left the countty, those who broke their hands or legs by some unknown people. CIVL society aka OPEN society (the name given by the MCC) are very upset their program failed again. PAw da KAlu suddhas.
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Sasha / November 6, 2018
These Gam Veddo( apologizing to the ingenious people) do not have any ethics or moral values. When their leader facilitates corrupted society by offering bribery to the legislators, they approve wholeheartedly and applaud their leader, showing their own corrupted way of living.
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douglas / November 5, 2018
I mrepeat the question posed to JRJ by Dr. NM: “What if a mad man is elected to this position termed President?” The answer ; not only appeared in PERSON at the rally, but PROVED by speech. Champa: I requested you several times not to trust and hang on to any of these vagabonds : MY3, Mahinda, Wimal, Vasu, Gammanpila, Dayan etc…. Now you have got very much enlightened and learned, perhaps in the hard way. Don’t feel bad, but be happy that you have come to know them now. Have nice day, CHAMPA.
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punchinilame / November 5, 2018
MY3 has claimed the rank of 1st President to cross-over in Sri Lanka. He is worse than the most hideous banana republic “leaders” ever. It will not surprise anyone if he is
assassinated in the future by one of those accused in special Court cases!
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Summa / November 5, 2018
It was more like Makandure Sira speaking. Not a leader of a civilised state ! What a lowest low of a complex !! His veiled threat was directed at MR ‘Don’t Try To Mess With Me in 20-20. I should get the nomination`. But little he knows MR+GR’s plans. This guy’s piggish behaviour puts the country as a whole into deep disrespect.
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Real Revolutionist / November 5, 2018
For majority Sri Lankans, butterfly life means care free living so how can it be sexual innuendo?
Generally a political leader is expected to be busy & sacrificing.
However, if president’s speech has exposed real lifestyle of the PM, as far as it’s considered to be innocent thing, what’s the fault in it?
Sorry to say that it’s CT making sexual innuendo upon former PM.
But there’s a problem, as THAT butterfly life is still incompatible in Asian countries, such people will have to go to the west to do politics.
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Mallaiyuran / November 5, 2018
Is that somebody got out of the Angoda Hospital and Ran away? If the doctors are looking for one of their patients, please tell them we have found on the stage with a crowd!
Even his earlier speech also as depcible as like this. I was wondering if the English version we read was translated from the Sinhala Version he wrote himself. Even if you pay a million Rs the professional writers would not do such things.
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Ajay / November 5, 2018
This Appa Sira is an uncivilized Barbarian. Unfortunately this nasty dimension of his personality was revealed only after he became the President. He started making highly bigoted, deplorable statements about vulnerable people in society. He made racist, sexist, misogynous, homophobic, and xenophobic statements. Now he has transformed into a fundamentalist, fascist dictator. He is clearly not fit to be a leader of a civilized country in this day and age. He is a throwback to medieval times. He has brought great disgrace to the image of Sri Lanka in the world community. India has just followed suit many other countries and decriminalized homosexuality. Is this the cultural superiority of Sinhala Buddhism over the rest of the world he is crowing about incessantly? Will he have the guts to tongue-lash the Buddhist monks and Catholic priests and other clergy who are sexually abusing children in their temples and churches. These criminals are the ones who should be criticized, exposed and punished by law. Instead, this bugger is going to these vice dens and genuflecting before the child-molesters. What consenting adults do sexually in privacy is nobody’s business. Back in the 1960s, Canada’s Pierre Trudeau when he was the Minister of Justice made the famous statement that is regarded as the beginning of social acceptance of homosexuality after centuries of oppression. He said: “The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation.” His son, Justin Trudeau, the current PM of Canada, just a year ago apologized for historical injustices against the LGBT community in Canada. But where are we? In fact, historically there was no stigma or persecution against homosexuality in South Asian societies. It was only after the introduction of Victorian ‘morality’ under the British that this uncivilized practice of persecuting LGBT people in India and Sri Lanka began.
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Ajay / November 6, 2018
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Appa Sira is simply not capable of appreciating the progressive, enlightened developments in today’s world, or he just wants to lick the asses of racist monks to stay in power. The people have no choice now, but to take to the streets. He should be reported to international human rights bodies for violating the rights of LGBT people in Sri Lanka and instigating violence against them.
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edwin rodrigo / November 6, 2018
Don’t be so hard on the man. What I understand is that, he was invited to join the butterfly club but declined saying that ‘I may be Ooru Sira. But I refuse to join any butterfly club that would have a worm like me as a member’. (Courtesy-Groucho Marx)
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gamini / November 6, 2018
What all sensible Sri Lankans should understand is that the Rajapaksas are the plotters of the assassination plot by getting DIG Nalaka Silva’s telephone conversation to Namal Kumara, deliberately recorded which Nalaka Silva was aware. Otherwise do you seriously believe a DIG will talk over the assassination of the president over a telephone call? This was done to frighten Sirisena to win him back. The real threat of a Coup D’tate could be seen no sooner MR was sworn in as PM, how Rupavahini, ITN, Petroleum were taken in to their control over night. If we are not watching out, Gota might make an attempt to take over by force.
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shankar / November 6, 2018
gamini
DIG nalaka had only spoken about assasinating a fellow officer.He has been charged with that.It is in the phone records.Namal kumara says he also spoke about assasinating the president,but thre is nothing in the phone records about that.
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nimal fernando / November 6, 2018
That’s why the UNP propaganda machine should be out there shouting from the rooftops …….. to get the Rajapakses to wear this.
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There should be someone guiding the propaganda apparatus ……….. with talking-points every morning etc.
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The way I see it ………. as usual Ranil’s lethargy and customary lackadaisical attitude will let this golden opportunity pass by as well
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If the UNP can’t win this easy propaganda war now ……… they will never win anything …….. organizationl élan is the key ………. just look how sophisticated Mahinda’s webpages are. The UNP used to be the sophisticated/western-savvy party …….. now the tables have turned.
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This is bigger than Ranil ……… this is democracy in the country people are fighting for ……… and Ranil owes it to the people to give his best fight ……….. it’s now or never!
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Rajash / November 6, 2018
Srisena bending backwards to Mahindas thrust
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / November 6, 2018
There is nothing disgraceful about calling a spade, a spade. In this case, there’s nothing wrong about calling RW a pinky. It is common knowledge, that Mrs Wickramasinghe is married to RW for the sake of marrying and that there is no sex involved in their marriage.
Mrs Wickramasinghe for instance has never shown love in public to her cuckold husband. We have never seen it alive, we have never seen it on TV.
RW is a typical LGBTQ man and a Royalist at that. He should not have been made Prime Minister in the first place. To hell with democracy.
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shankar / November 6, 2018
“there is no sex involved in their marriage.”
did you peek into their bedroom ?cheee.Rtd,Lt.Peeping Tom Perera.
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Lankan / November 6, 2018
‘Retarded Lout’ Reginald Shamal Perera…fits you perfectly!
What a punk..
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Oma Yang / November 6, 2018
Dear Lt.Col., imagine if you had a son or daughter or sibling who was LGBT. I am sure you wouldn’t portray such a macho image. Accepting who we are for what we are is real democracy. FYI some of the top Business Leaders, sportsman, politicians and Musicians inclined differently. We are living in the millennium. Probably you should retire for good or keep shut.
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Chichee / November 6, 2018
Looks like this man Shamal (or shemale?) Perera watches a lot of gay porn : ) : )
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Emil van der Poorten / November 6, 2018
R(e)T(ar)d(ed). Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera:
Well, well, well, if it isn’t you again!
Is it better to be licking the boots of the rich and famous White Guys while caddying for them on Ontario golf courses than licking the boots of Major General Mano when you were his bat-man?
“Low-life” doesn’t begin to describe a hypocrite of your kind!
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JD / November 6, 2018
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Native Vedda / November 6, 2018
Retarded ………………… shameless ……….
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“that there is no sex involved in their marriage.”
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When did you become the public inspector of private parts?
Did Gnanasara appoint you the community sex police to keep an eye on society people’s sex life? If they didn’t have sex its their private matter. Were you hiding in their walk in wardrobe, peeping through keyhole, holding your …… ……………. hoping to have good **** job?
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Native Vedda / November 6, 2018
Retarded ………………… shameless ……….
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I forgot to tell you there are other ways of having sex or divinely making love without intercourse.
Learn Tantric Sex.
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K A Sumanasekera / November 7, 2018
Dear Native,
I know there are A Sex, O Sex. and N Sex .
So you reckon your T Sex is better……
How cool , …Where did you learn it mate & what is the Process ?…
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Native Vedda / November 7, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekera
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“How cool , …Where did you learn it mate & what is the Process ?”
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Tantric is big in Big Apple and rest of Metropolitan USA. You should just pop in after your visit to your mate Bandula Jayasekera if he is appointed Ambassador to Canada.
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Don’t take him with you where it is practiced. There will be big scandal just like Rajpal Abeynayake losing his important things in Thailand.
Not that thing you pervert.
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K A Sumanasekera / November 7, 2018
Dear Native,
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Watching Aunties from Kerala on B & F Tamil Tube is not T Sex,.I guess ..
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I go to the Big Apple every year mate…
In fact my family has a Holiday Pad on the NY State Border..
May be, I can pick you up and take you to your T S Session .
But I will be only watching mate ..
And I will be sitting at least a Barge Pole length away from you, while you do T Sex…
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So ,who do you think of, while doing your Meditation bit ?.
Is it Rosy or her apprentice from Wanathamulla .
Don’t feel embarrassed mate.
Remember old Freud ?.
He said it is perfectly OK..
What a clever dude he was…
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Native Vedda / November 7, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekera
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“But I will be only watching mate ..
And I will be sitting at least a Barge Pole length away from you, while you do T Sex…”
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Freud also said,
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‘If you can’t do it, give up!’
-Sigmund Freud
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clean slate / November 6, 2018
Would you like your making love to your wife being shown on TV?
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Strategist / November 6, 2018
Yes, at rallies they say all sorts of things. For example, RW uttered “Cheena gedara yawanawa” and what happened?
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Somapala / November 6, 2018
Simply fuck off, brainless idiot. Don’t insult a true lady. If you wish insult your wife if there is one.
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Champa / November 6, 2018
Lot of people are condemning Maithri’s personal reference to Ranil in his speech. I didn’t listen to the speech.
Going by the reaction to Maithri’s (President’s) reference to Ranil (PM) with Mahinda (PM) on stage, it looks like most of the decent, civilized people will stay away from Mahinda-Maithri fusion, irrespective of party politics.
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Native Vedda / November 6, 2018
Champa
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However, you do not seem to want to look at your pimp Wimala Sangili Karuppan Windbag Weerawansa’s (WSKWW) behaviour on stage while all those”dignitaries” were seated in the podium. He wanted to carpet bomb Vanni, drop bomb on Parliament, Evict Ranil from Temple Trees by force, ………………. for him it was a joke if India didn’t have its National Anthem in Hindi, ……….
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WSKWW has been representing his party as well as carrying Mahinda’s clanking b***s. The dignitaries didn’t mind what this pimp said on various occasions.
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We used have just one like him. We do not where Dr Mervyn Silva PhD is now.
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Sinhala_Man / November 6, 2018
Dear Champa,
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I listened last night to the entire speech. It was well delivered, and the video quality is excellent.
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The content is amazing. He has destroyed himself and Mahinda Rakapaksa. He has, in that one speech, paved the way for Sajith Premadasa to be the next leader of the country.
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My3 says that Mahinda Rakapaksa was only his THIRD choice. His first had been Karu Jayasuriya; he had withstood My3 pressure for many months, but Karu is surely too old. It was next the turn of Sajith, who had as resolutely refused to stab Ranil in the back.
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Sexual innuendo doesn’t really matter. In fact My3 possibly makes a reasonable point if it is claimed that being a catamite has been more important than merit in advancing within the UNP.
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As I’ve said, this is a remarkable speech. I actually feel a bit sorry for My3 who may be sincere enough, but on what basis does my “servant” decide for me, whose vote made him President?
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Sinhala_Man / November 7, 2018
Now, why have three readers disliked what I have said above? Perhaps they dislike Sajith Preadasa. I will try now to expand my comment, but nobody may see these words. This article has been superseded by many others.
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I was merely trying to interpret My3’s speech the way I saw it. I wouldn’t mind Sajith emerging as UNP leader, but those readers may dislike him.
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I wouldn’t mind Mangala, Buddhika Pathirana, Imtiaz Macan Marker, or Sumanthiran emerging to lead. All one time parliamentarians; if we are fed up with such Nagananda Kodituwakku or Kumar Sangakkara, who’ve never been in Parliament.
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This is where we lose out, and one of the corrupt wheeler dealers sneaks in. What do we do? I’m reduced to helplessness.
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Kumar / November 6, 2018
Unless some fresh heads with fresh and forward thinking enter the ruling house, Its the same 225 goons who does not have any stake on the country, but their own betterment will rule and ruin Sri Lanka. Only a Military Coup (NOT a coup by MR and Allies) for at least a short period would save the country from these third class politicians who rule the land now for NINE years after war but still unable to move the country even an inch forward.
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JD / November 6, 2018
Civil society aka OPen society (Name given by MCC) are crying out loud for Constitution, Terrorists monks, Human rights, right od women get drunk infront of the liquor shop, and now their Beloved LGBTQ leader Ranil is no longer the PM. Sri lankan economy is in pieces. Ranil says DON’T WORRY THOSE WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST SEND MONEY. mANUFACTURING IS SO EXPENSIVE. sO BUY THINGS FROM OVER SEAS. i HAVE GIVEN RUPEE NOTES TO EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND HAVE BUILT A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE. wHY DON’T YOU CIVIL SOCIETY DIRTY hYENAS TALK ABOUT TOILET PAPER WORTH RUPEE. why every xountry in the world can export and build the foreign reserves. Instead we get loans, exchanfges cash and build a foreign reserve because we dilute the debt of some other countries.
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JD / November 6, 2018
Don’t worry about Mahinda Rajapakse. It is G.L. Periris who registered the JACKAL opposition political party. but, it is Rajapakses who thrived in that. Now Mahinda Rajapakse and all his theives are running ans screaming over time. HE said My Party Secretary ate my hoppers and double crossed my. dinseh Gunawardane was sitting nearby and he got scared. SO, he asked do not listen to those who tell lies to you. In the name of my assets overseas we run this country together. He did not mention, he always thinking how can I do this with Ranil because he is my man and he saved me. Now Ranils every hope is dashed, appoint me as the opposition leader (GOd Natha). I heard Ranil, MAithri and Mahinda Rajapakse are all discussing their future movements. Civil society aka Open society (given by MCC) knows that too.
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Rajash / November 6, 2018
This guy is an idiot…..he is not paying respect to the national anthem and waving his hands about.
Mahinda disciplined him
The body language between Mahinda and My3 reveals a lot
Mahinda will be the president and the PM ha ha
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Buddhist / November 6, 2018
Which butterflies met in the dark to do the dirty job, it was Maithree and Mahinda. Only uneducated third grade Bums speak this way, and the Bum should be impeached. Even Mahinda covered his face when he heard this.
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K A Sumanasekera / November 6, 2018
Mr Mangala Samaraweera bragged in Lankawe Parliament that he is proud to be gay..
And his main agenda was to include the right to Same Sex marriage as a clause in Dr Ranil’s new Constitution…
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Sagala , Akila, Malik Eran, & Ranjan were the Heavy Hitters in the Cabinet who had direct In Put to UNP Policy through Dr Ranil…
And these are the ministers who had been calling the Shots to give the suckers Yahapalanaya which was extremely detrimental to the survival of this 2500 year old Country….
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Besides introducing Gay Marriages to Lankawe, these UNP Heavies wanted to destroy the Sinhala Buddhist Influence in the land for ever.
To facilitate this process , Dr Ranil and the above inner circle had their 4 Legged Strategy….
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First was to attack the Mahasanga who did not agree with Dr Ranil’s Yahapalanaya
They started it with even bogus charges. against prominent Bikkus.
And denigrating them through their NGO funded Media and other organizations.
They even tried to take the Collection Boxes under Dr Ranil’s finance ministry.
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Second was to put every conceivable Foreign Income Source in the Hands of Foreigners through Dr Ranil’s FTA & ETCA.
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Third Leg a was to privatize Education to cut off the 70% majority who are the poor from getting a higher education and stop the Sinhala Buddhists getting into Professions and forming GMOA or University Teachers Union in future..
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Last was to sell all national assets like the Harbours , Airports, Roads and even Crown Lands to Foreigners.in an irretrievable manner like what they did with Mattala and Magampura.
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This is what I have been pointing out all along since Dr Rail’s Yahapalanay came in to being ”
And it is exactly what My3Sira told that crowd who were braving the Monsoon like weather in Battramulla..
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I don’t think calling them Butterflies by their previous Boss is no Big Deal…
And it wouldn’t have bothered them,
But watching Sira exposing their rotten Agenda would have hurt them for sure.
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watcher / November 6, 2018
Well said.. Sumanasekera.
RW brings insult to the good royal college we all like. He never understood SL’s poor or the villagers which got more ethics than this looser who is always on pocket of colonials and parasites.
I am glad his mother is no longer living since who want to bring a such terrible creature to this world?
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soma / November 7, 2018
Well said K A S.
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Soma
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Native Vedda / November 7, 2018
soma
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Bull s**t soma.
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James speethy / November 6, 2018
ranil was deeply unpopular and was on the verge of being wiped out at next election. instead of just waiting Sirisena had to rush. and now ranil is back in the mix and.will likely win next time. while people may not like ranil they don’t want a dictatorship either.
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Emil van der Poorten / November 6, 2018
R(e)T(ar)d(ed). Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera:
Well, well, well, if it isn’t you again!
Is it better to be licking the boots of the rich and famous White Guys while caddying for them on Ontario golf courses than licking the boots of Major General Mano when you were his bat-man?
“Low-life” doesn’t begin to describe a hypocrite of your kind!
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JD / November 6, 2018
Mr. Pooten: REtired Leitinent is correct. Ranil knows he everyday has a drink and rest on the EASY chair. WIFI thing comes and check whether he is vomiting. IF so, she says OK stay there and she goes to sleep. Ranil says, Says everyday I have drink on the easy chair. so I forget to go to the Bed. Wifi thing knows it.
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Champa / November 6, 2018
Hey, I have something serious to say. There is a conspiracy to assassinate Sirisena. (I should be happy shouldn’t I? But I am not for bloodbath.) This will happen OR not happen within the next 8 days from today. When it happened it will be credited to LTTE. I don’t know whether it is them or not. I am not CID. It is CID’s job to find out. I advise the President to take good care of his security. I take responsibility of what I am saying. This is not a fake plot like what Namal Kumara said. This is real. But I am not ready to reveal how I got to know this. It doesn’t matter. The only thing I could say is, it will be by someone unknown. It is a clue.
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Champa / November 6, 2018
One more clue. About the weapon. It is not a gun, no it is a gun but silent. Something silent. Meaning, nobody will know what happened until he is found dead on the ground. I advise the President to avoid being in isolated places. And where else? I don’t know, but the “death” will follow him for the next 8 days wherever he goes. After that the danger will pass.
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shankar / November 6, 2018
champa
” I advise the President to avoid being in isolated places.”
he has been spotted in vihara maha devi park by one of my friends who are young women.She said he mutters that the culture has gone to the dogs(ballonta gihilla)or something to that effect when he passes past her.I told her not to tell anybody,but now i think better he stop.She said he mutters a lot about dogs,must be hating them(paara yanne ballon vaage)or something.is he mad champa?
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Raja Senanayake / November 6, 2018
Karu is a gentleman. The British say it takes three generations of education to produce a gentleman, No wonder Maithri has behaved he way he has.What else can we expect from a Grama Sevaka,The British had Village Headmen and appointed them only after considering their family background as we GAs were told to do in appointing Village Headmen during their rule.
R.M.B Senanayake
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old codger / November 6, 2018
Champa dear,
8 days, you say?
Are we supposed also to forward this message to 500 people to get some good luck?
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Hela / November 6, 2018
Sirisena didn’t utter those words just as a personal opinion. He knew the whole country would be listening to it and would get the message loud and clear that their destiny is controlled by a gang of homosexuals. The popular impact would be devastating. Whatever jugglery Ranil, Karu, JVP, TNA undertake to hang on to power, they have lost popular mandate. President wants to cement the anti ‘samanala’ sentiments which is in symmetry with the larger value system of the population. Yahapalanistas have a choice, either to continue with an unpopular junta risking a bigger eruption down the track or allow the power transition leading to fresh elections to allow a new dispensation with popular mandate.
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JD / November 6, 2018
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Words / November 6, 2018
Ranil, mangala, sagala, akila, Malik ..yeah sirisena got it right.
But even butterflies would have been ok if they did good for the country. It was steady downhill since the butterflies took over!!!
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hansabey / November 6, 2018
There are few remarks Sirisena made in 2014 and 2015 (1) He asked Ranil to allow him to address Ranil “Sir”. (2) He said during the election campaign that when he becomes president that he will make Ranil the Prime Minister. So he got a mandate from people. This time……..(3) He said he will not contest a presidential election again.
Man’s character can be seen from these statements and what he does now. Sira is taking Mahinda also for a ride.
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edwin rodrigo / November 6, 2018
I am sure the ride with Mahinda is going to be his last ride.
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Steve / November 6, 2018
Better to be a butterfly than a Snake.
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Upali / November 6, 2018
The speech buttresses Sirisenas point that there is a cultural difference between Ranil and him. What is outwardly seen differences in dress, parentage, schooling ,language is not the cultural gap but the words he spat out at the rally. To date Ranil has not spoken single word derogatory of Sirisena since the differences commenced.
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