UNP MP Palitha Thewarapperuma who came under attack by Sinhalese mobs while rescuing victims, in a startling revelation to the Daily Mirror website, said that a mosque was attacked using “Claymore bombs”
Palitha
“It was not a normal explosive device like a hand grenade, or some other one- it was a Claymore bomb” he says during an interview braodcast in the Sinhala language, on the Daily Mirror online webpage.
The interviewer, interjects and asks Thewarapperuma if he is making the statement with responsibility, and the Parliamentarian replies in the affirmative.
” Of course I am, the evidence is still there anyone could go and see. I have been in the army and I know the difference of a normal explosive device and a claymore bomb” he said.
Thewarapperuma a UNP MP representing the Kaluthara District was injured during the anti – Muslim riots which began on June 15th.
In the interview he further asserts that the entire attack was planned and done at the behest of a “higher power”.
” This was clearly done at the behest of some higher power, the Police and the STF acted deaf and blind. I saw how the Police and STF watched on while my vehicle and the people I transported were attacked by these mobs”.
” These were not Sinhalese Buddhists, these were about 1000- to 2000 followers of a faith that Gnanasara professes” he said.
In a revealing interview, Therapperuma details how he got involved in the incident and denies allegations of him using the riots to market himself.
In the interview which lasts for over half an hour, the UNP MP keeps insinuating that there is an ” unforeseen hand that made the Police blind- The government is to blame” among others.
However, during the latter stages of the Interview, he squarely blames the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the riots.
” He has challenged us to show proof of his alliance, I am in search of it. We missed a chance because the Vehicles Gnanasara used are said to be of the defence ministry” he said.
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Vibhushana / July 14, 2014
This guy wrote 7 people were killed earlier. Now he says a Claymore bomb was used on the Mosque. Clymore is used against people – not buildings. STF would know better.
The standard of reporting is no better than the Daily News.
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srilal / July 15, 2014
for those who don’t understand the language (Sinhalese) , here is the print(Text) form of the above interview.
UNP MP PalithaThewarapperuma who was an eye witness to the recent riots in Aluthgama and surrounding areas was injured after a mob had attacked his vehicle while transporting victims. Speaking to the “Daily Mirror” he said that his offer to resign was due a cause he believed in and should not be viewed narrow-mindedly in order to portray him in bad light.
Following are excerpts of the interview:
Q:
Your recent offer to resign in the event the IGP does not take the blame for the riots and resigns, created a lot of news and controversy. However it was reportedly rejected by the party and your leader. On what basis was it rejected?
The reason I offered to resign was not because of some personal misgiving, or because I have been accused of murder, corruption or thuggery. The reason I offered to resign was because this country witnessed a very unfortunate tragedy at the hands of a rampaging mob. We have experienced this once before, resulting in a thirty-year long war. At the end of the thirty years, none of those who instigated it died but instead it was normal peace loving citizens. The riots were not something that happened by chance. It was planned.
The government also for a long time gave blessings and patronage to these organisations to create the necessary background leading to a catalyst to trigger a riot of this sort. I am telling you with utmost responsibility that the catalyst was the speech made by Gnanasara Thera. The Government and the police permitted a rally to be held and this speech to be made after they were very much aware of the tense situation that prevailed in the area following an alleged assault of a monk.
The district leader of the UPFA and cabinet Minister Kumar Welgama had clearly opposed the move to hold a rally by the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). It was despite such opposition that the rally was held and the speech was made. After the rally was held they permitted the crowd to hold a procession. All Sri Lankans of all races and ethnicities have seen the consequences and the results of these actions. All this happened while the police and STF were watching. If you take one example that this riot was planned, a son of a jewellery shop owner who resides in Australia had called his mother on Sunday and told her not to put any jewellery in the shop because according to his knowledge that morning ‘here would be some sort of violence.’ Now, the point is this person from Australia knew something was going to happen, but the police acted deaf and blind. This same mother had kept all her jewellery in the house situated in Military road and the mob had come and looted her house.
Thereafter, the mob had taken the mother who was alone and handed her over to the STF who were stationed a few metres away and told the STF to look after the lady while they torch the house. This was what happened. Everyone who witnessed these incidents were publicly saying how the police and the STF acted as bystanders.
That is why I told the IGP that he can’t shy away from his responsibility, He has to take the blame initially and thereafter inquiries should be conducted on the action taken by the officers who were stationed.
In an issue like this, what is required is not palming off the blame by transferring the DIG or interdicting a Sergeant.What I told the IGP was that in order to quell the hatred that has arisen among those affected, to give them some sort of comfort after the Police force let them down, he had to resign.
His resignation would have given all of these people at least some sort of comfort to the effect that someone was taking initial responsibility for all the atrocities that happened to them. As a person who represents the people of that district and who lives on the money of the tax payer I couldn’t go before them dressed respectably if some action isn’t taken because they had lost everything they gave their life to. So it was in this backdrop that I called for his immediate resignation. I didn’t do this for some personal reason, I gave a letter mentioning on behalf of a common cause that affects all Sri Lankans to the leader of the UNP but it was rejected.
Q;
But if you really intended resigning why didn’t you hand it over to the speaker or the Secretary General of Parliament? Isn’t ths another way that you are using to play to the gallery?
I am aware of the method of resigning from parliament and I don’t need any lessons on that. My intention of giving the letter to the Party and its leader was to ensure that they are also made a party and thereby take responsibility for my decision. If I gave it directly to the Secretary General or the speaker it would have been my personal stance. I wanted the party also to be roped in, because they also have to take responsibility for my decision. My grounds of resignation were not personal, and was towards a common cause, therefore it was only right that the party that I was elected from bear responsibility to my decision. That is the reason that I tendered the resignation to the Party and the party leader because the decision then becomes larger than a personal one, the cause in itself is much larger than a personal one. All I am asking the media and others is to look into the reasons behind my decision, instead of attempting to work on the intricacies of the methodology. Look at why I decided to resign and the actions of the police and STF.
Q; In your previous answer, you said that the riots were planned. On what facts do you base this statement?
Listen to me, Kumar Welgama is the District Leader and the District Leader is usually the person who has a lot of power that runs through the decisions pertaining to the entire district. Now when the district leader calls for the cancelling of the rally and the rally is still held there should be some other unforeseen power directing it, isn’t it?
Q;
That doesn’t suffice, does it?
I witnessed what happened. After the procession when the rioting began I called the police stations that administer the areas. When I called the Matugama police station, they told me that the OIC was not in. The Welipanna police told me that they had only one vehicle and didn’t have personnel.
Other police stations were silent. When all this happened the police were made to act deaf and blind. The Police have consistently acted deaf and blind to the actions of Gnanasara Thera leading up to this violence.
We have seen all the events leading up to the riots. This is not something that the Sinhala Buddhists did. Sinhala Buddhist people don’t do things like this, this was done by thugs and criminals.
It was the people who profess the religion of Gnanasara thera who committed it. About 2000 to 3000 people who profess this religion committed these crimes. One group of people who were guarding a mosque that was burnt told me that if the STF and the police were not present, they would not have permitted the mob to burn the mosque. They said that because the STF and police dispersed them that they moved away having reposed their confidence in the STF and the police.
Q;
There is a perception among many that your actions during the last few days is to get the Muslim votes, and that everything you have done is purely a media circus based on political motives?
Who are the people saying such things? Tell me who these people are.
Q;A lot of people are saying so, including many in the media?
Who are the people who are saying such things?
Tell these people be it individuals, institutes, or media to go to Welipitiya, to Military Road, to Dharga Town, to Aluthgama and meet the people. Tell them to ask these people how they built their businesses. Tell them to go to the houses which were burnt and ask these people what a lot they sacrificed to build them.
I don’t even understand the ethical basis of the question you have asked me. I am doing this for all the people of this country.
If I was looking for votes would I have rushed all alone in the middle of the night to a place filled savages? These were savages on rampage. Do you think I would have been thinking of votes at that time?
If I was looking for votes would I have rushed all alone in the middle of the night to a place filled savages? These were savages on rampage. Do you think I would have been thinking of votes at that time? After I doused a fire in one farm I was surrounded by about 100 of these savages who wanted to kill me.
Would I have been thinking of votes during this time? These were savages, not animals.
Animals have some sort of respect to people who treat them well, but these people were worse than animals.
If I was thinking of votes would I have gone all alone in my van to bring in there children who were trapped in a hostel while these savages were running rampage? Would I have been doing all of this while thinking of votes? They smashed my vehicle and I was assaulted by this mob while the police were looking on.
I told the police I was going; they knew that it was I who was driving the black dolphin van. Within ten minutes I put the people into my vehicle and was driving back behind a police van when they surrounded the van and began attacking it. It was during this time that a mother of a nine-month-old baby was hit on the face by a stone. The child’s head was also hit by a stone.
Would I have put all of this at risk for mere votes? That’s a very insensitive statement and I despise it. Even before this when an incident occurred during the Provincial Council elections in which I was contesting I got involved. At that time no one went there and it was only I who went at 3 am. I called a politcal organiser of the area and asked him also to intervene, and his reply was “Malli this is the time of an election; don’t go and get your hands burnt in these issues.” But that’s not how I do politics.
I went there for the people who were suffering. Even after this, the monk in Katugahahena told me that the youth who attacked the farm in Welipitiya had come and met him and repented for their sins. They had told the monk that if not for me they would have torched the farm that night and would have been in jail. So people have now understood their folly. Recently, while I was driving on the highway there was an accident and I saw people screaming. I stopped the vehicle immediately and lifted the injured people and put them in my vehicle and drove to the hospital. I told my wife to get out of the vehicle and put her in the dickie because I had to give space to the injured.
Today my wife is in hospital, having suffered fractures as a result. You think I do these things for votes? What kind of stupid question is that? There was an incident before as well when these monks attempted to stop a ceremony in a Kovil. People have the right to their religious freedom, but these monks came with SSP Roshan Silva and a riot squad of about thousand to stop this ceremony. I told SSP Silva to let them go ahead with the ceremony, but he instead told me that “ if the ceremony goes ahead I will take these people in coffins.” This is what the police told me.
Can you believe it? These are the very people who have to protect the rights of the masses of this country, but that was his reply. You think I did these for votes? What kind of thinking is that? I do what I have to do as a normal citizen of this country, and that I will continue to do.
Q;
Did this mob include villagers? Because there is a notion that it mainly included people who were not villagers?
As a Buddhist I can’t lie. The Monk in one of the temples of the villages was directly responsible for this. It was this same monk that came to stop that ceremony in the Kali Kovil. It was the monk who provoked the youth in the area to commit these acts. They assaulted the child who was in my hand.
The monk provoked the youth by saying that another monk was killed inside a mosque, that’s how the youth took to the streets. But there were many people in the mob who were not villagers. There is no one in this district who doesn’t know my face. I remember one of them who was drunk pulling my shirt after I slowed the vehicle and asking me if I was a Thambiya.
No one in this district would ask me a question like that. They stoned and attacked my vehicle for about one Kilometre and I drove past them. No one who knows me would have done that. All this was while the police and STF were watching. I used a small hole in the windscreen for visibility because the windscreen was also smashed and drove past them.
Thank god the petrol bombs that were thrown did not ignite. If they did that would have been the end of it for all those in my vehicle. All of this happened while the Police were watching. You think I would have done this for votes? I do it because I have to do it as a human being; the fact that no one does it is the problem.
Q; Where do you think the country is headed from now on?
I don’t know. I really don’t know. These were not done by normal people. The curse of these children will fall on all those who participated and maneuvered this crime. They will have to pay for it. The government has to take the responsibility, isn’t it? This is the government who finished a 30-year long war.
Let us assume that the 15th was sporadic, then why couldn’t they protect the people on the 16th night? I was assaulted on the 16th, Welipanna was torched on the 16th. If 15th was sporadic how did they let all this happen on the 16th? I really don’t know where we are headed. When I received calls the people told me that the STF was there, I told them not to worry if the STF is stationed nothing could happen.
That was the trust I had on the STF and they betrayed me and the people the most. Thereafter, I kept getting calls saying that the mob was running amok and when I went there all I could see was the STF and the police providing protection to the mobs and not to the innocent people whose houses were torched and brought to the ground.
Courtesy:Daily Mirror
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Snowden Edward Asange / July 15, 2014
I was in shock and was awed by watching this video via daily mirror. Thanks for the translation for those who dont understand the language.. wonder what GOATA has to say… This should be sent to all Human Rights groups and the office of the UNHCR.. to throw on the face of GL Peiris, the woman who LIED at the UN in this regard and of course the Govt..
I hope this HUMAN BEING would not be targeted in a ” MISHAPS” organized by the govt and GOATA..
Hats off to you Mr PALITHA.. for standing up for HUMANITY and going beyond petty politics, religious or ethnic divide…
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Marwan / July 15, 2014
Thanks Srilal for the translation. It is quite a telling experienc just reading it, specially for those unfamiliar in the vernacular.
Palitha, you are truly worth your salt, being an ex army man. We commend your most forthright and honest views, expressed without fear or favor. We pray sincerely for your safety and wish you long life to serve all of humanity with distinction.
You really are one of a kind who understood the agony, brave enough to face the onslaught and saw the grief and stood by the voiceless, for those who were beaten, robbed, shot at and murdered, left destitute and in total despair for no fault of theirs. You stand as the divide between truth and falsehood, and let this be recorded in history as the ‘Aluthgama/Beruwela/Dharga Nagar debacle of June 2014 – The first hand experience’ version. No more falsified and concocted ‘Aluthgamas incident – True Version by Champika and Gammanpila types’ anymore.
Down with the regime. They are murderers who plot and kill their own citizens. Leaders who don’t care a dime about justice and fairplay, instead cook up lies and blame victims for the violence. A most terrible indictment on a government which has lost touch with its people.
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Georgethebushpig / July 16, 2014
There are crucial parts of the interview that are not translated. Among others, towards the end he categorically states that the Defense Secretary was behind this and that he is looking for the evidence to prove it. He asks the question from where did the BBS get the Defender vehicles etc. He also says that he may get murdered for trying to prove this.
Regards
GTBP
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wicks / July 15, 2014
Who cares Claymore bomb was used or not.
The fact was out. Its a work of Gota. Planned for months by Gota and JHU. Chmpika Gammanpila plus their IRC monks participated in several numerous secret meetings. Mara has been updated too.
Several people were killed, properties were destroyed, even those
so called Buddhists killed farm animals.
What kind of Buddhists were they?
Mr. Thewarapperuma so rightly said this is their Buddhism not ours
What more evidence Psychopath Gota wants?
I am surprised DM came with such a story against the regime.
How did that demi mondaine doxy allowed this?
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Muslim / July 14, 2014
Palitaha,
You are Brave man, however GOTA is now scared and he realized that Muslims are not a LTTE, its a Global Giant that even USA is tired of… Well done palitha, go for Justice and peace… Cheers
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srilal / July 15, 2014
Dear MP Palitha ,
this is indeed a heart warming narrative and a moving story , it is good to see that US ambassador is standing by you this time , you deserved to be recognized by all the civil societies and all the other western diplomatic community for your selfless bravery , well done sir and many many thanks for coming to rescue the vulnerable people at their darkest hour of their lives. you are a true Srilanakan Sinhalese Buddhist Patriot !!!
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Lanakan Dr / July 14, 2014
That is funny and irony. Law enforcement agents such as police, army and STF. All are under control of one fsmily today. Lawyers, judges and other officials all are under control of one family. It is pity Goata who knows well about human right norms in USA and with USA citizenship he became barabaric to do this cruelity in SL. It is not Gnasara who does this rather it is Goata who is behind all these. He is one who perverts all justice from under the scene .
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Chaminda / July 15, 2014
Its revel the Got is a racist in his previous birth and the current birth as well as many more birth.
Just because going to USA and working as an IT officer the birth habit of Gota will not change. For sure, if he can he will bite all these white people too.
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Ravana / July 14, 2014
You are a real Hero Palitha Thewarapperuma.
There is no words to appreciate your courage, braveness and your love for the fellow human being irrespective of their race.
You are a true son of Sri Lanka. You are true son of Buddhism.
Palitha Thewarapperuma saying that Police STF and Gota is responsible for these killings. Its not Palitha’s fight anymore, its a responsibility of every true Sri Lankans to see the back of this irresponsible regime. Perpetrators must be duly punished.
Gandasara must be put behind bars lifetime rather rigorous imprisonment for instigate violence publicly which lead to blood shed and killing. Gota must be defamed and sent to Hague. Gota should die in the prison pathetically like Slobodan Milosevic.
If there is karma the entire Rajapaksa clan should vanish into thin air in no time. And of course there is Karma.
People are now very well aware who the Rajapaksas are.
My hunch is that Uva is going to be the turning point.
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Renuka / July 15, 2014
Hmm.
Ravan, Dont you think Ballot box are already filled and kept to replace at the election day with STF, Army and Polic. Lol
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Ravana / July 15, 2014
Well Renuka, Strong possibility, yet there is little hope although totally agree with you.
Mara is running out of everything including ideas so he cannot keep repeating the same cheap old tactics.
Lets wait and see guess Harin is a hard nut to crack, besides overweight Shashendra didn’t do a damn to that area.
This must be the end of Kudu-Ethanol Rajapaksas.
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Lapatiya / July 15, 2014
I just can’t understand why these people are lying. Our Jathiye Aadambarakara Thatha said this incident was a minor incident and even not worth to investigate. If we believe MP’s version of the story our Saddrmadveepa Chakrawarthi will become a liar. We know very well that he is not lying even secretly as he is our maha “Bauddha Upasaka” who observe “Pan Sil” daily as he is braking them daily.
Now it is well known fact that Muslims in Aluthgama and Dharga town burned their own houses, properties and 3 guys killed by extremists Muslim groups while others got assaulted by themselves and that fact has proven beyond any doubt by our IGP, Police Spokesman, Army Spokesman, Anura Senanayaka, Galagoda Gandasara, Dilantha Withanage, Champika Ranawaka, Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe and Offence Secretary and Aadambaraka thatha himself.
Apart from that our Offence Secretary has challenged that if anybody proved that he is behind BBS and it’s activities he will resign from the post. I am sure he will keep his word and send his resignation papers to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksha as Hon. Palitha Thewarapperuma submit his resignation papers to Ranil Wickramasinghe.
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Renuka / July 15, 2014
Lapatiya,
Here is a credible evidence from Ravaya.
If Gota thinks really Victor is lying we challenge gota to try him legally.
this is the text in Sinhalese language
[Edited out]
It’s says in nutshell, in order to disassociate Gotabe from BBS, an officer from secret police called to some newspapers and ask to participate in a news conference in which Gnanasara will disassociate Gota relating to the collaboration of him with BBS in the atrocities committed at Beriwala, Dharganagar and Aluthgama. However, realizing the unwillingness of the media organizations participation later Gotabe himself called to the same media and requested to participate in the news conference.
What we can understand here is Gota himself aware he can not stop his mouth from splitting hatred if he open up same as Gnanasara.
I think letting him to come to parliament as what ever position will expose him much more than sitting behind those Gnanasara those Basil Rajapakse will resign from the position.
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Lapatiya / July 15, 2014
@ Renuka,
“If Gota thinks really Victor is lying we challenge gota to try him legally”
Are you serious about our current Legal System? There wan’t be any action against Victor Ivan as he already lost his credibility like Dr.Dayan Jayatilaka being sycophants of Mahinda Rajapaksha.
Now a days “Naduth Gotage and Baduth Gotage”
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Afzal / July 15, 2014
Clear cut evidence that there are good, conscious and non communal Buddhist among the majority community. However as he mentioned what this GOV does is ridicule and silence messenger. They control the media, every opportunity is used for the end game which is wining elections, how to stay on power.
I dream of the day when we can see back of these dishonest rulers.
Mr. Palitha Thewarapperuma, I salute you !
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Peace Lover / July 15, 2014
Hats off to a brave MP who is a shining light among the buffaloes of the parliament!
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burt / July 15, 2014
I think he is a new politician which is a good thing. Gives some hope that not only drug dealers and thugs believe in SL politics some decent men do too.
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Javi / July 16, 2014
Moron that is how mahinda started human rights.
VP also started as one of the nice boys.
It all depends where you come from.
Money is the root cause of all good and once one becomes the driver there is no limit.
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Amarasiri / July 15, 2014
Dear UNP MP Palitha Thewarapperuma,
Than you , Sir.
“UNP MP Palitha Thewarapperuma who came under attack by Sinhalese mobs while rescuing victims, in a startling revelation to the Daily Mirror website, said that a mosque was attacked using “Claymore bombs””
A True Sinhala Buddhist, who understands Buddhism and humanism. Sri Lanka needs more of them, We have too many Para Maras, who should be sent to South India, where they came from.
Sri Lanka needs more of them, the Silent and Civilized Sinhala Buddhist masses they need to come forward against the Maras.
What are you waiting for?
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Marwan / July 15, 2014
If all that he said were true, then Palitha is unique in character. His courage to face the rampaging mobs speaks volumes of his dutch courage and selfless commitment to save as many Muslim lives as possible. He is more Buddhist than the firebrand Buddhist monk of BBS ignominy.
With his complete disregard for his own personal safety, he took the risk of going out on a mission to facilitate the burial of a dead Muslim to be within and in accordance with Islamic laws, which calls for such burial within 24 hrs. of death. Palitha does not state this fact in this recording, but I have already heard him say it on another previous recording.
He also mentions the sudden imposition of a curfew complicated the issue, but he was able to witness first hand the calculated and planned intent of the ‘supposed to be’ guardians of the law, who did nothing to stop the mayhem, instead were aiding and abetting in the looting and arson. A terrible indictment on this government.
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Amarasiri / July 16, 2014
Mawran
Lets Establish The Sri Lanka Peoples Medal of Freedom. and give it to MP Palitha Thewarapperuma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with the comparable Congressional Gold Medal, bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award of the United States. It recognizes those individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”.[3] The award is not limited to U.S. citizens and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform.
It was established in 1963 and replaced the earlier Medal of Freedom that was established by President Harry S Truman in 1945.
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Zarook Switzerland / July 15, 2014
Hats off to real lion of Sri Lanka
It gives me great pleasure in bowing to this gentlemen for this straightforwardness, courage and honesty. We are deeply indepted to you for coming out against the BBS and the Sri Lanka government. May god bless you with strength, good health and long life.
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holynoughty / July 15, 2014
what mr. thevarapperumaa says is a well known secret. but nobody dares to open ly say it but he.bravo .may you be protected from white van calamity
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Ansar / July 15, 2014
Bravo Theva, Exercise more care about you . Your startlingly revelations of MARA and GORA involvement in the carnage would put your life in jeopardy. I am happy that people of the Buddhist faith still have a handful of people like you to save Buddhism from these savage rulers and their henchmen. I am telling with all sincerity that if protection of Buddhism is left with the savage beasts like MARA and company, like Dalai Lama says even Lord Buddha will help the innocent Sri Lankan Muslims who are been targeted for no reason whatsoever.Take Care Bravo, for the sake of a Nation.May be Lord Buddha is guiding you to do what you do, making Dalai Lamas predictions come true.
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Manel / July 15, 2014
Whether a claymore bomb was used or not, and it is highly possible it was used, he is right, the orders came from the top, or else the armed services would not have pretended they were deaf and blind, and even dumb.
We don’t have to even guess who is organizing these hate crimes. This UNP MP is right, these scoundrels belong to Gnanasara’s terror religion, not Buddhism.
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AVB / July 15, 2014
Hats off to you Palitha. You shows some hope for the future of Siri Lankan children… But that hope depend on what percentage of Sinhalese could see/understand what you saw and experienced on these organise riots..
If SL has responsible journalists, they should find more information on the flooding incident Palitha explained here, and find more facts and show through their journalism how Muslims helped Sinhalese when they are in need of basics like food, water and medicine in that crisis situation… This is the responsibility of journalist, what they should do for living…
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Snowden Edward Asange / July 15, 2014
Hats off to you SIR..Mr Palitha. You went beyond petty politics and worked for HUMANITY… You have seen the carnage with your OWN EYES and you have given your account of what you saw. All others just go by hear say.. You sure do have the courage to stand up for what is right… It was so soothing to note that u threw ur resignation which the IGP nor the Defense Secretary could do.. They don’t have a conscience.. They will pay the price for their actions.. for, when one throws a ball to the wall, it comes back even harder…
Thank you for doing something for HUMANITY and not be blinded by color, creed, religion or ethnicity… WELL DONE ! You have shown some people how to take up RESPONSIBILITY.. I have not seen anyone do what u did lately in SL. All they want is to hold onto power and perks..Spineless men !!!!
You should persue in the search of the involvement of GOAT-A with the BBS and like how u say.. GOAT-A’s vehicles were used by the BBS.. pls do look for information and also be careful of your life… These goons would try to harm you and erase all evidence….
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BBS Rep / July 15, 2014
I wonder who Muslims will vote for at the next elections.
The Muslim congress who are alligned with MR and Gota’s anti Muslim anti minority coalition or the UNP. At least Palitha Thewarapperuma tried to shield the Muslims from the deadly Gnanasara mob.
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Renuka / July 15, 2014
Every one knows those who are with power is being threaten to punish or excused by joining to government. Rauf Hakeem, Wimal Baby, Keheliya, Champika, GL Peris to Kader list is much more and no exception. As long as this government is there these people fight but never get back as they can not taste behind bar.
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Matilda Ellepola / July 15, 2014
Hats off to this man for telling the absolute truth and interesting to see what the Psycopath Goat-A will do to silence this man.
Goat-A may be planning a ‘accident’ to take this man’s life now as happaned few times in recent months.
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burt / July 15, 2014
STF: lived up its name.
Sinhala Thug’s force.
Also known as Muchchan Burusara’s Hamudawa.
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Javi / July 15, 2014
The irony is they have been well trained by western IC democracy US/UK, India, Pakistan.
The US ambassador has promised to train them (as on ct) whatever happens.
That is the doom scene.
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Sara / July 15, 2014
If gnanasara is given a beating to remember a lifetime he might come out with details of people who are aiding and abetting him! The million dollar question is -who is going to bell this animal?
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Renuka / July 15, 2014
Its very clear.
Initially he Drunker and more than that driving while drunken. Not just that trying to fool Police too.
Secondly he political dream is very large, initially with UNP and JHU and later came with Gota with proxi name of BBS.
But the speed he goes indicates the sooner he will paddle the break and he will fell in to mess as he is being used, misused and abused and the way he is deserved to be used.
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Thiru / July 15, 2014
In 1977 anti-Tamil pogrom armed forces and the police aided and abetted the rioters. In 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom they took a big part in the attacks.
Now they are aiding and abetting anti-Muslim riots: This pattern of the state forces taking part in pogroms against minorities has been established over nearly 40 years now.
My greater fear is that this pattern may be taken to dizzy heights by immoral. murderous regime(s), God forbid it.
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Park / July 15, 2014
Time for UN Human Rights Council to take note of this and find out who supplied the Claymore bomb which is used and imported exclusively by the Military.
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Raizuh Langai / July 15, 2014
These accusations are of very serious nature. The opposition Leader should come out of his cocoon and defend his MP. Put this statement for the notice of International Community and legal fraternity. Otherwise this brave MP will face consequences from you know whom.
Sure the racist forces will try to score points over this. But Sri Lankans are learning the true colors of these dark forces. Especially there is a majority of Sinhalese Buddhists who are fed up with these forces who had brought shame on their religion and race. So Ranil, please do something or leave it to people who can stand up to this.
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anupama / July 15, 2014
This is a serious matter and the government is the new terrorist
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manisekaran / July 15, 2014
Your governments are always of terrorists, create terrorists for the terrorists to survive.
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Sri Lankan / July 15, 2014
Terrorism
noun
1.
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
2.
the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3.
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
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Treehorse / July 15, 2014
Thank you sir bring the truth to light. You are beacon of hope for the Sri Lankan people. Your tirelessly worked for the people who voted for you and protected them during this dreadful riot at the expense of injuring your eye. I thank you will all my heart.
Now the question is, if the security forces cannot protect an honourable member of the parliament? how can they give protection to the common man.
Is the security force only to protect the elite and the family?
This is like a fence (ARMY and POLICE) whose soul purpose is to protect crops from external invaders. As it has gone rogue now, it is attacking the crops.
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Sumith / July 15, 2014
good to see we have ministers with backbone who have courage to call a a spade a spade.
I hope they dont send a white van.
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ela kolla / July 15, 2014
a stupid joker sucking muslims for votes….[Edited out]
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Sri Lankan / July 15, 2014
Jokes on you! What ever you’re sucking at, it is not going to be sweet. Btw your village called. They are missing the idiot.
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ela kolla / July 15, 2014
you are yet another sucker really good at sucking…
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Sri Lankan / July 15, 2014
Oh sorry I didn’t get that, I don’t speak idiot.
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ela kolla / July 16, 2014
don’t worry, you’re a born idiot
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Sri Lankan / July 16, 2014
Like I said, I don’t speak idiot. But we`ll leave the worryng to you. Your village is still missing the idiot. Go back!
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ela kolla / July 17, 2014
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Ellakollage Appachchi / July 17, 2014
Son,
I told you not to go and open your stupid mouth in adult forums. Since your nanny dropped you head first when you were baby you haven’t had any brain development
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Sven Perera / July 17, 2014
Elakolla behaves as if his [Edited out]
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ela kolla / July 17, 2014
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ela kolla / July 17, 2014
i thought you’re dead
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Snowden Edward Asange / July 15, 2014
when u wear the Q-Q( glasses) of a Joker . all u see is jokers around…
He at least will (Personally NOT coz of UNP) get the votes of NOT only Muslims but more than that of SLMC.. and of course the REAL Sinhalese who practice Buddhism and not the likes of Gandasara while YOU will always get a VOTE down..(a dong) try coming out of the cocoon and look at the world with HUMANITY.. then and ONLY then you’d know there is a wider world out there than just the circumfernce of the well that u r in like a frog…
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ela kolla / July 15, 2014
Snowden Edward Asange the slum rat, this idiot should be taken away in a white van
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Sri Lankan / July 15, 2014
ela kolla, If you’re gonna be a smartass, first you have to be smart. Otherwise you’re just an ass.
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ela kolla / July 16, 2014
Snowden Edward Asange fool,you’re yet another scum who goes after sucking para muslims…seems like you’re very good at this
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Afzal / July 15, 2014
Out of all the comments only Ela Thana Krir finds a different perspective from the interview. Ela Thana Kiri must be having some kind of differently challenged skills.
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ela kolla / July 16, 2014
afzal donkey,now you also have a day to remember just like para tamils remember july 83…you can remember june 2013…..hope you’ve learnt your lesson
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Afzal / July 16, 2014
Ela Than Kiri, we had 1 day to remember you lot have been having it for 30 long years !
unfortunately u and likes of u dont get it as all of u are differently challenged people. Your comments proves it. Last time I checked only donkeys see everyone else as donkey.
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Afzal / July 16, 2014
Thana Kiri, I said u r differently challenged I pity you, it did not happen in 2013 as you have written, just a month back in 2014.
Continue your medication don’t think that since some comments are getting published that u r cured. This is the story of most majority community men starting from the rulers.
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ela kolla / July 17, 2014
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Anton / July 15, 2014
Zarook Switzerland -Swiss man , Standing or sitting?
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Anton / July 15, 2014
After Ramasan The BBS is planning to group as many Sinhalese buddist as they can and go visiting Muslim house to house and if they find any Sinhalese translation of Quran or any Islamic books ,videos ,CDS ,literature they will confiscate and issue a warning that they will continuously come around to check and next time they will take action ,no one knows if the action will be same like the althuthama one.
Also they will request them to abstain from eating Beef and any other halal food , not to wear Abayas , face cavers , men to be clean shaven all time , not wear bai kalisans or juba shirt representing Taliban or any Arab dress representing al-Qaeda .
No Muslim house will be allowed to hang any Islamic pictures all hangings we will dashed and break them like they always break our Buddha statues .
No Islamic songs or quran loudly on TV or CD players will be allowed.
We will go to every Muslim home and carry a Buddha statue and say our Buddhist prayer before starting to warn them about how to live in our Buddhist Country and say a Buddhist kavi before we leave.
BBS /CEO
Unquote.
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Renuka / July 15, 2014
Don’t worry the life of mosquito is limited.
Gota is ready with insect killer to show he is the protector of environment from insects when required. Until the fight between Gota and Basil to get the PM post the role of BBS will be there.
After that Gnanasara will be flushed out by the same who poured him from politics.
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manel fonseka / July 15, 2014
Honourable Thewarapperuma
You are a rare parliamentarian worthy of your honorific. I wish you stay safe.
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Fathima / July 15, 2014
Well-done Mr. Parliamentarian.
One thins i can figure out here, no body is that much interested to blame police, STF or army for their direct support or support by inaction.
As they are aware that they are the curry leaf of the main game here, and Defense secretary Gotabe is behind the seen running the show as victor I van stated.
One more thing we have to keep in mind. Why the videos relating to all kind of violence and murder committed in the post war time were leaked by those armed forces?
Isn’t it their self accused mentality? Isnt humanity live with some of those who were in the battleground itself.
So today nothing hand be hidden. Time will reveal much more.
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