The Tamil National Alliance has informed President Maithripala Sirisena in writing that it will support the restoration of a government headed by the United National Front as it existed prior to October 26.
Sampanthan
The party, in a letter signed by all MPs, states it will also support the appointment of a nominee of the United National Front (UNF) who, in the President’s opinion, is able to command the confidence of Parliament as the Prime Minister.
The full letter written by the TNA to the President is as follows:
29th November 2018.
30, Martin Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
His Excellency Maithiripala Sirisena
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat
Colombo -01
Your Excellency,
Appointment of a Prime Minister who commands the Confidence of Parliament
We write to you in regard to the above in the background of all that has happened since 26th of October.
The Hon Member of Parliament appointed as Prime Minister on the 26th of October has not been able to prove that he commands the confidence of Parliament though one month has lapsed since the said appointment and though Parliament has met several times during this period. On the other hand, Motions of No Confidence in the said Hon Member as Prime Minister have been passed in Parliament on 14th and 16th November. The voice votes taken in Parliament have been confirmed by 122 Members signing and transmitting to both your Excellency and the Hon Speaker statements to that effect.
The view of the majority of the Hon Members of Parliament on the issue of whether the said Hon Member commands the Confidence of Parliament to be the Prime Minister has been negative and has been demonstrated beyond doubt.
We wish to point out that,
The inability of the Hon Member to prove that Parliament has confidence in him as Hon Prime Minister, 2.the votes of No Confidence passed against the said Hon Member on the 14th and 16th November pertaining to his claim to be the Hon Prime Minister; have created a controversy in the Country as to whether the country is without a Prime Minister, a Cabinet of Ministers, and a lawfully constituted Government for more than a month.
We respectfully submit that this situation should not continue.
In the circumstances to ensure that an Hon Member of Parliament is able to command the confidence of Parliament as Prime Minister we the Members of Parliament of the Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi, will support the restoration of a Government headed by the U.N.F as it existed prior to 26th October/ the Appointment of a nominee of the U.N.F who in the opinion of Your Excellency is able to command the confidence of Parliament as Prime Minister.
We consider it our duty to communicate the above to you, Yours Sincerely,
R.Sampanthan M.P
Mavai S Senathirajah M.P
M.A. Sumanthiran M.P.
M.P D.Sidhathan M.P
S .Shritharan M.P
E. Saravanapavan M.P
Selvam Adaikkalanathan M.P
I.Charles Nirmalanathan M.P
Shanthi Sriskandarasa M.P
S. Sivamohan M.P
Seenithamby Yoheswaran M.P
G.Srineshan M.P
K.Kodeeswaran M.P
K.Thurairatnesingam M.P
M.Basnayake / November 29, 2018
Now watch, the Baiyya’s are going to start shouting “Kotiyo Kotiyo!”
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wannihami / November 30, 2018
What did UNP sell this time to the TNA, because UNP has already sold its soul when they brought in an SLFPer as the common candidate in 2015? Aha, I know, it’s Sajith’s leadership and that works in favor of MR.
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Imelda Goldmear / November 29, 2018
How can the Supreme Court judges say Maru Sira is right when Constitutiion is clear he cannot dissolve until parliament is 4 1/2 years old. this is black letter law.
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RuwanL / November 30, 2018
19th amendment is not clear at all and that is why the UNP had to go to courts! Sirisena has been elected whether right or wrong is a different matter while Ranil has been appointed by Sirisena! In and organization the boss cant be thrown out if there is the disagreement with the deputy. The deputy has to go! It’s time for Ranil to give the reigns of the UNP to a younger person. A party leader should be able to contest the presidential elections and if he can’t then he should leave and give it to someone who can be a leader! Common candidates should not be proposed by any party! Also if a parliamentarian wishes to cross over then he should resign from the party and be elected at a subsequent election as he should automatically lose his seat in the parliament
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Amarasiri / November 29, 2018
Dear Hon. R. Sanoanrhan and other MPs of TNA,
Thank you for clearly stating the current situation to Sirisena. However, since he is still under the spell of the Ghost of JR and being advised by MaRa, who could not command the confidence of the parliament to be PM, still we do not know how this Traitor to the constitution will behave.
PS. Please provide Sirisena with a Sinhala translation.
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K.Anaga / November 29, 2018
Tamil parties are always held in high esteem when they are required to support or oppose a government in peril.. But their legitimate demands are not considered to be worthwhile. They are used as a ladder to get up and then the ladder is put down till another need arises. All the best TNA.
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Champa / November 29, 2018
I have nothing to say about TNA as they were with the UNF since the formation of Yahapalanaya.
But, when talking about the time before October 26, I should say that masses who were with Mahinda, a good 80% who repented wasting their votes on Maithri in 2015, are no longer with him. He gave them a valid reason to leave him.
I don’t think it is advisable for MR to go for an election at a time Sinhalese are heavily divided. This time not among political parties. It is obvious what people want as they are fully aware of what is at stake.
Media is fully controlled by Basil Rajapaksa.
Democracy has become vulnerable.
The Constitution is twisted, attacked and damaged.
The Executive is driven by malice directed at “ever changing rivals.”
The Speaker is under attack.
The Parliament is treated by the Executive as his private property.
MR should first bring back those who left him and unite the masses again, before going for an election. How long it will take? One year, I guess.
He should first let people face the Presidential Election so that if there is any grudge against him at the moment, it will dissipate once the President is gone.
But one day in the future, this President should be tried in Courts. That means the next President should be someone who has no overt or covert deal with the current President.
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Desperate Sinhalaya / November 29, 2018
Whatever being said and done by Champawathie, all what we want is to marginalize Ballige putha Rajakashe and his family from our sights. He may have given teh leadership to eleminate terror in 2009. But the damage he has been doing to very same nation since 2009 is no longer affordable.
Yesterday expert made it very clear 60% all the huge debts owe to China are based on so called development projects arbitorily done by Rajakshe clan. Those loans were taken at higher interest rates and there ballige putha Rajakshe thought nothing but filling his pocket; to build up his kingdom. But all these were not open to grass eaters dominated srilanka. Even today, being grabed power by their illegal means, all what they hav ebeen doing are beyond all ethics and morals.
Speaker, hon Jayasooriya has not beeng reacting against constitution, but being spread that he could even be mad to run the parliament while Rajakshe led thugs have been abusing almost everything to this day.
You guys and the like people would seem not sensing the ground reality in this country. If Rajakshes would love, how on earth the bugger et al to have spent few hundreds of lacks alone for their helicopter charges with the passed 4 weeks.
It is not our problem that the bugger being a hernia patient obviously not being able to travel on land, but in the same time ballige putha shoudl think of the tax payers funds being wasted as no times in all times.
Just bond scam brought disrepect to Ranil led groups. but at the begining on their curtails all wasteful kind of extra vaganzas even if Pro-Rajakse media men did not report them louder as they can.
What we have been facing in this country- are media mafia caught by Rajaapakshe goons. People to stay being caught by Rajakse they are talented to do anything.
Not j
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Rohan / November 30, 2018
He was not responsible for the elimination of the LTTE . It was largely India and many other nation who were acting behind the scenes who were responsible for the elimination of the LTTE. The Sinhalese cardboard army could never have done this , without the overt and covert help of these nations, especially India. India used the Sri Lankan Tamils and their problems to gain a foothold and once it achieved what it wanted, as usual it abandoned them and sided with the Sinhalese. However Rajapakse took credit for this and they happily allowed him to take credit for this , as horrible war crimes , rapes and killings were committed on the island’s civilian Tamil population, in the name of eliminating the LTTE and these nations did not want to be a part of this. We know what happened to Italian Sonia , her congress , the Malayali, Brahmin mafia in Tamil Nadu after the truth came out. Subramania Swamy will now be screeching in the wilderness with regards to the Rajapakses.
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Champa / November 30, 2018
Desperate Ashinhalaya
You can NEVER BE ABLE TO MARGINALIZE Mahinda, as long as we live.
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Ajith / November 29, 2018
Champa,
It is good that you understand the impact of this political coup to this country. First of all, we all should accept that it is a political coup planned and implemented by the full knowledge of both Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapakse. You mentioned about “Sinhalese are heavily divided” but you are not worried about the people of this nation are divided because of the political opportunism of Sinhalese political leadership since 1948. In a parliamentary democracy, it is a necessity to have a strong opposition based on policies but not based on racism. Unfortunately, this country chose to prefer raced based politics and that created a system where executive powers were given to individuals and since then always all the Presidents from JRJ to Sirisena misused the executive power to keep within their families. Mahinda Rajapakse is no exception to this. Constitution is always violated since the first constitution of this country and Sinhalese were not bothered because all the violations are against Minorities. I can recall a “Sathyagraha” a non violent peaceful protest in front of Parliament by Tamil Political party in 1956/8 and Buddhist Sinhala thugs attacked the MPs with the support of government followed by a riots which took hundreds of innocents lives. No one was broght under justice. Thereafter, so many times the constitution was violated.
This is the first time the constituition was violated to capture power by a coup within Sinhalese. Unless the people of this country realise that the race based politics within Sinhalese is wrong, we can see more of this violations of constitution and law & order.
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Champa / November 30, 2018
Ajith
Is it my fault TNA representing only Tamils in the North?
The same story goes with Muslim parties.
They only represent their own races while Sinhalese political parties represent all three races.
Who are the biggest opportunists?
Do you still think Sinhalese leaders who accommodate Muslims and Tamils in their political parties are opportunists?
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concerned citizen / November 29, 2018
Commendable Job Mr.Sambanthan and Co, you stood for what is right immaterial of all the perks and pressure you could have received if you had gone the other way, you will be remembered in this country for years to come as a party who stood for what is right and to upheld democracy during trying times
well done sir!
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thamizh / November 29, 2018
“upheld democracy”
haha what can be used to describe recent events is a power tussle between the two major parties that composed UNF government. I am not sure if the above can be interpreted as a verdict to uphold democracy. If they are interested in democracy, TNA would ask their masters, Ranil and Co, to remove 6th amendment to constitution that restricts freedom of articulation of Tamil aspirations. Instead they asked Tamil people to be patient, not ask too much, so as not to rock the boat of this ‘Yahapalanaya’ government but it capsized regardless.
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rbh / November 29, 2018
The choice of the president build had the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.it has not been able to prove that he commands the confidence that had to remove is PM leading many to wonder
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Maharage, / November 29, 2018
Thank you TNA. A very sensible proposal to end the current impasse before it further result in devastating and debilitating effects on the economy and live of ordinary citizens in the country.
The question is whether Sirisena is candid enough to accept the proposed solution.
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Muslim / November 29, 2018
They theTNA
Are honorable members of parliament and they will do what is right and according to their conscience
Not like the dishonorables of the likes of Sirisena Rajapaksa duos who cheat their way through.
Sirisena should resign as president as he is not fit to be there with stolen votes and Srilankans know the
Rajapaksas deceit. When will we get rid of them?
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Noor Nizam / November 29, 2018
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Analyst / November 29, 2018
Noor Nizam
Stick to your racist web . Why do you pretend to be a Muslim.? to attract the Web masters??
Thank you for the amusing piece above , Edited Out!! Keep it up.
Next time use another name to spill your racial rant here on CT.
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Native Vedda / November 29, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekere
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Could you interpret, decode, …….translate ……. this letter into a form that layman like me can understand.
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By the way has JVP published similar letter or translation of it into Sinhala and undersigned it by its six MPs?
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If not is JVP going to sit on the fence citing that their entrenched position of not betraying the working class struggle by not supporting UNP, meaning that they are with your poor Sinhala/Buddhist inhabitants?
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By the way has JVP shed its institutionally racist past?
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K A Sumanasekera / November 30, 2018
Dear Native,
I can’t believe Three Tamils can over rule the wishes of the Country’s President and 70 % of her Inhabitant population.
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Dr Mahendran and SIL sitcthed up 109 Lankawe MPS to protect Dr Ranil with Santhosams, robbed from the Inhabitants EPF.
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Mr Abraham took the Prez to the HC and stopped in the Tracks.
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Now Mr Sampathar delivers the killer blow .
Was it Captain Cook Who said Sinhalayas are dumb asses,But they are Hercules when it comes to eating Oil Cakes.
I know Dr Ranil has weaned his suckers off Oil Cakes.
What do you reckon Native?.
Does Keselwatta Kid still eat them?….
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Native Vedda / November 30, 2018
KASmaalam K A Sumanasekere
YOU HAVEN’T RESPONDED TO MY COMMENT. I AM STATING IT AGAIN FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
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Could you interpret, decode, …….translate ……. this letter into a form that layman like me can understand.
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By the way has JVP published similar letter or translation of it into Sinhala and undersigned it by its six MPs?
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If not is JVP going to sit on the fence citing that their entrenched position of not betraying the working class struggle by not supporting UNP, meaning that they are with your poor Sinhala/Buddhist inhabitants?
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By the way has JVP shed its institutionally racist past?
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Noor Nizam / November 29, 2018
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thamizh / November 29, 2018
Has this been written by TNA before or after the meeting with Indian officials? Have to keep the masters happy, right? I am sure the UNF government was all too happy to keep them in opposition as well, after all, who doesn’t like such a compliant opposition?
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Ayathuray Rajasingam / November 29, 2018
It is the President who created this unwanted problem. He wanted to initiate a constitutional coup in consultation with Mahinda Rajapakse and manipulated into a constitutional crisis to cheat the public. The President failed to realize the economic impact on the country because of his foolish move just to show his hatred towards Ranil Wickremasinghe. Had he ever thought of the hardships the people will confront in their daily life. He is not fit to maintain good governance. Therefore when Maithiripala Sirisena has tied this knot (constitutional coup) in an improper manner, it is he alone will have to untie this knot. Fortunately the TULF leader, R.Sampanthan used his wisdom and politely told the President that Ranil Wickremasinghe is still the legal Prime Minister. It won’t be a surprise that R>Sampanthan stands as a hero in the eyes of the Sinhalese. Now people will be witness the reaction of Mahinda Rajapakse towards Maithiripala Sirisena.
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Plato. / November 29, 2018
MaRa will now raise the communal cry: The country is being sold to the Tamils he would say.
Would the people at large swallow his Gundu?
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Simon De Silva / November 30, 2018
That has in MARAs blood.
But there is an audio tape which can be used as a proof material , there President SIRISENA makes it very clear that all the riots being excercised by some groups are handled by Rajakshes.
People at large are punnakku eaters. So, situation is unpredictable.
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punchinilame / November 29, 2018
Wise move for the sake of Democracy and as representatives of a community of Citizens.
We Sri Lankans should be thankful for the level headed move at a crucial time
and no doubt the I/C will appreciate it.
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paragon / November 29, 2018
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU DECLARED YOUR SUPPORT TO UNF GOVERNMENT.but at the end tamils as a community got only a little in response.WE KNOW YOUR POSITION AS KNOWN DEVIL(RANIL) IS BETTER THAN UNKNOWN DEVIL(MAHINDA).the fear created by MAHINDA-GOTHA among tamils are unfogetable but CURRENTLY YOUR POSITION IS VERY DELICATE.hope the majority singalease community will understand that your party,s action is more towards the general future of SRILANAKA AND NOT THE FUTURE OF TNA WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE DURING NEXT ELECTOIN.
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Vanguard / November 29, 2018
Surprise suprise…
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Mallaiyuran / November 29, 2018
TNA joined other forces and launched a strong struggle to restore democracy. The man doesn’t eat Aappa cannot run a restaurant to make and sell Aappa. He doesn’t understand its taste and he does know the clients who like it taste. If TNA didn’t show interest in restoring the Lankawe’s democracy there would have been dark spot on the belief of Tamils and IC in TNS’s inclination to democracy. It is obvious IC seems to have appreciated TNA’s role in restoring the democracy. Locally Old Royals, taken aback by the swirling actions of TNA MPS, accused “TNA is running the UNP- TNA is running the country”. But many Sinhalese who longed the democracy restored, ignored it & approved TNA as legitimate party on this struggle. That racial propaganda, which all always sought victory to him, this time didn’t help them to hold the power.
TNA didn’t achieve anything for Tamils in the past 3 1/2 years. We don’t know how long the restored government may last. But, if cannot be guaranteed, it can be stated s with high accuracy level, that it will not achieve anything on the remaining period of the restored Yahapalanaya-(we don’t knows its new name). The basic premise we depended to reject TNA supporting for Yahapalanaya in 2015 was “No solution for Tamils is possible until an elaborative investigation conducted in Hague and based on that Tamils Self-Determination is restored”. We dismissed completely any the hope of the Secret Solution materializing from the very beginning. It is irrelevant to ask if we foresaw this because we not Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena. But we predicted the Sinhala dictators inventing strategies to defeat it.
It is a matter we repeated here many times and there is nothing more to elaborate.
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Mallaiyuran / November 29, 2018
But New King, reasonably smarter person than the violent Old Modaya, is climbing down before any serious damages done, anywhere. We wrote here it may take one or two weeks or even one or two months, but Old Modaya would have to let it go. The least intelligent in the Lankawe’s current Three Stooges and he who voluntarily sought to get caught in to this, is apparently lacked needed skills and strategy to hold it for longer. Beyond Tamils who had identified his real intelligence level for long, one foreigner, Hindu’s Colombo reporter, Meera Srinivasan, questioned his tactical maneuvering of taking up PM Job depending on his illegal game of donkey trading. His political development is still staying at collaborating with Buffoon de Silva and capturing Chandrika’s seat one year earlier. The problem is, people are not capacitated to understand the fact that he is person who lacks confidence in his political maneuvering abilities and thus lost his power two years ahead of his term. While his gollayahs are loudly shouting Ranil’s inabilities to win elections, that Old Modaya yet to have to win one election with the support of whole Island, which he keeps dreaming to become the King, by true democratic ways.
The epic, Ramayana, is describing a scene like this. On the first day dual between Ram and Ravana, Ram aimed at Ravana’s arms and disarmed him. Then he told “The Great King Ravana, now you don’t have any arms, so I don’t want to fight with you; you may go home and come back tomorrow.” Ram wanted Ravana to come back with a proposal to peace making, the next day. But Ravana thought rearming him will earn victory and went back armed and got killed by Ram.
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Mallaiyuran / November 29, 2018
Old Modaya was a man ran out of his thought and consulted an astrologer for idea’s to run government. He could not stand against UNHRC. He could not tame China, which crashed his computers and has captured a part of the island permanently in Colombo. His earlier right hand in the war, Sonia government’s PM, Manmohan Sing refused to see his face and talk to him. He could not win the hearts of Western democracies; export problems and loss of GSP+ loss occurred. Internally the economy was running on the rim. Central Bank was left with an inability of not capable of raising one billion Rupees in bonds to meet immediate cash flows. If had remained in power the OISL earlier report, which accused him other 40 other thieves as war criminals would have been enforced in UNHRC. So conducted an election as solution and lost.
But this time again he formed new dreams and tried to capture the power, willing to blast off his and his family cases in local courts and his and his cohorts War Crime accusation in UNHRC. His supporters justified his war crimes as the “Hero Who Saved the Nation”. But it didn’t stand on the path of the course the things were shaping up. So he faced the fate of Ravana, by lack of the needed statesmanship, traits and Intelligence for leader. He is gone now permanently.
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wannihami / November 29, 2018
What did UNP sell this time to the TNA, because UNP has already sold its soul? Aha, I know Sajith’s leadership and that works in favor of MR.
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Real Revolutionist / November 29, 2018
TNA’s wrong decision.
Before all TNA should have demanded sacking the credibility lost RW from the UNP & the government; that’ll pave the way for the president to have very cordial relationship with a new UNP PM for the smooth flow of the country.
People would love to know TNA view of bond scam & related characters.
They have been evasive from the issue for unknown reasons.
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thamizh / November 30, 2018
RR, there are many hypocrites here – I would not be surprised this website attracts many Colombo liberals who happen to be also UNP supporters. They would not ask TNA’s view of bond scam. TNA would do all their best to evade it in order to protect their master, RW. It is easier to join the bandwagon of democracy than answer these questions.
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Thiagarajah Venugopal / November 29, 2018
Nice Photo of the trio the future Hon President/PM and the Deputy PM. I will not say who is going to be in which post yet. What a show of fist and strength. shame no kavi Kasi there for a Ratha Pottu. We Tamils should be so proud our destiny back on track once again after some legal battle by the best in the business. British did not make us the colonial partners for no reason.
I can not wait to read the New Suthenthiran tomorrow.
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thamizh / November 30, 2018
I don’t know who is more delusional, the trio in the photo or the one who posted the above, Mr. Thiagarajah? Anyway, thanks for pointing out that these people play to the national gallery, not to the Tamils who they should represent. All the best to the future president/PM and the Deputy PM. They may overtake Lakshman Kadirgamar to the most dreaded title.
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Thiagarajah Venugopal / November 30, 2018
I could be delusional just as the rest of our Nations population too feels that way after all the ‘spin’ we have been through….if all what took place in SL is possible to date I believe statistically all else is possible too. I have shared some of my thoughts earlier in a well meaning way for our the entire Nation of Peoples future practising my democratic right which is a rare occasion statistically too for a Tamil man in Jaffna in the recent decades. iN 1970’s I could have been hanging on a tree or a post was the case for many Tamil children in my village alone which had nothing to do with Sinhalese/Muslims/GOSL etc. If I were to tell you all I know it is far too depressing for you all and best keep the current narattive ‘Sinhala Buddhist’ for all concerned Nationally and Internationally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgUOyi2TWyo
I agree people thought then Bharathi was delusional and was always high on good old joint too…..I kind of understand this guy as my Father always had his poems on the book shelf in our home as he studied in India from the age of 8. You could not blame me for being delusional could you??
I always wonder why we have drug problem in Jaffna?? is it possible our children were drugged to do all this acts in the first place now it continues unattended by us all to date???
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K.Pillai / November 29, 2018
Some seventy years back, the then Federal Party (FP) was portrayed as traitorous with mission to assist a certain foreign invader. The Lankan Muslims baled out and from then on Tamils were portrayed as the cause of all ills the country suffered.
SLPP used this yet again in the recent LG polls.
The views in the TNA letter is the common view of United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) – includes JHU, SLMC, ACMC and of course UNP. Now JVP is in agreement.
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SLPP will blame TNA to justify the coup (remember CT used the words coup d’état) and use TNA to gnaw into JVP support. By highlighting the TNA letter, CT is doing the same.
Et Tu CT??
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Thiagarajah Venugopal / November 30, 2018
Dear Pillai
I always love your comments……………you should be the PR man/Alister Cambell for our National leaders please? If I form a party would you help me? it will be called Sri Lankan Green Party (SGP).
How about all the parties coming under SGP and work together for a great future? This will be the greenest constitution the world has ever seen…….no winners and losers but a collective future with all the youth participation/ownership as this is what they have to face for their future survival tomorrow……….not language nor religions as the god has given us the brains and said I have done my part already and please use it generaously??. Ten years of Green Party rule with no elections. I think we will be debt free in 5 years and would have generated enough economy not for SL but also complementing all other SAARC needs too. We may even hold UN sessions one day for taking turns with other Nations setting a bright human future.
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Eagle Eye / November 29, 2018
The current electoral system in Sri Lanka is favouring the minorities. For example, in 2015 General Election, the JVP received 548,944 votes (or 4.87%) and garnered 6 seats, whereas the Tamil National Alliance secured 515,963 votes (4.62%) and secured 16 seats in Parliament. These disgusting Tamil Leaders with their 16 seats are playing havoc in Sri Lanka Parliament against the Prime Minister Mr Mahinda Rajapakse. Where is democracy in Sri Lanka.
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thamizh / November 30, 2018
You are right Eagle Eye. The system is ineffective for both Tamils and the Sinhalese. The Tamil people who form the majority in the North and East cannot pass any legislation in the parliament in their favour, given their total representation is minuscule. The Sinhalese, even with their majority, cannot form their government of wish i.e Rajapakse garnered majority support last 2015 in the South, instead Maithiri and UNP got hold of the government through minority votes. There has to be a better solution to satisfy both peoples’ aspirations.
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Vanangamudi / November 30, 2018
Narrow Sinhala nationalism that showed up from 1952 – dominated in 1956 – is the major cause of all our political setbacks and debacles.
The sacrifice of meritocracy since then in all our fields of activity
reduced the positive potential of the country – until then a truly United nation – to the applause of men like Singapore’s Dr. LKY and the world. The open invasion of the apolitical Buddhist clergy into lay politics, prohibited to them, harmed the country in many fields where it held sway. It is an open secret that even Sinhala Christians and Catholics feel like 2nd class citizens from that time on. The madness has only worsened.
Until now the Tamils were blamed for all ills. Since of late the Muslims are added to that list. I not only join you in your question “where is democracy in Sri Lanka” but go further and ask when will this madness stop and by whom.
Vanangamudi
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douglas / November 29, 2018
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi: Commendable action and Thank You for rising up to the occasion. to bring back the Parliament to its position that was there before October 26th 2018.. What you do after that, is well left to your judgement. What I appreciate now is your contribution to ERADICATE these “DICTATORIAL TENDENCIES” that could be developed by “Mad Persons” who could hold this position -“President.”.
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sdes / November 29, 2018
They want eelam…. UNP is their only hope :)
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RAJASINGHAM JAYADEVAN / November 29, 2018
TNA is following the right path. This is what responsible participatory politics is about. Following TNA path, all the right thinking parliamentarians must come together to defeat the unacceptable political development in Sri Lanka.
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Ajay / November 29, 2018
The Sinhalese people should demand from their politicians, for a change, at least 10% of the restraint, balance and good sense displayed by the TNA in this instance. The country will be a far better place for all citizens.
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JD / November 30, 2018
Addaikalanathan says, I am the most qualifed. Sambanthan was waiting to givet it to Sumanthiran. It Looks he us saing No the LTTE Proxy Mavai Senathiraja is going to be the LEader. So, wigneswaran has an opponent. How ever Sumanthiran says, I want only to be in the parliament and nothing else. I am better of with the anglican – Royal crowd. Smabanthan’s only NAtional question is DO not think about reducing the number of seats with the delimitation report. We need 25 seats next time (Wink: he will settle for 16 seats). Count the number of Tamils in Sri lanka Tamil politicians. It is not proportionate at all. One of these profitted Rs 45 million from his Car permit. Their next National question is what Super Luxury cars to be ordered next time.
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