{"id":125403,"date":"2014-06-03T10:36:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T05:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=125403"},"modified":"2014-07-02T03:19:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T21:49:43","slug":"dambala-amila-thera-as-a-common-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/dambala-amila-thera-as-a-common-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dambala Amila Thera As A Common Candidate!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Kumar David<\/a><\/span>\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Prof.<\/a>

Prof. Kumar David<\/p><\/div>\n

In a surprise move (expect many more in the coming months) Ven Dambara Amila<\/span><\/a> Thera, convenor of the AIMP, has declared that the JVP has requested him to come forward as a Common Candidate (CC) of the opposition, and he would be happy to do so if sufficient numbers backed him. This is what a report in the Ceylon Today <\/i>newspaper reported in its front page on 3 June. The Thera, according to the report, went on to make some pretty revealing comments. \u201cAbolishing the Executive Presidency<\/span><\/a> was not the sole reason\u201d he is reported to have said.\u00a0 \u201cImproving infrastructure development, establishing the independence of the judiciary, creating a platform for good governance and a people friendly economy based on local production and manufacturing merged with new technology\u201d were stated as reasons for his candidacy!<\/p>\n

\"Dambara<\/a>

Dambara Amila Thera<\/p><\/div>\n

Oh so the good Thera envisages implementing a full governmental programme! Oh so if he wins he will remain Executive President for six years to do all this! If EP is abolished straight away what is the good Thero\u2019s role? None!<\/p>\n

This is the same trick that Ranil<\/span><\/a> is trying. Do the two of them think the people of Sri Lanka are so dumb as not to see through his ploy? Respected Thera, are you offering yourself as a Common Candidate for the express purpose of forthwith abolishing the Executive Presidency, or do you have ambition to be president for six years to implement yoru programme? You and your sponsors, the JVP, must answer this question first, with no iffs-and-buts, before anyone can take you seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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