{"id":131196,"date":"2014-10-03T11:28:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T05:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=131196"},"modified":"2014-10-31T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T10:14:47","slug":"comment-on-sajin-nonis-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/comment-on-sajin-nonis-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment On Sajin-Nonis Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tamara Kunanayakam<\/span><\/a> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Tamara<\/a>

Tamara Kunanayakam<\/p><\/div>\n

The questions that everyone should be asking is: “Why now?\u00a0 Why in New York? Why in the context of the UN General Assembly? Why during the Human Rights Council session in Geneva? Who benefits from the crime? What is the mission of Sri Lanka’s diplomacy?”<\/p>\n

Sajin Vass Gunawardena<\/span><\/a>, the man who runs the Foreign Ministry, and Kshenuka Senewiratne<\/span><\/a>, his number two, are two sides of the same coin.<\/p>\n

The assault of High Commissioner Chris Nonis<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is only one in a series of Acts in a Tragedy that opened in Geneva in 2009 with the same cast of villains, followed by other Acts also in Geneva in 2011 and 2012, and still others played out in Rome and Paris.<\/p>\n

The method they used then to disarm Sri Lanka’s representatives was mobbing, now they have advanced to physical thuggery, and these top “diplomats” continue their devastation not only with total impunity, but enjoying high patronage, promotions, and financial advantages.<\/p>\n

\"Sajin<\/a>

Sajin Vass Gunewardena | Photo Business Today<\/p><\/div>\n

Their modus operandi may have changed, but their objective hasn’t . Their actions have always put Sri Lanka on the defensive in the position of the Accused. There is a striking coincidence between the defeat of the West along with the LTTE<\/span><\/a> in 2009 and the beginnings of this Tragedy.<\/p>\n

At a crucial juncture in the history of our country when unity and cohesion are national priorities, and credibility and allies international priorities, such hooliganism on the part of Sri Lanka’s top “diplomats” raises questions about the very nature of the Sri Lankan State and its state of decay,<\/p>\n

It is urgent that the parliament, the parties that represent the people, and the people themselves put an end to this public humiliation of the nation if the country’s sovereignty, independence, and dignity is to be defended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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