{"id":186790,"date":"2018-01-28T01:18:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T19:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=186790"},"modified":"2018-02-01T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T07:13:40","slug":"uva-chiefs-bail-out-ceremony-monks-of-the-lumpenproletariat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/uva-chiefs-bail-out-ceremony-monks-of-the-lumpenproletariat\/","title":{"rendered":"Uva Chief\u2019s Bail-Out Ceremony: Monks Of The Lumpenproletariat"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Shyamon Jayasinghe<\/a> –<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shyamon Jayasinghe<\/p><\/div>\n

It is reported that this chief hasn\u2019t passed beyond\u00a0 <\/span>standard three in school. He is now Minister in charge of education in addition to being Chief. It is also stated that he was seen those days selling wade at the station.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Profile of the Chief<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you seen the video\u00a0 <\/span>going round showing the Chief Minister of Uva, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, getting bail over the police charge of his having ordered a principal of a school in his area to kneel before him? This ugly episode had been an occurrence during the era of the Rajapaksas where those in power had an easy ride with knavery. Remember how Dr Mervyn tied a poor\u00a0 <\/span>government official onto a tree during those days that many want to bring back? The Uva Chief is about to get his desserts after three years of Yahapalanaya. We have good reason to doubt his escaping justice from our liberated judiciary. Let us wait in hope!<\/span><\/p>\n

It is reported that this chief hasn\u2019t passed beyond\u00a0 <\/span>standard three in school. He is now Minister in charge of education in addition to being Chief. It is also stated that he was seen those days selling wade at the station<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Celebration for What?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the meantime, let us study the video and try to discern the manifest and latent expressions and implications in that. The first thing that hits my eyes, is the presence of a large crowd to \u201cfelicitate\u201d the occasion. Does anyone anywhere in the world celebrate being released on bail? Or does this ignorant chappie think that bailing out is the equivalent to being discharged\u00a0 <\/span>upon not being found guilty? <\/span><\/p>\n

I am sure the crowd is too intimidating to the poor principal who was the subject of the Uva Chief\u2019s puerile exercise of power. The principal must be quite nervous and would have given anything to avoid the embarrassment and the potential threat to him in a\u00a0 <\/span>broadcast of the video.<\/span><\/p>\n