{"id":196614,"date":"2018-12-04T18:11:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T12:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=196614"},"modified":"2018-12-04T22:39:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:09:16","slug":"sirisena-hits-out-at-judiciary-says-head-monk-of-village-temple-dictating-terms-to-chief-prelate-of-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sirisena-hits-out-at-judiciary-says-head-monk-of-village-temple-dictating-terms-to-chief-prelate-of-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirisena Hits Out At Judiciary: Says Head Monk Of Village Temple Dictating Terms To Chief Prelate Of Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hitting out at the interim order issued by the Court of Appeal which prevented purported Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/a><\/strong> and his government from functioning in office, President Maithripala Sirisena<\/a><\/strong> likened the decision to a head monk of a village temple dictating terms to the chief prelate of a chapter. “\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0da9\u0d9a\u0dca, \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db0\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db1\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf.. he said in Sinhala.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>By making this statement, Sirisena implied that the Court of Appeal had overstepped its boundaries when issuing an interim order against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his purported government.<\/p>\n

Addressing the SLFP Convention held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, a short while ago, Sirisena said there were diverse opinions about the functioning of the judiciary. “Some say the judiciary is highly independent while some allege its conduct is partial. Nevertheless, I respect the judiciary” Sirisena added.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Sirisena criticized ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for not only destroying the UNP but also destroying him. “Ranil Wickremesinghe destroyed the spirit of good governance,” Sirisena added, describing the UNP Leader as a “political curse.”<\/p>\n

“I don’t have a personal problem with Ranil Wickremesinghe. But his politics does not suit the country. His line of thinking does not suit the country. He is divorced from our identity. He doesn’t respect our culture and traditional values,” Sirisena added.<\/p>\n

He also said he did not worship foreign embassies, hitting out at the diplomatic missions engaging with all political parties to resolve the current crisis. “I worship only people,” he added.<\/p>\n

Sirisena also promised to resolve the current political crisis in a week. “I promise everyone that I need only seven days to resolve the crisis. Take my word for that.”<\/p>\n

However, Sirisena yesterday held a meeting with the Tamil National Alliance and assured that the current political crisis would be resolved in 24 hours.<\/p>\n