{"id":227939,"date":"2022-06-29T12:02:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T06:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=227939"},"modified":"2022-07-09T13:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T07:49:43","slug":"should-aragalaya-consider-a-political-movement-led-by-nagananda-fonseka-hirunika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/should-aragalaya-consider-a-political-movement-led-by-nagananda-fonseka-hirunika\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Aragalaya Consider A Political Movement Led By Nagananda, Fonseka & Hirunika?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/strong>Amrit Muttukumaru<\/a> –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Amrit Muttukumaru<\/p><\/div>\n

The country being in dire straits in terms of its politics, economy and social fabric and the people going through untold suffering due to shortage in life-sustaining essentials does not need elaboration. Unless an immediate credible<\/strong> political leadership is installed, all hell could break loose anytime with disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n

Island-wide Aragalaya (struggle) protesters demanding a complete overhaul of the political leadership accompanied by \u2018systemic change\u2019 are all at sea<\/strong> when it comes to alternate leadership. Even those who may \u2018fit the bill\u2019 are fighting shy for some reason or other. This does not take away the awe inspiring<\/strong> contribution of Aragalaya which brought the powerful Rajapaksas and all politicians to their knees. But tragically for the country, things are now turning out ominous<\/strong> for reasons spelt out below.<\/p>\n

It is all well and good for Aragalaya protesters to demand \u2018systemic change\u2019 under an apolitical <\/strong>leadership. But has not their inability<\/strong> to identify alternate leaders either from Aragalaya itself or outside it resulted in (i) Ranil Wickremesinghe being appointed Prime Minister contrary to democratic practice (ii) <\/span>Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s executive presidency getting a respite (iii) members of the Rajapaksa family rediscovering their silenced voices (iv) <\/span>controversial businessman Dhammika Perera appointed a \u2018national\u2019 list MP\/ Cabinet Minister (v) suffering of the people worsening and (vi) <\/span>Aragalaya itself being undermined?<\/p>\n

In this context<\/strong>, is it not time to consider<\/strong> a political movement largely having the confidence of the island-wide Aragalaya\u00a0under the leadership of social activist and attorney-at-law Nagananda Kodituwakku, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka and the courageous Hirunika Premachandra to represent the youth? Should not Fonseka and Hirunika promptly disassociate themselves from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) which appears to be going nowhere with its credibility being widely questioned? Champika Ranawaka arguably one of the better minds among the politicians of today, unfortunately does not fit the bill due to his innate racist politics. One person each to represent the Tamil and Muslim communities largely with Aragalaya acceptance would be salutary.<\/p>\n

The main positives in the names mentioned is that none of them are identified with serious corruption or racist politics and all of them seemingly convincing in confronting corruption\/abuse of power. Their best credentials is the strident criticism they have \u2018earned\u2019 from questionable politicians and being ignored or misrepresented by influential sections of the media.<\/p>\n

The greatest strength of Kodituwakku and Fonseka \u2013 particularly Kodituwakku is his uncompromising stance in laying bare egregious corruption and abuse of power wherever it occurs with all its lurid details. This is frightful to the businessmen controlled mainstream media which is the fountain head of cover-ups and manipulation of gullible masses with a short attention span to boot. Sadly this applies to most of us Sri Lankans.<\/p>\n

Hirunika & SJB<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hirunika\u2019s political baggage relate to some youthful indiscretions which hopefully she has now eschewed. It includes a brief political association with the Rajapaksas and her alleged link to a case of kidnapping involving her bodyguards. Her actions since then speak volumes of her courage in the public interest<\/strong>. It includes giving leadership to non-violent protests despite gross provocation by security forces in the vicinity of the \u2018shrine\u2019 in<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Anuradhapura of the allegedly wealthy soothsayer Gnana Akka patronized by leading politicians seeking \u2018advise\u2019 from her on national issues and more recently near the private residence of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe which has clearly unnerved him and his maternal uncle Ranjit Wijewardene\u2019s dominant newspaper company Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL).<\/p>\n

Is not Hirunika squandering<\/strong> her political capital by her continued association with the motley lot in the leadership of the SJB? SJB leaders would be hard-pressed to de-link themselves from their close association with the disappointing and lackluster Yahapalana government under the leadership of the increasingly despised Ranil Wickremesinghe who has now crept<\/strong> into the position of Prime Minister after presumably taking leave of his conscience and any commitment to democratic governance.<\/p>\n

Did not SJB stalwart Dr. Harsha de Silva who never tires of projecting himself as a top economist with answers to the country\u2019s economic woes shamelessly<\/strong> \u2018admit\u2019<\/a><\/span> – “Following an invitation by PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, I along with MP Eran Wickramaratne attended a meeting at his office.\u201d? (\u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 16 June 2022)<\/p>\n

On de Silva\u2019s credibility readers can gauge his obvious embarrassment<\/a><\/span> (21:26:23 onwards) when responding to a question from a journalist on his controversial\u00a0\u2018footnotes\u2019 <\/strong>relating to the egregious bond scam<\/strong>. Should he not clarify matters in this regard?<\/p>\n

There is no better example of\u00a0broken<\/strong>\u00a0Yahapalana\u00a0promises\u00a0than the outrage demonstrated at a press conference by de Silva and\u00a0Eran Wickramaratne\u00a0in the run-up to the 2015 presidential election\u00a0in regard to\u00a0Casino, Drug & Ethanol Mafias<\/a><\/span> (11:15 onwards). Are these the people who are going to demand accountability from the Rajapaksas and address the scourge of widespread corruption?<\/p>\n

This is where the maturity and good sense of Nagananda Kodituwakku and Sarath Fonseka come into play to shepherd Hirunika to reach her full political potential in these challenging times. It would appear that the youthful Hirunika with her fresh personality and courage has caught the attention of the youth at the Aragalaya which Kodituwakku and Fonseka will find hard to match. Together they have the potential to get the trust and confidence of the island-wide Aragalaya and the masses.<\/p>\n

Media is the Spoiler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is the dreadful and undemocratic appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister by<\/p>\n

Gotabaya Rajapaksa that has given a respite to his beleaguered executive presidency and the Rajapaksa family. It has also given a lease\u00a0of\u00a0life to all parliamentarians \u2013 particularly from the SLPP who were under the pump after being called out by the Aragalaya protesters.<\/p>\n

Wickremesinghe not only \u2018led\u2019 the UNP to an ignominious defeat at the August 2020 General Election where the party for the first time in its history could not even win a single seat in parliament but worse for him personally is that he himself lost the Colombo District which has long been a bastion of the UNP.<\/p>\n

Eventually he crept<\/strong> into parliament allegedly unconstitutionally through the one seat the UNP was entitled to on the \u2018national\u2019 list. Although apologists for Wickremesinghe are raising issue on the \u2018conflict\u2019 between Article 99A of the Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections Act, is it not obvious that the Constitution which is the supreme<\/strong> law of a country clearly takes precedence<\/strong>? In spite of being written to on this issue by this writer, which was initially raised by Kodituwakku, his uncle\u2019s WNL wants none of it.<\/p>\n

The question is – if not for media manipulation would Rajapaksa struggling to hang on to the executive presidency have dared<\/strong> to appoint a person such as Wickremesinghe known to be hugely unpopular or even despised as Prime Minister? There is considerable print media hype that Wickremesinghe has accumulated considerable experience as a five-time Prime Minister with access to global funding and investments. This is clearly a myth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What the media fail to mention is (i) only in one instance<\/strong> was he able to complete even 3 years in a 5 year term for a PM (ii) during his five-time tenure as PM, his United National Party never<\/strong> had a majority in Parliament (iii) his record in getting FDIs is dismal. Does anyone recall the dubious <\/strong>\u201c$ 3.85 billion oil refinery in Hambantota\u201d and the 2017 Volkswagen vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya which turned out to be a hoax<\/strong>? There was even a\u00a0\u201cground breaking ceremony\u201d<\/a><\/span> for the Volkswagen plant! Was not SJB\u2019s Harsha de Silva involved in this project? Will he clarify this?<\/p>\n

It is apparent that the real motive<\/strong> of WNL to promote the disastrous political track record of its owner\u2019s nephew Wickremesinghe (sister\u2019s son) is to carve out a political future for Wijewardene\u2019s laid-back son Ruwan who despite WNL\u2019s cost free<\/strong> advertising blitz could not get him elected at the August 2020 General Election from the Gampaha District even with its Biyagama pocket borough.<\/p>\n

Ruwan was catapulted to national politics virtually from obscurity<\/strong> by first cousin Wickremesinghe who lost no time in propelling him out of turn to the position of UNP Deputy Leader<\/strong>! Among many examples of this dynastic <\/strong>project is the \u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 (7 September 2020) Op-Ed article in vivid colour<\/strong> \u201cBack To Senanaiksm And Save The Party\u201d<\/a><\/span> directly promoting<\/strong> Ruwan whose mother Ranjani\u00a0is a grand-daughter of the co-founder of the UNP and the country\u2019s first Prime Minister D.S.Senanayake.<\/p>\n

Ruwan & Easter Sunday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although Ruwan was State Minister of Defence during the entire <\/strong>period of the Yahapalana government, no one \u2013 not even the now unusually quiet Cardinal<\/strong> has demanded accountability from Ruwan for his share of responsibility for the Easter Sunday carnage. Even if he was kept away from some meetings of the National Security Council, are we expected to believe that Ruwan did not have knowledge of the attack even to the extent of Harin Fernando\u2019s hospitalized father?<\/p>\n

Apart from this, would not have investigative journalists from his father\u2019s media empire have tipped him off?<\/p>\n

Ruwan reportedly stating \u201cthere was no information to suggest that Zahran was engaged in terrorist activities\u201d (\u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 19 Aug 2020) is contradicted <\/strong>by SI Srimal Sanjeewa of the CID informing the Presidential Commission probing the Easter Sunday attacks that \u2018Zahran had been conducting a training camp<\/a>\u2019<\/span> in the Puttalam area \u201cfrom 2015 to 2019\u201d on \u201cthe use of Type-56 firearms and hand grenades\u201d. (\u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 1 September 2020).<\/p>\n

Why does no one call out <\/strong>Ruwan for his share of responsibility for the Easter Sunday carnage? Is it the fear of WNL?<\/p>\n

WNL Mischief on Hirunika<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WNL unnerved<\/strong> by the protesters led by Hirunika wanting to give a letter to their owner\u2019s nephew PM Wickremesinghe at his private residence on 5th<\/sup> Lane, have on the front page of the \u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 (23 June 2022) belittled<\/strong> the protest by merely captioning it \u2018Hirunika holds up traffic on 5th<\/sup> Lane\u2019<\/a><\/span>! They have also published a mischievous<\/strong> picture of her which can have multiple interpretations where inter alia it is stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cPicture shows Hirunika Premachandra <\/strong>hugging<\/strong> a police officer, which has become her recent <\/strong>stunt<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0(emphasis mine)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next day (24 June) the \u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 gives a <\/strong>boost<\/strong> to <\/strong>Wickremesinghe with its front page news item \u2018PM appeals to social media activists to refrain from insulting Hirunika\u2019<\/span><\/a> – \u201crefrain from insulting Hirunika\u201d has been given prominence with BOLD<\/strong> lettering!<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is widely perceived that WNL has a dominant <\/strong>influence on the print media of this country \u2013 \u2018Irida Lankadeepa\u2019, \u2018Lankadeepa\u2019 (Daily), \u2018Sunday Times\u2019, \u2018Daily Mirror\u2019, \u2018Daily FT\u2019 and \u2018Tamil Mirror\u2019.<\/p>\n

Since the inception of the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) in 2003, it has had only two chairmen \u2013 Ranjit Wijewardene from 2003-2008 and \u2018outsider\u2019 Kumar Nadesan 2008 to date – 14 years<\/strong>! Is there no other person to hold this position in the media scene of this country?<\/p>\n

Just one example is sufficient to showcase the farcical<\/strong> nature of the \u2018Self-Regulation\u2019<\/strong> practiced by the PCCSL and the dominance Wijewardene has on the print media of this country. The Editor of \u2018Sunday Times\u2019 (owned by Wijewardene) Sinha Ratnatunga is also Deputy Chairman of the PCCSL. Hence, anyone having a complaint against the \u2018Sunday Times\u2019 has to complain to Ratnatunga about Ratnatunga! Why has no one raised issue on this terrible \u2018conflict of interest\u2019<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Is it not dangerous to give the media both state\/private \u2013 a free pass to operate without \u2018independent\u2019 regulation? It is a myth that the privately owned media is superior to the state owned media.<\/p>\n

It is not for nothing that the media is referred to as the \u2018Fourth Estate\u2019<\/strong> after the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.<\/p>\n

Under the circumstances, is it not crucial to bring the \u2018Fourth Estate\u2019 (media) under the ambit of the proposed \u2018Constitutional Council\u2019<\/strong>? Should this not be part of the \u2018systemic change\u2019<\/strong> being demanded by the Aragalaya?<\/p>\n

A word of caution on the \u2018Constitutional Council\u2019 must be flagged. There does not appear to be clarity on its composition<\/strong> which is crucial to make it truly independent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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