hindu.com,  Sat Feb 10 00:28:14 EST 2007

    COLOMBO: Friday's ouster of three senior Sri Lankan Cabinet Ministers by President Mahinda Rajapaksa is bound to lead to a political crisis, say political and diplomatic observers.

The sacked Ministers — Mangala Samaraweera, Anura Bandaranaike and Sripathi Suriyarachchi — were not immediately available for comment.

With a possible revolt by influential sections from within his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Mr. Rajapaksa will find the going tough as an enraged opposition, United National Party (UNP) has already declared that it is "impossible" to cooperate with the Government.

The ultra-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, an electoral partner of Mr. Rajapaksa, is also cross with him on a number of issues. The political situation could pave way for a general election sooner rather than later.
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- The Academic

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"Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike strengthened the party and took it forward. As a party, our members had to face many obstacles. Some of us lost our properties. Some had to sacrifice even their lives. I myself suffered injustice in some instances. We have to keep these things in mind.

Please read the quote from Mahinda R. That is very true. Your western media and white journalists and  their lackeys in the Indian media followed by Lasantha Wicramatunge(whose brother is a big UNP RW buddy appointed as CWE Working director and made hay during the brief RW regime) who is enamoured to the point of incest with RW will voice that "dissidents" will be a  threat.  Lasantha always coos praises of RW and tries to exaggerate his marriage of convenience to convince the Sri Lankan public of RW's propensities..Everyone knows it. IF you ask the FMM guys they will tell you what they saw about who bats for which side AB or RW...and you UNP profound genius are fools to be so enamoured by both.

LET ME REMIND YOU OF A FACT. MR WAS ALWAYS BLUE ALWAYS SLFP.  Anuruddha Ratwatte, Sirimavo's first cousin and National Organizer who threw his weight with CBK in the palace struggle in 1994 when CBK outwitted the Sirimavo wing to become the Prime Ministerial and subsequently PResidential Candidate, is WITH MR.  Ratwatte was responsible for bringing CBK back to her mother and patching things up.  Anu was a brilliant organizer who was responsible for her world record victory in 1994(of course later she blamed him for the NWP province fiasco of an election)

So do not try to make it a Family tussle.  Sirimavo's people will REMAIN WITH MR LIKE THEY DID WITH HER AND THE SLFP and they were made to suffer through that b^&*() JR's time.  JR used AB to break up the SLFP. He first used AB and his favoured uncle Sivali to try to cross over to the SLFP during his fight with Dudley S.  Then because the old SLFP hated JR they did not let him in. Then JR put in AB's mind that he should contest The Kalawewa by election and  that if he did that JR will back him. WE all KNOW ABOUT AB and his pathetic tantrums at Rosmead place.   JR used AB and Maithripala Senanayake to take Mrs B to courts. MR WAS WITH HER ALL THE WAY EVEN THEN.   JR used AB to abuse Mrs B at her own house.  

YOur profound genius news media will say things like "dissidents" because they like big English words.  Lasantha will never say anything negative about RW even if he is caught in bed with a boy or a man...SO you cannot listen to that rag. If at all read the Times and Daily Mirror.

To get back to the topic, CBK may pose a threat, but Mangy is her creation too.  AB HAS NOTHING left ANYWHERE and people laugh at him even in the villages. He gets votes in Gampaha for his NAME and out of respect for his father and mother and that is it. He could not come on anything other than the National list when he joined the UNP. MANGY might have support but he is not probably going to be a key factor unless he can take some really good people with him.

MR, Anu, DM J, Maithripala Sirisena have always been blue.  Anu may not be liked by the Tiger Terra crowd because he did direct the liberation of Jaffna, but AB is like an anchor for a Tiger arms smuggling boat. He is that obese and a monstrosity.
Those .. Banda side of White ass kissing Col 7 Haamus along with RW who all read Shakespeare instead of Martin Wickremesinghe and who applaud Bach instead of Amaradeva and who gush at Picasso and dont have clue or appreciation for Sigirya Frescoes are ISOLATED from reality. Mrs B's people will stick with MR.  The Anglo Christian Banda wing of Gampaha may not but they dont have a base unlike CBK who followed in her mother's footsteps until AB joined her. Then these false buddhists Christians revealed their  true nature.
You .. need to wake up.

it was a very good decesion by the president to have removed the 3 monkeys that usually uses their brains packed in their back sides. WELL DONE. definetely not a big loss.

lenawa50acres wrote:

it was a very good decesion by the president to have removed the 3 monkeys that usually uses their brains packed in their back sides. WELL DONE. definetely not a big loss.

My understanding of monkeys goes along tree hopping creatures.

Now, who are monkeys?

What is the purpose of removing 3 monkeys after taking in 18 (a few more earler) monkeys ?????


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Peace for Sri Lanka

The way I see it, Mahinda is safe which ever way you look at it. In the worse case scenario up to 7-8 could leave SLFP to join the rump of UNP. This leaves Mahinda with the option of engineering the cross over of the other 10 or so from UNP to fill the vacant cabinet positions. The last 10 was held back to prevent JVP from becoming the opposition. The additional cross over will also hike up the collective IQ yet again for the govt which is not a bad thing. Although, he still may not be in the clear as no one knows what other minority parties in the alliance are thinking. Which ever way you look at it, until the military keeps winning, Mahinda will remain unbeatable. The opposition will indeed remain in the wilderness until fresh new faces emerge from the opposition. A new opposition formed with the old failed has-beens, will have no chance. Even if Chandrika and Ranil form a new front, what do we have? A woman who has failed in war and peace with a man who simply cannot connect with people. This is not a winning combination. All Mahinda has to do is to destroy what is left of Chandrika exposing her corrupt deals with Air Lanka and Shell etc. In the end, one can only sympathise with Mangala who made a poor choice siding with the Bandrakayake freak show.


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“We are helping Tamilnadu to achieve self-rule” - V. Balakumaran, Advisor to Prabakaran, (Jan. 2006)

Good text
Why do not you join vickramabahu  to support 'tiger tritory' which is design by RW. Then you can live in piece!!!. No road blocks no killings lavish life in Colombo with Jhon Steel!!!!.

systemx wrote:

....the additional cross over will also hike up the collective IQ yet again for the govt which is not a bad thing.

If you add zero IQs it would be still zero.

CB did not trust AB and CB are correct in this case. AB switched sides from SLFP to UNP and again to SLFP. This switching side is not acceptable for the founders and leaders. Other tails can move freely. So AB is not a charismatic and capable leader in my view. U know I never met him personally to evaluate him so my assumption may be wrong.
AB is like a pet to the B's and SLFP. But when the pet barks or bite, it should be treated as animal. This is what MR doing.

Gradually MR is going to be despot. He sees B's as always a threat and the fact is he never trusts his SLFPers too. That's why two of his brothers and him self are running the country just likes obsolete king's time. Why those two R's given these jobs?
Was there a job add? No. I don't say they are not incapable. Again no one can say there are no other Sri Lankan with those qualications neither. The main reason for their presence is that they are MR's brothers. If the practice more power than MR, in some years these brothers will not be tolerated by MR too. Wait and see! He will not trust his brothers too as CB did in the past.

JR had undated resign letters from his entire fellow MPs. MR taming the opponents to remind others. In all history around the world and SL not an exception to this, which seek absolute power and gets it corrupts absolutely and will be thrown away by the people soon or later.
This is my opinion and here comes the provocative one to keep the discussion alive.

You know some Tamils thought the SL side becoming more powerful when UNP and SLFP signed MOU. But I knew from the beginning that it won't be longer. Here I see the results. Because if the SL leaders have been thinking of the people (U used to think only Sinhala, but I meant all) and the country there had not been these problems the country faces today. Believe it or not, as person who knows the Tigers well so called undemocratic Tigers practice more democracy than the so called democratically elected SL leaders. If you don't believe me ask Karuna in private without any media presence.


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Truth Will Win

There are many more Chimps in Parliament who need to be sent packing home to their natural habitats before they evolve into even more despicable Humans!


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citizenMM

The message delivered by MR is very well clear. Let it be the top guys in the party, middle or back benchers, or those crossed over or those to come. I am the boss. Rule number one the boss is always right. Rule number two if the boss is wrong, follow rule number one.

I show green and say blue, all say blue. I am the captain in the ship; there can be one captain – Captain in the ship syndrome. I trust none other than my self, those who supported me to come to power, thanks! That’s it.

I have given what you wanted (Ministries) and made the largest cabinet, all accepted so shut up and enjoy! I will run the show obviously not with a cabinet as large as a crowd in a village meeting, but with my family, brothers & friends.

Another Premadasa in the making.

Well many SLFPers will be asking the question as to why MS & Sripathi were targeted so soon. Well the answer is to nip it from the bud. What did they do wrong? Simply they did not understand the rule (Boss is always right) I mentioned above.  

One final theory for those who are upset with what took place; blame the JVP it is all because of them. Had they join the government?
1.    MR would have not taken the UNPers
2.    MS & SS would have then not criticized & be in the cabinet
3.    Cabinet would have being smaller
4.    UNP would have being in tack
5.    RW would have been happy so as MR.
SO goes the old poem “The war was lost because of a horse shoe nail”


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MAC

Maybe he wants to remain a Blue Premadasa with all Greens under his thumb. Who knows, he may sack the rest of the Blue Boys and keep only the Greens.

What a Rainbow shines down on sunny (these days its raining cats and dogs too) Sri Lanka!


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citizenMM

This is MRs choice, he is the captain of Sri Lanka.  Like or not, He should keep loyalists in his team. Mangy is  a clever Minister.  But he should not dig holes in Mahinda's path at this time, where he is clearing barbarian LTTE from the beautiful island.  If Chandrika's clan also supports and Mahinda pardon her for disastrous speech and both get together they can make a powerful team. Wish it is so.  Otherwise consequences will be more disastrous where barbarian LTTE is eying for a top brass for his next target.
 Mahinda is a brainy 'Premadasa'. All wish with his experience, knowledge and grass-root touch he will guide blessed Sri Lanka to prosperity.

Losers on one side, Rulers on the other.

Everyone is divided along the party lines, blue green may be red.

SriLankan People will be the losers, if they fail to identify correctly each of these monkeys.

Question is, Do people still want another CFA with the tigers?

These disgruntled politicians are planning just that.

MR is a lawyer, praticed law, and actually WORKED for a living and fought the terror of the UNP for Mrs B and stood by her and the party.

Can anyone tell me WHAT AB has done?  NOTHING.  He claims his achievements/credentials to be his famous family.  He has no brain. He is very good with Oxford English and he is very good in debate in parliament. But he overplayed his arrogant hand by insulting the President' brother. By the way his brother was a Military veteran and good officer at that who quit in disgust because of Premedasa's terror period. He is far more able than Chandananda De Silva or Balapatabendi etc.  Why do you think the Tamil Tigers tried to kill him?

Mangala sadly is a true CBK fan and loyalist because he believes in a non-chauvinistic Sri Lanka. But may not have a base.

Watch how the Sunday Leader will spin it to bring sympathy for the man he lovingly called "Mallo" in his columns when Mallo was attacking his own Akka in filth and was part of the RW UNP.  When Mallo became Speaker and subsequently crossed over after the mother died, Mallo was no longer loved by Lasanth W.  Lasantha W loves RW and goes to great extent in his nutshell column to convince people of RW's heterosexuality with comments about "starry eyed love". Hmm isnt that sort of story queer to the naked eye? Why is it relevant?

Lasantha W of S.Leader, attacked CBK left right and center and wanted to discuss who she sleeps with etc or what she wears or what she eats when she was President; until MR Took over. Then he baited her to shoot her notorious mouth off in  his paper to attack MR.  Then he wants to find dirty and tidbits on MR.  Now he will feature AB like a martyr.  WATCH and see. The UNP will react the same way.  CBK just thinks she is more intelligent that she really is. She talks like she is an expert on everything and shoots her mouth off unlike her really smart sister. Why? most likely because she has some tremendous insecurities.  RW will not accept her because she says so many nasty things about him and his men.


What MR did was this. TO SHOW LEADERSHIP and do what AB's mother should have done.

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To say enough is enough, living at State expense and still attacking me and my brother is too much. If you cannot be a team player get the hell out and go back to Rosmead place and your batmen. You no longer can take jaunts at state expense and run off to LA to be with your party animals. You no longer can wait 3 months in LA issuing statements about the Tsunami. I tolerated you enough because you were my friend and now you have abused that friendship.
You write nasty anonymous letters to anyone who disagrees with you or your policies and you abuse them in filth. you destroy people with false allegations.