BBC,  Thu Jan 14 16:56:09 EST 2010

    A number of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) monks announced on Wednesday that they have decided to break ranks with the party in support of General Sarath Fonseka.
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Will this be a game changer ?


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This was inevitable.

The whole nation is split in the middle. This is history in repetition. As long as there was no common enemy we go for each others jugular.

A divided nation from within must heal our own wounds. We must start by addressing minority rights, not playing " pandu " with them. For by restricting rights of the other, we restrict rights on our selves. The result is " Merv the Perv " and his elk ruling the roost.

Our Srilanka deserves better.


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rm7000 wrote:

Will this be a game changer ?

Nope.. These are useless monks who should be in temples instead of Politics.
The JHU franchise is kaput for the most part.

i guess more people will jump ship. Its one thing to leave the opposition to join the government to get portfolios but another to leave the portfolios and join the opposition. (http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/908-segu-isadeen-supports-fonseka.html)

I may be wrong on this but it seems there is a slow wave of support for SF building up. The JHU monks crossing over may be also a sign of things to come. Of course we will know for sure only on the results day.


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crazycat wrote:

rm7000 wrote:

Will this be a game changer ?

Nope.. These are useless monks who should be in temples instead of Politics.
The JHU franchise is kaput for the most part.

Disagree completely. These are useless monks and should be KEPT OUT OF temples at any cost. Politics is sort of the right place for them. Their robe is only an ornament to get them in...

The Academic wrote:

BBC,  Thu Jan 14 16:56:09 EST 2010

    A number of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) monks announced on Wednesday that they have decided to break ranks with the party in support of General Sarath Fonseka.
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Wrong title.  It should be "JHU monkeys jump over".


ps: No harm done to the Buddha Susana since JHU represent Buddhist Culture, nothing to do with Theravada Buddhism.


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