Comments on: The Hypocrisy of the West and the Lack of a Lankan elite http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/ Groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Fri, 25 May 2012 08:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dayan Jayatilleka http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5712 Dayan Jayatilleka Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:07:31 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5712 The day that Godfrey Goonetilaka passes away -- and may that day be far off -- printed pages will be filled with encomiums by the educated elite of Sri Lanka, wherever they are domiciled. For instance it will be the Sri Lankans of some distinction in Australia who will mourn his passage. As Wasantha Ranagala and his hero, one wonders who, how many and of what sort will mourn their absence. We shall see. The day that Godfrey Goonetilaka passes away — and may that day be far off — printed pages will be filled with encomiums by the educated elite of Sri Lanka, wherever they are domiciled. For instance it will be the Sri Lankans of some distinction in Australia who will mourn his passage. As Wasantha Ranagala and his hero, one wonders who, how many and of what sort will mourn their absence. We shall see.

]]> By: C Ranaweera http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5699 C Ranaweera Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:47:00 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5699 Interesting article. A bit abstract/ academic, I must say. But I found it a very interesting read, nevertheless. Wasantha Ranagala: Please make an intelligent contribution to the discussion. Don't waste other people's time. The LTTE needs to be distroyed. There is no other option. The collateral damage needs to be minimized, but there sure will be such damage. The SL leadership needs to recognize how fundamental it (minimizing civilian causalties) is to the end game that will be played out over the coming months. Despite their shameless propensity for hypocricy, the US is down and nearly out and is not in the mood for more adventures; and the EU is as usual spineless, except for some of the monetary levers. China and Russia are likely to remain supportive. India, with TN pressure, will be unpredictable. Thus, India will have to be managed with great care, respect, and sensitivity WHILE safeguarding SL's key national interests. And with smart diplomacy, these two things need not be mutually exclusive. Interesting article. A bit abstract/ academic, I must say. But I found it a very interesting read, nevertheless.

Wasantha Ranagala: Please make an intelligent contribution to the discussion. Don’t waste other people’s time.

The LTTE needs to be distroyed. There is no other option. The collateral damage needs to be minimized, but there sure will be such damage. The SL leadership needs to recognize how fundamental it (minimizing civilian causalties) is to the end game that will be played out over the coming months.
Despite their shameless propensity for hypocricy, the US is down and nearly out and is not in the mood for more adventures; and the EU is as usual spineless, except for some of the monetary levers. China and Russia are likely to remain supportive. India, with TN pressure, will be unpredictable. Thus, India will have to be managed with great care, respect, and sensitivity WHILE safeguarding SL’s key national interests. And with smart diplomacy, these two things need not be mutually exclusive.

]]> By: Wasantha Ranagala http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5686 Wasantha Ranagala Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:23:08 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5686 Reverse order of Premadasa Ranasinghe is Ranasinghe Premadasa. Furtherance to that equation; Jayathilleke Silva is Silva Jayathilleke. A Constant. I declare unconditional surrender. Only hitch is whether Ranasinghe was a Radaage and Silva was ... some Neanderthal. “Marga” has a project in hand to siphon out ….Dollars sweet Pounds. Amen. When this hullabaloo was raging in SL we at our jaunts here had a hearty laugh with SL friends. One Mark Anthony Fernando a news reader too tried a potshot. He laid claim to classmatehood sitting on the leftwing while Godgrey in the rightwing. He was in for a rude shock when a learned man challenged him to submit an authentic register from the school. Not to date. Does “Lawrence –Owls-College” ring a bell? Being an elderly person from the village, in disputing the impromptu raw truth of the site watcher, Godfrey will find an egg on his bottom. Later in a nightmare, at Piyagama ancestral residence, next to wall mounted photo of Premadasa Sr. in a comb headdress -reli panawa- I saw the b/w photo of the threesome, Godfrey, Preme, Mark, seated on the bench whilst rector St.Jose standing behind. Ha ha.. This is too much for one dose mate. Googling the Saga of the Finest Gentleman Godfrey and Marga is an utter wastage of time since the namesake Susantha has documented undisputable facts aplenty. ta Reverse order of Premadasa Ranasinghe is Ranasinghe Premadasa. Furtherance to that equation; Jayathilleke Silva is Silva Jayathilleke. A Constant. I declare unconditional surrender.

Only hitch is whether Ranasinghe was a Radaage and Silva was … some Neanderthal. “Marga” has a project in hand to siphon out ….Dollars sweet Pounds. Amen.

When this hullabaloo was raging in SL we at our jaunts here had a hearty laugh with SL friends. One Mark Anthony Fernando a news reader too tried a potshot. He laid claim to classmatehood sitting on the leftwing while Godgrey in the rightwing.

He was in for a rude shock when a learned man challenged him to submit an authentic register from the school. Not to date. Does “Lawrence –Owls-College” ring a bell?

Being an elderly person from the village, in disputing the impromptu raw truth of the site watcher, Godfrey will find an egg on his bottom.

Later in a nightmare, at Piyagama ancestral residence, next to wall mounted photo of Premadasa Sr. in a comb headdress -reli panawa- I saw the b/w photo of the threesome, Godfrey, Preme, Mark, seated on the bench whilst rector St.Jose standing behind. Ha ha..

This is too much for one dose mate. Googling the Saga of the Finest Gentleman Godfrey and Marga is an utter wastage of time since the namesake Susantha has documented undisputable facts aplenty. ta

]]> By: Dayan Jayatilleka http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5680 Dayan Jayatilleka Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:30:47 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5680 Wasantha Ranagala has a boring story to tell and viciously told it is too. If he wishes to check out Premadasa's identity, I suggest a far more credible source than a watcher, namely, one of the finest intellects and most civilized gentlemaen Sri Lanka ever produced : Godfrey Goonetileka. Godfrey told me that Premadasa was his class mate at St Josephs' , sat in the same row...though he was not known as Ranasinghe Premadasa at the time; as Godfrey recollected the two names were in the reverse order. Ranagala's diatribe is also irrelevant. A public opinion poll published in the Sunday Times/ Daily Mirror listed the best leaders that Sri Lanka has had. The judgment of the people was clear: DS Senanayake, Premadasa, Mahinda Rajapakse in that order, with all the others coming way behind. Wasantha Ranagala has a boring story to tell and viciously told it is too. If he wishes to check out Premadasa’s identity, I suggest a far more credible source than a watcher, namely, one of the finest intellects and most civilized gentlemaen Sri Lanka ever produced : Godfrey Goonetileka. Godfrey told me that Premadasa was his class mate at St Josephs’ , sat in the same row…though he was not known as Ranasinghe Premadasa at the time; as Godfrey recollected the two names were in the reverse order.

Ranagala’s diatribe is also irrelevant. A public opinion poll published in the Sunday Times/ Daily Mirror listed the best leaders that Sri Lanka has had. The judgment of the people was clear: DS Senanayake, Premadasa, Mahinda Rajapakse in that order, with all the others coming way behind.

]]> By: Sinhala_Voice http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5670 Sinhala_Voice Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:15:18 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5670 The reason for ALL this is political manupulation of MERIT SYSTEM. Setp 1: Establish a system of recognising merit, defining merit. Step 2: Establsih a system that identify merit. Step 3: Use that list to appoint people, select people on merit rather than any family background, ethnic, sub-ethnic-caste, economic-social conditions. Step 4 : Make sure everyone follows these laws >> RULE OF LAW. This is the ONLY way multi ethnic, multi-relgious societies can live in peace. IF THERE IS UNDER REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN GROUP RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION THE WAY YOU FIX THIS IS BY PUTTING MORE RESOURCES. NOT CUTTING, of messing, manupulating MERIT LISTS. In the end the majority Sinhala-Buddhist community will be the beneficiary of the ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIONS. The reason for ALL this is political manupulation of MERIT SYSTEM.
Setp 1: Establish a system of recognising merit, defining merit.
Step 2: Establsih a system that identify merit.
Step 3: Use that list to appoint people, select people on merit rather than any family background, ethnic, sub-ethnic-caste, economic-social conditions.
Step 4 : Make sure everyone follows these laws >> RULE OF LAW.

This is the ONLY way multi ethnic, multi-relgious societies can live in peace.

IF THERE IS UNDER REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN GROUP RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION THE WAY YOU FIX THIS IS BY PUTTING MORE RESOURCES. NOT CUTTING, of messing, manupulating MERIT LISTS.

In the end the majority Sinhala-Buddhist community will be the beneficiary of the ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIONS.

]]> By: Wasantha Ranagala http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5662 Wasantha Ranagala Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:52:01 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5662 Hi Dayan This post is not to get involved in yet another brawl. Just to correct a misconception. JVP was a creation of a hypocrite by the name Wijeweera who should have been locked in an asylum away from the society. Had that been the case tens of thousands of disgruntled young boys would have still been amongst the living with all the inequalities. After all Sri Lanka is not famine hit Ethiopia. San Sebastian Sucharita slum dog, your hero!!! If there was a birth certificate – not forged- that carried his name, every Tom Dick Harry and Dayananda can take the name of Monaravila Keppetipola with no shame. His ancestry I accidentally came across was an interesting story. On a visit to SL in 90' I had the opportunity to visit a place called Piyagama on our way to down south with an Aussie. My college/batch mate being the project manager showed us around with a brief detail of the colossal wastage of poor tax payers' money. The hilarious contribution came from the site watcher, a man from the village. Sir, me idama muge hatmutu paramparavata enna dena tenak nevy. This was a land that seven generations of this rouge's family would never have been allowed to enter. Your Sucharita man who delivered sermons from every stage did not know a basic tenet that Lord Buddha preached. You shall not be a nobleman nor a pariah by birth, but by deeds. May I add “not by borrowed names too” You being a Purothit even did not know that simple logic and the poor fellow went berserk in the Porcelain Shop. Your guardian angles saved you in the nick of time when Babu gave that immortal hug. So that's the tale of one master you served. Gotabhaya is too busy to read between the lines to comprehend that democracy can not function when Journalists are shot at in the street and whisked away in white vans for writing. Making phone calls to terra pilots too. I aggree with you. Hi Dayan

This post is not to get involved in yet another brawl. Just to correct a misconception. JVP was a creation of a hypocrite by the name Wijeweera who should have been locked in an asylum away from the society. Had that been the case tens of thousands of disgruntled young boys would have still been amongst the living with all the inequalities. After all Sri Lanka is not famine hit Ethiopia.

San Sebastian Sucharita slum dog, your hero!!! If there was a birth certificate – not forged- that carried his name, every Tom Dick Harry and Dayananda can take the name of Monaravila Keppetipola with no shame. His ancestry I accidentally came across was an interesting story.

On a visit to SL in 90′ I had the opportunity to visit a place called Piyagama on our way to down south with an Aussie. My college/batch mate being the project manager showed us around with a brief detail of the colossal wastage of poor tax payers’ money. The hilarious contribution came from the site watcher, a man from the village. Sir, me idama muge hatmutu paramparavata enna dena tenak nevy. This was a land that seven generations of this rouge’s family would never have been allowed to enter.

Your Sucharita man who delivered sermons from every stage did not know a basic tenet that Lord Buddha preached. You shall not be a nobleman nor a pariah by birth, but by deeds. May I add “not by borrowed names too” You being a Purothit even did not know that simple logic and the poor fellow went berserk in the Porcelain Shop. Your guardian angles saved you in the nick of time when Babu gave that immortal hug.

So that’s the tale of one master you served. Gotabhaya is too busy to read between the lines to comprehend that democracy can not function when Journalists are shot at in the street and whisked away in white vans for writing. Making phone calls to terra pilots too. I aggree with you.

]]> By: Dayan Jayatilleka http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5641 Dayan Jayatilleka Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:29:06 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5641 Dear Anapayan, I am working for this govt for the same reason I worked for Premadasa, but no other, before or after, despite offers. The main thing is to fight and defeat the LTTE and this Govt is committed to that as no other was. The Tigers killed the most promising prospect the country had, by murdering President Premadasa. Therefore they must be brought to justice and pay the full price. In the late 80s the main thing was to defeat the JVP, restore sovereignty and narrow the social gap and Premadasa was best suited for these tasks. After the defeat of the Tigers there will have to be elections and the Tamils can have representation in keeping with their numbers, after which they can negotiate a better deal with the Govt. That cannot be done unless the Tigers are defeated. Dear Anapayan,

I am working for this govt for the same reason I worked for Premadasa, but no other, before or after, despite offers.

The main thing is to fight and defeat the LTTE and this Govt is committed to that as no other was. The Tigers killed the most promising prospect the country had, by murdering President Premadasa. Therefore they must be brought to justice and pay the full price.

In the late 80s the main thing was to defeat the JVP, restore sovereignty and narrow the social gap and Premadasa was best suited for these tasks.

After the defeat of the Tigers there will have to be elections and the Tamils can have representation in keeping with their numbers, after which they can negotiate a better deal with the Govt. That cannot be done unless the Tigers are defeated.

]]> By: asanka http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5639 asanka Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:27:55 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5639 the brishish marginalised the sinhalese (majority) and then when indpendence came the sihnalese marginalised the minorities.. 1 turn of the cycle seems to end now... but like the black slaves of america, this time there will be greater acceptance within one country. however, the minorities will never ever get their own country... as this is unacceptable... the brishish marginalised the sinhalese (majority) and then when indpendence came the sihnalese marginalised the minorities.. 1 turn of the cycle seems to end now…

but like the black slaves of america, this time there will be greater acceptance within one country. however, the minorities will never ever get their own country… as this is unacceptable…

]]> By: anapayan http://groundviews.org/2009/04/18/the-hypocrisy-of-the-west-and-the-lack-of-a-lankan-elite/#comment-5635 anapayan Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:25:06 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1191#comment-5635 Its a very impressive analysis of Sri Lankan tragedy. According to your grid mapping Mahinda Rajapakse is representing the "counter elite" - ethnocentric elite of Sinhalese. My problem is this, why on earth you are working for this regime run by the counter elites and you are preaching to every one how to resolve this tragedy? You genuinely believe that two elite groups mentioned in your comment will ever change and lead to a truely meritocratic society ? The military defeat of the Tigers will not salvage Sri Lanka from the disasterous consequences of "Para Demala" treatment of minorities since early 19th century. Do you really beleive there will be a peace after LTTE ? Its a very impressive analysis of Sri Lankan tragedy. According to your grid mapping Mahinda Rajapakse is representing the “counter elite” – ethnocentric elite of Sinhalese. My problem is this, why on earth you are working for this regime run by the counter elites and you are preaching to every one how to resolve this tragedy? You genuinely believe that two elite groups mentioned in your comment will ever change and lead to a truely meritocratic society ? The military defeat of the Tigers will not salvage Sri Lanka from the disasterous consequences of “Para Demala” treatment of minorities since early 19th century. Do you really beleive there will be a peace after LTTE ?

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