Comments on: Rajapakse: Now the most popular surname in Sri Lanka?

By: pularika

pularika — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:18:28 +0000

Fact can be stranger than fiction… http://www.island.lk/2009/11/26/news7.html

By: Atheist

Atheist — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:50:29 +0000

Stewart Sloan

So you’re Scottish and you are thinking of coming to Sri-Lanka with the little brain you are left with. Please do remember to bring a big vat of haggis to last you during your stay. By the way, don’t forget your bagpipe either; you’ll need it for your highland dance. Forget about a kilt as your checked sarong, which you probably run around the neighbourhood in, will come in handy. Fold it in two â€“ and away you go with the wind in your sails!!!

Perhaps, you can teach some of these caste conscious commentators on this thread to do a jig to the following song:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

By: nandasena

nandasena — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:44:37 +0000

Who knaows all these people who changed their names now, may feel sorry in a couple of months and would prefer to revert back to their former names!!!!!

By: Humanist

Humanist — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:22 +0000

Well, Stewart, if you are Scottish, we’ll exempt you from the requirement of having underworld connections, a mistress and what was it… grade A footwear tasting… as part of the “most favoured foreigner” status.

By: sanath

sanath — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:18 +0000

I think we shd remove all foreign names like , fonseka, Silva alwis and get then to use real Sinhala names, I agree ppl from down south cunning and selfish, and you can identify them easily way they act within pour community, I have noticed even with few digress , after few drinks low cast atitiude come out

By: Stewart Sloan

Stewart Sloan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:54:38 +0000

Dear Pularika,

Actually, I’m Scottish, so none of the above apply.

By: pularika

pularika — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:56 +0000

Dear Stewart Sloan – It depends on where you originate from. If you are Australian, British or from New Zealand, you will actually have to implant half of a fellow country mans brain in your skull in order to qualify as Minister for Labour. Don’t worry, proven scientific research reveals that there is enough space in your skull for up to 3 such brains (which incidentally are required If you wish to work as a bus conductor or similarly skilled position in Sri Lanka).

By: RTV

RTV — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:51 +0000

This is sad… How low can people go?

This country is turning into a monarchy just cause he won the war. But what after the war? The economy is still down, unemployment is up, etc etc

OH but the best thing is. If your a Rajapakse and apply for visa to england . Its a high chance that your not going to get it. HAHA

By: Pearl Thevanayagam

Pearl Thevanayagam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:42:54 +0000

Would a noble Kandyan change his name to a low-country goviya name like Rajapakse. My knowledge of the Rajapakses is that they are a bunch of thugs. In Jaffna Rajapakses were opticians like the Fernandos.

I know Sri Lanka’s south is abound with ganja and arrack and the southern mind is in a perpetual state of stupor but changing the name to Rajapakse takes the biscuit.

Even Premadasa with all his delusions of grandeur did not stoop this low.

But then the Bandaranaikes and the Senanayakes were toilet contractors and carters for the British circa 1800. Look where they are now.

Chee aney, these Rajapakses have no shame no.

By: Janusis

Janusis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:29:06 +0000

@Stewart That is a highly offensive remark! As a Sri Lankan I must protest! You expect to become Minister with no gang connections? No mistress? No previous qualification as a Grade A footware taster?
Get thee hence to the country where you came from! But first donate some money to fund for the resettlement of IDPs. We need it y’know..

By: Stewart Sloan

Stewart Sloan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51:30 +0000

What Humanist said makes perfect sense to me. So, if I change my name from Sloan to Rajapaksa, have two thirds of my brain removed and move to Sri Lanka, can I become the Minister for Labour?

By: Gamaya

Gamaya — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:01:30 +0000

Oh my God!! have our people gone completely insane. We are doomed

By: Humanist

Humanist — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:58 +0000

The august assembly of the people yesterday passed a bill that those with foreign names such as Fonseka, Perera, Fernando, etc. will not be allowed to stand for election in the future. In introducing the bill, the honourable minister of foreign affairs, pointed out that those who were already members of the assembly with such unfortunate names would be given a grace period of two months to change their name to Rajapakse.