Comments on: Groundviews Person of the Year ? https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groundviews-person-of-the-year Journalism for Citizens Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Liya https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-10983 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:48:54 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-10983 Human rights violations, abuse of power & disregard for the law aside, I think just this year it should be MR, for simply puting an end (at least temporarily) to the bloody ethnic conflict. In any case he fits into the description of the TIME’s POTY – “Bold, earth changing leadership” ; )

]]> By: suntzu https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1237 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:50:50 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1237 I vote for the man with the red towel around his neck!

]]> By: groundviews https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1236 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:28:03 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1236 My vote is for Dayan Jayatilleke, for what he’s doing from Geneva. He’s the best thing that happened to NGOs who in the past got away with anecdotal and flimsy records of HR violations in Sri Lanka.

And Dayan, this is a right handed compliment.

]]> By: Veedhur https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1235 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:11:01 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1235 Apey Manape Mervin thumata! He is our man!

]]> By: JM https://groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1234 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:12:11 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/20/groundviews-person-of-the-year/#comment-1234 Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Secretary of Defence. The reasons are quite obvious.

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