Comments on: General Sarath Fonseka and politics

By: niranjan

niranjan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:15:51 +0000

SF is an army officer. He is not a politician. The UNP should contest on its own without SF or forming allainces with the JVP. Ranil W will get the support of the minorities since he takes a non-chauvinist line plus a section of the Sinhalese the business community included. The UNP should stick to its principles even though it will cost them the elections.

By: SinchoSL

SinchoSL — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:36:14 +0000

Gama:

why do you think that general SF could be the most powerful leader to govern the country next? SF deserves the highest honour for what he himself sacrified for over 3 decades, but has he ever gained records in srilanken politics so that he can convince the average in sl, that he could become the most powerful leader for us. Should he be the most suitable choice according to you in terms of elemintation of corruption? Are there any other countries in the region where you can feel former millitary leaders as head of states did their best in bringing their countries progress -setting free those from corruption and being able to implement their millitary strategies. We have minorities folks in sl who have been there for ages and their grievances can only be solved only by pragamatic political leaders. MR could achieve to become malaysiaÂ´s Mahathir equivalence
if all other political leaders in the country could support in his efforts in the rapid development process in srilanka. Even if one would not agree with a considerable fraction of ministers in the present regime, there still exist a powerful fraction there. If one could just see how they defended themselves in Geneva sessions recently, this can easily be understandable. SF can only help the country in achieving better disipline in all defence forces in sl. In controlling corruptions, u need to have a good police for the country. If SF WHOLEHEARTEDLY feel about working further for the country even after entering his retirement as an ununiformed highly respected personality, he can help srilanken Police in their work rebuilding disipline. SF is the war hero and he has gained experience only in the defence forces. In this way only SRILANKENS can respect him further as countryÂ´s MOST RESPECTED war hero. If he would become a caricature of totally bankrupted UNP, he can only lose his respect within a shorter period of time.

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:27:11 +0000

Humanist, may I add…

“Considering the number of “undesirable elements”, too bad there is a shortage of first class tickets to the Bermuda Triangleâ€¦ ”

I think you have solved the mystery. Those planes didn’t crash, but they tried to land in the water. Those silly people buying first class tickets to the ocean…

Oh and it’s not a fight between is Weerya and Maraya. There’s a Sooraya and the Maraya who’s trying to be the Weeraya. But he’s already a Weerya! Wow.. I think I just blew my brains out…

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:20:17 +0000

Ahhh.. Of course! All politics is farce.. not just ours. Why do you think I love programs like Yes Minister and the Daily Show.
Still I thought a joke should be constructed in a meaningful way. In a stand up situation I’d say you’d probably get an awkward silence with that version.

By: Humanist

Humanist — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:37:57 +0000

Observer, you are missing the point here. Some things about our political life are not about fact, but about farce – man, how can we survive without it?

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:08:45 +0000

You do realise Bermuda triangle is not a country to have an ambassadorial post? You might want to tweak that joke a little bit so it’s somewhat consistent with geographical facts.

By: Humanist

Humanist — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:50:49 +0000

Curioser and curioser – a mara yudde between weeraya and maraya.

Considering the number of “undesirable elements”, too bad there is a shortage of first class tickets to the Bermuda Triangle…

What next in wonderland?

By: CheeLanka

CheeLanka — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:34:32 +0000

Just heard this wickedly clever new ballad on the streets of Colombo:
Weeraya loku wela
MaRaya baya wela
Mehema giyothin eya
Weerayage Maaraya!

This may be unprintable, but sums up the grim situation pretty well!

By: Justice

Justice — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:38:16 +0000

Lionel’s views and concerns are real.Hope there is a true change of heart and approach by General SF.
If he meant what he said when he addressed the audience in the Washington DC.Does he realise that society need to be demilitarised through out the country for democracy to florish? The need to stand against all forms of fundermentalism including the sinhala buddhist fundermentalism.
One has to question the sincerity of his change of heart.Is this only to be elected or a real statesmanship? Only time will tell.

By: Nimal Sandaruwan

Nimal Sandaruwan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:29:22 +0000

The West and the “International Community” backed the regime of the MR. However now it is now obvious that have decided that they need a regime change in SL to get rid of the Slobodan Milosevic of Colombo using a “People’s General”. But they know that it will be impossible to perform a “coloured revolution” in Sri Lanka. The main opposition party is so bankrupt and discredited amongst the ordinary Sri Lankans, in that they cannot find someone from their ranks to run for the presidency. That is why, for the first time in history, they have permitted, the ruling elite in Sri Lanka to go for a serving military commander â€“ a person who had been part of an army that brutally killed so many southern youth in 1971, 1989-1990 and in the 35 years of war against oppressed Tamils â€“ as their representative.

The radical, “left”. “liberal” intelligentsia, “human rights” activists in Sri Lanka have been instrumental of such changes of regimes in Sri Lanka in the past (for example in 1994). In 2009-10, it is the “Platform for Democracy” that has accepted the contract for the ruling class and the “international Community”. So you have people like Bopage who is feeling out before joining the campaign.