Comments on: Twitter Q&A with Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka

By: chamal priyadarshana

chamal priyadarshana — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:49:00 +0000

When will sri lankans be able to receive money through Paypal ?

By: Off the Cuff

Off the Cuff — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:04:33 +0000

In reply to Justin. You wrote "As far as Tamil rights are concerned it is not for Tamils to receive and Sinhalese to give. It is there and the Sinhalese only have to honour Tamil rights to be in the same island" Sri Lanka is a multi cultural Island. It has more than Tamils and Sinhalese living in it. So what is this [edited out] that you are writing? Burghers, Malays, Muslims, Lanka Tamils, Indian Origin Tamils, Sinhalese and the other Minority Citizens of Lanka have EQUAL Rights. You wrote "Therefore, Tamil Eelam and SL in the island is the only solution" No one has special rights such as Exclusive Historical Homelands that cannot be justified by history. Hence please try and make a better argument about your Eelam Dream and justify your Eelam Map.

By: Thanga

Thanga — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:00:25 +0000

Come, Come Mr. Lalith Weeratunga how do you know that 60% of the people in the North has appealed to retain the armed forces in the North? Did you hold a poll? If this statement is true why is the government fearful of facing the Northern Province elections? Why this dilly dallying and foot dragging? Or why did the government lose all the elections it contested in the North? Even if you tell a lie, at least see whether it is plausible? Otherwise don’t open your mouth!

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:55:20 +0000

The Sinhalese must try to understand, if they can, that Tamils have rights. They are guaranteed by the UN. They have rights upto “self determination” as defined by the UN.

No Sinhalese seems to know that it is for this reason that the UNHRC passed the latest resolution on SL.

As far as Tamil rights are concerned it is not for Tamils to receive and Sinhalese to give. It is there and the Sinhalese only have to honour Tamil rights to be in the same island.

Sinhalese are now proving that they are not credible. They cannot be trusted even for International agreements.

The same fate can be with any UN sponsored resolutioln of the ethnic conflict because the Sinhalese have become extremists and dangerously harmful to humanity.

Therefore, Tamil Eelam and SL in the island is the only solution.

By: budhajeewa

budhajeewa — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:05:13 +0000

Thanks for the interesting analysis!

Looks like our #PayPalForSriLanka campaign was able to get some attention from public, thanks to #AskLW. Following are some links people can use to learn what #PayPalForSriLanka is, if they are interested:

1. Blog post (English): http://blog.budhajeewa.com/enable-receiving-money-to-sri-lanka-through-paypal/
2. Blog post (Sinhala): http://blog.budhajeewa.com/%E0%B7%81%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%93-%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B3%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%8F-paypal-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%9C/
3. Change.org Petition: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/enable-receiving-money-to-sri-lanka-through-paypal
4. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/paypalforsrilanka/