Comments on: POST-ELECTION 2015 SCENARIO: GOTABAYA’S ENTRY TO ELECTORAL POLITICS

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:31:00 +0000

GR, disciplined gentleman with a great vision may be the next potential candidate for presidency after MR. But we would like to see his development work for many more years to come

By: Justice

Justice — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:34:00 +0000

Heres is a link to a reputable academic sight and what it has to say about GR.

http://justsecurity.org/10537/sri-lanka-gotabaya-us-citizen-war-crimes-accountability/

By: Justice & Fair play.

Justice & Fair play. — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:53:00 +0000

Well, what does the majority in this forum feel about Dayan? Given the arguments put forward, could we say the majority in this forum are ignorant, illiterate, unfair or biased?
I need hardly add to what people think of Dayan’s approach. What I think has already been written. How unfortunate things have turned out that way, given Dayan’s undoubted learning and intelligence.
If he was seen as someone who was sincere and consistant, he would have by now been considered a brilliant political analyst, well sought after.
Analysts however can NEVER take sides. If they do, the result is what you now see.

By: Dev

Dev — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:07:00 +0000

In reply to Gamarala. Humility? That's a rare commodity these days !

By: Dev

Dev — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:15:00 +0000

I am still lost as to why Dayan suddenly raises alarm bells.
This is not the first Rajapakse to enter politics, nor will it be the last. He hasn’t entered yet, and then too he must “win” a seat !

Didn’t he see the impending doom?

When one brother was made an economic development minister?
Didn’t he see it when the other was made a speaker ?
Didn’t he realize it when nieces and nephews became ministers and chief ministers?
Didn’t he realize it when kith and kin became chairmen of govt. entities?
Didn’t he realize it when the diplomatic positions were filled through political appointments

All these happened when Dayan was in Geneva/Paris “defending” this very same government !
I guess when you are in Geneva/Paris these things don’t occur to oneself, only when they return to earth (SL) that one starts to see clearly…..

Why this sudden worry? As Bobby McFerrin sang Don’t worry Be happy

By: alex f

alex f — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:55:00 +0000

It is DJ’s obsession with Sri Lanka’s sovereignty that has painted him into a corner. For within those parameters a Sinhala populist (really nationalist) leader must emerge who will dislodge the Rajapakses and transform it to a state that DJ is happy with and the Tamils just have to live with. Once you remove the boundaries of sovereignty many more liberal solutions are on the table. However, DJ won’t tolerate undermining sovereignty, even if it leads to a more liberal peace.

By: Sasi197

Sasi197 — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 06:58:00 +0000

Dayan knows where his bread is buttered and will tilt towards what bring him the better rewards. He knows that the government is fast becoming unpopular, so he wants to test the waters by writing such stuff.
Anyhow, even now, its an open secret that Big Brother is watching the movements of those the regimes believes is ‘anti’ government – with top priority given to media personnel. I dread to think what Sri Lanka would become under a hawk like Gotabaya Rajapakshe. Its time that the opposition got its act together and come out with a credible alternative that’s acceptable to the majority of the people and not to the international community or the Tamil diaspora.

By: Anpu

Anpu — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 06:21:00 +0000

In reply to Fitzpatrick.

Excellent Fitzpatrick.
I wont be surprised if Dayan says it all (from 1948…) because of GG’s 50:50

By: Gamarala

Gamarala — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:15:00 +0000

In reply to Jack Point.

Jack Point is quite right. “Entirely predictable” indeed! Wish you’d predicted this when it mattered Dayan! Dayan should have the humility to admit that he was flat wrong on this issue, instead of continuing to paint himself as the regular clairvoyant. God knows I was, and I have apologised for this both pseudonymously and in person, for not getting wiser to this sooner.

Let me just ask this though: I would like to know whether people believe that we are in a better overall position than we used to be sans the LTTE, or not? My view is, we are, although I am open to changing my mind.

By: Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 23:44:00 +0000

Can our Dayan man tell us what prevented the government from providing a solution from 1948-2009?
Esp 1948-1983????
Samantha powers? N. Pillay? …

Who is trying to fool whom?