Comments on: Deconstructing Independence Day Discourse 2015: A Response to Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka

By: wert

wert — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:10:00 +0000

In reply to Gunesekara. Actually, most of us don't want MR back, if we did he would have won the elections!

By: Dev

Dev — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:10:00 +0000

You refused to answer here but today (3/3/2015) you have stated this ..
“What this means is the full implementation, apart from Police powers, of the 13th amendment”

So what you stand for is NOT the 13th amendment and so the author is correct. You stand for something less than the 13th. So stop bluffing !

By: Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:53:00 +0000

In reply to Ruvin Fernando.

I won’t bother waiting for Dayan’s reply. He is like Michael Roberts (another article on GV) who go silent when questioned. Questions that could clarify (or expose) them !
I think the country now knows where Dayan stands on the 13th, he is with Wimal W. Do I need to say more?

Oh and on police/land powers, Dayan always opposed them so in essence never supported the 13th, it just convenient to claim so.

By: Ruvin Fernando

Ruvin Fernando — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:21:00 +0000

In reply to Dr Dayan Jayatilleka. What exactly is your current position vis-a-vis the 13th amendment? The author and another commentator have questioned your position which you have failed to clarify. Are you for the full implementation to the letter and spirit of the 13th amendment or are you only supportive of it with certain caveats? If the latter then you need to qualify your defense of the 13th amendment as "conditional" support. There are others who support it fully and you will be doing them an injustice if you claim you are one of them.

By: puniselva

puniselva — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:26:00 +0000

Bring back a man who doesn’t have any shame to lie and then lie again to hide that lie:
remember his reply to CNN journalist about the Menik Farm camps?
Bring back the man who built war memorials and Buddha statues inside the Vanni while detaining the residents in army-guarded camps and A9 closed to the public?
Bring back the man who destroyed the country economically and environmentally?

By: Dr Dayan Jayatilleka

Dr Dayan Jayatilleka — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:40:00 +0000

Brush up on your Sinhala, buddy: “Uncivilized” is “Asikshitha” or ” Asishta”. “Mlechcha” means barbaric.

By: puniselva

puniselva — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:25:00 +0000

In reply to Dev. Stating facts is different from stating one's position.

By: Gunesekara

Gunesekara — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:42:00 +0000

Yes I think most of the sri lanka ,We, want Mahinda Rajapaksa to Come Back. Because He is the only President who Understood and Understand the real problems As It Is.. his vision is perfect, its a very rare gift for a human , and a very rare opportunity for a country to have such a visionary strong leader, who knows exactly what to DO and What Not TO DO and no hanky panky.

By: Deshika Perera

Deshika Perera — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:31:00 +0000

you are confused!
we see you have not understood a word Dr.Dayan Jayathilaka Have said.
we hope the new government is not confused too or we will be in utter disappointment for our whole life

By: Dev

Dev — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:02:00 +0000

In reply to kailainathan. Let us Tamils not fool ourselves. You are free to support the LTTE if you wish but as a Tamil I am glad they are gone. They brought nothing but misery to us LIVING in Jaffna. Let us first be brave enough to admit faults on our side before expecting the government/majority to accept theirs.