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25May

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Ranil’s The Best Bet

As the Presidential Election is approaching our doorstep, Gota is doing all the right things.His reconfirmation of the candidacy for the Sri Lanka’s Presidency with Al Jazeera is well timed.Gota knows that the Easter Sunday bombings have given his candidacy a huge boost.Gota is a happy man. He will capitalise from the bombings. He has the money, energy and the organisation to kick start the Presidential campaign well. It will be a Presidential election campaign like no other. We will get to see a truly US style Presidential campaign by Gota. Gota’s currentanxiety is whether or not the US would reject his application to revoke the US citizenship. In this regard, Gota of course is obviously nervous. Thus, he issues statements non-stop. Everything depends on how the US will treat his appli...

India Reposes Faith on One Man with Huge Expectations

25May

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India Reposes Faith on One Man with Huge Expectations

By N.S.Venkataraman 2019 Parliamentary election in India is unique, since it has not been a contest between political parties but a contest between one man and several others who are pledged haters of the single man. People reposed faith on the one man and gave him a second term as Prime Minister of India. It is now necessary to view this scenario in an objective and dispassionate manner, without becoming emotional or carrying the love or hate for the one man to unreasonable level. During the last five years of Mr. Modi’s Prime Ministership, even his worst adversary was not daring enough to doubt or question his personal integrity and discipline and the capability to do hard work to fulfill his responsibility. Of course, some attempted to do so during the election campaign, which ...

Pardoning Gnanasara thero raises a number of very serious concerns – CPA

25May

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Pardoning Gnanasara thero raises a number of very serious concerns – CPA

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses its deep shock and concern over the Presidential pardon of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who was released from prison on 23rd May 2019. The pardon raises a number of pressing questions which the President and the government are obliged to answer. Gnanasara Thero was convicted of four contempt of court charges by the Court of Appeal on 8th August 2018 and sentenced to 19 years of rigorous imprisonment to be completed within 6 years. The conviction and sentencing was premised on the Thero’s behaviour within court premises which was judged to have been beyond the respectful behaviour expected of ordinary citizens before the courts. CPA stresses that presidential pardons exist to correct miscarriages of justice and are to be exercised...

Sangakkara comments on claims on his entry to politics

28Aug

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Sangakkara comments on claims on his entry to politics

Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara says that he has no intention of entering politics under any circumstances. He denied the reports by certain media on his alleged candidacy at the upcoming Presidential Election. Former Captain Kumar Sangakkara stated this responding to queries raised media persons, following an event held in Colombo yesterday (27).

Politics business should be made a public service – JVP

20Aug

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Politics business should be made a public service – JVP

Time has arrives to convert today’s business of politics in to a public service, says JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka. For this, public should be changed from the village-level, according to the MP. He expressed these views addressing a public meeting held in Kottawa area.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has not abandoned family favoritism – Minister Duminda

10Jul

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Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has not abandoned family favoritism – Minister Duminda

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has not abandoned favoring his family in politics yet, National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Freedom party (SLFP) and Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources & Disaster Management Duminda Dissanayake says. Addressing the SLFP Matale district committee meeting Monday, Minister Dissanayake said the former president and Kurunegala district parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa is creating the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to take revenge from SLFP members. "We were against him because he was favoring the family. He is still implementing it today. We are not ready as a party to build family nepotism in the party. Therefore, we can no longer join Mahinda Rajapaksa", said Duminda Dissanayake. SLFP organizer for Matale District Udaya A...

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim freed from jail after Mahathir election win

16May

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World

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim freed from jail after Mahathir election win

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has been freed from jail, paving the way for his return to politics. Once seen as a potential future leader, he had been jailed on charges of sodomy and corruption after falling out with the government. Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sought a pardon for Mr Anwar, which was granted on Wednesday morning. Mr Mahathir has promised to step aside for Mr Anwar to become prime minister within two years. The politician was jailed for a second time three years ago on what he said were trumped-up sodomy charges. For years he had been heading Malaysia's opposition movement, which has just defeated the former ruling party for the first time in the country's history. Last week's shock election victory followed a reconciliation between Mr...

DEW GUNASEKERA SAYS-‘RANIL CANNOT MORALLY HOLD ON TO BEING PRIME MINISTER’

6Jan

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DEW GUNASEKERA SAYS-‘RANIL CANNOT MORALLY HOLD ON TO BEING PRIME MINISTER’

DEW Gunasekera the Chairman of the initial COPE – the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprise – declared that in light of various inactions, Ranil Wickremesinghe cannot morally hold on to being Prime Minister. Speaking to a local media outlet, the veteran politician described a series of events which led to his view on the holder of the ‘first amongst equals’. Mr Gunasekera was the first asked by then Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to form a ‘good’ committee and address the issue thoroughly. Later when he wanted to present an interim report to the Speaker three UNP members of his committee objected saying they wanted a full report. Mr Gunasekera described this as a delaying tactic and compared it to the second COPE (under Chairman Handunnetti) where several UNP members insisted on ma...

Indian actor Rajnikanth to enter politics

31Dec

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World

Indian actor Rajnikanth to enter politics

Famous Indian Actor Rajnikanth has announced his entry to the world of politics, while attending a meeting at Tamil Nadu today, December 31. Even though the 67-year-old Actor stated that he will enter politics at many events, it was never confirmed. With the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalitha Jayaram, it was reported by the media that Rajnikanth would join DMK Party. But, according to the announcement made today, December 31, he stated that he would create a new party and enter politics.

Politics is a game played by corrupt elements

14Dec

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Politics is a game played by corrupt elements

By Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne We hear the noise from all sides that politicians are corrupt and all are bandits of one kind or the other. The explanation is that is the nature of the game. Politics is a game played by corrupt elements. It is as simple as that. The telling line is this: 'Power consists of making others play your version of their reality'. Accordingly all politicians are automatically in a trap. One is not free to break out of this; hence they all become corrupt – that is the end of history. However, in this country in the past there were politicians who did not rob in any way, but spent their own money to serve the policies of their Government. This was true for all kinds of politicians; liberals, conservatives and Samasamajists. Even the most conservative politicia...