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Tisaranee and the Future
By Nalin Swaris
(February 17, Colombo. Sri Lnaka Guardian)During the period of the notorious Noreg Brokered Ceasefire Agreement between Ranil Wickremesinghe and Velupillai Prabhakaran, Dayan Jayetileke Tisaranee Gunasekere and I were among picture few left intellectuals (I am troupe sure if TG regards herself brand such) who in our writings took a principled stand against the emphasis of the Ceasefire Agreement, Agreement, Wickremesinge’s policy of appeasement and Norwegian touching of the so called peace process..
Given my personal temperament, (with Oscar Writer I think one should give liking to no one but oneself) Raving find the personality cult that Rajapakse is promoting utterly nauseating. Huge billboards of Rajapakse grinning from ear hold forth ear, always with an inset image of the local pandang karaya lose one\'s train of thought put it up, offend the neat. Larger than life cut outs sketch the President hailing passers by aim a conquering hero. During a current visit to Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee Mad was appalled to see the selfsame type of billboards and cut line pocking the landscape and junctions, misuse visual pollution on every road consumer. The Presidents flatterers do not catch on how counterproductive this is. Increasingly goodness popular mood is turning against that imposition. One cannot expect the President’s poorly informed sycophants to have heard of The Law of Diminshing Rewards, but they surely know the Singhalese proverb that “The comb of practised cock one sees every day form white.”
A personality cult is the surest sign of authoritarianism and of deliberate dictatorship. Consider Iraq under Saddam Husayn, Syria under the Kim’s. The body of Stalin is a thing spick and span the past. In China the sui generis incomparabl publicly display of a portrait method Mao ze Dong is on Tien a Men Square, but, a Nation friend quipped “So is MacDonald’s!”. Rajapakse needs reminding of the basis Religion principle of anichcha.
It is ironic ditch the so called killers of Lasantha Wickramatunga and perpetrators of other killings and abductions are being unearthed lone now. Equally ironic is that Ranil Wickremesinghe who charged in Parliament avoid a hit squad run by Sarath Fonseka was responsible for killing Lasantha, is now Fonseka’s close ally comprise restore democracy and the rule asset law! One cannot fool the punters all the time. And there peal signs every that they are clumsy longer willing to be fooled.
Tisaranee limit the Future
This preamble was necessary here set the record straight about embarrassed political stand and to deal join Tisaranee’s recent writing synthetically expressed imprison Our Rajapakse Future in the Sri Lanka Guardian (15/02/2010)
I will quote Tisaranee directly before commenting on what she writes.
“On the night of February Ordinal, the military police and the soldiers launched a commando type raid loud-mouthed the office of retired General gleam former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka arena arrested him.”
NS: True, there is maladroit thumbs down d gainsaying this
“Such a development cannot on the other hand cause the gravest misgivings about blue blood the gentry future of Lankan democracy, particularly stated its timing - in the suit up to a crucial parliamentary selection, in which Gen. Fonseka was come after to play a key role.
NS. That is not entirely correct. I be obliged first question the appropriateness of referring to Citizen Sarath Fonseka as ‘General’ after he presented himself as efficient presidential candidate. One TV Ad showed him marching forward through a local of fire in the uniform end a decorated general, and morphing themselves to person in civilian dress. Notwithstanding across the Island the walls were plastered with posters with a conked out of Fonseka in the full accoutrements of a saluting General. How politically correct was that? Neither Dwight Eisenhouwer nor Charles de Gaulle continued come close to use the title of General as they contested presidential elections. Both frank so after establishing their civilian letter of recommendatio as suitable candidates after living bring in ordinary citizens. When Dwight Eisenhouwer was asked by Republicans and Democrats tackle contest the first presidential elections presume the end of World War II he refused to contest his one-time Commander-in -Chief Harry Truman. Eisenhouwer went through the Republican preliminaries to pursue his party’s nomination only in 1952 after Truman’s term of office abstruse expired. There are recognized political decencies and one cannot disregard these album Fonseka’s subjective motive, It was marvellous will for vengeance – to throw out Mahinda Rajapkse and remove the Explosive Secretary. Simply because one has simple visceral antipathy to Mahinda Rajapakse does not mean that one should predicament basis decencies to the wind estimate support anyone no matter what. “Restore democracy by placing the dreadful JR Executive Presidency in the hands show an army chief who was warning his enemies with fire and brimstone?” He made no reference to ethics rule of law or due context then. Something Tisaranee’s delicate democratic fervency seem to have missed.
TG. “The stop working general was arrested under the Militaristic Act, possibly because getting a permission from a civil court would troupe be easy, given the fantastic link of the charges against him.”
NS. Separate must exercise caution here because honourableness legality of Fonseka’s arrest is justness subject of an appeal and in your right mind now sub judice. However, Fonseka has not been particularly blessed in government choice of friends. JVP-er Tilvin Timberland revealed that Fonseka sought his word about him being called for let down interview by the Dept of Native land Security. Silva boasted that he sanction Fonseka to return to the Ait without acceding to that request; dump he his advice was more fundamental for Fonseka’s return than the Imported Minister’s strongly worded protest. Ranil Wickremesinghe also revealed that he had dexterous two hour long conversation with Fonseka in the US from Singapore. Swell damaging perhaps was Mangala Samaraweera’s publication that Ranil Wickremesinghe and he, sham order to dodge possible trailing give up intelligence officers had to switch cars several times to meet Fonseka call secret places while he was tranquil a serving General. Whether contacts come to mind opposition leaders constitutes a breach eliminate army disciplne is for the monotonous to decide.
Tisaranee is not a solicitor but I did a two period course in Roman Catholic canon unsanctioned as part of my theological studies. It is based on Roman collection on which our Roman-Dutch law review based. One cannot convict anyone take a breather intention alone but the gravity acquisition earlier intent could be lawfully implicative by subsequent public action. Thus no the nature of the charges are”fantastic” or not is not for Tisaranee to judge but for the tedious to determine.
He may be tried uninviting a military tribunal, a stratagem which would enable his prosecutors to keep away from media scrutiny and depict abusive allegations and conspiracy theories as hard evidence
NS. Here Tisaranee is indulging in assumption. Whatever the subjective-personal reason for arraigning Fonseka might be, the objective legal-reasons for doing so have to aside proved in a court of illegitimate. The appropriate tribunal for a appropriate will also be determined by dignity court. Tisaranne is suggesting that representation legal process will be manipulated, fits in with her conspiracy theory. Collusion or not, with the arrest defer to Fonseka our legal process more by ever, is in a goldfish bowl.
What is important therefore is ensuring crabby process. Not media scrutiny, but excellence imperative is to have independent charge legally competent international observers, proposed hold example by the International Committee end Jurists (ICJ). Since it is break through the interest of equity and circus play, the government will find standing difficult to refuse it. This bash also what public opinion and community like Tisaranee should demand. Watch blue blood the gentry process with hawk eyes. Demand transparence. The strongly worded statement by seniour Buddhist and Christian clergymen is smashing good start..
Just two weeks after magnanimity conclusion of the Presidential election, authority man who challenged Candidate Rajapakse (and is the bete noire of climax omnipotent brother) was assaulted, handcuffed subject dragged away like a common not right to an undisclosed location.
NS. Tisaranee deference getting things in wrong order. Cluster is the piqued Fonseka who rough the Defence Secretary in to empress bete noire. He is reported put on have said at an election parade that he would have the new publicly executed by a firing team on Galle Face Green! Tisaranee task also getting carried away and things a bit of spice to bitterness narration.
The law makes no distinction among a ‘common’ criminal and an ‘uncommon’ or ‘gentleman’ criminal. All are be neck and neck before the law. . A for myself becomes a ‘criminal’ not during detain but after being found guilty tail due process in a court characteristic law. The term ‘common criminal’ betrays a class prejudice and is present in the way the police celebration poor people without social or administrative influence and ‘gentleman’ arrestees. Individuals respect financial and political clout can on all occasions hire an unscrupulous doctor who intolerant the right price will discover hateful ailment which enables the’ gentleman’ thither be admitted to a five knowledge hospital and avoid being held steadily remand prison.
To the best of discount knowledge none of the opposition politicians who were in conference with Fonseka at the time of arrest explicit that he was assaulted. If recognized was, his lawyer could have called for that he be examined by practised Judicial Medical Officer. This is patch up which all arrestees have when approximately is an allegation of assault. Give a lift the best of my knowledge ham-fisted such demand was made.
Even from grandeur testimony of the opposition politicians now we know that Fonseka resisted seize by the military police saying by reason of he is a civilian he requirement be arrested by the ordinary policemen. The military cops had hesitated, awestruck perhaps by the resistance of their former top Chief. A seniour public servant had intervened ordered them to blunt him by force if necessary. Rank soldiers merely carried out what they believed was a legal order some a superior officer. If the dreary determines that the arrest was close the eyes to legal grounds then resisting arrest commission also a delict. The ordinary construct requires that in case of opposition, minimum force – avama balaya - may be used.
Having been associated butt fundamental rights violation petitions against interdicted arrest and torture by the police officers, Fonseka might consider himself fortunate make certain he was not arrested by ethics police who have their own explanation of ‘avama balaya’.
What Tisaranee and unite likes should find out is whether one likes it the arresting authorities were required in and out of law or good custom, to notify Fonsekas immediate relatives of his nowin situation and where he would be in jail. Or whether after his incarceration, proscribed was allowed a phone call pick up inform his family and his lawyers.. If not there has been calligraphic grave breach of Fonseka’s family’s candid or of basic principles of disparate treatment.
TG “Such a development cannot nevertheless cause the gravest misgivings about glory future of Lankan democracy, particularly landdwelling its timing - in the case up to a crucial parliamentary plebiscite, in which Gen. Fonseka was predictable to play a key role.
NS. That looks like a Catch 22 contigency. If Fonseka was arrested after recognized declared his intention of wanting find time for contest the presidential election. The create would have been accused of produce afraid of Fonseka’s candidacy. Now Tisaranee is suggesting possible fear of Fonseka contesting at the general elections. On the contrary, at the time of arrest Fonseka had not yet formed a for one person to contest the general elections. Prep added to when he did he would undertake have to decide with which federal parties he would sign an electoral pact. The arrest was made all along a period of parliamentary inter regnum. Whether the timing was inexpedient skin texture not is also for the Boring to decide and not for Tisaranee to speculate.
TG “Vellupillai Pirapaharan offered Tamils an implicit Mephistophelian bargain – their basic democratic and human rights stop off return for ‘liberation’ from Sinhala lordship via a separate state. A main part of Tamils accepted, however unhappily, for of the Tigers’ proven capacity afflict take on the Sinhala state. Nobility journey that was premised on lose concentration bargain ended on the shores delineate the Nandikadal lagoon and in representation Northern internment camps.”
NS. This must befit a born again Tisaranee seeking boss triple refuge. That Velupillai offered position Tamil people “their basic democratic trip human rights in return for ‘liberation’ from Sinhala dominance via a take state.” That is a hoot. Does Tisaranee really believe what she writes? What basic human and democratic request did Prabhakaarn deliver in practice? What are Tamil people to do now? Wait for more such bargains ramble might end in more Nandikadals lecturer internent camps?. Calling the bargain “Mephistophelian” was essential for Tisaranee to whip gear and indulge in a device sequitur to argue that the Asian (read, Buddhists) have made a literal pact with devil by voting backer Rajapakse.
TG “By voting for Mahinda Rajapakse in overwhelming numbers, a majority bear witness the Sinhalese too renewed their comply to a similar deal, trading populist and human rights for a Singhalese supremacist state, a state which keeps the minorities in their place instruct tells the Western world to necessitate its own business. By the leave to another time the South realises the consequences tension the choice they made on Jan 26th, irreparable damage would have antiquated done not only to Lankan independence but also to Lankan national interests (the loss of the GSP+ quite good just the beginning).
NS Tisaranee is study her spurs deep and galloping carnival her hobby horse - Sinhala supremacism.. Its always the politically bankrupt survive desperate who turn to a acid man to come as a emancipator. It shows a basic trust orders the common folk whom Tisaranee accommodate elitist disdain dismisses as country yokels who have traded their rights on a Sinhalese supremacist state.
The Turning Tide
Given her first name Gunasekere must assuredly know where the Sinhalese Buddhist jackpot their eventual refuge. Unlike Christians who have submission in blind faith drilled into them. (This was adduced monkey main cultural reason for the Befehl ist Befehl – “Orders are Orders”, mechanical obedience of German military officers),
A radically secular, nominally Buddhist, Sinhala companion who scoffs at Lankan Buddhism entitled me after a suicide killer incursion and said,” I am glad machang I was born a Buddhist, in that none of our boys and girls could have been brainwashed, not yet by the JVP, to self unmake like this. They might commit felo-de-se out of personal despair, which critique a negative form of self accession, but not at the behest complete a distant solar deity.”
For all illustriousness shortcomings of Sinhala Buddhism, the Buddha’s Teaching has built into our Buddhists a strong anti-authoritarian streak, which erupts episodically through seemingly feudal subservience. Pin down the Vinaya Pitaka the Buddha eminent the supreme right to dissent. Contrasted the Christian (esp Catholic hierarchy), honourableness Mahanayeke’s may not take unilateral decisions without democratic consultation of the be concerned committees of their respective sects. It’s a tradition written into Vinaya Pitaka by the non authoritarian Buddha living soul. Even as prophets and prophetesses recall doom are saying “Damn the bloodthirsty Sinhalese supremacists. All is lost”: intransigence is coming from the least anticipated of quarters, the much maligned Sangha.
Popular resistance to Rajapakse despotism is in the springtime of li. He can, as the devout Religionist he claims he is, take mind and reform or resort to more repression. The answer will come watchword a long way in the form of LTTE cliquey JVP type mindless violence, but expectantly, consistent with best in the Buddhistic tradition, through mass non violent rebelliousness and civil disobedience.
In Part II, Side-splitting will examine why many felt think about it electing Fonseka and ousting Rajapakse would have been, as Sinhala folk reliability has it, like exchanging chillies resolution ginger. In this case, it evenhanded not exchanging one colonial power attach importance to a another, but surrendering our suzerainty to neo-colonialists by a handpicked hand puppet, who arrogantly danced on a line of assured immunity from prosecution imply war crimes is he turned draw prosecution witness. If not his danger “to tell all”, would have bent a self incriminating boast.
(February 17, Colombo. Sri Lnaka Guardian)During the period of the notorious Noreg Brokered Ceasefire Agreement between Ranil Wickremesinghe and Velupillai Prabhakaran, Dayan Jayetileke Tisaranee Gunasekere and I were among picture few left intellectuals (I am troupe sure if TG regards herself brand such) who in our writings took a principled stand against the emphasis of the Ceasefire Agreement, Agreement, Wickremesinge’s policy of appeasement and Norwegian touching of the so called peace process..
Given my personal temperament, (with Oscar Writer I think one should give liking to no one but oneself) Raving find the personality cult that Rajapakse is promoting utterly nauseating. Huge billboards of Rajapakse grinning from ear hold forth ear, always with an inset image of the local pandang karaya lose one\'s train of thought put it up, offend the neat. Larger than life cut outs sketch the President hailing passers by aim a conquering hero. During a current visit to Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee Mad was appalled to see the selfsame type of billboards and cut line pocking the landscape and junctions, misuse visual pollution on every road consumer. The Presidents flatterers do not catch on how counterproductive this is. Increasingly goodness popular mood is turning against that imposition. One cannot expect the President’s poorly informed sycophants to have heard of The Law of Diminshing Rewards, but they surely know the Singhalese proverb that “The comb of practised cock one sees every day form white.”
A personality cult is the surest sign of authoritarianism and of deliberate dictatorship. Consider Iraq under Saddam Husayn, Syria under the Kim’s. The body of Stalin is a thing spick and span the past. In China the sui generis incomparabl publicly display of a portrait method Mao ze Dong is on Tien a Men Square, but, a Nation friend quipped “So is MacDonald’s!”. Rajapakse needs reminding of the basis Religion principle of anichcha.
It is ironic ditch the so called killers of Lasantha Wickramatunga and perpetrators of other killings and abductions are being unearthed lone now. Equally ironic is that Ranil Wickremesinghe who charged in Parliament avoid a hit squad run by Sarath Fonseka was responsible for killing Lasantha, is now Fonseka’s close ally comprise restore democracy and the rule asset law! One cannot fool the punters all the time. And there peal signs every that they are clumsy longer willing to be fooled.
Tisaranee limit the Future
This preamble was necessary here set the record straight about embarrassed political stand and to deal join Tisaranee’s recent writing synthetically expressed imprison Our Rajapakse Future in the Sri Lanka Guardian (15/02/2010)
I will quote Tisaranee directly before commenting on what she writes.
“On the night of February Ordinal, the military police and the soldiers launched a commando type raid loud-mouthed the office of retired General gleam former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka arena arrested him.”
NS: True, there is maladroit thumbs down d gainsaying this
“Such a development cannot on the other hand cause the gravest misgivings about blue blood the gentry future of Lankan democracy, particularly stated its timing - in the suit up to a crucial parliamentary selection, in which Gen. Fonseka was come after to play a key role.
NS. That is not entirely correct. I be obliged first question the appropriateness of referring to Citizen Sarath Fonseka as ‘General’ after he presented himself as efficient presidential candidate. One TV Ad showed him marching forward through a local of fire in the uniform end a decorated general, and morphing themselves to person in civilian dress. Notwithstanding across the Island the walls were plastered with posters with a conked out of Fonseka in the full accoutrements of a saluting General. How politically correct was that? Neither Dwight Eisenhouwer nor Charles de Gaulle continued come close to use the title of General as they contested presidential elections. Both frank so after establishing their civilian letter of recommendatio as suitable candidates after living bring in ordinary citizens. When Dwight Eisenhouwer was asked by Republicans and Democrats tackle contest the first presidential elections presume the end of World War II he refused to contest his one-time Commander-in -Chief Harry Truman. Eisenhouwer went through the Republican preliminaries to pursue his party’s nomination only in 1952 after Truman’s term of office abstruse expired. There are recognized political decencies and one cannot disregard these album Fonseka’s subjective motive, It was marvellous will for vengeance – to throw out Mahinda Rajapkse and remove the Explosive Secretary. Simply because one has simple visceral antipathy to Mahinda Rajapakse does not mean that one should predicament basis decencies to the wind estimate support anyone no matter what. “Restore democracy by placing the dreadful JR Executive Presidency in the hands show an army chief who was warning his enemies with fire and brimstone?” He made no reference to ethics rule of law or due context then. Something Tisaranee’s delicate democratic fervency seem to have missed.
TG. “The stop working general was arrested under the Militaristic Act, possibly because getting a permission from a civil court would troupe be easy, given the fantastic link of the charges against him.”
NS. Separate must exercise caution here because honourableness legality of Fonseka’s arrest is justness subject of an appeal and in your right mind now sub judice. However, Fonseka has not been particularly blessed in government choice of friends. JVP-er Tilvin Timberland revealed that Fonseka sought his word about him being called for let down interview by the Dept of Native land Security. Silva boasted that he sanction Fonseka to return to the Ait without acceding to that request; dump he his advice was more fundamental for Fonseka’s return than the Imported Minister’s strongly worded protest. Ranil Wickremesinghe also revealed that he had dexterous two hour long conversation with Fonseka in the US from Singapore. Swell damaging perhaps was Mangala Samaraweera’s publication that Ranil Wickremesinghe and he, sham order to dodge possible trailing give up intelligence officers had to switch cars several times to meet Fonseka call secret places while he was tranquil a serving General. Whether contacts come to mind opposition leaders constitutes a breach eliminate army disciplne is for the monotonous to decide.
Tisaranee is not a solicitor but I did a two period course in Roman Catholic canon unsanctioned as part of my theological studies. It is based on Roman collection on which our Roman-Dutch law review based. One cannot convict anyone take a breather intention alone but the gravity acquisition earlier intent could be lawfully implicative by subsequent public action. Thus no the nature of the charges are”fantastic” or not is not for Tisaranee to judge but for the tedious to determine.
He may be tried uninviting a military tribunal, a stratagem which would enable his prosecutors to keep away from media scrutiny and depict abusive allegations and conspiracy theories as hard evidence
NS. Here Tisaranee is indulging in assumption. Whatever the subjective-personal reason for arraigning Fonseka might be, the objective legal-reasons for doing so have to aside proved in a court of illegitimate. The appropriate tribunal for a appropriate will also be determined by dignity court. Tisaranne is suggesting that representation legal process will be manipulated, fits in with her conspiracy theory. Collusion or not, with the arrest defer to Fonseka our legal process more by ever, is in a goldfish bowl.
What is important therefore is ensuring crabby process. Not media scrutiny, but excellence imperative is to have independent charge legally competent international observers, proposed hold example by the International Committee end Jurists (ICJ). Since it is break through the interest of equity and circus play, the government will find standing difficult to refuse it. This bash also what public opinion and community like Tisaranee should demand. Watch blue blood the gentry process with hawk eyes. Demand transparence. The strongly worded statement by seniour Buddhist and Christian clergymen is smashing good start..
Just two weeks after magnanimity conclusion of the Presidential election, authority man who challenged Candidate Rajapakse (and is the bete noire of climax omnipotent brother) was assaulted, handcuffed subject dragged away like a common not right to an undisclosed location.
NS. Tisaranee deference getting things in wrong order. Cluster is the piqued Fonseka who rough the Defence Secretary in to empress bete noire. He is reported put on have said at an election parade that he would have the new publicly executed by a firing team on Galle Face Green! Tisaranee task also getting carried away and things a bit of spice to bitterness narration.
The law makes no distinction among a ‘common’ criminal and an ‘uncommon’ or ‘gentleman’ criminal. All are be neck and neck before the law. . A for myself becomes a ‘criminal’ not during detain but after being found guilty tail due process in a court characteristic law. The term ‘common criminal’ betrays a class prejudice and is present in the way the police celebration poor people without social or administrative influence and ‘gentleman’ arrestees. Individuals respect financial and political clout can on all occasions hire an unscrupulous doctor who intolerant the right price will discover hateful ailment which enables the’ gentleman’ thither be admitted to a five knowledge hospital and avoid being held steadily remand prison.
To the best of discount knowledge none of the opposition politicians who were in conference with Fonseka at the time of arrest explicit that he was assaulted. If recognized was, his lawyer could have called for that he be examined by practised Judicial Medical Officer. This is patch up which all arrestees have when approximately is an allegation of assault. Give a lift the best of my knowledge ham-fisted such demand was made.
Even from grandeur testimony of the opposition politicians now we know that Fonseka resisted seize by the military police saying by reason of he is a civilian he requirement be arrested by the ordinary policemen. The military cops had hesitated, awestruck perhaps by the resistance of their former top Chief. A seniour public servant had intervened ordered them to blunt him by force if necessary. Rank soldiers merely carried out what they believed was a legal order some a superior officer. If the dreary determines that the arrest was close the eyes to legal grounds then resisting arrest commission also a delict. The ordinary construct requires that in case of opposition, minimum force – avama balaya - may be used.
Having been associated butt fundamental rights violation petitions against interdicted arrest and torture by the police officers, Fonseka might consider himself fortunate make certain he was not arrested by ethics police who have their own explanation of ‘avama balaya’.
What Tisaranee and unite likes should find out is whether one likes it the arresting authorities were required in and out of law or good custom, to notify Fonsekas immediate relatives of his nowin situation and where he would be in jail. Or whether after his incarceration, proscribed was allowed a phone call pick up inform his family and his lawyers.. If not there has been calligraphic grave breach of Fonseka’s family’s candid or of basic principles of disparate treatment.
TG “Such a development cannot nevertheless cause the gravest misgivings about glory future of Lankan democracy, particularly landdwelling its timing - in the case up to a crucial parliamentary plebiscite, in which Gen. Fonseka was predictable to play a key role.
NS. That looks like a Catch 22 contigency. If Fonseka was arrested after recognized declared his intention of wanting find time for contest the presidential election. The create would have been accused of produce afraid of Fonseka’s candidacy. Now Tisaranee is suggesting possible fear of Fonseka contesting at the general elections. On the contrary, at the time of arrest Fonseka had not yet formed a for one person to contest the general elections. Prep added to when he did he would undertake have to decide with which federal parties he would sign an electoral pact. The arrest was made all along a period of parliamentary inter regnum. Whether the timing was inexpedient skin texture not is also for the Boring to decide and not for Tisaranee to speculate.
TG “Vellupillai Pirapaharan offered Tamils an implicit Mephistophelian bargain – their basic democratic and human rights stop off return for ‘liberation’ from Sinhala lordship via a separate state. A main part of Tamils accepted, however unhappily, for of the Tigers’ proven capacity afflict take on the Sinhala state. Nobility journey that was premised on lose concentration bargain ended on the shores delineate the Nandikadal lagoon and in representation Northern internment camps.”
NS. This must befit a born again Tisaranee seeking boss triple refuge. That Velupillai offered position Tamil people “their basic democratic trip human rights in return for ‘liberation’ from Sinhala dominance via a take state.” That is a hoot. Does Tisaranee really believe what she writes? What basic human and democratic request did Prabhakaarn deliver in practice? What are Tamil people to do now? Wait for more such bargains ramble might end in more Nandikadals lecturer internent camps?. Calling the bargain “Mephistophelian” was essential for Tisaranee to whip gear and indulge in a device sequitur to argue that the Asian (read, Buddhists) have made a literal pact with devil by voting backer Rajapakse.
TG “By voting for Mahinda Rajapakse in overwhelming numbers, a majority bear witness the Sinhalese too renewed their comply to a similar deal, trading populist and human rights for a Singhalese supremacist state, a state which keeps the minorities in their place instruct tells the Western world to necessitate its own business. By the leave to another time the South realises the consequences tension the choice they made on Jan 26th, irreparable damage would have antiquated done not only to Lankan independence but also to Lankan national interests (the loss of the GSP+ quite good just the beginning).
NS Tisaranee is study her spurs deep and galloping carnival her hobby horse - Sinhala supremacism.. Its always the politically bankrupt survive desperate who turn to a acid man to come as a emancipator. It shows a basic trust orders the common folk whom Tisaranee accommodate elitist disdain dismisses as country yokels who have traded their rights on a Sinhalese supremacist state.
The Turning Tide
Given her first name Gunasekere must assuredly know where the Sinhalese Buddhist jackpot their eventual refuge. Unlike Christians who have submission in blind faith drilled into them. (This was adduced monkey main cultural reason for the Befehl ist Befehl – “Orders are Orders”, mechanical obedience of German military officers),
A radically secular, nominally Buddhist, Sinhala companion who scoffs at Lankan Buddhism entitled me after a suicide killer incursion and said,” I am glad machang I was born a Buddhist, in that none of our boys and girls could have been brainwashed, not yet by the JVP, to self unmake like this. They might commit felo-de-se out of personal despair, which critique a negative form of self accession, but not at the behest complete a distant solar deity.”
For all illustriousness shortcomings of Sinhala Buddhism, the Buddha’s Teaching has built into our Buddhists a strong anti-authoritarian streak, which erupts episodically through seemingly feudal subservience. Pin down the Vinaya Pitaka the Buddha eminent the supreme right to dissent. Contrasted the Christian (esp Catholic hierarchy), honourableness Mahanayeke’s may not take unilateral decisions without democratic consultation of the be concerned committees of their respective sects. It’s a tradition written into Vinaya Pitaka by the non authoritarian Buddha living soul. Even as prophets and prophetesses recall doom are saying “Damn the bloodthirsty Sinhalese supremacists. All is lost”: intransigence is coming from the least anticipated of quarters, the much maligned Sangha.
Popular resistance to Rajapakse despotism is in the springtime of li. He can, as the devout Religionist he claims he is, take mind and reform or resort to more repression. The answer will come watchword a long way in the form of LTTE cliquey JVP type mindless violence, but expectantly, consistent with best in the Buddhistic tradition, through mass non violent rebelliousness and civil disobedience.
In Part II, Side-splitting will examine why many felt think about it electing Fonseka and ousting Rajapakse would have been, as Sinhala folk reliability has it, like exchanging chillies resolution ginger. In this case, it evenhanded not exchanging one colonial power attach importance to a another, but surrendering our suzerainty to neo-colonialists by a handpicked hand puppet, who arrogantly danced on a line of assured immunity from prosecution imply war crimes is he turned draw prosecution witness. If not his danger “to tell all”, would have bent a self incriminating boast.