It is very disheartening to note that educated sinhalese can be as low as low could be to deny justice to the minority who are also citizens of Sri-Lanka. The world had created UN to work for a just society. In spite of all the world citizen's effort Sinhala politians are towing a communal line make sri-lanka exclusively their's. Abide by the UN declaration on Protection of Ethnic minorities else Sri-lanka will always be with a begging bowl in the world for survival. See how mant billions or trillions are being spent on an avoidable Unwanted war. If this money could be spent on Sri-lankan nationals without discrimination many intellectuals would have sprung to earn much needed foreign exchange that would make Lankan lead a cosy life. Now Sri-Lanka is a failed state. Whose fault is that?

Dr C P Thiagarajah
UK
2009-02-02 11:02:33

This fella Brian Senewiratne keeps claiming to be a cousin of Chandrika to get some traction and credibility. That is a falsehood. He may be distantly connected or related distantly and wants to claim his expertise and pro Tamil Eelam rubbish as credible stories because of this claimed relationship. Brian tell us how you are genetically related to Chandrika and ever got into politics with her or associated with her politically. Now come to all the conjecture in the article. Not one person except Ranil's adoring fan Lasantha, ever has said Gotabaya is corrupt. Gotabaya took the fight to the overrated Tigers.. For that Tamil Tigers and their lovers hate him. Tigers started this round of war thinking they will beat a weak unprepared military. Tigers stopped the Tamils from voting for Ranil who by now would have given entire SL to Tigers with his Chamberlain policies of appeasement in gay abandon. Tigers thought by preventing tamils from voting they would elect a foolish southern man who will make their case valid to the world. Boy they miscalculated and their overrated military strategies were finally called. They wanted to go to war after assassinating the best leaders SL had and they almost got it. But their failure is why they are now cornered like prairie dogs in a spot of wilderness in MTivu. Bye Bye Velu you will end up being the biggest joker in the pack and known as the destroyer Shiva of moderate tamils and tamil civilization in Sri Lanka with your suicidal maniacal racial wars.

R.F.Gunasekera
Gampaha
2009-01-31 10:01:13

Any person can confuse with this type of superficial analysis. Nothing is based on facts. All the allegations are based on very popular arguments and unproved claims. Neither media personals nor any intellectuals should try to tarnish the image of Sri Lanka. We know the history of some of commentators and their ulterior motives were in parallel with LTTE aspirations. Majority of Sri Lankans do not agree with so called analysis and writings of media personals and comments of intellectuals as we know the reality with our own experience. The President has attracted overwhelming popularity among common people in Sri Lanka. He is the only leader that we can keep faith. He can save the country and we respect Defence Secretary and Army Commander. You can analyse and you can write whatever you want as it is your right. But we have the right to disagree with you. I believe most of the Sri Lankans will agree with me. If there is similar space in your column it is possible to prove that your analysis and all conclusions are superficial. We know the reality! Faro Portugal

Dissanayake
Faro
2009-01-31 08:01:31

You are absolutely right. One of the best articles I have read What exists is a politico-military fscist dictatorship, a junta, of you like, that has the temerity to call itself a 'Government' The Sinhalese, of which I am one, will learn it to their cost, as the guns, now turned on the Tamils, areturned on the Sinhalese who are critical of this monstrous regime, Lasantha Wickrematunga is the best example. Youll find mt=y comments on this killing in tamilcanadian.org is you type my name in the 'search box' It is article number 38 or 39 There will be another to follow "The Fascist Dictaorship in Sri Kanka" which Ill put together in the next few weeks. The Sinhala poor will have to pay a price for this damnable, corrupt, nepotistic, irresponsible regime that is taking Sri Lanka to a Faiked State. The recently published "Failed State Index" documents this, as was the fact that Sri Lanka was tossed out of the UN Human Rights Council on 21 May 2008, an international condemnation of Rajapakse and his gang of crooks, only marginaly better than that of my cousin, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose crooked deals have just been documented in a book published by Victor Ivan in Colombo, titled "The Queen of Deceipt", the Sinhala version has a better title "The Mother of Liars" It is available in Colomboo Rs 500 Brian Senewiratne Brian Senewiratne

Dr Brian Senewiratne
Brisbane
2009-01-31 06:01:33

If the najority thinks that when the war is "over" that they can have a properous country? Keep dreaming. Ever since the independence the sinhala leaders came to power on racial villification and hatred. Was ther one sinhala leader who lokked upon developing the multi racial harmony? In 1969 when Lee Kuan Yeu then S'Pore PM visited SL, he said that he wants to make S'Pore like then Ceylon. Now eher are we and S'Pore in comparism. Except for all the politicians so far have accumulated wealth and invested in RE abroad ans the children of the high military ranking officers children studying in foreign Uni's while the poor sinhala peasant's son is dying at th war front and their bodies being not even returned. This is not democracy but dictatorship at it's best. Once the tamils are finished, then it will be you sinhala peasant's turn, as you will know what economy is about. Good luck.

JP
Australia
2009-01-31 05:01:57

Abesinghe Don't be silly. Sri Lanka is fighting the Indian war against LTTE just as the LTTE fought the Indian war against Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan war against India. Sri Lanka, India and LTTE have been going in circles for many years. India is driving the war against LTTE. If necessary India will use the Tigers to wage a war against Sri Lanka. It is too soon to celebrate the war victories. Now India has helped Sri Lanka to marginalise LTTE, in return what is that India wants from Sri Lanka?

NativeVedda
London
2009-01-30 11:01:26

Whatever said and done, Mahinda Rajapaksa is still the best we have, to be the President of the country. Have you ever thought, "Who after Mahinda"? If you are thinking of the biggest clown of them all - the Leader of the opposition, you are sadly mistaken. Give it some thought.

Lalith Gunaratna
USA
2009-01-30 11:01:11

What ever you journalists write against the present government the overwhelming madjority of Srilankans know by their experiance MR is the only leader who has the courage, vision and a strong backbone to solve the burning problems faceing the country in the post indifendent era. Who solved the crucial problem of LTTE terrorisam, Norochcholle coal power plant, Upper Kotmale hydro power plant?

abeysinghe
moratuwa
2009-01-30 08:01:10