Comments on: Sri Lankan election marred by propaganda

By: sumaiya rizvi

sumaiya rizvi — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:53:59 +0000

kudos to the author for coming out so strongly but this is only the tip of the iceberg and i do not see the mainstream media carry any article as this anytime soon and that may be the reason behind most people unwilling to accept this as reality.

By: David

David — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:52:40 +0000

Well I know nothing about Sri Lanka and its politics…but I can chuck in 2 cents worth. I was facinated to read the figures from previous elections…so I had a look at figures for 2010 at http://www.slelections.gov.lk/presidential2010/province.html
Now I note with interest that the freed Tamils of the North and East seem to be so busy running around looking happy (and free)that generally 80% did not have time to vote…in some cases over 90% did not vote; when they did vote it seems that they were rather more stupid than their southern counterparts since the level of spoilt votes was at least 3 times greater.

Overnight too the new presidential term has grown from 6 to 8 years and there is a prospect of another 19 cross-overs joining the 132 existing ministers so that Rajapakse can secure a 2/3 majority to anahilte parliament..

Its a rum and corrupt free system of course..

Now I do know that all people voted to public office have to show an asset statement on the way in and out of office…but seemingly not the Rajapakses, and in consequence no-one else is asked for theirs…

Its a rum and corrupt free system of course…

You have the 13th and 17th Amendments to the Constituation…both ignored by Rajapakse..

Its a rum……

By: Ruwan

Ruwan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:35:59 +0000

By reading the artical i can guess for sure this author “Sanjana Hattotuwa” comes from a seperated family. Surely his mother would have left him when he was small or his dad. Poor LAD needs to find a proper job.

By: peter

peter — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:06:18 +0000

all these morons who are commenting for the rogue regime of goonda rajapakshaand his family are just trying to earn some brownie points from this regime, i suppose. their main concern it seems is that the govt finished the war of thirty or so years.
well, folks we are now on the fast lane to self destruction thanks to morons who think that any brown matter coming from the rear orifice of the mr’s are solid gold. they are just blind to a worse thing than the war. that is the unbridled corruption of the present rogue regime.
even mugabes of this world have die hard blind followers likewise mr ang his hooligans too have some stupid blind followers who are ready to kill at the drop of a hat.

By: jayathilaka

jayathilaka — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:54:38 +0000

IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE GOVERNMET PURPOSELY IGNORED IMPLEMENTAION 00F 17TH AMENDMENT AS THEY THEY WANTED TO RIG THE ELECTION.IF THE ELECTION WAS HELD WITH TEH 27 TH AMENDAMENT GOVERNMENT SURELY WILL LOSE.COMMIISINOER OF ELECTION’S SUMMING UP SPOEECH GIVES ENOUGH EVIDENCE AS TO HOW HE WAS DISGUSTED THEY WAY THE ELECTION WAS DISRUPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.ןN ADDITION THERE IS A BIG SUSPICION AMONG THE PEOPLE WETHER THE ELECTION WAS MANUPULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS THE OPPOSITION ENTHUSIASM IS NOT SHOWN IN THE RESULTS.

By: Percy

Percy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:13:47 +0000

The writer refers to Transparency International a foreign funded NGO in SL. This outfit recently claimed that (a) Large amounts of Tsunami Aid is unaccounted for by the Govt(b)that there was no audit of the government expenditure of tsunami funds(c) that the Auditor General has not audited Govt expenditure for the past several years. The Auditor General replied that the Govt’s Audited accounts have been presented to Parliament right up to the present year, and that every cent of foreign aid received by the Govt has been accounted for. However a large amount of money received by NGOs like Transparency International and Centre for Policy Alternatives have not been accounted for as the AG has no juris diction over NGOS. The newly elected Rjapakse Govt should as an immediate priority appoint a Presidential Commission to investigate into all aspects of the operations of foreign funded NGOs and recommened appropriate legislation to ensure that they do not destabilise the work of a democratically elected government.Haththotuwa has much to answer.

By: Percy

Percy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:58:40 +0000

This has been written by a paid hack- paid by an NGO to spew unbridled falsehoods and make unsubstantiated allegations against an elected leader of a government. This man talks about Transparency International and Centre for Policy Alternatives, the latter controlled by a Tamil whose boots he licks everyday. TI is a foreign funded NGO which has been trying to subvert the democratic process and introduce covert measures to undermine the will of the people.CPA is a well known apologist for the UNP. The fact that rogue elements like this buffoon can make his outrageous defamatory and provocative claims aagainst a democratically elected government shows that Sri Lanka is a living example of tolerance and democratioc process. Had he been living in any other Asian country his balls will be found floating in the sea. His former employer Lasantha W led the movement to stultify the will of the people and had to face the wrath of a highly provoked poulace who wished him destroyed. This fellow is likely to meet the same fate. still

By: Rasika

Rasika — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:42:13 +0000

Jebenco
The word ceylonese gives you away. You are probably one of those who thinks we were better off under the british rule. I am one of those so called “intelligent people” who left the country. But I definitely came from the same “intelligent genes” whom most sri lankans possess.

You think other western countries who you seemed to pledge allegiance to are not corrupt. You got to be joking!!! Do you ever hear the headlines of the western countries?? Show me a country without any corrupted politicians. Perhaps Andeman islands, who never had any connections with the outside world.

I do not even talk about the war crimes. I only mention Afghanistan and Iraq. Whether you like it or not Mahinda is the only president who had the guts not to cave in to the so called international mouth piece and kept the war going for two more generations. It is sad so many people from both sides had to die. But don’t you think all the people including tamils and sinhalese bear the responsibility of this conflict. If we care about the country, it is time to unite all parties and get the country out of this situation. True peace comes with that. Not by fingerpointing. I have heard so many Sinhalese with similar sentiment. If there are any tamils interested in true peace, it is the time to get rid of the petty nationalist divisive thinking and give equal rights to all citizens to live anywhere they choose to live without dividing my motherland into pieces.

By: Carli

Carli — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:07:02 +0000

Sanjana! I love your beautiful smile,but what is contained 6″ above it seems to be a lot of venom and unsavory stuff. However, you enchant me very much and I can’t keep my eyes off your pretty face.

By: Carli

Carli — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:58:31 +0000

Jebenco! Who are you to call the people of my country “cretins”? Do you mean to say that all those who left the country for economic reasons or as bogus refugees are the intelligent? Only an idiot could come to such conclusions. Remember that 57% of the population voted for Mahinda. So, if they are the cretins you talk about what about the 40% that voted for your favourite man. Are they too cretins who still live in Sri Lanka? before you write something Think if you have a brain