A.A.M.NIZAM, MATARA.

The best human quality is to give credit to those who deserve, and refrain from indulging in self aggrandizement.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  It is hilarious to find Sarath Fonseka attempting to claim sole ownership for defeating the terrorists and that too without having involved at the beginning and end of the war.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  If the operation unfortunately failed will he come forward to accept the responsibility in the same vain?.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  A person like him will naturally together with his new found foreign servile treacherous cabal will blame the President and castigate him to the hilt in such an unfortunate event.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Lenin never claimed sole proprietorship for the October Revolution.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Chairman Mao never said that Chinese Revolution was possible only because of him.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  President Fidel Castro never asseerted ownership to Cuban Revoluton.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  President Ho Chi Ming never professed that it was he who defeated the Americans in Vietnam.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Similarly the magnanimous President Rajapakse never claimed sole ownership for the military annihilation of tiger terrorists, and proclaimed that each and everyone in the forces, including those who sacrificed their precious life and all the patriotic masses made the victory possible eventhough it was his strong will and firm determination that made the victory possible.

The greedy and haughty Fonseka impishly claims that he was contesting the Presidential Election to establish democracy, eradicate corruption, guarantee media freedom, and develop the country,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  among many other things.

How can one expect democracy from Sarath Fonseka when he has clearly shown already the fangs of his dictatorial tendencies?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  He had revised his resignation letter drafted by the treacherous cabal without any consultation with the authors of the letter.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  He has barred many in the opposition including Ravi Karunanayake, Lakshman Kiriella from addressing his meetings.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  He has also barred many media institutions from attending his meetings and conferences.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Despite treacherous cabalƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s claim to the contrary, he has said that he does not want to be a ceremonial Head of State like William Gopallawa.

His assertion that he would eradicate corruption can be considered as the joke of the year.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  How can a person who got 45 million of army budget apportioned to purchase a vehicle for himself, a person who is alleged to have made millions as commissions through material and ammunition imported to the Army through his Son-in-LawƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s company, Hicorp Company of Oklahama could eradicate corruption? Documentary evidence prove that Hicorp Company registered immediately after Sarath Fonseka became Army Commander belongs to his Son-in-Law Danuna Tillekeratne.

Evidence shows that this Company supplied the security systems for the Army Headquarters, a wide variety of items and munitions, surveillance cameras, related ancillaries, and gas masks to binoculars to the Army.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  It is reported that as the Agent of the Pakistani arms dealer Ahmed Nissar, Danuna Tillekaratne received commissions on all deals his Father-in-Law made and which included 2 U.S.Cents for every bullet and U.S.$ 20 for every shell procured.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  The war was a real fortune for Sarath Fonseka and his family.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Four Army Special Force Commandos sent by Sarath Fonseka are reported to beƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  providing security for his son-in-law in Oklahoma.

Reports indicated that Sarath Fonseka has taken on rent a large house at Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7 for use as his election office. The monthly rental for this house is Rs.1 million and it was reported that he paid Rs.12 million as an advance to the landlord. How can a retired General can afford such luxuries and from where the money flaws? Was it from PrabhakaranƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s parents or his friends abroad?

While professing to guarantee media freedom Sarath Fonseeka had become very harsh on media personnel and media institutions.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Certain media institutions are not permitted to attend his events called media briefings.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  High ranking UNPers such as Ravi Karunanayake, Lakshman Kiriella are not permitted to address his gatherings.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  When he was the Army Commander he was very unsympathetic to media personnel and some comments he made on media and media personnel in an interview with Sunday Observer on 20.07.2008 excerpted below give a clear indication of media freedom that can be expected from him.

Quote : They are not supposed to create situations where they groom people and make heroes out of them. We know that they are being bribed, given ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”drinksƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢, treated in restaurants and they have their own vested interests. And is it ethical for them to go for agendas misleading the people?. These so called media guys are not responsible to the people and they are not entitled to such media freedom. Media freedom is there for you to do the right thing and to be fair by everybody. Nobody has given freedom for anybody to drive their own agendas. We know very well about those media people who take bribes, write and voice their opinion for some personal gains Unquote. He also castigated the journalists saying that they do not go beyond Medawachchiya and write false reports about Army operations nullifying the army gains.

Sarath Fonseka has gone on record of being against of granting any concessions or privileges to the minority communities. One reason that he fell out with the President was that he requested permission for 100,000 new recruits for the army after the end of war, to settle them in the midst of areas habituated by the minorities, which could have created unrest among communities. In an interview with the Indian magazine Outlook he says that when he made the request the President told him that heƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢d stop recruiting new people to the Army because itƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s too strong and too big, and that Sri Lanka would become like Myanmar.

He has also told the Outlook magazine that he would go beyond the 13th amendment and beyond the Indo Lanka accord as the Indo Lanka Accord is old now. The despicable political bandits JVP keep mum on these statements after putting the country into turmoil in 1987 against the same issues and torching billions worth of State properties, murdering the cream of the society and letting around 60,000 youth to become victims.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Somawansa Amerasinghe who escaped to India through a boat presumably arranged by his close relative Sirisena Cooray while JVP youth were being burnt alive on tyre pyres should clarify their stand on these issues.

Fonseka has admitted about his ignorance on politics and economics on the very first media conference he held.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Promise to increase the salaries of Government servants as well as those in he Private Sector by 10,000 (not clear whether it is annual or monthly increase) clearly expose his nudity on economic matters.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  If he is to implement Ranil Wickremasinghe governmentƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s economic policy, as stated in the media biefing, he has to totally curtail salary increases, curtail recruitments, privatise State Institutions, send thousands of government servants on compulsory retirement, and bring down Foreigners to be his economic advisors completely ignoring the intelligence of our economic experts. JVP that robustly opposed these policies remain mum on this matter as they are having a hidden agenda to unleash at the opportune moment.

President Mahinda Rajapakse while launching the war unswervingly, without acquiescing to neo-colonialist imperialist threats, has made massive investments for the development of infrasture of the country.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Due to his farsighted policies Sri Lanka was able to cushion off the recent recession and the food crisis that hit the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most powerful nations.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  While thousands and thousands were being booted from jobs, shutters were being raised on large industrial units, President Mahinda RajapakseƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s government was able to recruit several thousands for new jobs, undertake massive infrastructure development work in all corners of the country, launch gigantic projects in the fields of Ports (Sea, Air and Fishery), Irrigation, Electricity, Industrial, Educational, Health, Land reclamation, and open up vast areas for cultivation. The time, the crucial time has come for us to decide on whether we should get beguiled by the innuendos of the treacherous cabal and pave the way for establishment of military dictatorship in Sri Lanka and place the future of our posterity in peril or save the nation and help the completion of the gigantic projects that could uncertainly raise the image of our nation as a giant Asian nation and usher in prosperity, peace, and happiness to our posterity.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  JVP does not want the country to be developed as such developments would deprive them with slogans to shout and the opportunity to beguile the youth to join their fold. They need poverty to prevail so that they could unleash their terror campaign and create chaos in the country. Let us forget all our petty differences, political obsessions, and other parochial issues and prevent January 26th becoming a doomsday for Sri Lanka.

Concluded.

A.A.M.NIZAM, MATARA.