Maithripala Sirisena, an opportunist !
Posted on January 6th, 2015
P.Ariyasinghe, Melbourne
At a recent media conference Maithripala Sirisena had said, ‘When Mahinda Rajapakse claimed at an interview that nobody was going to challenge him, I was next to him and felt sorry for him… I came out because I could not stay anymore with a leader who plundered the country, govt and national wealth…’ Therefore, Sirisena is a snake under grass as he had been in the govt as a Minister all these years basking in the President’s popularity and enjoying all the plums of office, and waiting to be Prime Minister. But as this did not materialize he became a desperate man.
Chandrika who is after power and who wanted to come back to politics took this opportunity and convinced him that he could be President instead of being a Prime Minister! The opposition had no proper candidate as both Ranil and Sajith had backed out . So Sirisena took the bait. If someone from the UNP had come forward, Sirisena would still be with the Govt. Chandrika who is in the background wrecked the country during her period as President for 11 years. She talks about ‘Family bandyism’. But what about appointing her mother as Prime Minister and her brother as Speaker of the House? The Opposition is not short of Funds as the West is pumping money against Rajapakse for a regime change.
Sirisena’s talk about good governance, corruption, wrongdoing, commissions and so on are to mislead the public. Further, he cannot claim that he is a saint and that he was not corrupt. He had also pledged to deal with alleged war crimes by giving a free hand to the west. So obviously, the President who rescued the country from terrorism would be charged for war crimes !
The Colombians are for Sirisena. But the rural folk, whose sons fought the war, are for Mahinda for salvaging the country from terrorists. Maithripala Sirisena is nothing but an opportunist.
January 6th, 2015 at 6:02 pm
Lets hope, if victorious, Maithripala Sirisena will turnout to be like Sirimavo Bandaranayake – the ‘iron lady’; in his case the ‘iron man’.
January 6th, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Rajitha and the clique including Maru Sira started this coup sometimes back as we saw and heard the audio which Rajitha was speaking. This group was planned by Chandrika with the help of America,England and Diaspora. No one can deny that. She came to take revenge not for anything else. Ranil too for revenge,Maru Sira also for revenge.All these ugly bunch was after one man and that is Mahinda. They were all paid by LTTE Diaspora to get Mahinda out. It will not happen in their dreams even.On 9th Mahinda will be the President for all people same as before. So all the dreamers can sleep for another ten years to think of another coup.
January 6th, 2015 at 9:16 pm
“The Colombians are for Sirisena. But the rural folk, whose sons fought the war, are for Mahinda for salvaging the country from terrorists. ”
Spot On!
I am now in Sri Lanka, reading the sentiments of the voters, and this is what I see also.
January 6th, 2015 at 9:51 pm
Aiyoo, Palwatte Gamaralage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena!
Your YAHA-PALANAYA = MAITHRI-PALANAYA = KOTI-PALANAYA!
In 2015, 200 Years after that YEAR OF INFAMY 1815, you have chosen to deliver Mother Lanka BOUND HAND & FOOT to her ENEMIES!
But, FEAR NOT PATRIOTS, the same fate that befell the Arch-Traitor Pilimithalawa of that day in 1815, will befall the backstabbing traitor Palwatte Gamaralage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena too!
Aiyoooo Sirisenaaaa…..What have you done to yourself and to our Motherland!
January 6th, 2015 at 11:36 pm
Sri Lanka is very lucky to have a leader like Mahinda Rajapakse, who is patriotic, non-racist, has a positive vision, determination and drive and also he is not going to bend in two to please any foreign power looking for a puppet, thereby insulting the dignity of the people.
I wish and with the above mentioned qualities, I am confident Rajapakse will win comfortably with the votes of the masses, belonging to all ethnic groups, who suffered when brural terrorism was all over the country.
Sirisena’s claim he will stop corruption is out right deception when he himself has allegations against his family and now he is joined by people of the ilk, Chandrika, Hakeem, Rajitha Senaratne, Karunanayake, Ranil, Sampanthan etc
The need of the hour is not stopping corruption, which is impossible and is only a red-herring to distract the voters, but instead the ability to prevent the fragmentation of the nation in to Tamil Elam, Muslim Elam, Sinhala Elam, Burgher Elam, Indian Tamil Elam etc etc reserving parts of the country to these specific ethnic groups.
More over, has Sirisena got the vision, the drive, the commitment, support from China, Japan, India, SAARC nations, ASEAN nations, which Rajapkse has?