Modus Operandi of "The Sour Grapes" Gang

By Darmitha-Kotte

The news media is full of rather hilarious outbursts from Anura Bandaranaike and the others who were stripped of their portfolios. This ofcourse is to be expected while at the same time, it also exposes the true colours of these politicians who profess to be "extremely concerned " about the welfare of this country!

The prodigal son of the late Mr.SWRD Bandaranike and Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike in one news item published in "The Nation" of 11th February titled " Glad to be Out of This Carnival of Clowns" it is stated (quote): "Speaking to The Nation yesterday Bandaranaike said that he was happy to no longer be a part of the 'carnival of clowns' that is this government and is relieved to be absolved of responsibility for all the nation's ills. " There is no cause for removal and personally I am delighted that I am not a part of this carnival of clowns. I have been sitting here with the utmost difficulty and now I am no longer responsible for the broken promises, the continuing ethnic conflict, the cost of living, the unemployment, the corruption, the abductions, the murders and all these horrendous things that this government has been doing," Bandaranaike said (end quote).

In the "Sunday Island" of 11th February the headlines are "Anura Wants Chandrika to Battle Rajapakse brothers" in which it states (quote): " A furious Anura Bandaranaike, MP plans to hit back hard at President Mahinda Rajapakse who stripped him of his ministerial portfolio on Friday. Bandaranaike intends to call a press conference on Monday at the Cinnamon Grand to explain his position."(end quote) In this same article it is stated " Speculation in political circles is that Bandaranaike believes that if he decided to quit his parliamentary seat the UNP would accommodate him."

The above two versions of news items, shows the mentality of Anura Bandaranaike quite well-that he has no loyalties except looking for a comfortable and important place where he can waste away State funds! This is the son who speaks so much about how much the Bandaranaike family has "sacrificed" for the people of this country? As long as he was Minister of Tourism under the incumbent President where he could have "unlimited globe-trotting" in the guise of promoting tourism, he was happy to be moving with the "carnival of clowns" but no sooner than he was given a portfolio where all that would be curtailed -all others became clowns! It is common knowledge that a drunkard never says he is drunk, a madman never admits he is mad and now we have a clown who does not know that he has always been clowning his way through Sri Lankan politics!

It is also learnt that Anura Bandaranaike wants his "Chaura Rajini" sister Chandrika Kumaratunga to address the press conference that he hopes to convene at Cinnamon Grande because obviously being an old Royalist who is decent enough to use filth on telephone callers, he feels he cannot match his sister in vindictive and manipulative attacks on those who are challenge to the Bandaranaike family. Chandrika Kumaratunga definitely has special skills to lie (because according to her,she observes Panca sila which in itself, is breaking the 3rd precept!).

On the other hand, we have read news reports to the effect that the SLFP Ex-Co has unanimously endorsed the decision of President Rajapakse to expel these ministers who were hoping to have the best of both sides until they thought they were adequately prepared "to upset the apple cart"-misfortune indeed that the plan mis-fired.

If a politician in this country sincerely had the welfare of the country at heart, it is immaterial what portfolio is given to him, he will get about his duties and responsibilities and ensure he does an honest job to justify the special perks he enjoys in this country. On the other hand, time-servers like the expelled politicians, irrespective of what is given to them will always be disgruntled and continue to look for better "greener pastures" and think that the masses are such fools that they are short-memoried. Unfortunately for the Bandaranaikes, the people remember extremely well all what they have plundered from this country using their executive powers. Besides, the people are also fully aware that Chandrika Kumaratunga was so loyal to the GOSL that she conspired behind the scenes with the "Terrorist King Prabhakaran" to smuggle his wife and children out of this country for them to study abroad while he on the other hand, kidnapped the children of other parents to employ in his "children's brigade" to be trained as suicide bombers! It is also learnt that Chandrika Kumaratunga also graced the occassion of the 21st birthday of Prabhakaran's daughter in UK! That is the loyalty of the Bandaranaike's towards this country.

Whether or not this plan is correct is yet to be seen but it is rumoured according to the papers, that Chandrika Kumaratunga, Anura Bandaranaike, Mangala Samaraweera, Ranil Wickramasinghe and what is left of the UNP together with the JVP are planning to unite to make life difficult for the incumbent government of President Rajapakse. It is extremely doubtful whether a JVP leadership that once walked out of Chandrika Kumaratunga's government due to "her exemplary performance and loyalties" will ever touch her with a barge pole for a second time? It is ofcourse anticipated that Anura Bandaranaike thinks, he can convince the JVP to join them in this conspiracy. In all Anura Bandaranaike's current statements, he has been extremely cautious to single out the JVP as a political party "that is decent" forgetting all the indecent and brutal incidents they brought on the people of this country a couple of decades ago.

Not surprising at all -since the Bandaranaike siblings have an extremely short memory even to remember incidents that happened during the 11 years of CBK's rule let alone incidents that happened 20-40 years ago! Under any SLFP led government that we remember our experience is that morality and decency in politics was at it's lowest levels during CBK's tenure as leader of the party and the Executive President of this country- lest they forget, we need to remind the Bandaranaike siblings of this fact. They must also not forget the fact that their uncle was imprisoned for misappropriating State Funds while he was Deputy Minister of Defense under the CBK rule as well as aiding and abetting the manslaughter of political adversaries. It is said that "money corrupts" while they also say " Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" as it was proven during CBK's leadership to the utter disgust of the masses of this country.

It would be well for the Bandaranaike siblings and anyone who hopes to hang onto the "Sari pota" of CBK that politics in Sri Lanka has no place anymore for the Bandaranaikes and it would we just as well that they realize this and get away from this country once and for all. We do not want anymore traitorous manipulations of CBK or Anura Bandaranaike or anyone connected to them. All the groupings, conniving and negotiations between (UNP leftovers) and Ranil Wickramasinghe who are all waiting to sit back on the saddle should there be a "chance" will fail miserably if they were to act decently like old Royalists but should they want to succeed, they must necessarily follow the methods of Chaura Rajini even though she is not an old Royalist but a close associate of those "very decent old boys."

What we need are leaders with a backbone who are not ashamed to speak out for Sri Lanka and tell the world the true nature of the murderous terrorists as well as expose all those western powers that are conniving with the terrorists to split this country- this country is for all citizens as a united sovereign country and all beings are welcome to live and work here in harmony without being the cat's paws of people, organizations or governments with vested interests.