Dr Sudath Gunasekara SLAS. Retired Ministry Secretary and President Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 25. 5. 2013.

While congratulating the Jatika Hela Urumaya on behalf of the whole Nation as a founder member of this movement on the patriotic and historic steps that will be taken in Parliament during this week to abolish the 13^th Amendment, the Indian imposed curse on modern Sri Lanka, and free Mother Lanka from its disastrous and deadly clutches, though belated, I would suggest that they also move for the following actions concurrently to be taken along with the move to abolish the 13^th A.

1 Move for the Abolition of the illegitimate JR-Rajeev Pact 1987 imposed by India under duress amidst Island wide curfew and protests by the whole nation as well, along with this, since that is the vicious modern Indian conspiracy ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” that laid the foundation for the disastrous 13^th A to completely destroy this Nation and which virtually made the 1978 Sri Lankan Constitution a big joke and converted it to a Constitution made in India

2 Move to declare null and void all actions taken in pursuance of the 13^th AƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Eg 1. Abolish the cancerous and wasteful Provincial Councils that were set up to divide, destabilize and destroy this countryƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s governance, economic development and peace and harmony (since they have made an utter mess of our administration- an Augean mess for that matter), together with the Provinces invented in 1833 by the British to divide this country on an ethnic basis and destroy the Sinhala Nation.

2. Declare null and void declaration of Tamil also as an Official Language and make it a regional language only

3. Scrap citizenship given to 500,000 Estate Tamils on affidavits unless and until they are prepared to abide by the terms and conditions in the Nehru- Kotalawala Agreement of 1953. All estate Tamils should abide by those terms and conditions if they want to remain in Sri Lanka and to be full citizens of this country. Those who do not should go back to their country.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 3 Move to declare and treat all those MPP in Parliament who oppose the abolition of the 13 A as traitors and people who commit high treason whether they are Sinhalese, Tamils or Muslims and declare them disqualified as MPP and also disfranchise them for life so that they could never contest elections in future since the 13^th A violates the 6^th Amendment of the 1978 Constitution and as governance of this country should never be left in the dirty hands of such traitorous and treacherous men and women in future.

4 Organize countrywide protest meetings at all levels, District, Divisional and Village against the 13^th A to mobilize mass support to force the Government to agree to these amendments and ancillary actions.

5 Enlist the support of following national leaders and people to convince and persuade the President to agree to these moves and avoid political suicide for himself and the Government. He should be told by these leaders that people have elected him twice only to implement the aspirations of the majority in keeping with Mahasammata traditions and not to do what India and the West wants to destroy this country.

Mahanayaka Theros of the Three Nikayas and the other Sects (Kelaniya, Dambulla and Ruhunu etc), Revs; Maduluwave Sobhita, Bellavila. Galabodawatte Ghanasara (Bodubala sena), Elle Gunawansa, Meetyagoda (Jatika Sangha Sabhava) and all other Prominent Monks to cover the whole Island.

Gothabhaya Rajapaksa, BAsil Rajapaksa, Dinseh Gunawardhana, Gunadasa Amarasekara, S L Gunasekara, Nalin de Silva, Harischandara Wijetunga, Wimal Weerawansa, Champika and any other prominent and respectable men of standing and few Tamil and Muslim leaders ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ who could mobilize and influence the people in support of this historic and patriotic move.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

6 Get the people of this country to command the President and all MPP in the House in one voice that they want the JR-Rajeev Pact and the 13^th A immediately abolished and action to be taken to declare null and void all legislative and administrative actions taken in pursuance of the said Pact and the 13^th A.

In spite of the dark clouds hovering over Sri Lanka and the prevailing political uncertainties I still think, Mahindra Rajapaksa is the only National leader who could do this.

Because

First, He has all the power as the Executive President under the Constitution and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”He is the GovernmentƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ at the moment. If he says the JR-Rajeev Pact and the 13thA should go there is no one within the Government, including Vasideva, who will have the guts to say no.

Second He still has public support and he has the 2/3 majority in Parliament

Third, He being a man from Magama, the land of the Greatest warrior King of Lanka, I believe has the courage to do this as well just as he defeated Prabhakaran and his terrorist outfit

Fourth, UNP the main opposition under Ranil is already dead and buried and there is no other worthy opposition within or outside Parliament that could offer a challenge to the present regime.

Fifth, MR surely will not like to commit political suicide at this moment having come so far and so near to his future political dreams

Sixth, all the leaders and people who supported him both in 2005 and 2010 support the JHU move and he knows that he cannot survive politically without them.

Seventh, both his brothers Basil and Gotha (especially Gotha) are against the13th A. MR also cannot achieve his goals without these two men.

Eighth, MR knows more than anybody else that he was elected by the people of this country and not by voters of India or the West. I hope, he also remembers that he was also in the fore front of demonstrations with the people along with Sirima Bandaranaike and Dinesh Gunawardhana against these Amendments etc in 1987. So without the people of this country he will be just a fish out of water.

Ninth, He also knows better than anyone else that if he does not listen to those people who have elected him and gets succumbed to Indian and Western pressure he will not only lose the Presidency of this wonderful country but he will also lose all the laurels he has won by defeating the LTTE and all other good work and his name then will be written in the Mahawansa as a man who offered a 1/3 of this country with 2/3 of its coastal line on a platter to the Tamils extremist lead by Sambandan and Co, the true proxies of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Prabhakaran and his ancestors like Sena Guttika(2^nd C BC), Elara (2^nd C.BC), Magha 12th C. AD, Chelvanayagam and Amirthalingam etc which could not be achieved by war for25 centuries.

Finally, On the other hand, He also knows, that if he agrees to these historic changes moved by Helaurumaya, his name will go down in the annals of history and Mahawansa as the 2^nd Dutugemunu and the Greatest Leader of Modern Lanka who liberated this Dharmadweepa- the Land of the Buddha in the 21^st Century from the most cruel, savage and ruthless terrorist outfit in the world once described as the most powerful and undefeatable terrorist organization in the world and protected the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”HelaurumayaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and furthermore his name will be indelibly written in Mahawansa as the Leader who created a new and glorious chapter in modern history of this Island Nation.

(It also must be remembered by everybody that in the past too, even hereditary and mighty Kings have been removed from the throne and power by the people who were dissatisfied with the Kings rule, though they did not have the power of the vote to elect or remove them as we do have it today).

Finally, may I also request the JHU to,

1 Tell India and the West to first sweep their own yards before they try to clean otherƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s and refrain from interfering with internal affairs of this country that stands on equal status with them as an independent and free sovereign country.

2 Also to tell them not to pull MR, who has created history by defeating the LTTE in spite of their shameless interfering, training, giving all logistic and moral support to them, by his leg, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and not to try to destroy his Government elected by the people of this country.

3 Ask them to extradite Tigers of the Trance National Govt of EElam (USA), Tigress Adele Balasingham creator, recruiter and organizer of LTTE Child soldiers (UK) and not to get involved in anti-Sri Lankan activities by providing asylum and resources for these terrorists to destabilize this Island Nation. Also tell them that if they continue to be engaged in this kind of anti-Sri Lankan activities we have no alternative but to treat them as enemies of this country and sever from all diplomatic ties with them.

May all patriotic Sri Lankans rally round this patriotic and historic move as one voice to save Mother Lanka from Indian and all other International conspiracies and invasions and once again take this Island Nation to the pristine glory that was there before the 12^th Century!

I think there will be many more Bowatte Indaratanas in the days ahead if the MPP oppose the JHU move

No MP in Parliament or Politician in his country if he /she is a true Son or Daughter of Mother Lanka can oppose this move.

May wisdom dawn in the heads of those who do not have it!