Dilrook Kannangara If all go to plan, the no confidence motion against Ranil by the courageous and patriotic UNP MP Vasantha Senanayake will be taken up on March 7, 2018. Will Mahinda and JO leaders vote for it, or will they prefer to abscond? If they fail to vote in support of the no confidence […]

Dilrook Kannangara Desperate times call for desperate action. This is what is going inside the panicky heads of UNP desperados. They want SF to take over the law and order ministry and stop the SLPP steamroller that is racing to flatten the UNP. Little they realize, SF is not UNP leaders’ boytoy (pun intended). He […]

Dilrook Kannangara A Muslim eatery in Ampara was the subject of alleged mixing of sterilizing pills in food. A tense situation broke out. Although the police arrested alleged suspects, politicians will ensure they get away. The cashier of the hotel is seen admitting to the offence on camera. https://youtu.be/RyQHBWno99M https://video-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/28563633_191839628244626_6433100963405365248_n.mp4?efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InN2ZV9zZCJ9&oh=f71d5d5b53de2342bdf9f77fe19a1a95&oe=5A9553D1 https://www.facebook.com/184092005698258/videos/187227938717998/ This is not the […]

Dilrook Kannangara For the second time in two months the president has asked the Supreme Court to interpret the 19A he passed using his power over the UNP and the UPFA. He doesn’t know what he passed! He comes to realise the hard way that his Prime Minister has taken him for a ride. By […]

 Dilrook Kannangara It is important to decipher the signals of the LG election 2018 correctly without bias. The king (voter) has spoken. But the arrogant king doesn’t repeat! If his signal is interpreted wrongly, there will be dire consequences for (public) servants. Readers must calmly analyze the outcome without hatred or favour. Although voters gave […]

Dilrook Kannangara Over 20 Tamil terrorist groups were raised by Hindustan (India) in 1970s and 1980s to advance its interests. When Sri Lanka amassed its forces and was about to exterminate their terrorist leaders in Jaffna peninsular, Hindustan invaded the island saving their mostly Hindu terrorists. India planned to do same in May 2009 to […]

Dilrook Kannangara As usual Sri Lankan policymakers and advisors have missed the woods for the trees. The pro-US and anti-Russian regime in Colombo has now resorted to begging to win back the Russian tea market. They cannot see beyond their cuppa. There are much larger issues at play in tea exports to Russia than an […]

Dilrook Kannangara Amidst confusing political signals, there emerges a clear signal of who is the worst Indian agent in the island nation. It is Sirisena. Certainly not Ranil. In fact, Ranil may fall to the third place behind another national leader who is desperate to win Modi’s heart and mind. A careful look at his […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sirisena again uses blackmail to cow down Mahinda and clan to contest under his party. Unless Rajapaksas agree, a few of them will be in prison. Sirisena meticulously planned this for a long time. He postponed LG and PC elections until investigations completed and he has a stick against the Rajapaksas. Then he […]

Dilrook Kannangara Ranil is not just facing a threat to premiership but also to his party leadership. He was made the party leader and kept in this post for close to 25 years is only because of his ability to bring in money for the party (mostly by foul means). He has absolutely no leadership […]

 Dilrook Kannangara On January 31, 1996 Tamil terrorists attacked the Central Bank building causing extensive damage and killing over 70 civilians. However, if the 30 year fradlently issued bonds are allowed to continue paying interest, it will cost far more than the damage caused by Tamil terrorists 20 years ago. The bond scam is developing […]

Dilrook Kannangara Racism has a new abode in Sri Lanka – the budget. Mangala’s 2018 budget is all about taxing Sinhalese to pay Tamils. Budget proposes to ease the burden on war affected people” but it only proposes benefits for Tamils! Sinhalese and Muslims were also affected by the war but they get nothing. Tamils […]

Dilrook Kannangara Best evidence of the economic disaster of the Yamapalanaya regime can be seen from the steady collapse of Sri Lanka’s position in Ease of Doing Business Index. Sri Lanka continues to slip down in Ease of Doing Business Index. In 2017 for the first time India has surpassed Sri Lanka! This will have […]

 Dilrook Kannangara While the entire nation is distracted by the unpassable yet horrifying new constitution, the real intention of the government and the Opposition (they are one and the same) is to pass 13 Plus without that name as a compromise”. This is far more dangerous as there are no safeguards against it. There are […]

Dilrook Kannangara There are two informal types of devolution in the world – devolution of power to the periphery without regard to ethnicity, and, racist devolution. In racist devolution, power is devolved to states/republics/units/regions based on race or ethnicity and decisions are taken by wholly or mostly mono-ethnic provincial Cabinets. There are not many living […]

– දිල්රුක් කන්නන්ගර 1999 චන්ද්‍රිකා-GL-තිරුචෙල්වම් පැකේජය ප්‍රවර්ධනය සඳහා මහනායක හිමිවරුන්ට අළුත්ම Mercedes-Benz රථ පූජාකළ බව වාර්තා වුනි. මහනායක හිමිවරුන් ඒවා පිළිකුලෙන් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කල අතර එයින් විහිළුවට ලක්වූ GL, පැකේජය ගෙන ඒම වසරක් පමා කෙළේය. තිරුචෙල්වම් දෙමළ කොටි ත්‍රස්තවාදීන්ට පින් සිද්ධ වෙන්න අපාගත වීම රටේ උන්නතියටත් ජන සමාජයේ සාමයටත් හේතු වුයේ පැකේජය එතරම් බරපතළ නිසාය. කොටි […]

Dilrook Kannangara Over 90% of Tamils and over 90% of Tamil speaking Muslims live in Tamil Nadu, India. Due to proximity and slavery during the Dutch and British periods, close to a million of them were brought into Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Since then they have grown into 5 million with a very high population growth […]

Dilrook Kannangara Cricketers managed by Charlie Austin include Dickwella, Tharanga, Chandimal, Mathews, Asela, Dilruwan, Prasanna, Lakmal, Malinga and Nuwan. He is the manager of most regular players. Players managed by Kaustav Lahiri include Amila Aponsu, Chameera, Lahiru Madushanka, Hasaranga and Vishwa Fernando. Rob Ashwell manages Sachith Pathirana and Tissara Perera while Luke Keech manages Milinda […]

 Dilrook Kannangara All world beaters in the nation are bold, unconventional and at times controversial. They don’t mince words though at times they make no sense. But when they talk sense, it is best to listen to them. Field Marshal Fonseka, Arjuna, Malinga and Susanthika are no one’s friend but they achieved the unachievable. Arjuna’s […]

Dilrook Kannangara Local Indian sponsored hitmen have launched a vicious attack on the Maha Sangha claiming that 6.2 million voters outnumber the Sangha. This was stated by Citizens’ Movement (Puravesi Peramuna”) – a Yamapalanaya suckling. In doing so, they have shown acute disregard and disrespect to the Sangha. That is sufficient for most of the […]

 Dilrook Kannangara A group of 173 persons have signed a newspaper advertisement renouncing extremism. It was organized by the citizens’ movement a key ad hoc clique formed to support extremists of all colours at the 2015 presidential election. Interestingly, there are some with extreme views among them! It makes their attempt a tragicomedy.   Their […]

Dilrook Kannangara Our thanks go to Nagananda Kodithuwakku for taking up the vital matter of vehicle permits to MPs. As he correctly points out, there is no law, constitutional provision or parliamentary approval for allowing vehicle permits to MPs. Customs Act allows the minister in charge of finance to allow a duty waiver for the […]

Dilrook Kannangara Deception is used again to get the India petroleum deal passed. Leasing or selling Trincomalee oil tanks is not the issue; ruining Lanka’s petroleum industry and making it dependent on India is the real deal. It will be an all round disaster with far-reaching consequences including war, riots and economic ruin. The deal […]

Dilrook Kannangara This is an estimate of voting power of each party can be assessed based on the ground extent. All grounds were packed so their extent can be used as a gauge of strength. SLFP, JVP, UNP and JO held their rallies in grounds with the extents of 2.4, 2.4, 3.8 and 18.7 acres […]

Dilrook Kannangara India has turned Buddhism into a political tool. His Holiness Dalai Lama is showcased as a political tool against China. Promising to reinstate Nalanda University, an ancient Buddhist university, Modi’s regime turned the Buddhist legacy of the place into a multi-faith and then a Hindu establishment. Only 0.7% of Indians are Buddhists and […]

Dilrook Kannangara Those who supported SLFP candidates in 1994 (Chandrika), 2005 (Mahinda) and 2015 (Sirisena) have no moral right to oppose the abolition of executive presidency. Abolishing was a key promise of all three presidents since 1994. However, morality is absent not just among politicians but also their voters. Deception and lying is accepted as […]

Dilrook Kannangara The police (CID) report that alleges Gotabhaya maintained ‘death squads’ is only quoting Sarath Fonseka. It is not a conclusion drawn from a police investigation. It is hearsay! It is common practice hearsay is not evidence. Sarath Fonseka has been saying this for the past seven years for political reasons. Since he is […]

Dilrook Kannangara The most potent governance tool of Sri Lanka is blackmail. Presidents use it extensively to buy compliance from friend and foe alike. President Sirisena sits on at least nine (9) investigation reports. The president doesn’t seem to care about punishing the corrupt. He is not at all interested in the massive drain of […]

Dilrook Kannangara All families of TNA MPs live in Colombo! Their demand for Tamil Eelam is a sham to distract people and terrorise them into extorting more economic benefits and privileges in Colombo and surrounds so that a Colombo-centric Tamil Eelam will become more feasible. Quest for Tamil Eelam was genuine until open war began […]

Dilrook Kannangara Two Sri Lankan cricket teams played South Africa. One is the national team while the other is the Under-19 team. One achieved remarkable success while the other didn’t. However, both teams unearthed good talent. Dickwella, Kumara and Asela hold enormous potential for future ODI performance from the national team. U-19 team saw superb […]