{"id":41247,"date":"2015-02-05T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T03:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=41247"},"modified":"2015-02-04T06:12:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T13:12:05","slug":"mr-soap-opera-from-the-frying-pan-to-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/02\/05\/mr-soap-opera-from-the-frying-pan-to-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"M&R Soap Opera – From the Frying Pan to the Fire?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prof. Hudson McLean<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

News clips in Sri Lankan media and the on-going discussions in LankaWeb, is as entertaining as watching a TV Soap Opera like Dallas or South or the British Coronation Street, which some of the younger readers may have missed.<\/p>\n

A discussed during and immediately after the Presidential Elections, one of the reasons Why ex-President MR lost the election was, due to having listened to Incorrect Information given by MR & GR advisors.<\/p>\n

Even after GR visited My3 to enquire about his possibility of opposing MR as the Joint Candidate, GR failed to obtain valid responses.\u00a0 After all Colombo is a tiny City compared to Washington or London and is not shrouded like Beijing or Moscow.\u00a0 GR, as the leading advisor to MR on Security, failed in his Network.<\/p>\n

The past three (3) weeks flushed with tons of garbage with accusations, mainly against the Rajapaksa Clan, seem to contain Unverified claims, such as-;<\/p>\n

1: GR illegally hoarding millions of SLG funds in his private bank account. FALSE.<\/p>\n

2: MR acquires a Personal Jet. FALSE.<\/p>\n

3: Value of the New Presidential Jet. INCORRECT.<\/p>\n

4: M&R cancellation of the Presidential Jet. INCORRECT.<\/p>\n

“I come (NOT) to Bury Caesar, Nor to Praise Him”.<\/p>\n

*Yes there was money. But it was proven that the funds were in GR custody on behalf of SLG.<\/p>\n

*Average value of Bombardier – Gulfstream – Falcoln – Boeing, is in the region of US$30 million ++.<\/p>\n

*Placing a Purchase Order might require a part-payment plus a Bank guarantee. Were there such documental evidence?<\/p>\n

Withdrawal of such claims, in a matter of hours of publishing these claims and accusations, proves disturbing.\u00a0 Whoever providing such information to the President is possibly by totally incompetent advisor(s) or a “mole” from MR regime.<\/p>\n

Under similar circumstances, M&R might accuse an important foreign government or a leader, which might have disastrous political consequences.<\/p>\n

Several readers of LankaWeb pointed out the details on the price of an Executive Jet, and the impossibility of canceling such a high-value asset, as if one is canceling the Purchase Order of a TV set.<\/p>\n

Right now M&R are behaving like the Tom & Jerry Show, where cunning Jerry is winning all the way. Looks like Ranil is having a good laugh, sitting at Temple Trees whilst the President is making all the “goulash”, with apologies to follow.<\/p>\n

May I respectfully suggest to the Leader of Sri Lanka, (HE) sorry Mr. President, should use the proverbial “Monkey’s Paw” to rake the hot coals by appointing a (disposable)\u00a0 “Presidential Spokesman” to do the Monkey-dance to the tunes played by a team of Organ Grinders!<\/p>\n

This will save the Presidential fingers from getting burnt, and may “kick” the Presidential-spokesman bugger-out, when necessary, and still look good.<\/p>\n

lokubanda Says:<\/p>\n

LankaWeb February 3rd, 2015 at 7:31 pm<\/p>\n

Professor, \u2018rampant corruption\u2019 is yet to be proven,<\/p>\n

Please read:\u00a0 Corruption Gets Worse in Sri Lanka…. Highly Corrupt!<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka Placed 79th in Global Corruption Perception Index www.transparency.org<\/a> \u203a<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.transparency.org\/news\/pressrelease\/20121205_sri_lanka_placed_79th_in_global_corruption_perception_index<\/a><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka becomes more corrupt in 2013: Transparency Int’l Widespread corruption in Sri Lanka has placed it in the 91st position among 177 countries worldwide, http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/world\/2013-12\/04\/c_132941451.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

More than two thirds of the 177 countries in the 2013 index scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).<\/p>\n

Lokubanda, Sir: I am not making any direct accusations. Sri Lanka has been corrupt almost since the Independence in 1948. Governor-Generals were ok, except Sir Oliver Gunetilake and his mistress. DS & Dudley did not need the “moolah”. Neither did Sir John Kotalawela, who was kept happy by his coterie of lovers.<\/p>\n

Then from the President & Prime Ministers to the Policeman have been known to be corrupt. The second generation Politician-sons of previous UNP-SLFP Ministers, who were known to be corrupt, are now taking the “Line-of-their-fathers” in triple-digit figures.<\/p>\n

The Wijewardane-Jayawardane Clan.<\/p>\n

For the record, I was invited to drinks by late Esmond Wickremesinghe, to his personal wooden-panel study, where he uttered proudly of his son Ranil now being “groomed” to be the next leader of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

My proposal to late Minister Gamini Dissanayake in ~1983 on a Land Reclamation project cost the company I represented UK\u00a310k to a “honcho”, but received nothing.<\/p>\n

“Honour Amongst Thieves”<\/p>\n

In 2013-2014 my client withdrew from a major project due to “Upfront” fee demands of multi-million dollars by one UNP member, through his “honcho”. Today this UNP Member sits in under the new President My3, as a Minister.<\/p>\n

My client was not impressed when told that the UNP Member has “direct cables” to Temple Trees, to clear all hurdles.<\/p>\n

“Through the Looking Glass”<\/p>\n

After all the changes in the Powers in Colombo, there are some signs that the First 100 days might provide some comfort to the “man-in-the-Street”.<\/p>\n

MR after defeating the LTTE Tamil Terrorism, was glorified above any known God. However the “Power Circle” created by MR and his immediate family, brought both Pain & Comfort to the citizens. If ever, (Never-say-Never) MR bounces back, and MR might, he might be a more prudent leader, together with GR, sans Namal.<\/p>\n

With China being side-lined, and greedy-hungry Hawks (USA & India) flapping their wings above Galle Road, time will tell, sooner than later, if M&R have “Jumped from the Frying Pan into the Fire”!<\/p>\n

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