{"id":51161,"date":"2016-01-17T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T05:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=51161"},"modified":"2016-01-17T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T22:26:09","slug":"misleading-editorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/01\/17\/misleading-editorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading Editorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>S. Akurugoda<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following section appeared under the \u00a0Editorial\u00a0 of <em>Irida Divaina<\/em> dated 17 January 2016, titled &#8220;\u0db8\u0dda \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0db1\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dca\u200c\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dda \u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dbb \u0db4\u0da7\u0dca\u200c\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7\u0daf?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>1960 <\/em>\u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dc1\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0dbd<em>.<\/em>\u0db1\u0dd2<em>.<\/em>\u0db4<em>. <\/em>\u0d86\u0dab\u0dca<em>\u200c<\/em>\u0da9\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d86\u0dab\u0dca<em>\u200c<\/em>\u0da9\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dd0\u0dc5\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba<em>. <\/em>\u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dad\u0dca \u0d91\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0ddd \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd6\u0dc4<em>. <\/em>\u0d91\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd6\u0dba\u0dda \u0d91<em>.<\/em>\u0da2\u0dcf<em>.<\/em>\u0db4<em>. <\/em>\u0dba\u0dda \u0db4\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0db6\u0dbd \u0d86\u0db0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0daf\u0ddc\u0da9\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd9 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0dba<em>. <\/em>\u0dba\u0dd4\u0daf \u0dc4\u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0ddd\u0db4\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dd2<em>. <\/em>\u0db8\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd3<em>. <\/em>\u0d85\u0dba\u0dd2<em>. <\/em>\u0da9\u0dd2<em>. <\/em>\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc4\u0dad\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0da7\u0dca<em>\u200c<\/em>\u0da7\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0dc3\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0db4\u0dc4\u0dbb \u0daf\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3<em>. <\/em>\u0daf\u0ddc\u0da9\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd9 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0d85\u0dad\u0dbb \u0da9\u0dd3<em>. <\/em>\u0d85\u0dba\u0dd2<em>. <\/em>\u0da2\u0dd3<em>. <\/em>\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db6\u0dd2\u0db8 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0db4\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db8\u0dad\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda\u0dba<em>. <\/em>\u0daf\u0dd9\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0db4\u0db1\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0db8\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba<em>. <\/em>\u0dba\u0da7\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0da9\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dc4\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddd\u0db4\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba<em>. <\/em>\u0db8\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db8 \u0dc4\u0dad\u0dbb \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0da7\u0dca<em>\u200c<\/em>\u0da7\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dda \u0da2\u0db1\u0dda\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dd2\u0db8\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dd2\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0db6\u0dc0 \u0d9a\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dda\u0dba<em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dad\u0dca \u0db8\u0dda \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0db1\u0da9\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db7\u0dcf\u0d9c \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca\u0da7\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0dc3\u0dca<em>\u200c<\/em>\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dab\u0dcf\u0db0\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dba \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2 \u0dc4\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0daf\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dba \u0db8\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc2\u0dca<em>\u200d<\/em>\u0dba \u0d9d\u0dcf\u0dad\u0db1\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0db6\u0dc0 \u0dad\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3<em>. <\/em>\u0db8\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dbd \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca<em>\u200c <\/em>\u0d9c\u0ddc\u0da9 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0daf\u0ddd\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0d9a\u0dad\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb \u0d85\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd0\u0dba\u0dd2 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0daf\u0db1\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Editorial says that the \u00a0incident happened around 1960 during the SLFP government.\u00a0 Further it says Dodampe Mudalai was a strong UNPer.<\/p>\n<p>1962 coup against the SLFP government of Mrs Bandaranaike was led by a section of the\u00a0 top rank officers of the Armed Forces\u00a0\u00a0 with Christian Origin including Police officers and not by Dodampe Mudalali and\u00a0Thilakawardana as stated in the editorial.<\/p>\n<p>Dodampe Mudalali&#8217;s \u00a0case happened under the 1965-1970 UNP\/Fedaral Party government (Another, so-called National government) led by Dudley Senanayake.\u00a0 The case was against an alleged \u00a0 coup\u00a0\u00a0 led by the then Army Commander Major General Richard Udugama. Other suspects, as I remember, were\u00a0 Sgt. Hondamuni Captain Sigera and Ven \u00a0\u00a0Henpitagedara Gnanaseeha. According to various credible reports available, at that time, the arrest was orchestrated \u00a0by JR Jayawardena.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Udugama was related to Mrs Bandaranayake and was the army commander in Jaffna during\u00a0 the\u00a0 riots initiated by the Federal Party. \u00a0Major General Udugama was arrested, under a fabricate coup case, to please the Federal Party , very similar to what is happening now.<\/p>\n<p>Hence the above Editorial is misleading.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S. Akurugoda Following section appeared under the \u00a0Editorial\u00a0 of Irida Divaina dated 17 January 2016, titled &#8220;\u0db8\u0dda \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0db1\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dca\u200c\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dda \u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dbb \u0db4\u0da7\u0dca\u200c\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7\u0daf?&#8221; 1960 \u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0dbd.\u0db1\u0dd2.\u0db4. \u0d86\u0dab\u0dca\u200c\u0da9\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca\u200c \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d86\u0dab\u0dca\u200c\u0da9\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dd0\u0dc5\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca\u200c \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. \u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dad\u0dca \u0d91\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0ddd \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd6\u0dc4. \u0d91\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u200c \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd6\u0dba\u0dda \u0d91.\u0da2\u0dcf.\u0db4. \u0dba\u0dda \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db6\u0dbd \u0d86\u0db0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0daf\u0ddc\u0da9\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd9 \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0dba. \u0dba\u0dd4\u0daf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s-akurugoda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}