{"id":80181,"date":"2018-08-14T15:29:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T22:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=80181"},"modified":"2018-08-14T15:29:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T22:29:57","slug":"%e0%b6%b8%e0%b6%b8-%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%80%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%8f%e0%b7%80%e0%b6%ad%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%9a%e0%b7%81%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%bd%e0%b6%b1%e0%b6%ba%e0%b6%a7-%e0%b6%91%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/08\/14\/%e0%b6%b8%e0%b6%b8-%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%80%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%8f%e0%b7%80%e0%b6%ad%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%af%e0%b7%9a%e0%b7%81%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%bd%e0%b6%b1%e0%b6%ba%e0%b6%a7-%e0%b6%91%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0db8\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0dc0\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d91\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd1 &#8211; \u0dc3\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dc4\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2  I will never enter politics\u00a0 Sanagakkara Confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Dr Sarath Obeyskera\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d92 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dd2\u0da7\u0db4\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca \u0dc3\u0d82\u0d9c\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0db4\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc6\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dca\u0db6\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd4\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d8a\u0dba\u0dda \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0dba\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0dad\u0db8\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0dad\u0db8\u0dcf \u0d8b\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0da7\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dba \u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd0\u0db4 \u0d9a\u0dc5\u00a0\u0db4\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dab \u0dc0\u0dc1\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dba\u0ddc\u0daf\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd2\u00a0 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db8 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1 \u0d8b\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0da2\u0db1\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dba \u0d89\u0dad\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0d9c\u0d9a\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dc5\u00a0\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dd9\u0dba\u0dd2.<\/p>\n<p>Imran Kahn never had the ambition to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan. During his cricket carrier he may have learnt certain tricks and how things can be done as a politician,<\/p>\n<p>Cricket has been a Gentlemen\u2019s Game until up to recent times. Cricketers keep changing the colours when they play with different games, Politicians do the same. They keep changing colours. Cricketers fix matches and politicians fix elections .Cricketers (some) take bribes, Politicians (mostly) take bribes .Cricketers change balling and batting sides .Politicians change sides often. Cricket fosters harmony and also hatred among people and nations<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that Kapil Dev or Sunil Gavaskar contests next Indian Election and win Winning streak may propagate to Sri Lanka if Sangakkara, Murali or Mahela follows thru.<\/p>\n<p>Three crickets running these three countries can work together and fix\u201d all the problems like they fix matches Sometimes&#8230;Like the fans in Pallekale and Colombo who cleaned garbage in the stadium .winning cricketing leaders\u00a0 can clean the country of corruption ,<\/p>\n<p>There may be one difference.<\/p>\n<p>In cricket captains are changed when they keep losing but in politics they cling to captaincy despite losing many elections.<\/p>\n<p>Cricketers wear ball Guards when they play to protect their balls<\/p>\n<p>Politicians do not have balls\u201d to guard!<\/p>\n<p>Dr Sarath Obeyskera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Sarath Obeyskera\u00a0 \u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d92 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db1\u0ddc\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dd2\u0da7\u0db4\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca \u0dc3\u0d82\u0d9c\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0db4\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc6\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dca\u0db6\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd4\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d8a\u0dba\u0dda \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0dba\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0dad\u0db8\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0dad\u0db8\u0dcf \u0d8b\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0db6\u0dc0\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0da7\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0dc0\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dba \u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd0\u0db4 \u0d9a\u0dc5\u00a0\u0db4\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dab \u0dc0\u0dc1\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dba\u0ddc\u0daf\u0dc0\u0dcf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dr-sarath-obeysekera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80181","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=80181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}