{"id":97227,"date":"2020-01-03T00:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T06:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=97227"},"modified":"2020-01-02T17:09:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:09:03","slug":"it-is-time-sinhalese-people-should-take-full-control-of-the-political-democratic-process-in-sri-lanka-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/01\/03\/it-is-time-sinhalese-people-should-take-full-control-of-the-political-democratic-process-in-sri-lanka-3\/","title":{"rendered":"IT IS TIME SINHALESE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE FULL CONTROL OF THE POLITICAL DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN SRI LANKA."},"content":{"rendered":"

By Noor Nizam,\u00a0Peace and Political Activist, Political Communication Researcher, SLFP\/SLPP Stalwart and Convener \u2013 The Muslim Voice\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Posted on January 2nd., 2020.
<\/em><\/strong> POLITICAL PARTIES BASED ON COMMUNITY, RELIGION AND COMMUNAL BASIS HAS TO BE BANNED IN SRI LANKA BY THE MAJORITY\u00a0SINHALESE\u00a0COMMUNITY AND NATIONALIST SINHALA FORCES IMMEDIATELY UNDER ANY NEW CONSTITUTION TO BE PRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT. FOR THIS \u2013 \u00a0ALL SINHALA FORCES, INCLUDING THE MAHA SANGHA, THE SLFP, UNP (those who love the maathruboomiya\u201d), JVP AND OTHER PATRIOTIC POLITICAL PARTIES INCLUDING THE SLPP\/JO SHOULD GIVE THEIR FULLEST SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SEVENTY TWO PERCENTAGE (74% ) SINHALA MP\u2019s (voters) CAN EASILY DO THIS. MINORITY REPRESENTATION SHOULD ONLY BE IN THE NATIONAL PARTIES BY MEMBERSHIP AND BY BEING ELECTED FOR OFFICE IN THOSE PARTIES. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY VOTE BANK CREATION BY MINORITY \nCOMMUNITY POLITICAL LEADERS (THE MUSLIMS AND TAMILS) WHO TRADE THE VOTE BANK FOR \nSELFISH PERSONAL BENEFITS, FORGOING THE REAL BENEFITS FOR WHICH THE MINORITY \nGROUPS, ESPECIALLY THE MUSLIM VOTERS CAN BE SURE TO REAP THE TRUE BENEFITS OF \nTHEIR POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS AND INSPIRATIONS, BE MADE POSSIBLE \/ A REALITY. A \ngood example is the confession made by Rauf Hakeem when Rauf Hakeem admitted \nthat he took money from Mahinda Rajapaksa, then President, to vote in favour of \nthe 18th., Amendment Bill to the constitution on September 8th., 2010. One of \nthe SLMC stalwarts, Segu Dawood exposed this incident and Rauf Hakeem admitted \nit in public. Browse this web link and learn how this political leader (MP. Rauf \nHakeem) got money to vote for the 18th., Amendment in parliament on 8th., \nSeptember 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.jaffnamuslim.com\/2016\/07\/blog-post_144.html<\/a>  (for \nMuslim tamil readers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994, when the SLMC found an opportunity, \nsupported by R. Premadasa to reduce the cut-off point in proportional \nrepresentation from 12.5 to 5 per cent, in return NOT to field a Muslim \ncandidate as a Presidential candidate, to stop the Muslims voting Premadasa, the \nSLMC joined the UNP. (Rishad Bathiudeen) and theAtthaullah, regional Eastern \nprovince Muslim party), began to adopt THIS POLITICAL TRADING OF THE MUSLIM \nVOTES\u201d and making DEALS\u201d that was of NO BENEFIT, BUT DETRIMENTAL TO THE MUSLIM \nFACTOR\u201d which were supported by the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulema and so-called \nMuslim Civil Society groups, whose leadership also were given a SHARE\u201d of these \nSPOILS and BENEFITS\u201d, became the NORM\u201d of the SLMC, ACMC, NATIONAL CONGRES, \nACJU, THE NATIONAL SHOORA COUNCIL and the MUSLIM COUNCIL OF SRI LANKA, in the \nequation of Minority politics in Sri Lanka since 1994\/1980. As a result of these \ndeceptions, the Muslims in Sri Lanka do NOT have a voice \u2013 a POLITICAL VOICE\u201d \nfor that purpose. The Muslims did not benefit to resolve their economical, \nemployment, development, land education and fundamental rights issues by VOTING \nthe SLMC, ACMC or THE NATIONAL CONGRESS. The Muslims became POLITICAL ORPHANS\u201d \nin Sri Lanka at last. Today this has become a MENACE and a SICKNESS in the \ndemocratic political process of our country. Not only has it affected the Sri \nLanka Muslims, but also PRALALYSED THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF THE MAJORITY SINHALA \nCOMMUNITY WHICH IS 72% OF THE NATION TO MAKE ANY DECECIVE POLITICAL CONCLUSSION \nBENEFICAL TO THEIR AND OUR MAATHRUBOOMIYA\u201d OR TO AMEND \/ ADJUST THE CONSTITUTION \nTO THEIR NEEDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AND OUR MAATHRUBOOMIYA\u201d. The \npresent constitutional conflict in parliament is a result of this POLITICAL \nPLIGHT\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the media uncovering the corruption and \ndeception of the Muslim political leaders in recent times and exposing these \nDECEPTIVE AND HOODWINKING\u201d Muslim politicians and their operating beneficial \ngangs, the Muslim political culture has begun to change. Today this VOTE \nBANK TRADING BY MINORITY MUSLIM AND TAMIL POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS\u201d has become a \nMENACE and a SICKNESS in the democratic political process of our country. THIS \nHAS TO STOP FORTHWITH FOR A HEALTHY POLITICAL PROCESS TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR \nCOUNTRY and the RIGHT for the voters to decide what their communities should do \nand the majority who are SINHALA VOTERS to decide what is best for the country \nthey should do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the Muslim Minority Community, the fact remains NOW, they do NOT wish to be represented by these “MUNAAFIKK and DECEPTIVE MUSLIM POLITICIANS\u201d. THE SLMC AND ACMC MP\u2019S SHOULD ALSO ACT ON THEIR OWN NOW and decide to support the new government, Insha Allah. We Muslims should set an example like our predecessors who TRUSTED\u201d the majority community in the wake of the British trying to delay giving us independence in 1948. The role of Dr. T B Jayah becomes paramount at this moment to recollect, because had he, or the Muslim community, sided with the British at that time, granting of Independence to Ceylon would have been postponed. It is only because the minorities agreed that there was a United Front of Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims asking for Independence. But one man was against it. That was G G Ponnambalam who tried to extract his pound of flesh. He said I will sign on the dotted line only if you agree to Fifty Fifty\u201d. That is 50% of the seats for the Sinhalese and 50% for the minorities. Only if you agree to that, he told D S Senanayake, will I support the call for independence.\u00a0It was at this point that Jayah rejected the \u2018fifty fifty\u2019 formula. He said he preferred to work in trust, to work in faith and goodwill with the majority community.<\/strong>\u00a0Thereby T.B.Jayah totally undercut G G Ponnambalam\u2019s fifty fifty\u201d cry. That was the death knell of Fifty Fifty\u201d. If Jayah joined the fifty fifty\u201d cry at that time, Independence would have been postponed. One has to remember that even the word Sinhala was erased from the political lexicon. S W R D Bandaranaike ditched the idea of the Sinhala Maha Saba and he first joined the UNP and later set up the Sri Lanka Freedom Party which too did not have racial connotations. Everybody felt that communal parties were counter-productive.\u00a0It is time up that a NEW POLITICAL FORCE\u201d that will be honest and sincere that will produce CLEAN\u201d and diligent Muslim Politicians to stand up and defend the Muslim Community politically and otherwise, especially from among the YOUTH has to RISE\u201d, and this NEW POLITICAL FORCE\u201d has to support the new government formed under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and the majority Sinhalese citizens notwithstanding the fact that the Tamils of the North and East and the Upcountry Tamils and all minorities should be equally respected, politically, for a better Sri Lanka, God willing, Insha Allah. Muslims should decide to vote in support of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the New President of Sri Lanka and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and the SLPP\/SLFP Alliance in April 2020 wholeheartedly, and be part of the VICTORY OF THE SRI LANKANS in helping to form a 2\/3 majority government by those who love our MAATHRUBOOMIYA\u201d, Insha Allah. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
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By Noor Nizam,\u00a0Peace and Political Activist, Political Communication Researcher, SLFP\/SLPP Stalwart and Convener \u2013 The Muslim Voice\u201d. Posted on January 2nd., 2020. POLITICAL PARTIES BASED ON COMMUNITY, RELIGION AND COMMUNAL BASIS HAS TO BE BANNED IN SRI LANKA BY THE MAJORITY\u00a0SINHALESE\u00a0COMMUNITY AND NATIONALIST SINHALA FORCES IMMEDIATELY UNDER ANY NEW CONSTITUTION TO BE PRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noor-nizam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97227","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=97227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}