This writer was an observer from its beginning to end. (“Pongu Thamil ” celebrations held at Colombo New Town Hall in late October 2003, were attacked by supporters of a political party, which later joined the Sirisena-Ranil Yahapalana government. A massive boot symbolizing the Sri Lankan Army was set on fire by the mother of a dead Tiger combatant. These celebrations were held continuously for sixteen hours commencing at 3.00 p.m. This happened soon after the signing of the Norwegian crafted CFA.
How can Ranil oppose the Galle Face carnival, when his (former) Media Director has become an ardent supporter of Galle Face protesters, visiting Galle Face Green frequently? It should be remembered that this person represented Ranil at the LTTE’s “Pongu Thamil ” celebrations held in Vavuniya, when Ranil was the Prime Minister. Will pohottu MPs who come from far away remote areas of the Island, allow GR to play the role of Sirisangabo? How can they watch the masquerades of the man who invented the tagline “Sir Fail!” and discredited GR calling him “Nandasena ”? A massive banner displayed covering the entire front portion of Sirikotha, borrows two lines from a poem from ancient poetry book “Subhashithaya”: “Kalala gilunu matha varanidu goda ganutha-Thumula balethi gijindeku misa un kewatha”. (Only a King Elephant with extraordinary power can rescue a King Elephant drowned in a swampy marsh.) “Subhashithaya” does not tell us what happens to the two king elephants after the rescue operation! We may add that the rescuer had cut the two majestic tusks of the drowned king elephant! The 21st Amendment to the Constitution is designed to give more power to Ranil, the Prime Minister. What is unfolding is vital for political analysts and observers that reenacting Subha, the palace guard’s conspiracy to dethrone Yasalalaka Tissa (52-60 A.D.) is in the offing. Already he has entrusted this work to a Sirikotha confidante, another defeated UNPer. Soon after being appointed as the new Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he was not going to dismantle Galle Face Gama (one wag has renamed it as “Mahakiligama”) at Galle Face Green, and his government was ready to provide any infrastructure facilities to the protesters. They may have thought that Ranil was the most suitable person, rather than the three contenders-Nimal Siripala, Dullas, and Wijeyadasa. Now the Pohottuwa MPs, who still represent the majority in the current Parliament, apparently keep mum about this appointment for some unknown reasons.
Jayaratne and his cabinet, MR’s followers who later formed the Joint Opposition (JO), precursor of Pohottuwa, cried foul. When Sirisena in 2015 appointed Ranil who had nearly 30 odd seats in the Parliament as the Prime Minister, chasing away the incumbent Prime Minister D.M.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was rejected by even Colombian elites at the 2020 General Elections, who later entered the Parliament through the national list as UNP’s sole representative, was appointed as the new Prime Minister on May 11 by President Rajapaksa, after the resignation of MR who commanded 145 seats in the present Parliament.
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