#PM Crisis#

ruwan326 wrote:Seems like political crisis going to end soon ;) 

samaritan wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:Seems like political crisis going to end soon  

Even the closest aide to MS will not know what he would do next. Don't underestimate MS.

ranferdi wrote:

samaritan wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:Seems like political crisis going to end soon ;) 

Even the closest aide to MS will not know what he would do next. Don't underestimate MS.

One man - one man alone is responsible for the crisis that has been created - selfish and egoistical beyond measure -
Treason!!!

samaritan wrote:

ranferdi wrote:

samaritan wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:Seems like political crisis going to end soon  

Even the closest aide to MS will not know what he would do next. Don't underestimate MS.

One man - one man alone is responsible for the crisis that has been created - selfish and egoistical beyond measure -
Treason!!!

RW is crisis prone, beginning from 2004. So, no one can be blamed.

Ryan Hudson wrote:RW has tried to kill My3, Thats where the problem started

Are the following guys still in Yahapalana or not?

Dabara Amila

Sarath Wijesooriya Poth Kada Mudalali

Ratnapriya Pirimi Nurse

Viyangoda Vulgar word book writer

Ranil Wikkamasinka

Ravi Karunkanayaka

Malik Saramawikkama

Man Gala Sarama Weera

Vote the best and worst yahapalana from above as pm of sri lanka

ruwan326 wrote:Appeal Court issues interim order preventing PM & Cabinet from functioning
03 December 2018


Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on Monday issued an interim order restraining Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet from functioning until the petition against them is heard.

Notices have also been issued to respondents to appear before the court on 12 December 2018.

Judges who considered the arguments presented by both sides said that an irreversible damage could be caused if persons not entitled to do so sit as Prime Minister and Cabinet.

A writ petition was filed by UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and 121 other Parliamentarians seeking an order in the nature of Quo Warranto declaring that Mahinda Rajapaksa is not entitled to hold the office of PM.

Last week, Sri Lanka’s Parliament stopped budgetary allocations for Prime Minister’s office and other Ministries.

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/appeal-court-issues-interim-order-preventing-pm-cabinet-from-functioning/

ruwan326 wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:Appeal Court issues interim order preventing PM & Cabinet from functioning
03 December 2018


Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on Monday issued an interim order restraining Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet from functioning until the petition against them is heard.

Notices have also been issued to respondents to appear before the court on 12 December 2018.

Judges who considered the arguments presented by both sides said that an irreversible damage could be caused if persons not entitled to do so sit as Prime Minister and Cabinet.

A writ petition was filed by UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and 121 other Parliamentarians seeking an order in the nature of Quo Warranto declaring that Mahinda Rajapaksa is not entitled to hold the office of PM.

Last week, Sri Lanka’s Parliament stopped budgetary allocations for Prime Minister’s office and other Ministries.

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/appeal-court-issues-interim-order-preventing-pm-cabinet-from-functioning/

Will market goes back to Bloody red tomorrow onward ?????

Dec 03, 2018 

ruwan326 wrote:Sri Lanka President hardens stand against sacked PM

Dec 03, 2018 

President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday insisted that he will not reinstate his sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe despite another setback to him in his bitter power struggle that has left the country without a government.

What was billed as crisis talks to end a five-week old constitutional crisis, Sirisena took up his hard-line stance against Wickremesinghe, three days after indicating that he had softened his stand.

United National Party (UNP) lawmakers said the talks which were postponed from Sunday and held Monday did not yield any results and the deadlock continued.

“The talks were a failure,” UNP MP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told reporters. “The president insisted that he will not make Ranil Wickremesinghe the prime minister even if 225 MPs support him.”

Previously, the President had said he will not reinstate Wickremesinghe in his lifetime, but by Friday mellowed and indicated that he may make him the premier even though he immensely disliked him.

Sirisena held onto a hard-line stance even as the Court of Appeal issued an interim order blocking Rajapakse exercising the powers of the prime minister until a determination of the case filed by 122 MPs.

Official sources said that in the absence of a breakthrough, it was increasingly looking like the UNP will have to move an impeachment for which they do not have the required 150 votes in parliament.

The UNP has mustered 123 in the 225-member assembly. The Tamil National Alliance which hold 14 seats have said they will not support an impeachment. However,  Sirisena’s intransigence could sway the TNA which means the UNP will have to look for another 27 MPs from the SLFP to topple Sirisena.

​​​​​​​https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_President_hardens_stand_against_sacked_PM-3-12795-10.html

Ryan Hudson wrote:With yesterday's Palayaw Palayaw speech, Ranil has again proved he is not fit even to be a member of a Village Development Society, Hats off to president for the decision, thank you sir

ruwan326 wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:

ruwan326 wrote:Appeal Court issues interim order preventing PM & Cabinet from functioning
03 December 2018


Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on Monday issued an interim order restraining Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet from functioning until the petition against them is heard.

Notices have also been issued to respondents to appear before the court on 12 December 2018.

Judges who considered the arguments presented by both sides said that an irreversible damage could be caused if persons not entitled to do so sit as Prime Minister and Cabinet.

A writ petition was filed by UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and 121 other Parliamentarians seeking an order in the nature of Quo Warranto declaring that Mahinda Rajapaksa is not entitled to hold the office of PM.

Last week, Sri Lanka’s Parliament stopped budgetary allocations for Prime Minister’s office and other Ministries.

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/appeal-court-issues-interim-order-preventing-pm-cabinet-from-functioning/

Will market goes back to Bloody red tomorrow onward ?????

Or MS will play another trump before he goes to sleep tonight@ 22:00??????

Ryan Hudson wrote:With yesterday's Palayaw Palayaw speech, Ranil has again proved he is not fit even to be a member of a Village Development Society, Hats off to president for the decision, thank you sir

Ryan Hudson wrote:Rating organisations have lost their credibility over the years, best example is Arthur Anderson which rated Enron as one of the best, 1 year down the line Enron bankrupt, 

We had the best finance minister Ravi Karunkanayaka, rated by banker magazine, even at that time Ravi was a known robber, 

So, these rating orgs have their credibility at stake due to their global bias towards western bastard countries, you can not hoodwink people by this, they know the truth

samaritan wrote:In the backdrop of economic & political instability rating agencies down grading a nation cannot be faulted. Whether we accept it or not there is complete anarchy prevailing in the country at the moment.

The only way out in my opinion is for MS to refer the constitutional crisis to the people's court through a referendum. As the sovereignty rests with the people let the people be judges and decide whether they want an election or not. There is no other means to resolve the current impasse.

ranferdi wrote:

samaritan wrote:In the backdrop of economic & political instability rating agencies down grading a nation cannot be faulted. Whether we accept it or not there is complete anarchy prevailing in the country at the moment.

The only way out in my opinion is for MS to refer the constitutional crisis to the people's court through a referendum. As the sovereignty rests with the people let the people be judges and decide whether they want an election or not. There is no other means to resolve the current impasse.

What sort of democracy is this? In constitution when it is clear that parliament cannot be dissolved before 4.5 yrs he did it, It was clear that RW had confidence in parliament when he faced NCM. And MR doesn't have mandate when MR was defeated in NCM. So the President created whole scenario of hegemonic and Autocratic way. 

Asking for elections or having elections on undue time also not democracy, That's politics of influence, We have witnessed this when in MARA regime, He was having elections province by province creating favorable conditions for him using government machinery and resources to garner support.

How can one expect that the same methods will not be used if elections ever to be held under MR premiership?

If someone needs an election too there is a way to propose that in parliament and have dissolved by proving majority of MP's needs election.

Democracy is not pointing to personal likings or dislikes The president seems not understood that.

Ryan Hudson wrote:Rating organisations have lost their credibility over the years, best example is Arthur Anderson which rated Enron as one of the best, 1 year down the line Enron bankrupt, 

We had the best finance minister Ravi Karunkanayaka, rated by banker magazine, even at that time Ravi was a known robber, 

So, these rating orgs have their credibility at stake due to their global bias towards western bastard countries, you can not hoodwink people by this, they know the truth

samaritan wrote:

ranferdi wrote:

samaritan wrote:In the backdrop of economic & political instability rating agencies down grading a nation cannot be faulted. Whether we accept it or not there is complete anarchy prevailing in the country at the moment.

The only way out in my opinion is for MS to refer the constitutional crisis to the people's court through a referendum. As the sovereignty rests with the people let the people be judges and decide whether they want an election or not. There is no other means to resolve the current impasse.

What sort of democracy is this? In constitution when it is clear that parliament cannot be dissolved before 4.5 yrs he did it, It was clear that RW had confidence in parliament when he faced NCM. And MR doesn't have mandate when MR was defeated in NCM. So the President created whole scenario of hegemonic and Autocratic way. 

Asking for elections or having elections on undue time also not democracy, That's politics of influence, We have witnessed this when in MARA regime, He was having elections province by province creating favorable conditions for him using government machinery and resources to garner support.

How can one expect that the same methods will not be used if elections ever to be held under MR premiership?

If someone needs an election too there is a way to propose that in parliament and have dissolved by proving majority of MP's needs election.

Democracy is not pointing to personal likings or dislikes The president seems not understood that.

The ruling UNF does not have simple majority in parliament without the support of TNA & JVP who are in the opposition. Is it democracy for them to support the ruling side and be in the opposition???
Is it democracy for the opposition leader to act as Government Agent???

Yahapalanaya wrote:The space is ours; the frame is ours too

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[size=17]By Ruwanthie de Chickera
Frames of Resistance…
On 28 November, at the annual National Youth Drama Awards held at Nelum Pokuna, two young artists – Surin Chamara and Kasun Ukwatta– made a singular public statement against the prevailing political culture of corruption, greed and shamelessness in this country.
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Like the quiet integrity of the 90-year-old Tamil civil servant, and the flamboyant courage of the young Sinhala artists, let us retain our approval and our association only for those who really deserve it

Dramatically,in full sight of a live audience, these two young artists refused to accept awards from the hands of two chief guest politicians on the stage – Udaya Gammanpila and deleted Dissanayake. They insisted, instead, on receiving their awards from other officials who happened to be there.

In that moment, that awful Nelum Pokuna stage, which is still associated in the public’s mind with the corruption, greed and shamelessness of the Rajapaksa regime, became a site of dignity and of people’s resistance.

In that moment, Rajapaksa’s NelumPokuna stage belonged unequivocally to those two young artists and what they stood for –i.e.the absolute rejection of the politicians standing just next to them.

In that moment, those politicians who had so blatantly pushed their way into a public space and claimed it to promote themselves, were framed within this very same space – madeinto an instant spectacle of rejection, captured on camera, unable to stop smiling, having to keep clapping at their own public humiliation.

These are our sites of public resistance.They belong to us citizens.They must be claimed by us.

The very thing these two young Sinhala boys did so dramatically, in real time and in front of a live audience, was done a few weeks ago at a slower pace by Dr. Devanesan Nesiah – a senior Tamil civil servant of great repute and respect.

Dr. Nesiah, who received a Deshamanya award in 2017 from the hands of President Sirisena, returned this award to the President with an open letter stating his reasons for doing so, within the current political context.Along with the open letter was published a photograph of Dr. Nesiah and the President with the award held between them.

Within the context of Dr. Nesiah returning his award, that single picture – which was originally a picture of him being honoured by the President of this country – becamea picture of him rejecting the worthiness of the President to bestow honour on him.

That picture has now become one of the hallmark pictures of the events over the last five weeks in Sri Lanka.

These are the sites of public resistance.They really do belong to us citizens.But we must have the courage to claim them.
Sites of Resistance…
This is the nature of civilian resistance – and it rests on the fact that who we choose to associate with, and how we choose to associate with them, is ultimately, 100% within the control of each one of us.

Because of the public rejection from ordinary citizens like Ukwatta, Chamara and Nesiah, public figures like Sirisena, Gammanpila and Dissanayake will be remembered (at least in these instances) for their unworthiness and emptiness as men and as leaders.

We need to understand our own power.And we need to act on it.Public figures need endorsement – which means that politicians need our approval of them.This is what makes them legitimate.This is how they survive.This is how they grow.

Every time we pose for a photograph, invite to a ceremony, greet as ‘Honourable’, sponsor, bow, stand up, offer flowers, we are lending the politicians of our country our endorsement, our approval and our own personal dignity.

If this is ours to give, it is also ours to take away.

However, disturbingly, with the current continuing political chaos that has brought our country to its knees; politicians keep getting invited to events, keep getting put on stage, keep being venerated, idolised, and given podiums to speak from.And every time we give them this, they are claiming much more than our time; much more than that physical space on the platform.They are claiming our dignity.Our endorsement.

And make no mistake, in this climate of political breakdown, these men desperately need our endorsement.And also, make no mistake, in this climate of political bankruptcy we lend them this dignity by subjugating our own.

When citizens or organisations undiscerningly associate with politicians of questionable ethics, inconsistency, corruption, we lose something of our personal dignity and Sri Lanka loses more self-respect.We become more and more a country of abject, opportunistic subjects paying homage to our unworthy, opportunistic leaders.

As long as people are willing line up to receive favours, prestige, tax cuts, commissions, jobs, pensions and vehicles from our political leaders, we will be stuck in this loop of legitimising the continuation of corruption, inflated power and unprincipled leadership.

We will only gain as much as we are willing to give up.We will only retain what we never will trade.If we trade in our dignity, we lose our right to own it.If we accept the privileges, we lose the power to critique. 

Enough of the double game.Enough of the excuses.Enough of the casual hypocrisy.It is time we, as citizens, choose who we want to lend the dignity of our association to.Our public spaces belong to us.Who we invite into our lives, who we invite to our gatherings, our meetings, who we receive money from – all these things are entirely and completely within our control.

We need to take a stand – as individuals, as organisations, as corporate bodies, as industries; as schools, as professionals, as artists and primarily as citizens.We own our own bodies, our personal space – and collectively we own public space.

Let us share the dignity of this space with people that we respect, people that we endorse and people that we uphold as worthy of leading this country.Let us stand with them because we choose them.

And if there is no one worthy of this pride of place, let us stand alone, but together as a force that rejects this culture of political dishonesty and abuse of power – and let us reclaim these platforms as sites of civic dignity, values and service.

Like the quiet integrity of the 90-year-old Tamil civil servant, and the flamboyant courage of the young Sinhala artists, let us retain our approval and our association only for those who really deserve it.

Ryan Hudson wrote:Now, My3 has done a great job here, he has taken the right decision to chase bank robber Ranil, it has helped the economy, international relations and numerous sectors, you may wonder what????

No this is the truth, you will understand in 3 years time how my3 was correct 

Ranil and his dubious companions were ruining our economy and our unbiased international relationships, 

When it comes to rating orgs, again Im stressing they are biased, specially fitch ratings is biased, 

Best example is arthur andersson and bankers magazine, our economy will not fall, we will stand up and fight for democracy, for general election to elect a parliament with majority