Colombo citizens have taken their individual decisions – Moragoda
UPFA candidate for Colombo Milinda Moragoda while thanking those Colombo residents and well-wishers who placed their trust in him observed that the “incomplete nature of the mandate given by the people of Colombo shows there is no agreement on policies that would take us forward.
Issuing a release Moragoda said: The election results have come in. The citizens of Colombo have taken their individual decisions.
I speak directly to those residents in Colombo who voted for me as well as to all my other well-wishers who understand and share my beliefs and vision for our society. I would like to thank you for putting your trust in me.
‘We may not have ended up where we hoped to be, but I believe we have taken another step towards changing the political culture in our society. We tried to the best of our abilities to keep the focus on the serious issues and challenges that face our city, on the need to bring our city together across ethnic, religious, class and political lines, and on the importance of the participation of citizen from all sections of society in the political process. Building bridges is not an easy task and is one that takes time.
‘The incomplete nature of the mandate given by the people of Colombo shows there is no agreement on policies that would take us forward. It reflects not only the polarization between our city and the surrounding countryside, but also the lack of trust between different groups that I have often spoken about.
‘As always, I will continue to try to build bridges between communities and work towards bringing about a positive change in our political culture.
Courtesy: Daily News
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Muslims and Tamils who fled LTTE terror in the North and East were welcomed in Colombo by the Muslim and Tamil leaders and given land, even the seized land of Buddhist temples, such as Abeysinharamaya at Maradana, donated and built by my ancestor in 18th C when he was Mahamudaliyar of Colombo and the Sabaragamuva Province. These Muslim and Tamil ‘refugees’ cannot be driven out back to the East and North, not even by MR, as they have become too powerful. Funny thing is, the Sinhalese are not allowed to migrate to North and East by the Tamils and the Muslims, saying this is their eelam raj, for Tamils only.
So long as this situation continues, the CMC will remain in the hands of UNP and Muslims. The Sinhalese will be driven out as more and more Muslims and Tamils continue to encroach Colombo, with the support of UNP, seize lands and build temples, with Arab aid. UPFA will never seize control of CMC, unless MR enforces the Muslim and Tamil refugees to resettle back in the North and East and the Sinhalese return to their ancestral lands in Colombo.
Hi Nicholas,
I wouldn’t blame innorcent people for the UNP “Victory” in CMC.
In fact, the UNP is in minority in the Council. And look, the UNP’s wimpy leader is talking about how the CMC under Muzzamil will protect rights of the residents of Colombo. It is time Mr RW learnt the role of the CMC. Primarily the CMS manages and directs the built environment in the City including environmentally friendly disposal of waste generated within the City precinct.
The UPFA should work out a coalition deal with non-UNP elected representatives of the residents of Colombo and pack the wimpy MR RW and his sidekick, Mr Muzzamil into a sealed garbage bin and drop it into the deep sea.