Embarrassed by relentless publicity given to my family: Namal
Government MP Namal Rajapaksa said in Parliament yesterday that he is thoroughly embarrassed by the ‘relentless publicity’ given by the state run TV channels to the events attended by his family members and relatives.
Making his remarks during the committee stage debate of the Media Ministry, MP Rajapaksa said that he, along with his mother and two younger brothers, watched one such news bulletin which overly highlighted the events related to his family members in a consequential order.
“In the bulletin, they telecasted news about President Mahinda Rajapaksa, me, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in order. There are matters to be covered regarding other MPs in the government, provincial councilors and local government members and the opposition. There should be a chance for all shades of opinion. Then, the credibility of these media institutions will be high,” he said.
Courtesy: DM Online
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Ha, ha, joke of the year.
In the last stages of the war, Retd gen SF referred to South Indian politicians as a pack of jokers.
I am sure he has lovelier things to say of politicians in the emrald isle.
The biggest joker and fool is SF himself, whose ego was massaged by JVP into believing he was more popular than Hon President MR. JVP had a whale of a time riding this miserable donkey to political power, they thought, through elections or coup d’tat. JVP failed and are now trying to woo TNA and other Tamil jokers and students in Yalpanam to ride on their back to power by militancy. What interesting times for diaspora DC and his ilk who can wait till doomsday to realize their pipe dream, as VP did.
I agree with Namal that certain TV media is giving too much coverage to the Rajapksa family, perhaps wrongly thinking it will win kudos/favours from R family. It may even be a more sinister plot to make people fed-up of the First Family by overexposure.
That picture reminds me of the Dehiwela Zoo in the good old days.
The Chimpanzees drew lots of crowds.
People took photographs of the chimps and showed it to folks when they got back to their villages.
Well, that’s what the SL press is attempting to do in this insatnce.
FM is probably a diaspora kotiya, masquerading under a Sinhala sounding name. He is being disloyal to the Hon President of our Motherland and our First Family, which I detest. Where is your gratitude for our Motherland having been saved from the evil LTTE, after 3 decades of hardship and terror?
This photo was actually taken on his first term, when MR was elected Hon President. It is a lovely family photo! Such photos of the first families of USA and other countries are also common. There are group photos of Royal Families of Britain and other countries also, published on special occasions. What is wrong with this practice? To FM ofcourse, it is a matter for amusement, since he has a bird brain perhaps or the brain of a hyena. I wonder whether his wedding or family photos are matter for amusement for others. If he was a celebrity, which he never will be, his family photo would have also beeen published, on a special occasion. If he was a criminal ofcourse, his mug-shot would be published for all and sundry to look at and laugh at.
Hi Nicholas,
I do find Chimpanzees amusing !!
Nicholas,
Regret you having labelled me as “diaspora kotiya”.
I am direct descendent of King Radhirajasinghe who ruled for 16 Years from 1782 – 1798 AC in Mahanuwara (Senkadagala ) immediately prior to the the last king of Kandy.
If you would like evidence of my ancestry, please do look it up in the Colombo Museum. The Mahakotipitiyas are 6th generation from King Radhirajasinghe and we live in dignity with our heads held high.
Hi Nicholas,
I do find Chimpanzees amazing creatures.
Hi Frederick,
It is very amusing that a great great grand son of King Rajadhirajasinghe is a “Frederick”. What a joke. I know few people in Angoda mental hospital also thinks thay are related to anciaent Sinhala kings. It’s OK your majesty the Frederick, it will take time to cure. You need to rest and get some tretaments.
In the mean time it is wise if you refrain from personal mudslinging like the silly “Chimpanzee” jokes, because personal mud slinging shows two thing of a person:
1. He/she does not have any valid arguments to beat his opponent.
2. He/she is of a third class mentality.
Both above will degrade your claim of royal ancestry.
Hi Manjula,
Welcome back. In the fourth generation of the Mahakotipitiyas we were adulterated with German blood. Hence the name.
Atlast there’s one person who admires my Chimpanzee jokes.
How’s summer in Ozzieland?
Hi Nicholas,
Chimpanzees are amazingly cruel animals.
The height of chimpanzees varies from about 39 in (1 m) in males to about 36 in (90 cm) in females. An adult wild male weighs about 132 lb (60 kg), but in captivity can grow up to 220 lb (100 kg). The weight of females range from about 66 lb (30 kg) in the wild to as much as 190 lb (87 kg) in captivity.
Chimpanzee pelage is primarily black, turning gray on the back after about 20 years of age. Both sexes have a short white beard, and baldness frequently develops in later years. The skin on the hands and feet is black, and that of the face ranges from pink to brown or black. The ears are large and the nostrils are small. Chimpanzees have heavy eyebrows, a flattened fore-head, large protruding ears, and a short neck. The jaw is heavy and protruding, and the canine teeth are large. Male chimpanzees have larger canines than females, and these are used in battle with other males and during predation. Although chimpanzees have long powerful fingers, they have small weak thumbs. Their big toes function like thumbs, and their feet as well as their hands are used for grasping.
The genitalia of both sexes are prominent. Areas of the female’s genital skin become pink during estrus, a period that lasts two to three weeks and occurs every four to six weeks. The characteristic gait on the ground is the “knuckle-walk,” which involves the use of the knuckles for support. Chimps spend much of their time climbing in trees, and they sleep alone every night in nests that they make with branches and leaves. A mother sleeps with her baby until her next infant is born. Chimpanzees live up to 40-45 years.
Dear Manjula,
Well replied to FM, who unfortunately appears to be suffering from grandiose delusions that he is a descendent of an ancient king. His majesty should indeed be in Angoda or preferably in Dehiwela Zoo to keep company with birds, chimps and hyenas, wearing his royal robes and crown, ofcourse. Dehiwela Zoo will indeed collect more income, as people flock to see him in all his regalia or minus all his clothes, with all his genitalia in view for zoologists to study his mating habits etc.
FM appears to have been adulterated not by German blood, as he proudly claims, but by chimpanzee blood, more likely, because he knows so much about this animal. He alone enjoys his chimpanzee jokes. I think he does deserve to be treated in Angoda rather than be confined to the Zoo.
Distinctive Habits and Characteristics of Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees are the most social of all the apes living in communities of between 15 and 120 individuals.
Their communities are often split into a number of subgroups with a male as the leader of the group.
Males seldom leave the community where they were born.
Females often migrate to a new community during an adolescent estrus period.
Chimpanzees travel mostly on the ground (terrestrial) by knuckle walking.
Chimpanzees groom each other daily, and this activity has an important social function of calming and comforting individuals and solidifying bonds with each other.
Mothers often travel alone with their offspring.
They construct nests at night in which to sleep.
Chimpanzee males in the wild cooperative hunt for meat.
Their diet is mainly fruits with regular amounts of insects, as well as birds and small mammals and tamils.
Chimpanzees use tools to gain access to food, such as fishing for termites with sticks fashioned for the job and cracking open nuts with anvil-like rocks.
Females in estrus have a prominent swelling of the pink perineal skin, lasting two to three weeks and occurring every four to six weeks.
Females give birth every 4 to 5 years and their gestation period is 8 to 9 months.
Chimpanzees have a long mother-infant dependency period where infants will nurse on their mothers for 5 years and stay with their mothers several more years learning to care for younger siblings.
The life span for chimpanzees is 40 to 50 years in the wild and over 50 to 60 years in captivity.
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Hi your majesty Fredrick,
Sad to know that you have been adulterated by German blood. Dictionery meaning for adulteration is to corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance.
Hmmmm ! I am sorry Frederick. Probably it wasn’t your fault that one of your ancestor queens slept with a forigner.
Also, thanks for providing above a very good account of your ancestry details such as life span, food, habitat etc.
Hi udurawana
Welcome back. Where have you been?
We missed your valuable blogs.