Maithri expresses gratitude to all parties, wants peaceful celebration
While expressing gratitude to all the parties behind his significant victory at the 2015 Presidential election, President-elect Maithripala Sirisena offered advice to the general public to celebrate the victory in a peaceful manner.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was seeking a third term in his office faced a defeat with President-elect Mahinda polling in a majority of 51 percent at the 2015 Presidential election.
Election Chief Mahinda Deshapriya, at a press conference held at the Election Department in Rajagiriya, officially announced that Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena had emerged victories at the 2015 Presidential polls.
Maithripala’s New Democratic Front (NDF) has secured a significant victory in 12 out of 22 electoral districts after polling in 51.28 percent (6,217,162) of votes, while President Rajapaksa from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) polled 47.58 percent (5,768,090).
The final districts results indicated a clear victory for the NDF, which is widely seen as a crucial victory for an opposition party after decades.
Maithripala has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days and return the country to a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy where the police, the judiciary, and the civil service will be independent institutions.
(Ada Derana)
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Remember, there is something got to do on or before the first 100 days in the seat. To be fair to you, I’ll reserve my judgement on you for 18 months.
After all the mud slinging at MR, including the use of army to block voters going to the polling station and vote rigging, MR ensured the most peaceful and fair election in Sri Lanka’s election history. It is time to better him and deal with the corruption mate!
Congratulations !!!!!!!!!.
Rajapakse regime attacked in dirty manner using government TV channels and all powers and kept saying that there was a connection between Maithree group and Tamil diaspora.
Now Mr.Maithree and group has to take serious steps for corruption and bribery.
I am happy that I helped his victory in my capacity.
Lessons learnt:
Trying to Pleasing minorities expecting them to be great full is a grave mistake.. They are racist from deep their skin.
Evidence:
1. Northern Tamils lost education, lively hood, jobs, wealth for 30 years while southern boys went on with life at least at 80%. They even won the Cricket World Cup while the war was going on. So who suffered? Tamils. So when MR finished the war who had the most relief. Tamils. Now their children can go to school, universities, get decent jobs. Were they greatful for that? Absolutely not. They listened to their “Tamil” leaders just because of their “tamillness”.
2. After the war Tamil language was made compulsory for all government servants under a new tri-language policy, giving Tamil language a major recognition. Tamil was an official language before but wasn’t practically working since Sinhalese people were not learning Tamil. Now 80% of population has to learn the language of 10% of people. This is never heard of anywhere in the world. USA, UK, Norway, Canada? No! But were the Tamils greatful for that ? Absolutely not! They just listened to their “Tamil” leaders just because of their “tam illness”.
3. Over 10,000 Tamil Tigers who surrendered were given pardon and trained a trade and freed to the community rather than let them rot in the jail. Were them or their parents, relatives been grateful for that? Absolutely not. They just listened to their “Tamil” leaders just because of their “tamillness”.
4. Over 20 times the funds allocated for South were allocated for the north. That is tax payed by majority Sinhalese people, spent for their Tamil brothers. Were they greatful for that? Absolutely not! They just listened to their Tamil leaders just because of their “tamillness”.
If none of the above was done for the Northern Tamils, MR could have still got the same response from the Northern Tamils. So the lesson is , why bother? This applies squarely on Muslims too? So, Why bother?
Tamils and Muslims in general are nothing but racists. Not every one but most in general. This is a good lesson for sirisena too. Don’t give anything. They will not be greatfull.
Blame me for telling the truth, call me names! Bad luck guys, the truth is sometimes bitter! Get used to it.
Internationally reputed Basnayaka…. if you don’t know, here you can read some misunderstandings of sinhala people must change about tamil socity as written above by Manjula. Because you were never able to reply about what you said that //now sinhala people change their misunderstandings about tamil socity// you can learn true misunderstandings now from others, because you don’t know it.
Agree with Manjula. The tamils and Muslims have never considered themselves as Citizens of Sri Lanka. They have never demonstrated a sense of belonging to this country.
The objective of the average tamil is to get 1st Degree in SL Unversity under sponsorship of the SL taxpayer and then jump to the western World in pusuit of wealth and comfort.
The TNA leader, in congratulating the winner of the elctions, rudely reminded the winner of ‘solutions to the problems of the tamil people.
HE Mahinda Rajapaksadeveloped infrastruture in war torn areas and has established the Provicial Councis.But the pandithaya’s who sit in the Northern and Eastern PC’s never undertake any socila work or development.
Instead, they sit aroudt the entire day dreaming of ealam, picking quarrels with public offircers or fly to India to beg for assistance from Indian Governmemnt.
I don’t mind letteing them stay here but will they ever change their outlook?
Manjula has expressed 90% of what I feel. Manju, thank you for not being common Sinhalese and for staying focused.
All said and done, do you all think this poppet can make decisions having no administrative power over his fellow house members?
Or if decisions are made by Ranil or Chandrika they will make good decisions while failed for years? common!
This is the joke in this decade and unfortunately we cant laugh because it is wholly about our country!