PM did not fulfil his promises – Radhakrishnan
UNP MP V. Radhakrishnan yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe did not keep his promise to appoint him as a Cabinet Minister.
Mr. Radhakrishnan told a news conference that the Prime Minister had agreed to give him a Cabinet post and a deputy minister’s post to Badulla District MP S. Aravinth Kumar, but both promises were broken.
He said complications had arisen in the assignment of subjects and responsibilities to the ministers as the Prime Minister and President Sirisena do not see eye to eye.
He said the fate that befell Somalia would befall this country if the rupees continues to depreciate in the manner that it has. “There is a need for someone to step in and mitigate in this war of attrition between the Prime Minister and the President. Otherwise, the present crisis will take a turn for the worse, endangering the future of this country,” he said.
Mr. Radhakrishnan said several backbenchers of the government had also expressed discontentment because they did not receive portfolios.
(Source: Daily Mirror – By Ranjith Rajapaksa)
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You need to understand it is necessary to promi6many things to show the majority in the parliament, but not necessarily possible to keep those promises once in power.
Come on Hon Radakrishnan, Do not bother our PM now reagrading this unessary demands. RW is engaged in a pilgrimage (wata-wandanaawa) visiting Buddhist sites and show-casing his worship (Danda-namaskara). After all thanks to Hon . Sirisens he became a practicing Buddhist!! We all have to appreciate that.
Hey Amarakoon,
I hope Non RW will successfully complete his ‘wata-wandanawa’ and ‘danda-namaskara’ and end up in Yellow Robes, perhaps as the Chief Priest of the Asgiriya Chapter.
If that happens, imagine Aiyo Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa visiting him to receive blessings!
That will be good to see, Amarakoon.
Mr Radhakrishnan,
Why you want a Cabinet Minister post, my dear friend?
You were elected by voters in your electorate to serve them.
Dear Friend, you refer to the fate of Somalia in your message.
Dear Friend, do you realise that the estate workers who elected you have been living in conditions worse than Somalia for past 70 years?
None of the leaders from your area cared for them; they all became Billionaires and Playboys, eg Thondaman Family.
So Mr Radhakrishnana, don’t hanker after a Minister Post to become rich; serve your constituency as an honest and strong MP like Range Bandara.
Yes Pierre Sleiman. Two things come to my mind:
1. As things goes now, RW can attain the status of RHATH pretty soon. He is so pious now; and
2. As far as I know Buddhists do not worship ‘Butterflies’. any comments from your side is welcome.