LTTE (600,000 votes) abandons Ranil: Ranil's loss is Mahinda
[b]LTTE (600,000 votes) abandons Ranil: Ranil's loss is Mahinda's gain[/b]
H. L. D. Mahindapala
[b] Colombo, 11 November, (Asiantribune.com): [/b]Yesterday’s statement of R. Sampanthan, leader of the Tamil National Alliance, disowning both presidential candidates, has left Ranil Wickremasinghe high and dry. "Nothing worthwhile would be achieved by supporting either of the two leading candidates in the Sri Lankan Presidential election," said Sampanthan. On the one hand, this statement undermines Wickremasinghe's claim to be the champion of the minorities. On the other hand - and more importantly -- this implies that the LTTE is not going to deliver him the votes that he was expecting as the champion of the minorities (meaning LTTE).
Wickremesinghe's presidential campaign relied essentially on winning the Tamil votes. He was counting essentially on 600,000 Tamils votes of the north and the east. But after yesterday's critical meeting in Killinochchi it is clear that the LTTE has virtually abandoned him. Political observers agree that Sampanthan's statement yesterday dealt a severe blow to Wickremasinghe's chances of winning the presidential election.
Though the LTTE stance was signaled earlier through their websites and print media, it would nevertheless be a rude shock to the campaign managers and spin doctors of the UNP. Their political calculation was that on an evenly balanced south it is the minority votes that would tip the scales. The NGO pundits and the pro-UNP private sector media too relied heavily on this assumption. This was the fundamental base on which the Wickremasinghe camp was planning and hoping to win the election. But exactly a week before the election the LTTE has pulled the rug from under Wickremasinghe's feet.
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LTTE (600,000 votes) abandons Ranil: Ranil's loss is Mahinda
hey 1/LTTE.. you're talking nonsense.. again..!! lol.. that's becomin a bad habit man..
Anyway, to comment on the last thing you said.. you should know that Tamils are talking about the killings of these "100.000 srilankans=singalese" too. Cause that affects us since it is these killers who killed between 50.000-100.000 JVPs, who are let loose in Jaffna town killing innocents at will! Specially in wartime.
So don't try to diss Thamizh and Tamils by your foolish talk, okay?
Re: Let’s not repeat history
[quote="freedom"][b]LTTE has put middle Sri Lanka to the test but it’s not hard to decide, whom to vote. [/b]
We live in the beginning of the 21st centaury. In such an era;
As the next president in office, United National Party (UNP) Presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha has pledged to give high priority to end hunger, to provide jobs for the abilities and to end separatism.
It’s a well known and an acceptable fact, above pledge is from a presidential contender, who has proved credibility. As one of the prime examples, the Cease Fire Agreement with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has produced many productive social developments among the ethnic minorities.
Therefore the LTTE is eager to find out for which policies the harts and minds of middle Sri Lanka stand for, in order to solve the national problem.
Up to now from both sides, the ethnic problem in our country has claimed over 65000 innocent lives. Majority of the people perished, are from Sinhala and Tamil families, who struggled to make ends meat. The rest talked about the ethnic problem and got on with a normal life and the individuals who had contacts and affordability left the country in style.
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FREEDOM:
If JVP, JHU or Sinhala People talk about themselves that is wrong. they beocme sinhala racist, cahuvanist, nationalist bigots.
CWC is supporting Ranil for monwy, foreign trips and the opportunity to stay in colombo while children attending International schools.
Sri Lanka is considered to be one of the country's that have pure Theravada Buddhism. Christianity is everywhere in the wolrd. Buddhists have never been suppresive or oppresive to any other religions or for thier practices. Christianity in infamous in thre whole world for their tactics of forceful conversion of people into their religion.
YET, you want Sri Lanka to be a SECULAR country. Except India where there are so many religions I suppose, many other countries including USA, UK, Norway are not truly secular countries.
Your vision for the 21st century and you model leader is one who gives into your nationalistic and selfish demands.
Tamils live in the NOrth and East, most affected Sinhalas need peace and not your nationalism or war. Tamil diaspora (most probably you are one of those), politicians and LTTE are the people who have a tamil "NATIONAL" probelm.
Why you can not ask your tamil leaders to stop addressing tamil needs instead talk about Sri lankan problems and address the needs of every ethnic group.
You are talking about ways how tamils can dominate in a pluralistic Sri lanka. You are talking about Ranil assuming he is going to give your selfish demands.
No of tamils killed are about 10,000. Sri lankan youth had been killed over 100,000 during the last 35 years. You are people are not talking about the Sri lankans but only about tamils.
LTTE (600,000 votes) abandons Ranil: Ranil's loss is Mahinda
it doesent matter whether the sun shine on Ranil or not what matters is that whether sun shines on sri lanka or not.
If ranil is giving into tiger demands why are they not supporting him?
If mahinda wins and war breaks out JHU monks should lead the battle. Christian who are under attack form JHU better stay at home. Mahindapala better live in luxury in Australia than come here and suffer from bad economics of JVP backed mahinda and a possible war situation
Mahinda wont be able to rule anyway. JVP & JHU will give him a tough time. So will unsatisfied SLFPers
Let’s not repeat history
[b]LTTE has put middle Sri Lanka to the test but it’s not hard to decide, whom to vote. [/b]
We live in the beginning of the 21st centaury. In such an era;
Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha's collaboration with the Sinhala extreme nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Sinhala extremist all monks' party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), demonstrates that Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha is following the foot steps of Mr S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike's formation of the Mahajana Exsath Peramuna (MEP) coalition in 1956.
Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha has failed to understand JVP and JHU are the prime chauvinistic political parties in Sri Lanka who has the iron fist to reduce the importance of pluralism.
When Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha has failed to produce a clear cut agenda which addresses the problems among all ethnic communities, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha has made Sinhala nationalism, the centre piece of his political strategy.
Also Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha is glorifying the unsuccessful economic policies that are in place by the ruling party, as his current economic policies. We already witness those economic policies have degraded the countries economy in a large scale.
Therefore, Presidential contender Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha’s agenda clearly indicates, that he is not a moderate leader with a vision and courage whom we could trust to govern Sri Lanka for the next six years.
On the other hand presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha’s clear cut policies, toward the ethnic minorities, has establish trust between the presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha and the ethnic minorities.
The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) supports to presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha, is the prime proof of that trust.
As the next president in office, United National Party (UNP) Presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha has pledged to give high priority to end hunger, to provide jobs for the abilities and to end separatism.
It’s a well known and an acceptable fact, above pledge is from a presidential contender, who has proved credibility. As one of the prime examples, the Cease Fire Agreement with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has produced many productive social developments among the ethnic minorities.
In such an era when concrete solutions are needed to the national problem, we clearly see while presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramasingha is promoting pluralism in middle Sri Lanka, presidential contender Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha is promoting Sinhala nationalism to win the harts and minds of middle Sri Lanka.
Therefore the LTTE is eager to find out for which policies the harts and minds of middle Sri Lanka stand for, in order to solve the national problem.
Up to now from both sides, the ethnic problem in our country has claimed over 65000 innocent lives. Majority of the people perished, are from Sinhala and Tamil families, who struggled to make ends meat. The rest talked about the ethnic problem and got on with a normal life and the individuals who had contacts and affordability left the country in style.
In such an era middle Sri Lanka lack neither strength nor wisdom, on the 17th of Nov 2005 it's the people in our country who has the key to open the door to a leader who has the vision and courage to promote secularism in pluralistic Sri Lanka.
Therefore when our country needs new-age leadership, It’s not hard to analyse, which presidential candidate policies are more efficient and effective.
Presidential contender Mr Ranil Wickramsingh's agenda foresee a bright and hopeful future which will promote secularism in pluralistic Sri Lanka.