In our earlier report we presented facts on how the son-in-law of Gen Sarath Foneska, the then army commander, made blood money with every bullet and shell fired by the army in the Wanni war.
We also published photographs showing how the honourable gentleman lavishly spent the blood money he had earned under the veneer of a patriot with the willing connivance of the ‘Great Soldier’.
Interestingly, when President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched his humanitarian campaign to liberate the Tamils as well as the country from the clutches of Prabhakaran and his separatist terrorist goons, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, the then Army Commander was not in the country. He was out in Singapore, getting medication.
On his return home, he got himself immersed in a battle against not only with the LTTE but also with the innocent Tamil civilians. And the Tamil Tigers greeted him by sending a pregnant woman suicide cadre.
The symbolism in the Tiger’s act is something that cannot be missed. It is known in military circles by then that Gen Fonseka had upon the virginity of the dozens of women soldiers and made them pregnant. He also fathered children by molesting several innocent Sinhala women soldiers who worked under him.
As army commander, Fonseka instead of winning the hearts and minds of the Tamils living in the war zone harassed them. He made innocent Tamils run along with the Tiger cadres from Mannar to Mullaitivu.
When the battle was raging Fonseka left on a holiday to China on 11 May. The trip was sponsored by a leading Chinese arms manufacturer, China North Industries Corporation, NORINCO. The entire family joined him in the holiday. Wife Anoma, two daughters Aspara, Aparna and the son-in law cum arms dealer Danuna Tilakaratne stayed with the General along with his ADC and a few other relatives and friends.
NORINCO played the role of host to perfection. It provided the Air Tickets. When Sarath Fonseka’s Party landed in China, the factory representatives received him with full honours that are reserved to a privileged few.
Sarath Fonseka and his ‘group’ were conducted on a sightseeing tour of Chongquing city and Xian where they saw the terracotta warriors, the Great Wall of China as well to the Olympic stadium.
Our information is that during this visit, the General received a fat cheque towards the services he had rendered to please his hosts – bulk orders for military hardware for which he was responsible. The goodwill money shorn of all honorific is pure and unadulterated commission, kick back.
Asian Tribune investigations show that the Arms dealer son-in-law used the occasion of the visit to China at the invitation of NORINCO to meet its rival, Poly Technologists. Danuna Tilakaratne met the Poly Technologists representatives with the full knowledge and blessings of his father-in-law. The meeting was a hush-hush affair. It resulted in some orders to Poly Technologists and the ordinance factory was asked to quickly ferry the ordered weapons to Sri Lanka. Poly Technologists also is rumoured to have showered the Sri Lanka Star general and his starry son-in-law with its version of goodwill money.
All these discreet arms deals took place when the Sri Lankan forces - Army, Navy and air force were engaged in a pitched battle with the Tiger terrorists in Wanni.
The holiday party lingered on in mainland China for a little while. By the time the General and his family and friends returned home with spirits rejuvenated, Sri Lanka’s war against terrorism on its very own soil ended by the 18 May.
During the final stages of the war, as the army commander was not on hand, the Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa along with Vanni Commander and other forces commanders steered the campaign that culminated in the elimination of Pribakaran and his terrorists group.
Asian Tribune learns Sarath Fonseka used to long for power and authority like a megalomaniac.
As commander of the army, he used to beseech the Defence secretary to vest with him the authority of controlling the Navy, Air Force and the Police. His argument was that such authority would give him the freedom to marshal all resources for effective deployment for best results in the war theatre. The Secretary to Defence refused to yield to Sarath Fonseka, thereby making him nurse a grievance against the Rajapaksas.
Army officers who worked with Foneska told Asian Tribune that the General always nursed the ambition of becoming supreme power in the country.
On May 18, Government of Sri Lanka declared that the humanitarian campaign to liberate the Tamils was over and by that time more than 280,000 innocent Tamil civilians who were held as human shield by Prabhakaran ended up as internally displaced persons at the welfare centres.
However, unbelievable it may be the truth is as Army Commander, Sarath Fonseka never visited any of the theatres of war when the battle was raging between the Sri Lankan forces and the Tamil Tigers. He never ventured out into the front line until Kilinochchi was liberated.
When the troops had pushed out Tamil Tigers from Kilinochchi, President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to visit the area on April 16, 2009. He wanted to celebrate the Sinhala and Hindu New Years with the troops stationed in Kilinochchi, IDPs and other civilians.
The President invited the Army Commander to accompany him. But Fonseka showed reluctance saying that the war with the LTTE was still raging and as such on and no risks should be taken. Army Commander lacked the courage to go to the frontline.
But the President kept his date with the front line. On his arrival at the proposed new hospital complex in the heart of Kilinochchi town on 16 April 2009, morning, the President and his entourage were received by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, and Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake. The Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickaramratne was also present. He reached Kilinochchi a day ahead of President’s visit.
That was the first time General Sarath Fonseka set his foot in the war ravaged region.
Interestingly both when the war was declared and when the war ended, Gen Fonseka was no where in the scene. When President Rajapaksa declared war on the LTTE after the Mavil-Aru incident, the star general was away in Singapore. During the final days of the war, he was away in China with his arms dealer son-in-law collecting commission money and conniving with his son-law to order for another shipment of arms and ammunition.
On 20 August 2009, the Defence Secretariat was informed of the arrival of the Mechanized Vessel Lily from China with 206, 20ft containers and 3 containers of 40 ft with arms and ammunition from China. The arrival came as a surprise. After Mahinda Rajapaksa became the President, the practice adopted is to order and regularize imports of military hardware through Lanka Logistics.
Earlier the import orders used to be placed by forces commanders in a haphazard manner. Asian Tribune learns that Defence Secretary streamlined the import procedure and set up Lanka Logistics as the agency to handle all imports of military equipment.
Lanka Logistics is presently headed by Nimal Perera. He is a former Director of Noritake Lanka Porcelain. Jayanth Wickremasinghe is the Chief Executive of Lanka Logistics.
Normally arms and ammunitions are imported after asset drill and opening up of the Letters of Credit for the ordnance factory which would send the military hardware.
Instead of going through these procedures, MV Lilly arrived at Colombo Port from China with Poly Technologists’s hardware - RPGs’ artillery ammunitions, small arms ammunitions, and spares for artilleries.
According to Lanka Logistics they have not opened up the necessary Letter of Credit for the ‘cargo’ that came. This was the hardware that was indented during Gen Fonseka’s holiday to China. His son-in-law, who was on the holiday trip, is the agent of Poly Technologists.
According to the Defence Ministry there is no need for the Poly Technologists’s hardware that came aboard MV Lilly. The ship was accordingly sent back to China.
This decision created a big wedge in the relations between Sarath Fonseka and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who are good friends otherwise. In fact it was the Defence Secretary who promoted Fonseka. . It was because of Gotabya’s insistence President Rajapaksa appointed Fonseka as the commander in Chief.
Many generals don’t think Fonseka displayed any great talent in winning the Wanni war credit to Fonseka. A retired commander of the Army told Asian Tribune that any Commander would have successfully fought the battle against the Tamil Tigers if they were blessed with a determined political leadership like that of Mahinda Rajapaksa and a caring Defence Secretary like Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Fonseka Career – The Charges
Sarath Fonseka joined the army on Feb 5, 1970 and was commissioned on June 1, 1971. He was made Commander in Chief of the Sri Lanka Army on Dec 6, 2005.
He is crazy of women. Many women soldiers were molested. A case in point is of Nanda Menike. Sarath Fonseka repeatedly raped this woman solider and fathered two children. Before leaving from the Army he arranged pension and other benefits to her.
Asian Tribune is willing to arrange a genetic test to prove the charge.
As a Lieutenant, Sarath Fonseka was charge sheeted and punished. The offence: rape of a domestic (servant woman) on 25 December 1975, at the Army Training centre in Diayatalawa.
Foneska was given a severe reprimand on Feb 20, 1976 (See the document).
The order (document) reads: “WOAS (Whilst On Active Service) being an officer of the Regular Force charged for the conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline that he on 25th December 1975 at the Army Training centre at the station officers mess Diayatalawa did become in a manner unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman and thereby punished under Army Act Section 129 (1).
Names of witnesses:
1. Lieut Ham Perrera 1/SLLI (O/ 50618)
2. 2/Lieut. C.J. Kottahachchi SL AOC O/50671
Severely Reprimanded
By S.C. Ranatunga Colonel.”
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One has to recall the allegation made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her address to UN Security Council. She spoke about allegation of rape against the armed forces. Such allegations must have been prompted by ‘sexcapades’ of General Sarath Fonseka.
It was learnt that Sarath Fonseka was charge sheeted for several offences during his career. He had a serious brawl at an airport once.
Fonseka: His rise and Fall
To accommodate Sarath Fonseka as the new Army Commander the Government retired the serving commander Lieutenant General Shantha Kotegoda by giving him a two-day notice.
Fonseka’s elevation as Army Commander took place when he was packing for his retirement due in another couple of weeks. His first annual extension of service was granted on 18 December 2005.
From that day onwards up to his retirement on Nov 12, 2009, Foneska received as many four extensions.
All because the President of Sri Lanka and the Secretary of Defence were very considerate towards him.
The same Sarath Fonseka has now filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court, stating that “the President is entitled to a security force of 2000; the Defense Secretary has 500; former Navy Chief has 120 and the Army commander has a security detail of 600. While so much security officers are provided to them, Gen. Fonseka whose security detail was drastically curtailed has only 10 Commando soldiers, two unofficial security officers, 50 soldiers and a bullet proof vehicle”.
In his petition Sarath Fonseka requested the Court to direct the authorities to provide him with 600 soldiers, 10 vehicles and two bullet proof vehicles as security cover. His contention was that as an Army Commander he faced with the biggest threat from the LTTE and cut backs on his security after the war was won, is ‘unjustifiable and unreasonable’.
The retired general who has filed for his ‘fundamental’ rights has a dismal track record in respecting fundamental rights of others, particularly fellow generals particularly to his immediate predecessor, General Shantha Kottagoda (2004 to Dec 6, 2009).
Within two days of his retirement as Army Commander, General Shantha Kottagoda was evicted from his quarters at the Army Headquarters. Subsequently within a month he was driven out of the General’s House located at the Bullers Road. He was deprived of his personal body guards. He was left high and dry without any security cover. Remember General Shantha Kottagoda had also fought against the LTTE. He was also a Tigers’ target.
Fonseka, as army commander, also trampled on the security of some other former army chiefs as well. He called back all the security guards and vehicles provided to General L.P. Ballagalle (2000 to 2004), General C.S.Weerasuriya (1998 to 2000), General R.De. S. Dulwatte (1996 to 2000) and many retired senior generals of the Sri Lanka Army.
Honours Denied
Because Sarath Fonseka was charge sheeted on several occasions he was denied of the USB – Uthama Serva Pathakkam and also VSV Vishita Seva Vibushana.
Subsequently when he became the commander of the army he amended the regulation in respect of the award of USB in order to qualify himself for the award of VSV and subsequently recommended for himself these very honours and received the awards.
In 2002 when Sarath Fonseka was the Commandant of Jaffna, the Government decided to allow the Tamil land owners on a staggered basis to occupy their lands that came under security zone in the Jaffna Peninsula. But he refused to implement the order. He refused cooperation. The matter went up before Ranil Wickremasinghe, the then all-powerful Prime Minister.
Ranil moved Fonseka out of Jaffna and posted him as the Wanni Commander.
As Commander of Jaffna, Fonseka was provided with a satellite phone (Sat Phone) for communication purpose.
He used the Satphone for personal purposes mostly talking to his US based daughters and friends in foreign lands. He took it along with him when he moved to Vavuniya; he took along with him the satellite phone.
The Army wanted to court-martialled Fonseka for the abuse of the official telephone.
Fonseka’s Satphone bill was a staggering Rs. 8.5 million. He settled the bill after he became the commander of the army by drawing money from the Army Welfare Fund.
(To be continued)
- Asian Tribune -
Comments
Why has the Asian Tribune
Why has the Asian Tribune completely 'missed' the news of supposedly all Lankan Tamil Nadu
refugees numbering some 1.23 LAKHS, in Tamil Nadu camps, returning to Lanka by end Jan 2010 ? Has "Sinhala infighting" been artificially created to cloud the real issue, i.e. that there some 5 Million Tamil Dalits in Tamil Nadu looking for ways to fly away from Tamil Nadu's drastic conditions for them, right there in the Tamil Homeland in Tamil Nadu ? It should be acknowledged by one and all that salvation for such vast numbers must be found in Tamil Nadu itself.
Time to Take a Deep Breath
Sri Lanka has just emerged from 3 decades of the horrible tensions of a terrorist war, and how easily we seem to have forgotten what those years were like! Were the previous governments clean and free of corruption, or is there a new awareness with the Internet, of what goes on? Not only in Sri Lanka is there a mishandling of national finances, but everywhere...even in the most developed of societies!
The peace dividend has not come, and people are impatient. But is there any guarantee that a change will bring about clean government? The MR team delivered the country from the LTTE which was the #1 issue facing the country. The nation has to demand for changes but not in the way things seem to be moving with competitive mud slinging. When a new candidate of whom we know very little attempts to come in as "Mr. Squeaky Clean", investigative reporters get into action and it is right that readers of AT be made aware, just as long as the reports are true. No doubt there will be dirt throwing by both sides, and hopefully whoever does it will have the evidence to prove what they say.
But let us not forget the issues facing the country. Corruption is obviously considered by many to be the single most important issue that has pervaded every sphere of government and even the private sector. This is true not only of Sri Lanka but is a global phenomenon that has become rampant with processes of globalization.
It's time to take a deep breath and think with equanimity before we act, for desperation seems to be what is driving things now.
Time to Take a Deep Breath
Sri Lanka has just emerged from 3 decades of the horrible tensions of a terrorist war, and how easily we seem to have forgotten what those years were like! Were the previous governments clean and free of corruption, or is there a new awareness with the Internet, of what goes on? Not only in Sri Lanka is there a mishandling of national finances, but everywhere...even in the most developed of societies!
The peace dividend has not come, and people are impatient. But is there any guarantee that a change will bring about clean government? The MR team delivered the country from the LTTE which was the #1 issue facing the country. The nation has to demand for changes but not in the way things seem to be moving with competitive mud slinging. When a new candidate of whom we know very little attempts to come in as "Mr. Squeaky Clean", investigative reporters get into action and it is right that readers of AT be made aware, just as long as the reports are true. No doubt there will be dirt throwing by both sides, and hopefully whoever does it will have the evidence to prove what they say.
But let us not forget the issues facing the country. Corruption is obviously considered by many to be the single most important issue that has pervaded every sphere of government and even the private sector. This is true not only of Sri Lanka but is a global phenomenon that has become rampant with processes of globalization.
It's time to take a deep breath and think with equanimity before we act, for desperation seems to be what is driving things now.
Self induced self-destruction
Brother against brother; neighbor versus neighbor; countryman against countryman - this emerging vicious political campaign is guaranteed to bifurcate the nation without a single separatist lifting its fingers.
Supposedly responsible news media outlets perhaps should consider taking a more measured and discreet approach when delivering news - even when washing dirty linen in public. After all, responsible media executives have first and foremost a grave moral responsibility to their respective nations. The principled ones consistently prioritize their ethical obligations – sort of like statesmen of the press. In an intense quest to protect one candidate over another, please take care not to hurt the nation. A web site that is frequented by a wide global audience, its views easily have an effect on the image of the nation. According to this narrative by the author, every official mentioned in the article can be construed to have the least principles. This is insulting to the named officials and irreversibly damaging to the stature of the nation. Kindly consider the choice of words, the tone and the context of delivery - a delivery that I hope is based on dignity and respect for others.
Mudslinging Campaign
It is very clear that Asian Tribune is engaged in a mudslinging campaign against General Fonseka. I am not a Fonseka fan or his relative, but as a neutral observer, I have many doubts. Why didn't Asian Tribune, specifically the so-called responsible and investigative journalist-editor not take the trouble to reveal all these faults of Fonseka when he was leading the war and when he was close to the Rajapakses? Why didn't you enlighten the government and the general public about all this when Fonseka was at the helm? If he was so bad and his discipline was a point of embarrassment, why did the Rajapaksa regime and particularly the Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya want to appoint him as the Army Commander? Even a child would know that there is a martial law and if anyone within the military commits serious crimes, he would be severely reprimanded. Not only that, such a person would not even be able to work for the army for almost 40 yrs, let alone reach the highest echelons of its administration. Also, on a side note, Asian Tribune should know that if Gen. Fonseka did engage in massive corruption as alleged, there is absolutely no way that Gotabhaya was unaware of that. Along the same logic, it would follow that, Gotabhaya and the Rajapaksa regime was an important part of that corruption project. It is understandable that Asian Tribune is writing in favour of Rajapaksa, but it is really sad that this website is stooping to such low levels as to create lies and mislead the public in order to achieve their goal. This type of lowly journalism will not do the Rajapaksa campaign any good, but more harm.
Mr slpatriat..GF is no more a
Mr slpatriat..GF is no more a respectable General but a cheap politician.People do not want to know much about corrupted Generals so nor the journalists but want to know about politicians.... that is the truth.If anybody comes to politics ,be prepared to face the consequences of their past acts.
Knee deep in mud
It appears Sri Lanka will be knee deep in mud very soon. The Asian Tribune is a very responsible journal and its unlikely it and its respected editor will resort to airing dirty linen unless the stories can be substantiated. Contrary to what some commentators have said, if these stories are based on researched material and can be substantiated, then the Asian Tribune is doing Sri Lanka a great service by informing its readers about the possibly flawed character of General Sarath Fonseka. These exposures assume a greater significance when one considers the holier than thou attitude the General is taking and promising to end corruption, restore human rights and media freedom, and allow democracy to flourish etc, all very noble intentions. If the sweeper who is coming to clean a mess is bringing a dirty broom, then there cannot be a clean result. The voters of Sri Lanka should not know as much as possible about the man who is challenging President Rajapaksa. If there is corruption (and there are serious perceptions about rampant corruption in the country), human rights violations, media restrictions (which no doubt have to be lifted, but on the understanding that the media plays a responsible role and not be the cats paws of anybody and serve foriegn masters), attacks on democracy. then some action is definitely warranted to arrest these unsavoury practices. However, whoever who is promising to do all this cannot be tainted even with a hint of corruption and unsavoury practices as there will not be and cannot be any credibility to the person who is promising to be that "cleaner".
Everyone knows that SF
Everyone knows that SF visited USA as a private tour just for the renewal of his Green Card at the cost of public money.Isn't it a corruption? This is an apparent example ....more will come out in the future...
All Srilankans, Readers of
All Srilankans, Readers of Asian Tribune, please accept my unconditional appology for defending person like Gen Sarath Fonseka for many years. I am ashamed of myself. I knew that he was a womeniser, he is an alchohol lover, he likes money. But never anticipated it to this extend. If anyone can read archived comments I made to AT, one will realize how far that I defended this person against attack by LTTE diaspora and opportunistic opposition politician in SriLanka. I was amused to view Gen Fonsekas poor media brifieng last Sunday and reveleations by AT on two occations. These information are appalent. In fact Gen Fonseka was very successful and we were very unsuccessful. We have no reason to doubt AT info since there were materially and logially sound. We demand 2 things from Gen Fonseka, (a) Let us know whether your Son In Law had anything, even technical support in relation to arms procurements (b) whether you are willing to undertake genetic test off illigitimate childrens. This is nothing to do with political campaign. It is very important thing to do with to who that we hand over this country's future. It is future of our children, our heritage, our culture.
ARMS AND THE MEN
Well done KTR on yet another piece of brilliant Investigation. My only wonder is why the mainline SL newspapers have not gone to town with the findings of the ongoing investigation with a view to open the eyes of the unsuspecting and incredulous masses. Besides, why havent the govt of SL made use of them? Maybe, they are waiting for things to heat up, or worried about the prospect of boomerang! All these go on to suggest that SL must have a powerful Investigation agency as the Central Bureau of India, which booked even former PM, Narasimha Rao.
LETS FIGHT A GOOD CAMPAIGN WITH HONUR
This is quite disturbing, but we must stay away from slinging mud at our ex soldier. It is all about can he delivers against Mahinda? We should not go in to the debates about their personal life as their children and grand children involved and those things will come back to haunt us. I am sure Mahinda can beat him easily on policies and manifesto commitments than the character comparisons. I am all for merits now onwards. Remember he was our friend until yesterday. By going against the H E should not be liable for character assassination. He served his country until he retires and people will be the judges of the facts. Most of the leaders around the world have small weakness as now of us are perfect. Furthermore On my personal experiences and knowledge I found that some of the Sri Lankans are bisexual and womaniser. These things are what ever it is happening there due to the fact that we are very prudish society want to be in a monogamous relationships but there is lots of temptations and big cultural barriers. The society is very tight knit cultural society but many of hidden skeletons in their cupboards, our duty is to breaks those barriers as there is no right or wrong answers in life.
Social cohesion is needed to be addressing not the past personal life of the commander. He wants to challenge let him I would say bring on we can deal with it. As H E promised this is going to be a best election ever, we must uphold the mother democracy. We must be serene poise and guide our readers to be the judges of fact and choose a candidate checks against delivery. As you know H E MR has solid 30 years of politic, philosophy and economics experiences. We should be relying on that. The purpose of the social Sri Lanka and economic Sri Lanka should be to sustain our people.
The purpose of political Sri Lanka should be to promote the democratic and effective institutions to develop policy in these two spheres and across the board where we want and need to cooperate in our mutual interest. But the purpose of political leadership is to get the policies right for today's world. It is time to give ourselves a reality check. To receive the wake-up call. The people are blowing the trumpets round the city walls. Are we listening? Have we got the political will to go out and meet them so that they regard our leadership as part of the solution not the problem?
That is the context in which the debate should be set. People say: we need the social justice to be restored in Sri Lankan's credibility. Of course we do. But it should be by the right candidate. It shouldn't be abstracted from the debate about Sri Lankan’s crisis. It should be part of the answer to it. The purpose of our social model should be to enhance our ability to compete, to help our people cope with globalisation, to let them embrace its opportunities and avoid its dangers. Of course we need a social Sri Lanka. But it must be a social Sri Lanka that works. Mahinda had lounged so many of Investment strategies on knowledge, in skills, in active labour market policies, in science parks and innovation, in higher education, in urban regeneration, in help for small businesses. These are the modern social policy we must convey to people of SL, not character assassinations; if we go in this path it shows that we as moderate progressives Mahinda supporters are worried about the Retired soldier. We must focus on progress politics where regulation and job protection that may save some jobs for a time at the expense of many jobs in the future.
These articles are venom at
These articles are venom at its best and we do not know the truth of these statements, but let us first look for the ROOT CAUSES of the conflict & war. Wasn't it because of ill treatment of Tamil Dalits (Untouchables) in Tamil Nadu that thousands of them came over to Lanka for a better life, only to get caught up in the separatists trap laid down by Prabhakaran's ltte ? Also, look at the numbers of Tamils imported for labor by the British & the Dutch into Lanka, a figure of 1.5 MILLION plus !. All these poor Tamil people came into Lanka, even though it is a tiny, relatively poor Third World country because it offered free education, free health care & even free food to the very poor. Such is the thanks to the hand that feeds ! Separatism breeds hatred & fear, and will not be tolerated, as much as the poor Sinhala peasant JVP terror tactics were not tolerated. We have to think post-war, both in regard to JVP & LTTE, and create jobs, a sense of security & well being as far as is possible for all the citizens of Lanka. HALT ALL ILLEGAL MIGRATION into Lanka through various methods, and hold Tamil Nadu responsible for the welfare of its own citizens, particularly the Tamil Dalits.
We feel that this is what
We feel that this is what General Fonseka has looked for despite his fame which he could earn during the past few years. This is the nature of politics. If he entered it, he should be prepared to suffer and undergo all sorts of personal abuse and humiliations directed at him. From my point of view, Mr. Fonseka has been motivated to run after a mirage which he can ever never reach in his life time as a cat's paw of both local and internatioal conspirators who want to destroy Sri Lanka. As we shall see, not one, but hundred thousand defenders try to do shooping on his behalf, it becomes an utter failure since it is difficult to swim against the current which generally flows downward of the river.
Again a Faliure of the Appointment
If all the above allegations are correct what constitute is nothing but that the person who was responsible in appointing SF as the Chief of the Army has not done his/her job. Also, It is too late now for them to bring these type of allegations and find this type of baseless information when SF decides to be the common candidate for the next presidential election. They should have evaluated these artifacts when he was selected as the Chief of the Army. What are we going to gain out of these? Many might think average Sri Lankans are stupid to believe these baseless information.
I doubt that Gen SF was able to climb up to be the chief of the Sri Lanka Army which inherits great history of disciplinary. SL Army has labeled as one of the most prestigious and best tactical forces in the world. THE NOBLE Truth prevails!
no..Nethmi it is not too
no..Nethmi it is not too late to stop a rapist become the president of Sri Lanka...if you like a rapist to become the president you have the right to vote for him but the majority will not.
Yes Nethmi...noble truth
Yes Nethmi...noble truth prevails!!! you seem to be a kind of guy who believes every gossips against your uninterested party but is reluctant to believe allegations with evidence agaist your sweet heart ....yes...noble truth prevails..!!!
Ritz Carlton
Of course if you all are to character assassination of a person, then get the both sides. Then people of Sri Lanka will view with it equanimity. But I am 100% confidence that mind set of many Sri Lankan's citizens has their caliber not to fork fingers into some one's personal life. People who have known what was happening in Ritz Carlton in NY on Govt expenses, especially in year 2007, 2008 during so many Sri Lanka delegations, then they can bring the same allegations. But people still have more pride and dignity not to go to others levels.
Stance of Asian Tribune
It is my understanding that Asian tribune target one candidate (Gen. S.Fonseka) and trying to expose him, we don’t know whether these allegations are correct or not (Gen. Fonseka son in law started a legal proceedings so better not to talk). In terms of he became farther to two kids with a woman who he is not married to. First of all, my concern is what Asian tribune trying to achieve. Even you say Gen Fonseka assured that the lady who he had an affair received an income and compensation, what’s wrong with it? Are we all saints? I am asking dear readers, do you guys never ever had/having sex other than your wife? Let’s be fair. We all do all sins in dark and we are trying to become saints in front of public. But what we need to look at is whether Gen. Fonseka is a man who can run the country and fulfil the public aspirations. The issue with Mahinda is, he is now acting as a king and his clan "using" Sri Lanka's resources as they have inherited. That’s the issue. What happened to the democracy. Therefore Asian Triune must be fair. Why don’t Rajahinham looked into these allegations. These are popular allegations and many Sri Lankan believes that these are true. Who runs the drug mafia and control all the brothel houses in Sri Lanka? Its the Dr. Mervin Silva with the full blessing of Mahendra Percey rajapaksha. (Why Mervin Silva so close to MR, it’s a secrete) If Mr. Rajasinha is exposing Gen Fonseka, then you need to expose Mahendra Percey Rajapaksha too? How his infant daughter died?, How he became a Lawyer, Was late Jeyaraj Ferdandopulle wrote the law exam for him? Allegations of his involvements in killing of lawyer Liyanarachchi, How his close associate Sachin Vas bought Helicpters, How did he and his clan bought Apollo hospitals, How many hotels in Sri Lanka runs by Rajpaksha clan, how they bought, and the sources of income, why the navy reduce the cadet office entrance qualifications Just to admit his son, how his son completed three year course in one year, Few days ago how Namal rajapaksha wrote law collage exam in a separate room in front of collage principal? you need to be fair if not then we say ASIAN TRIBUNE AND RAJASINGHAM IS A HENCHMAN OF MAHENDRA RAJAPAKSHE!
Hey, Mr Defender...it seems
Hey, Mr Defender...it seems that you are trying to defend General by justifying his all dirty works and also his abuse of women and his adultorius life using his power.Now he is a politician who runs in the presidential race.People little know about his military life but need to know a lot about him as a presidential candidate.Anyway General appears himself as a clean and well desciplined man conceling his real charactor.Don't you beleive that people do not have any right to know the qualities of the candidate running for the presidency.You trying to talk about a good governance by General forgetting who he is...Anyway good work by Mr Rajarathnam..it is your duty to expose the real charactoristics of politicians.
Kumbala fish and the cat
Now its all coming towards General SF. It reminds the story of cat which ate Kumbala fish. So we have nothing but saying General "Kumbala maalu kewanam vindawapan balalo...!"
Its only in few websites today, but tomorrow thousand and one government mouths will thrash General SF until the end. The thrashing is not baseless, they all carry strong evidences against the General, which could not be easily overlooked!
Thousand and one commissions will be appointed tomorrow to investigate arms deals involved with the General and his son in law.
Now there is no return to the General, but to enjoy the disaster ahead because no one to be blamed of but himself!
S F and his pdegree !
My sincere thanks to K.T. Rajasingham for such brillient investigative journalism. Your findings will help foolish people to open their eyes and see who is General !
SF and the bogus Decorations
My hats off to Mr. Rajasingham foe doing such a wonderful piece of investigative journalism. Being an ex-soldier my self, I was surprised with the appointment of SF to be the Army Commander in the first instance. However, later the way he conducted himself and interviews he gave to the TV and Press, I thought he has learnt his way through to become a good Army Officer. Most of the Army Commanders did bring honor and color to his office by their very conduct above board. SF seems to have completely destroyed this office by engaging in bitter politics and challenging his own commander-in-chief. To become the President, he only had to wait another 6 years, and he could have walked into the Presidents shoes naturally.
Some are saying that these details are coming out now because of his break up with the president. There may be some credit for that storey. However, with that sordid past how he became appointed as the Army Commander. The government has take full responsibility for that, and for not removing him from office at the end of the war without promoting him with another rank. The regular process of extension of his service period could have simply removed him from office.
The allegation of womanizing with SF was legendary all through his career. The storey is that he held on to his Chief of Staff Parami Kulathunge's official residence at the Army HQ was to satisfy the Commander’s lust for women. Perhaps we may get more light on that account pretty soon. Thank you Mr. Rajasingham once again for doing this brilliant piece of work.
The patriot citizens of Sri Lanka should bring what ever information on SF to suitable publication like Asian Tribune, to show the true nature of this lost general before he takes us all in a self districting path.
Well said
Well said