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Sri Lanka`s cabinet dissolved
Saturday, 19 November 2005 - 9:24 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s new President Mahinda Rajapakse today resigned from parliament as he assumed his new office leaving the entire cabinet dissolved.
Rajapakse, 60, sent his letter of resignation from parliament after addressing the nation as the fifth executive head of state following the November 17 election which he narrowly won.
With the resignation of Rajapakse from his post as Prime Minister the entire cabinet as well as ministry secretaries lose their jobs.
Rajapakse said he will appoint a new cabinet of ministers and name officials to head ministries shortly. He said he will also present a brand new budget to replace the one presented by president Chandrika Kumaratunga`s government 11 days ago.
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shamintha
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19 Nov 2005 16:12:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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I believe that as the new president mahinda has got the right to do so. strictly speaking it is just natural to dismiss the government picked by the former president, especially in this case, where we all know about the distrust which surrounded the two.
As a new president he may pick a team who enjoys his trust and confidence - how else will things improve in our island?
Sri Lanka should be prepared for many changes to come, the reshuffle of the cabinet is probably just the beginning - we all hope for the better.
Edited By - shamintha - 19 Nov 2005 16:16:00 GMT |
ravi_r
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19 Nov 2005 16:12:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Finally MR is showing off who is in charge. Soon the Eelamists will feel his wrath. |
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19 Nov 2005 16:13:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Well if Wimal becomes the Prime Minister , socialism of JVP will accelerate the down hill path of economy, and Sri Lanka will hit the bottom pretty fast. |
AnuD
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19 Nov 2005 16:25:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mahinda should act like a true leader and should not repect what the previous govts did.
There may be competant bereaucrats among the bunch that Ranil appointed. If they are willing to be loyal to
MAhinda, he should get their services.
With respect to LTTE, I think LTTE does not have any solid leadership. LTTE killed Muslims in the Mosques and then published sympathy notes in the tamilnet.com. This looks like LTTE fortied camp is an Anarchy.
New Prime minister should be appointed on the basis of ability and performance and not based on seniority. |
Fairplay
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19 Nov 2005 16:27:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mahinda has the sole responsibility to build his party the SLFP that he grew with. SLFP that honoured him by nominating him to the seat. Although Mahinda sougt an alliance of convenience with JVP/JHU, he is expected to be loyal to his party first and not make any decisions that will ruin the future of his party.
Mahinda is also faced with the task of building the strength of his party than letting others penetrate the SLFP base through which future Rajapakses may enter politics.
Hence, Mahinda will appoint the PM from SLFP. Also the FM and Defence Minister will be from SLFP. JVP on the other hand will be looking for Ministries that enable them to interact more with the public with their long term vision of becoming the SLFP, UNP equivalent.
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19 Nov 2005 16:34:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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Why JVP Leaders are silent on Mahinda's victory.I didn't read in any papers, their participation at the swearing in ceremony
or at least a congratulatory message.
Even their mouth piece Lanka Truth is silent on this.
Any idea?
Edited By - Dian - 19 Nov 2005 16:35:56 GMT |
AnuD
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19 Nov 2005 17:13:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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JVP's murderous past is haunting them. That is why people disagree with them. Otherwise, they are not communists, racists or extremists. People do not like them because of their past.
LTTE will have the same problem, even if, ever they decides, they can not come into mainstream politics until they get somekind of homeland. Without that, they do not have anyhthing genuine to say they acheived, except with the gun they gained respect for tamils. They need something to prove. The reason is, they can not compete against other high caste ex-extremist groups. LTTE will ruin themselves because they just do not want to understand the practical truth.
LTTE stopped N @ E from voting is also wrong analysis.
In the East, muslims voted in large numbers. That is why Banu's people bombed the Muslim Mosque.
In Wanni, 1/3 of the registered voters voted which means LTTE did not have problems with it.
Only the Jaffna voters who are afraid to LTTE did not vote. Because of that Jaffna voting booths were empty throughout the day.
Right now, Many different NGOS are a threat to Sri Lanka to the same extent that LTTE is threat. |
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19 Nov 2005 17:13:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I think we should have a re poll in the north. Everyone knows there was intimidation. Ranil is the real president |
AnuD
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19 Nov 2005 17:23:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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United is right.
Continue polls until Ranil wins. |
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19 Nov 2005 17:34:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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| It is not Mahinda was showing his strength. Simply he has to give up PM post to accept the top job and when the PM resigns, the cabinet gets automatically invalidated according to the constitution. I guess, he will be very sensible in naming his cabinet as he has always been, unlike Prez Premadasa who got things messed up by ill-treating Gamini and Lalith in 1989. |
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