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What to do with Ranil?

The verdict was given on who will lead Sri Lanka for the next six years-Not by its citizens but Hon. Prabhakaran. LTTE has influenced the outcome of all the presidential elections since 1994.

1994- Gamini Dissanayake was killed - Chandrika Won
1999- Chandrika was bombed -Chandrika Won (Sympathy Vote)
2005- Tigers forced a Boycott - Mahinda Won

This shows how pathetic we have become politically? A terrorist leader deciding on who should rule us. Sri Lanka's well being will be the last thing in Prabhakaran's mind.

In 1999 even in the event of Chandrika succumbing to her injuries Ranil would not have won- because the Presidential election gets cancelled in the event of incumbent getting killed during the elections. Only chaos & anarchy would have prevailed. I am sure Prabhakaran, did look at the constitution before sending that human bomb.

All what Prabhakaran needs is a Politically, Economically & Internationally weak Sri Lanka. And this - the southern Sinhalese people have given to Prabhakaran.

LTTE has eliminated Lalith, Premadasa & Gamini physically and their latest stunt is eliminating Ranil Wickramasinghe politically. The saddest part is that he used the Sinhala people as pawns in his latest maneuver-which the Sinhalese in the south didn't even realize! (Yet)

The Sinhalese will soon come to realize their greatest mistake & by that time a Visionary Leader who would have trapped the LTTE internationally & forced a peaceful solution on them and brought economic glory would have retired from politics.

Prabhakaran must be having a mighty laugh at the stupidity of the Sinhalese People.

The thing can be described in Sinhala: 'Oorage malu oorage anga uda thiyala kapanawa.' My addition is 'Oora danneth naha-Oorata hari joli!'
It means doing something detrimental to some one using the same person as a tool. My addition is that the person being used as a tool doesn't even know this & enjoys the act!

Now let's take a look at the reason why Prabhakaran rejected Ranil Wickramasinghe:

Is it because-
Ranil Can't clap, speak or smile properly?
Ranil will sell Sri Lanka to foreigners as alleged ? (by critics)
Ranil's alleged intimacyual preference? (by critics)

Answer is a big NO!!

Its plainly because Ranil was the only formidable threat for Prabhakaran. He was the only match to Prabhakran in the south (other than Chandrika), in terms of being a smart cookie. Prabhakaran installed a person as the president (a nice guy to everybody at all times but hardly a visionary-who will be a prisoner of JVP & JHU). A prosperous economy, political stability & renewed international support to SL under Ranil would have been a nightmare for Prabhakaran.

Some people call President Rajapakse's victory as a B'day gift. But that gift nothing but trivial compared to the gift in advance that we have given Prabakaran (whose B'day falls on the 26th of November). What more can Prabhakaran expect from us!!




It is natural and expected that most of the people who backed Ranil are frustrated. Ranil is the easiest scapegoat they can find. But will a change of leadership solve the problem? I strongly believe we shouldn't let Ranil go. His experience & leadership is yet to be utilized fully.




We deserve much more from Ranil & Chandrika. They have many more years of politics in them. Aren't we being foolish by sending our leaders home just because of a terrorist leader decide he shouldn't rule the country? Thanks to Prabhakaran we are running out of Leaders!




Only silver lining of this election result is that the prefix-'Traitor', which was always used with Ranil Wickramasinghe, has been cleared.




And we should also keep in mind that some of us can fool the poor village folks over and over and over again....




But can we fool the




1. The LTTE



2. Fundamentals of economics....




Therefore a time for people to realize their mistakes will come VERY SOON. 48.5 % of Sri Lankans who live outside North & East who voted for Ranil shouldn't be disillusioned. It will be giving in to terrorism. Let us protect our leaders and put up a common front




Now there is speculation over who will become the Prime Minister. My suggestion is let Prabhakaran select the Prime Minister too!




-Chandima Welagedara



chandimawele@gmail.com

Why not elect a TNA member or Mano Ganesan ?