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JHU appoints militant leader as parliamentarian
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 - 7:14 PM SL Time
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Sinhala Ultra Nationalist All Monks party, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), which is opposed to power-sharing and Norwegian facilitation, Wednesday replaced their National List parliamentarian monk Ven. Omalpe Sobhita Thero with a prominent militant leader of the National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT), Patali Champika Ranawaka, paving way for him to assume a cabinet post this week, when the party with 9 parliamentary seats, is expected to join Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse`s UPFA alliance.
Ranawaka, a former militant JVPer from 1980`s, who agitated against the Indo-Lanka accord, had split from the JVP contradicting with the militant Marxist founder of the JVP, Rohana Wijeweera.
He later became a key founder of National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT) in 1998 and Sinhala Urumaya (SU) in 2000, and was known for anti-semitic statements, comparing Tamils with Jews with a `Aryan Sinhala` supremacist philosophy.
In 2004, he was `removed` from the General Secretary post, following a controversy between the laymen and monks in the party.
However, the ultra nationalist agenda, opposed to the Post Tsunami Joint Mechanism between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the P-TOMS, the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) between the GoSL and the LTTE, and the merged NorthEast, kept him active in the party.
Omalpe Sobitha Thero, who carried out a fast-unto-death campaign in 2005 for 17-days against the P-TOMS, has stepped out from his Parliamentarian post to pave the way for the articulate Sinhala nationalist policy advisor Ranawaka.
Priyani Wijesekara, Secretary General of the parliament said Wednesday she had received the resignation letter of Venerable Omalpe Sobitha Thera resigning from the national list MP post. She had forwarded the letter to the Commissioner General of Elections for necessary action.
The parliamentary group and the central committee of JHU met Tuesday night and decided to accept the invitation of Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse to join the UPFA government.
With the joining of JHU, the UPFA government`s parliamentary strength will be increased to 122 from 113.
The parliamentary strength of the combined opposition parties will be decreased to 103 with JHU joining the UPFA-government.
Sri Lankan Parliament has 225 Members. 196 MPs are elected from 22 Electoral Districts. 29 seats are provided to parties on a National List.
With the swearing-in of Champika Ranawake, the number of cabinet rank ministers in the UPFA government will swell to 53.
Sri Lanka has long been criticized for having `Mega cabinets` since the late 1980s.
Virtually every member of the Sri Lankan President`s political alliance, is either a Minister, a Non Cabinet Minister or Deputy Minister.
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 31 Jan 2007 13:20:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri lankans should be proud to see people like , Ranawaka , Karuna, Devanadna, Somavansa have renounced terrorism and are falling in line with the democratic process.
very soon LTTE will have to lay arms and beg for survival. i hope it would adopt democracy before that. |
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31 Jan 2007 13:26:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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Nationalist All Monks party, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU),
Ranawaka, a former militant JVPer from 1980's
I did not know that Ranawaka was a Monk,
Tamilnet is renowned for its controversial (mostly lies), the only new paper that had articles published before it incidents.
May be Ranawaka will become a Monk and Tamilnet is putting the news in advance. |
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 31 Jan 2007 13:26:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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JHU appoints militant leader as parliamentarian
Mr Patalie Champika Ranawaka become environmental minister. That?s good move? He is Bsc(eng) holder,,, Educated people like PATALIE is need for country Other than uneducated TNA members....
I wish all the best Mr Patalie Ranawaka.....Jayawewa
Edited By - Mark001 - 31 Jan 2007 13:27:11 GMT |
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31 Jan 2007 13:26:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Srimal
Sri lankans should be proud to see people like , Ranawaka , Karuna, Devanadna, Somavansa have renounced terrorism and are falling in line with the democratic process
now time for rajapakse, rambuttan, mr palitha kohona and alcohol fonseka to do the same, to renounce state terrorism |
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31 Jan 2007 13:28:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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removed 50
Edited By - pharoah - 10 Apr 2007 01:53:43 GMT |
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31 Jan 2007 13:32:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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get paid £5.35 for your lunch break?
Oh Phor that amount enough for u? Hw much percent send tto LTTE ?
state terrorism
Funny?.More funny??What is technical term for BUNKER RAT?S terrorism??
now time for rajapakse, rambuttan, mr palitha kohona
Uneducated TNA idiots also in same parliament? That the only problem//
People like SANGARI out the power of LTTE DEMO-CRAZY
Edited By - Mark001 - 31 Jan 2007 15:27:42 GMT |
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31 Jan 2007 13:32:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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brigadier samarasinghe will explain to sin-mod why he lied
about rangala incident he will meet the press today .
newly refurbished drovas with 30 mm canons were destroyed
by suicide boats of attackers .SLMM meeting tigers today
carrying gosl invitation to ltte to come back to talks .
some one feeling the heat |
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31 Jan 2007 13:32:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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Pharoah
now time for rajapakse, rambuttan, mr palitha kohona and alcohol fonseka to do the same, to renounce state terrorism
i seem to be you r mis-understood. its the Tigers who are branded as international terrorist not GOSL.
MR,Ramban,Palitha,fonseka are accepted people by the world.
you would wish you could say the same to VP,Potty,Soosa who are wanted criminals by the international police.
you should start reading something other than tamilnet.
im sorry its time you wakeup and know the reality. the facts not fiction stories. |
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 31 Jan 2007 13:33:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Tamil Nut is lying again. National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT) is not a militant movement. |
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31 Jan 2007 13:34:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka has long been criticized for having 'Mega cabinets' since the late 1980s.
who criticized ? LTTE
he he he. this is terrors writing their own news. |
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