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Lakshman Kadirgamar Monday, 31 May 2010 - 6:57 AM SL Time |  | |
I was talking with a friend about the late Kadirgamar, a gem of a politician, when we started to remember what Kadirgamar did when the Australians refused to play cricket in the 1996 World Cup:
Kadirgamar was known for his combative and ready wit. When Shane Warne justified Australia`s decision to not play in Colombo during the 1996 Cricket World Cup due to the terrorist threat by saying that he can be targeted by a drive-in bomber while he is shopping, Kadirgamar is reported to have said `Shopping is for sissies.`
Kadirgamar commented later `There was a storm of protest in Australia. A TV interviewer asked me whether I had ever played cricket. I said I had played before he was born - without helmets and thigh guards, on matting wickets that were full of holes and stones, and I had my share of broken bones to show of it. My friend the Australian foreign minister was drawn into the fray. He phoned me. We decided to cool things down... When the whole episode was over I sent a bouquet of flowers to my Australian counterpart. Flowers are also for sissies.` |
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 30 May 2010 23:59:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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What a Sri Lankan, a worthy gentleman with an astute character.
Another son of Lanka, taken away from us. May no one utter the names of his murderers on this thread.
I will bring my wrath upon you if you do so.
RIP Kadirgamar, you and your fellow Sri Lankans have been avenged.
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31 May 2010 00:14:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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That moron Bogollagama wanted to put the statue at the exit, and people wanted it at the entrance. That's why it was never erected.
Statue or not, Kadirgamar is a true Sri Lankan patriot, in our hearts. |
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31 May 2010 00:16:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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Is it because he is a TAMIL?
I wonder if that's why his life was spared by, oh wait I can't utter their name here. |
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 31 May 2010 00:24:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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Stop blabbering, answer me what happened to Kathirlamar' s statue?
Yes, this is a very legitimate question...!
Also, why Jinglaas did not let him become PM?? |
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31 May 2010 00:27:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Eeelamaya, you're the exception, you're such a joker, I don't consider you capable of supporting anyone seriously. |
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31 May 2010 00:43:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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If you want to, we can supply you, got enough work to feed the whole town. They won't shoot you, unless you try to, come around and try to stomp on our ground. 'cause we taking over, one city at a time, I said we taking over, one city at a time.
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31 May 2010 00:43:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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I don't consider you capable of supporting anyone seriously.
I do not need a certificate from you... it is your habit to call people jokers, when you are cornered....!
You try to escape that genuine question by Thivya....! |
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