பொன்சேகா ஆதரிப்பு எதிரொலி! ஜே.வி.பிக்குள் பிளவு?

எதிர்வரும் ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தலில் சரத் பொன்சேகாவுக்கு ஆதரவு வழங்குவதற்கு மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியின் (ஜே.வி.பி.) மத்திய செயற்குழு தீர்மானித்துள்ளதையடுத்து அக்கட்சிக்குள் பல பிரச்சினைகள் தோன்றியுள்ளதாக கட்சியுடன் தொடர்புடைய வட்டாரங்களில் இருந்து தெரியவந்துள்ளது. மத்திய செயற்குழுவின் தீர்மானத்துக்கு எதிராக கட்சியின் கீழ் மட்ட உறுப்பினர்களிடம் எதிர்ப்பு தோன்ற ஆரம்பித்துள்ளதுடன் கடந்த 30ம் திகதி கொழும்பு ஹைட் பார்க்கில் நடைபெற்ற மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியின் பிரசார கூட்டத்தில் கட்சியின் தலைவர் சோமவன்ச அமரசிங்க பங்கேற்கவில்லை.

அவர் திடீரென வெளிநாட்டுக்கு பயணமாகியதன் காரணமாகவே இக்கூட்டத்தில் பங்கேற்கவில்லை. எனினும் ஜனாதிபதி தேர்தலுக்கான கட்சியின் பிரசார நடவடிக்கைகளை கூடிய வரை தவிர்த்துக் கொள்ளவே இவர் வெளிநாடு சென்றுள்ளதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

அண்மையில் மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியில் இருந்து ராஜினாமா செய்துள்ள கட்சியின் மத்திய செயற்குழு உறுப்பினர் திருமதி பிரியங்கா கொதலாவல கட்சியின் அண்மைக்கால அரசியல் தீர்மானங்கள் தொடர்பாக கடுமையாக விமர்சித்துள்ளதையடுத்து மத்திய செயற்குழுவின் பல உறுப்பினர்கள் ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தல் பிரசார நடவடிக்கைகளில் இருந்து ஒதுங்கியிருப்பதற்கு தீர்மானித்துள்ளதாக தெரியவருகிறது. இதேவேளை மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியின் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களான பிமல் ரட்நாயக்க, சுனில் ஹந்துங்ஹெட்டி ஆகியோரும் வெளிநாடு செல்ல தயாராகியிருப்பதாக கட்சி வட்டாரங்கள் கூறியுள்ளன.

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  • VS
    VS

    Sarath Fonseka was the one who signed the order of withdrawal of Jaffna troops on those fateful days. If it happened then the Elam might have created at that time. Anuruddha went to Jaffna and cancelled the order .
    Ranil brought Sarath Fonseka out of Jaffna because Sarath Fonseka was against the peace accord. Then attacking Sarath Fonseka that Sarath Fonseka was trying to give Elam during Jaffna crisis.
    In many quarters, the military capabilities of Sarath Fonseka have been questioned. These questioning, for me, seem to be fair, at least for some extent.
    Sarath Fonseka ordered to shoot any solider retreated from the war front against the LTTE those Jaffna fateful days
    Is it a legitimate military practice all over the world shooting someone who retreats? Please enlighten me.
    Thiruvengadam Velupillai Prabakaran did this also. If this is legitimate then it is lawful ruthlessness. Sarath Fonseka was uncaring about his troops. This is another accusation against Sarath Fonseka. (Event though casualties were extremely low in Elam war 4. some are saying that it could have even less casualties if there were more caring attitude.)
    If shooting retreaters is a legitimate military practice then Sarath Fonseka had the right discipline and temperament. .

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  • VS
    VS

    Why Lasantha got killed, because he exposed Anoma Fonseka’s Car. The follwing article published by Lasantha caused someone to oder to kill Lasantha.
    While the frontline soldiers in the army are off “crusading to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the motherland” in the deadly battles of the Wanni, some lucky souls associated to the army have the privilege of cruising no crusading for them in a brand spanking new Merdeces Benz W221 (2006) S350L.
    Any vehicle enthusiast will tell you that the “S-Class” series is Mercedes Benz S most vaunted line of super-luxury vehicles, just one notch down from their legendary ultra-luxury Maybach Benz series. The vehicle was purchased as a “staff car” by the army’s Ordinance Directorate on March 14 at a price of Rs. 44 million.
    What’s more, the “L”suffix after the S350 indicates one minute variation at a cost of Rs. 3 million. A sales manager at Dimo, Sri Lanka’s sole agent for Mercedes Benz, told The Sunday Leader that the difference between the L (meaning long wheelbase) and the standard version was that the long wheelbase version has an extra 15 cm of legroom in the back seat.
    For some of us shaken by the skyrocketing cost of living, if we required more legroom in the back seat we would politely ask the driver and front seat passenger to pull their seats forward by about 15 cm. Others with the privilege of spending public money to stretch their legs, it appears, can have the army shell out an extra 30 lakhs the price of a couple of cars for a long wheelbase Benz.

    After shelling out Rs. 200,000 per centimetre of extra legroom, we hope at the least that the vehicle’s intended occupant is comfortable. This begs the question of who the super-luxury vehicle is intended for. We called and asked Military Spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nannayakara if he could confirm the purchase, to which he said he would check with the army and revert the next day.
    However when we called the next day to follow up the question with Brigadier Nanayakara he stonewalled. “I have no information. You will have to check with Dimo,” he said.
    When The Sunday Leader contacted army Major M.A.V. Gunarathna who signed the purchase order for the Rs. 44 million vehicle “for the Commander of the Army,” and asked him who the vehicle was for, he replied that it was for the use of senior army staff.
    We pressed the Major on the question of how a senior army officer could travel in a normal, unarmoured vehicle given the current security situation. He had no response. We finally asked him why the army spent Rs. 44 million on a luxury vehicle when it could not be used by the Army Commander or any senior officer at risk from the LTTE due to the fact that it was not armoured.
    “What is your problem (gattaluma) with the price of the vehicle?” he retorted. It is not us who have a problem, we thought to ourselves, but the starving masses. Sources have revealed to The Sunday Leader that the vehicle is intended not for Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, but allegedly for the use of his wife. The decision to go the extra Rs. 3 million and get a long wheelbase version means there will be no problem fitting all the groceries in the back seat. Major M.A.V. Gunarathna however vehemently denied the vehicle was for the army chief’s wife and said it was purchased for the use of senior army officers.
    Besides, thanks to Mercedes Airmatic DC adjustable suspension control, at the touch of a button the army officers or anyone else for that matter can ensure that their eggs do not crack on the way home from shopping by having the vehicle electronically compensate for road and driving conditions, meaning potholes.
    It gets better. Whilst General Fonseka’s troops die on the battlefield to the screeching wails of their valiant comrades, some army officer or otherwise will be entertained on the road by a 14 speaker harman/kardon Logic-7 stereo speaker system with an in-dash CD changer, allowing them a choice of music as they cruise around.
    What would happen however if all this indulgence at the expense of an almost starving public were to cause the occupant’s conscience to kick in, and if he/she were to break a sweat out of guilt? Never fear, Mercedes Benz has that eventuality covered too. The 2006 W221 S350L that he/she travels in is fitted with active-ventilated seats equipped with small fans to keep the seats cool and draw perspiration away from occupants.
    In a worst case scenario, the occupant of this super luxury vehicle could always count on the variable colour fibre optic lighting system for the dashboard and foot-wells to provide some sense of soothing ambience. But it is not only the privileged occupant but also the driver who gets the pleasure of handling a 7-speed (or 7G-tronic as Mercedes puts it) automatic transmission system equipped with not one but two reverse speed settings.
    Whether customs duty was paid on the vehicle, we are unable to tell as Customs officials did not answer their phones despite repeated attempts. It is not usual for the military to pay customs duty on vehicles it imports for its use. Needless to say Major M.A.V. Gunarathna refused to answer any further questions about the vehicle purchase once it clicked to him that he was speaking to The Sunday Leader.
    However the price paid for the vehicle adds mystery to the issue. A Dimo sales manager told us that their retail price for an S350L is Rs. 53 million. The army paid Rs.44 million for their car including Rs.7.3 million in VAT. Dimo’s retail price without VAT is Rs. 45 million.
    Thus if the army paid duty on the vehicle, which would be irregular, it then received the super-luxury car at a Rs.9 million discount from Dimo on their retail price. However if duty has not been paid on the vehicle then its retail value landed in Sri Lanka would have been Rs. 36.7 million, around US$ 330,000.
    According to a knowledgeable Mercedes enthusiast, there is no configuration of the S350 available no matter what options are selected, that can exceed US$ 100,000 in value before Sri Lankan taxes. “That is unless they have platinum and diamond fittings throughout the inside,” he added sarcastically.
    Someone has to draw the line on the government’s triple speak about the war. On one hand our Consumer Affairs Minister, Bandula Gunawardena keeps spewing out gems on the rising cost of living and asks the public to brace for bread at Rs.200 a loaf. Exhibit B is Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nirvard Cabraal’s multitude of excuses for skyrocketing inflation, with insistences of course, that it has little to do with the pot loads of money he decided to print last year to pander to the Chinthana’s whims.

    Finally we have the military pitch. Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, is due to retire at the end of this year, and it appears his estimates on the number of Tigers remaining are best described by the current rate of inflation. Despite killing almost a thousand Tigers a month, the number of Tigers remaining seems to be inflating by 28%, just like the cost of living.

    General Fonseka while packing off soldiers to die for their country, has been given an unprecedentedly high defence budget this year with the backing of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse,

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  • பார்த்திபன்
    பார்த்திபன்

    சரத் பொன்சேகா சமீபத்தில் தான் வடக்குக் கிழக்கு பிரைச்சினை தீர்க்க வேண்டிய வேளை வந்து விட்டதென்று கூறினார். சிறுபான்மை மக்களின் பிரைச்சினையல்ல, வடக்குக் கிழக்குப் பிரைச்சினையைத் தான் குறிப்பிட்டார். இவர் பிரச்சினைகளைத் தீர்க்கின்றாரோ இல்லையோ, இவரை பொதுவேட்பாளராக ஆதரிக்க வெளிக்கிட்ட கட்சிகளிடையே பிளவு ஏற்பட காரணமாகி விட்டார். ஜனவரி 26 இற்குள் இன்னும் எத்தனை பிளவுகளோ. நான் முன்பே குறிப்பிட்டது போல் எதிர்க்கட்சிகளின் முட்டாள்த் தனமான நடவடிக்கைகளே மகிந்தவின் வெற்றியை இலகுவாக்கப் போகின்றன.

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