MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA ADMITS DEFEAT

[Gibbs]

So what do you expect. Indians will openly declare how they love destablising South Asia. You have quite high expectations from them.

And no I am not comparing your nation with Afghanistan. I am comparing Indian attempts at influence, while inherently going against the interests and stability of the individual states.

I dont have high expectations on anybody.. Sri Lankan people elected the leaders they want to lead them by their free mandate.. Not because India wanted them to, Or China or Pakistan or the West.. And you calling them puny, Stupid etc.. Actually shows your lack of intelligence on this matter not theirs, Do you see Sri Lankans calling Pakistani's stupid because who they choose to govern the country ? This elections have nothing to do with regional politics so have some respect

Excuse me. But us Indians are a better class of trolls. The specimen that you are engaged in a conversation with is known to post inane arguments. We have suffered a lot of that from him previously. Now it's your turn. Keep us out of this and please do not insult Indians by calling him an Indian.

He seems to have way more admiration for Indian intelligence services than you do, Hence the doubt in my mind..

So after the Republic of AL Bangistan

We have finally established a stooge Republic in Srilanka

Yep a stooge that is willing to shoot any braindead Indian willing to cross the borders illegally

Indian fishermen may be shot if they cross border, says Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickramasinghe | The Indian Express

 

[saurav]

I can smell a Chinese backed coop. We cannot lose Sri Lanka to India. And you will have our complete support and backing

Mayanmar and now Sri Lanka. We should not tolerate that anymore.



Are you talking about RAW democracy? Hope India treats you al well.



Why do you think China will help you if you go against hr wishes.

Wow.. what arrogance...

OT : Pragmatic decision by Sri-Lankans. Rajpakshe did a great job in defeating LTTE. But then onwards he started to turn into a megalomaniac of sorts. Sri-Lanka needed a leader for peacetime . RW seems to be that guy ( at least he promises to be one ). Here is to improved relationship between SL and India..

 

[samv]

Under the United National party (UNP) in just 7 months, we have seen:

— Ranil foolishly criticise Australia loudly and angrily in public
— Ranil and Ravi Karunanayake publicly attacking Chinese investment and now continuing with (some) Chinese-backed projects after many had lost their jobs needlessly
— Thousands of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters with impunity; Ranil even returns their impounded boats
— Ranil handing over the Trincomalee oil tanks to India on a silver platter
— Ravi Karunanayake lying about Gotabhaya’s 'hora' on basically the first day of government,
— Rajitha admit two weeks after the election that Mahinda was not involved in a coup which was announced to the world
— Ranjan Ramanayake caught lying several times and raiding Buddhist temples
— Mangala Samaraweera praising diaspora Tamil groups who funded and supported the LTTE and promising to organise a 'diaspora festival' in Sri Lanka for them
— Sujeewa Senasinghe acting like a fool
— UNP candiates embracing Mervyn Silva during the election
— Colombo turning into a dirty mess after being so clean and green for years
— Sri Lanka losing membership from the Badminton Federation and FINA for political interference
— The International Cricket Council (ICC) threatening to suspend Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for political interference, and the list goes on….

It's pointless to talk about the bond scam scandal and the massive corruption which has been exposed which some wilfully ignore or do not believe. How could anyone vote for such an incompetent bunch? Now we're going to have several more years of this garbage running the country. Sad.

 

[Godman]

Most people here like @PatriotLover and @Archie talks without knowing who Ranil even is

 

[samv]

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"We did not join the anti-LTTE hysteria. We always said that one had to deal with the LTTE. That may be the reason they trust us. As far back as 1986, I was saying the war could not be won."

— Ranil Wickremesinghe in an interview to The Island in 2002 when he signed a clandestine deal with the LTTE without knowledge of parliament and without the consent of the Sri Lankan people.

I'm actually a little bit surprised. He came across as quite a nationalist. Under his watch the Tamil Tiger movement was crushed. That was a historical milestone in the history of SL. What are the newly elected PM's views on Sri Lanka's sustained military cooperation with Pakistan and China?

Pakistan and China have been sidelined and will continue to be sidelined.

For example - a big fanfare of Indian independence was made in Colombo, while Pakistan's was sidelined. This did not happen before.

Sri Lanka's PM Ranil Wickremasinghe is a pro-west puppet.

If the USA says something, you can bet your bottom dollar he will follow that instruction.

 

[ranjeet]

Graciously accepting defeat in elections is a sign of mature democracy. People casting aspersions on Sri Lankan people have no idea about on issues people vote. Foreign policy is an important factor but domestics issues dominates the discourse.

Congratulations to Sri Lankans, I hope both our nations can compliment each other in economic growth.

 

[Styx]

@Gibbs

he's here

 

[Godman]

Graciously accepting defeat in elections is a sign of mature democracy. People casting aspersions on Sri Lankan people have no idea about on issues people vote. Foreign policy is an important factor but domestics issues dominates the discourse.

Congratulations to Sri Lankans, I hope both our nations can compliment each other in economic growth.

Well Rajapaksa did accept defeat in the last presidential election....................few days later he was blaming his defeat on RAW and tried to be PM only to get rejected again

And yeah I hope India and Sri Lanka can cooperate in economy and development. I hope more Indian companies will invest in Sri Lanka now

 

[ranjeet]

Well Rajapaksa did accept defeat in the last presidential election....................few days later he was blaming his defeat on RAW and tried to be PM only to get rejected again

And yeah I hope India and Sri Lanka can cooperate in economy and development. I hope more Indian companies will invest in Sri Lanka now

Well if he is constitutionally allowed to run for PM post nothing wrong in it. I hope his disillusion is cleared now.

 

[samv]

Sri Lanka is going to turn into a hell hole just like India now. The signs are already showing.

It's been more than 6 months and what's happened? The streets of Colombo have returned to being the garbage dumps they were under UNP rule. Lazy Rauf Hakeem and Muzammil have behaved like Tweedledum and Tweedledee doing absolutely nothing to keep Colombo clean and green, except perhaps fill vacant positions with their cronies (surprise surprise). All the money that the tax payers have given them hasn't ended up going towards the cause of improving the city and the lives of its residents. Colombo was a run down and dirty city under the auspices of the UNP and they are continuing their legacy by destroying it on a daily basis. They couldn't even secure the safety of those who visited it, with random bomb blasts claiming the lives of many innocents.

Under Mahinda and Gotabhaya, the city of Colombo underwent a sea change. The streets were clean, green and safe. The less fortunate were being given cleaner, bigger homes. Dilapidated areas and buildings were been revamped. The city was enjoying a new lease of life and visitors not only from the rest of South Asia but from other parts of the world were amazed at the change.

Yahapalanaya and the UNP have been a monumental failure for Sri Lanka.

 

[ranjeet]

Sri Lanka is going to turn into a hell hole just like India now. The signs are already showing.

It's been more than 6 months and what's happened? The streets of Colombo have returned to being the garbage dumps they were under UNP rule. Lazy Rauf Hakeem and Muzammil have behaved like Tweedledum and Tweedledee doing absolutely nothing to keep Colombo clean and green, except perhaps fill vacant positions with their cronies (surprise surprise). All the money that the tax payers have given them hasn't ended up going towards the cause of improving the city and the lives of its residents. Colombo was a run down and dirty city under the auspices of the UNP and they are continuing their legacy by destroying it on a daily basis. They couldn't even secure the safety of those who visited it, with random bomb blasts claiming the lives of many innocents.

Under Mahinda and Gotabhaya, the city of Colombo underwent a sea change. The streets were clean, green and safe. The less fortunate were being given cleaner, bigger homes. Dilapidated areas and buildings were been revamped. The city was enjoying a new lease of life and visitors not only from the rest of South Asia but from other parts of the world were amazed at the change.

Yahapalanaya and the UNP have been a monumental failure for Sri Lanka.

Are these two pics of the same place?

 

[SP!TF!R3]

Are these two pics of the same place?

I highly doubt it..

One is a pic of a high drain,another looks like a waterbody with embankment beautification or such.it kind of looks like a posh area,while other one is possibly a slum.

 

[Godman]

Are these two pics of the same place?

I highly doubt it..

One is a pic of a high drain,another looks like a waterbody with embankment beautification or such.it kind of looks like a posh area,while other one is possibly a slum.

Just ignore samv , that guy is just resorting to whatever lie he can find, the first pic is a slum and the second one is a park and both pics were taken during the last government. Difference is he have pasted the words "Under UNP" and "Under Mahinda"

According to samv it was Rajapaksa's that gave slum dwellers houses with space but there are lots of complains coming that walls are cracking and there is not enough space in the hosuing projects built by Rajapaksas.

And the first apartments for slum dwellers started in 2001 and it was called "sahaspura" so it wasn't the Rajapaksas who gave those to Colombo either

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Sri Lanka is going to turn into a hell hole just like India now. The signs are already showing.

It's been more than 6 months and what's happened? The streets of Colombo have returned to being the garbage dumps they were under UNP rule. Lazy Rauf Hakeem and Muzammil have behaved like Tweedledum and Tweedledee doing absolutely nothing to keep Colombo clean and green, except perhaps fill vacant positions with their cronies (surprise surprise). All the money that the tax payers have given them hasn't ended up going towards the cause of improving the city and the lives of its residents. Colombo was a run down and dirty city under the auspices of the UNP and they are continuing their legacy by destroying it on a daily basis. They couldn't even secure the safety of those who visited it, with random bomb blasts claiming the lives of many innocents.

Under Mahinda and Gotabhaya, the city of Colombo underwent a sea change. The streets were clean, green and safe. The less fortunate were being given cleaner, bigger homes. Dilapidated areas and buildings were been revamped. The city was enjoying a new lease of life and visitors not only from the rest of South Asia but from other parts of the world were amazed at the change.

Yahapalanaya and the UNP have been a monumental failure for Sri Lanka.

BS I visited Colombo when Mahinda was in power and the areas around the railway station etc, were still in the dumps.

 

[samv]

Just ignore samv , that guy is just resorting to whatever lie he can find, the first pic is a slum and the second one is a park and both pics were taken during the last government. Difference is he have pasted the words "Under UNP" and "Under Mahinda"

According to samv it was Rajapaksa's that gave slum dwellers houses with space but there are lots of complains coming that walls are cracking and there is not enough space in the hosuing projects built by Rajapaksas.

And the first apartments for slum dwellers started in 2001 and it was called "sahaspura" so it wasn't the Rajapaksas who gave those to Colombo either

What a laugh. The UNP did NOTHING for the infrastructure of Colombo and NOTHING for the poor people living in slums. The whole of Colombo was an utter $hit hole like Chennai and many other Indian cities. The UNP ran Colombo for DECADES and they did nothing. All the tax payers money went into the pockets of the UNP's cronies.

It was only under Mahinda and Gotabhaya that Colombo was cleaned, garbage was collected, parks and run down areas were renovated, and the poor were given new residences.

Let's have a little look at what foreigners had to say in 2014:

Keep trying to pretend that the UNP did anything for Colombo. We can expect Colombo to return to being an absolute hell hole now that Ranil is in power.