Mr. A Nawan, Deputy Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
This symbolic screen grab is from a short video on Channel 4′s website, on the occasion of screening in Geneva a one-hour documentary into the denouement of the war in Sri Lanka. AsChannel 4′s website notes, Full Story>>>
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What happened on the afternoon of the Election Day, Saturday, October 8, 2011 is a tragedy. For all murder is tragedy, bar none. Who gets killed is someone’s sibling, someone’s parent, son or daughter. Taking a human life is a sin. The tragedy is for the living, the dead are dead and gone. But
When the then leader of the Opposition, J R Jayewardene raised this matter in Parliament soon after the MPs were sworn in, Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike gave the most bizarre answer, unbecoming of the high office she held. This lady of the Kandyan-Govigama-Radala-Buddhist upbringing answered with a deadpan face in that august assembly, the Temple of the People’s Will, “We should allow our people to celebrate this historic victory”. So the killings and destruction continued, at least for another two weeks. These are the forces that S W R D Bandaranaike unleashed in 1956-Sanga, Veda, Guru, Govi, Kamkaru! The flag bearers of the Land, the Race and the Faith(Rata, Deya Samaya)
The “Mervin Silva syndrome” that has crept into the society in general and into government ranks particularly seems to have taken root. Open and uninhibited acquaintances that the highest in the land shows towards this petty thug of a politician are repulsive. Time after time this unbalanced man has insulted the basic intelligence of man and come out unscathed. Moreover, the accolade that he receives from the Buddhist clergy is even more appalling. Before him even great men and women seem to shudde.
Bharatha Lakshman’s murder – only a symptom, the disease is much more acute and dangerous…
Vishnuguptha | Published on October 13, 2011
LANKA STANDARD
“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”- P. J. O’Rourke American political satirist
Only a symptom
What happened on the afternoon of the Election Day, Saturday, October 8, 2011 is a tragedy. For all murder is tragedy, bar none. Who gets killed is someone’s sibling, someone’s parent, son or daughter. Taking a human life is a sin. The tragedy is for the living, the dead are dead and gone. ButWhen the then leader of the Opposition, J R Jayewardene raised this matter in Parliament soon after the MPs were sworn in, Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike gave the most bizarre answer, unbecoming of the high office she held. This lady of the Kandyan-Govigama-Radala-Buddhist upbringing answered with a deadpan face in that august assembly, the Temple of the People’s Will, “We should allow our people to celebrate this historic victory”. So the killings and destruction continued, at least for another two weeks. These are the forces that S W R D Bandaranaike unleashed in 1956-Sanga, Veda, Guru, Govi, Kamkaru! The flag bearers of the Land, the Race and the Faith(Rata, Deya Samaya)Duminda and Baratha
The “Mervin Silva syndrome” that has crept into the society in general and into government ranks particularly seems to have taken root. Open and uninhibited acquaintances that the highest in the land shows towards this petty thug of a politician are repulsive. Time after time this unbalanced man has insulted the basic intelligence of man and come out unscathed. Moreover, the accolade that he receives from the Buddhist clergy is even more appalling. Before him even great men and women seem to shudde.
