It is a cruel irony even as popular actor minister Jeewan is attacked with brickbats Dayasiri chose to somersault –says another popular actor MP Ranjan
(Lanka-e-News-28.July.2013, 3.30PM) UNP M.P. and popular actor Ranajan Ramanayake stated, an erstwhile popular actor and present MaRa regime Minister Jeewan Kumaratunge had to hide inside a house and ward off attacks of the people with water bottles and brickbats which is a consequence of the curse that befell him for committing the unpardonable sin of becoming a Minister under a cursed regime.
When Kumaratunge arrived at the venue of the protests staged by the carpentry industry workers at Moratuwa on the 24th , he was disgraced and subjected to a hurl of vicious abuse and water bottle attacks of the people, and chased away. The Ministerial division security officers of the Minister could protect the Minister only by secretly leading him into an unknown house in the vicinity, Ramanayake observed.
The Minister could not even come out of the place of hiding because the people laid siege to the house and protested. Fortunately for the poor Minister , a sudden rain came down which forced the people to disperse enabling the Minister to scoot off stealthily in his vehicle.
Ramanayake who spoke to LeN on this incident related the afore noted details when we asked for Ramanayake’s comments as a member engaged in opposition politics for the last 7 years uninterruptedly and still sustaining his popularity as an actor and among the people.
Ramanayake speaking further regretted that Kumaratunge who is a cousin brother of his drove himself into this dire strait not through the cinema but through the sordid and shameless politics of the Rajapakses, after becoming a Minister under it. This incident bears testimony to the egregious unpopularity of this government . It cannot be forgotten the first of this series of attacks launched by the people on this government involved no less a person than the President’s elder brother himself , Chamal Rajapakse who was attacked with bricks and brickbats by the farmers’ (Govi) community . What was shown in the film ‘Parliament jokes’ 7 years ago in which , people chased away politicians with whatever they had in their hands including a lime fruit. This latest attack on Kumaratunge is a real scene reminiscent of the film where people attacked not only what were in their hands but even with water bottles , which is clear index of the vituperative hate they harbor against this despotic regime, Ramanayake pointed out.
This tragedy also had a comic twist because on this same fateful day when Jeewan was getting a thrashing from the public , a Dayasiri somersaulted to the government camp aiming at a chief Minister post , Ramanayake quipped .
Popularity is building the love of the people , not just being nominally popular. Even notorious people can be famous infamously. Maru Sira too was a well known figure. The popularity of those who consider themselves as such can be known through the websites which expose them when they have stooped to treachery , self degrading and disgraceful actions. Just see the facebook today , over 80% are critical of Dayasiri . His being well known is akin to that of Maru Sira now. This is a beleaguered government in most dismal state not knowing in what direction to turn to solve people ‘s problems. The number of bricks and brickbats thrown at it indicates the countless number of unsolved people’s problems, Ramanayake asserted.
(Lanka-e-News-28.July.2013, 3.30PM) UNP M.P. and popular actor Ranajan Ramanayake stated, an erstwhile popular actor and present MaRa regime Minister Jeewan Kumaratunge had to hide inside a house and ward off attacks of the people with water bottles and brickbats which is a consequence of the curse that befell him for committing the unpardonable sin of becoming a Minister under a cursed regime.When Kumaratunge arrived at the venue of the protests staged by the carpentry industry workers at Moratuwa on the 24th , he was disgraced and subjected to a hurl of vicious abuse and water bottle attacks of the people, and chased away. The Ministerial division security officers of the Minister could protect the Minister only by secretly leading him into an unknown house in the vicinity, Ramanayake observed.
The Minister could not even come out of the place of hiding because the people laid siege to the house and protested. Fortunately for the poor Minister , a sudden rain came down which forced the people to disperse enabling the Minister to scoot off stealthily in his vehicle.
Ramanayake who spoke to LeN on this incident related the afore noted details when we asked for Ramanayake’s comments as a member engaged in opposition politics for the last 7 years uninterruptedly and still sustaining his popularity as an actor and among the people.
Ramanayake speaking further regretted that Kumaratunge who is a cousin brother of his drove himself into this dire strait not through the cinema but through the sordid and shameless politics of the Rajapakses, after becoming a Minister under it. This incident bears testimony to the egregious unpopularity of this government . It cannot be forgotten the first of this series of attacks launched by the people on this government involved no less a person than the President’s elder brother himself , Chamal Rajapakse who was attacked with bricks and brickbats by the farmers’ (Govi) community . What was shown in the film ‘Parliament jokes’ 7 years ago in which , people chased away politicians with whatever they had in their hands including a lime fruit. This latest attack on Kumaratunge is a real scene reminiscent of the film where people attacked not only what were in their hands but even with water bottles , which is clear index of the vituperative hate they harbor against this despotic regime, Ramanayake pointed out.
This tragedy also had a comic twist because on this same fateful day when Jeewan was getting a thrashing from the public , a Dayasiri somersaulted to the government camp aiming at a chief Minister post , Ramanayake quipped .
Popularity is building the love of the people , not just being nominally popular. Even notorious people can be famous infamously. Maru Sira too was a well known figure. The popularity of those who consider themselves as such can be known through the websites which expose them when they have stooped to treachery , self degrading and disgraceful actions. Just see the facebook today , over 80% are critical of Dayasiri . His being well known is akin to that of Maru Sira now. This is a beleaguered government in most dismal state not knowing in what direction to turn to solve people ‘s problems. The number of bricks and brickbats thrown at it indicates the countless number of unsolved people’s problems, Ramanayake asserted.
