Sri Lanka: What are You Babbling, Mr. Marapana?

Like other subjects, maritime affairs are the country’s assets, not the boggy man trick to plunder the national economy. The Avant Garde case must be investigated in detail, at the least from the date that the United Nations security council came up with very  sensitive statement against Sri Lanka on the based on slanders of a hypocrite, on their fact finding reports on Maritime Security in African seas. 

EDITORIAL

( November 5, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Minister Tilak Marapana was nowhere to be seen when the struggle against the state power & resources abused regime, started. But now, as the National List MP, he has come forward to “protect” the country! Oh no, more than that. He has come forward as a guardian of the “truth” and telling the other side of the story. Somewhat, this is what we can understand on what he has attempted to portrait yesterday in the Parliament.

According to the Minister Marapana, there is nothing wrong with Avant Garde, and the head of the Avant Garde did the most patriotic task in recent history. He did not stop there, he went further and pointed the finger at those who exposed Avant Garde and claimed it is as yet another Millennium City raid, where our LLRP ( The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol ) located.  In fact that it was in his tenure as the Minister of Defence when the safe house located in Millennium City was raided. He may probably have another theory to offer.

Who is suffering from amnesia?

Who is using their underwear to hide the money received from bribes to cover up the story and portray it as the most ridiculous exposure in recent past as the”patriot” of this nation?

Let’s not talk about that utterly painful experience of the betrayal of our spy agency which fought against brutal terrorism.

We can no better than take the historic political tricks by Joseph Goebbels who died in 1945 after “respectfully” serving as Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda.

 “The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” ( quoted)

Isn’t it true, Mr. Marapana?

The case against Avant Garde is a tragic drama which many media outlets attempted to cover-up, and many personally benefited. This is precisely a matter of the national security and territorial morality of maritime relations of this island nation. We must be proud about the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Real Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne, for using his moral spine to protect the nation, and launching an independent investigation. Others who are involved with this without personal benefit are also must be credited for their honour.

While addressing the high level segment of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in the Russian City of St. Petersburgh, Dr. Harsha De Silva, Deputy Minister of External Affairs bragged about the efforts taken to fight corruption, from the time he took office. He was not being rhetorical. We are just happy by hearing such statement before such distinguished guests.

Like other subjects, maritime affairs are the country’s assets, not the boggy man trick to plunder the national economy. The Avant Garde case must be investigated in detail, at the least from the date that the United Nations Security Council came up with very  sensitive statement against Sri Lanka on the based on slanders of a hypocrite, in their fact finding report on maritime security in African seas.

Let’s recall Albert Camus here, ‘……killing off our inquiring minds by accepting easy, stock answers to life’s fundamental questions (quoted)’ is the most dangerous factor of humanity. Mr. Minister, we believe you are well understand that the country and its citizen well remember your contribution to the country.

Let the investigation be completed! Let the investigators to draw the facts which did tremendous harm to this nation. Let the investigators find who is fooling whom.  Let the investigators draw the lines on how to restore the dignity of the serving security officers and the country in general.

However, is this yet, another example of bad choices to the National List? Over to you, Mr. Prime Minister?