Gota’s Gon-katha (buffalo explanation) regarding Salley’s arrest
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(Lanka-e-News -08.May.2013, 11.00PM) Jathika Samagi Peramuna leader Azath Salley was taken into custody under the prevention of terrorism Act (PTA) because of the grudge nursed by Gotabaya against Salley for challenging Gotabaya as confirmed by the latter himself. Gota , yesterday and today had told two newspapers that Salley was taken into custody based on the statements made by him in India to a magazine, which had triggered the fear that extremists in SL may take to arms .
On 24 April 2013, in an interview to the Tamil Nadu bi-weekly magazine “Junior Vikatan”, Mr. Salley is alleged to have said that “ if the Muslim community is relentlessly harassed by the government they too should launch an armed struggle against the state in the same manner in
which Tamils conducted a campaign earlier…(and) that such a struggle would commence once necessary arms are procured.” Mr. Salley has later written to the magazine stating that he was misquoted. The magazine published a correction on 4 May 2013.which clearly mentioned that Salley did not say Muslim community ought to take to arms.
Salley was taken into custody on the statements purportedly made by him to the Tamil nadu 24th April magazine , why didn’t Gota accept the corrected statement published in the same magazine dated 4th May, and why doesn’t he explain that? Not only Salley allegedly said , if the Government continuously persecutes the minority communities , the Tamil communities too will be compelled to take to arms , not only the Muslims. Interestingly ,even the international community at the Geneva assembly made this same enunciation. This is what was meant when the government was warned that if the LLRC recommendations are not implemented , the country will drift again towards a war. Moreover , if this oppression continues and opposition parties are stifled like this , there is no doubt that even the Sinhala people will take to arms .
When such warnings are held out in the best interests of the country , it is only a Gona (buffalo) like Gota of the buffalo herd with only a head but without grey matter will construe them as fanning terrorism.
This same buffalo herd Gota had told another newspaper today in his characteristic stupid style that people like Azath Salley cannot take the place of Tiger leader Prabhakaran , and he (Gota) will not leave room at all for Prabhakarans to rise again or anybody to nurture Prabahakarans . ‘We also know of those who are shedding crocodile tears for Salley over his arrest,’ Gota added.
Can a recognized political party leader be a terrorist? How can Salley who was not a terrorist when he contested under the Rajapakse party become a terrorist just because he joined the opposition ?
When every intelligent person who knows the political history and the true picture accepts Prabahakaran’s history is not a fairy tale , and that every government that ruled the country in the past must hold itself responsible for creating that monster , this Mongol of a barely GCE O/L qualified Gotabhaya relating fairy tales springs no surprise , for his education level had permitted him to read and enjoy kindergarten fairy tales only and not more serious stories.
Both the brothers who are fit only to be tied to a Bullock cart may enjoy relating these kindergarten tales including their own tale ‘ Alibaba and 40 thieves’ . The question is will that solve the problems when they are at the same time sowing the seeds of disunity and discord and paving the way for another war to achieve personal and selfish milestones, and become cardboard heroes.
What is most significant to note is , during this war which was fought for 30 years , Gotabaya who is now parading as a war hero remained as a ‘zero’ hiding in the US in fear of the war for 16 years . At that time , at the farewell function before he fled to the US , in his farewell speech he said, ‘at present it is only sergeants who are dying in the war . In the days ahead , Majors and Colonels will also die. Before that I am using my head ( though it has very little grey matter) and scooting off.’
No sooner his brother became the President than Gota who did not spare a thought for his motherland during the 16 years in the US came back to SL , and started appropriating to himself the kudos of the war victory that belonged to others. There is not a single war operation which Gota planned and carried out . Yet when Sarath Fonseka was winning the war and finally concluded it for the country , Gota claimed it ‘ Gota’s War.’ Of course Gota did one thing properly during the war : he pursued his favorite hobby with great diligence , that is he collected massive commissions on the import of aircrafts and arms.
He did another thing properly : he killed Editors like Lasatha Wickremesinghe who exposed his sordid , traitorous and unscrupulous activities.
Any Dictator can assume that every opposition mounted by the people against the brutal murderous Rajapakse regime can be suppressed , but such regimes had always met with a most devastating end with its leaders going into hiding in culverts only to be dragged out by the people to be killed like a stray dog. This is the stark truth and has been confirmed by the happenings around the world. Rajapakses are no exception to this rule.
