Anura Kumara to Korea, Johnny to S’pore!
- Sunday, 09 November 2014
When JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived at the Katunayake airport a few days ago to leave for South Korea, where he was to speak at a series of seminars organized by his party branches there, he had met internal trade minister Johnston Fernando at the VIP terminal, a person who witnessed their meeting told ‘Lanka News Web.’
Anura Kumara has asked the minister, who accuses at every television debate that what the JVP had done by claiming to renovate tanks was to dig for treasures, "Mr. minister, where are you going?" Without answering, Johnny has asked the same question from the JVP leader. Responding, Anura Kumara has said that he was on his way to South Korea to address several party seminars.
A few minutes later, Johnny has replied to the JVP leader’s question, saying that he was going to Mt. Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore to get his arthritic knee injected.
When Anura Kumara has pointed out that he could very easily have got it done at a Lankan hospital, Johnny said, "Hospitals here cannot be trusted Anura. I get all my medical checkups done at Mt. Elizabeth."
Hearing this conversation, a person who had gone to the airport to see the minister off, told a friend, "Our Johnny is a big fool." When asked why, following is the response he gave:
"Can’t you understand? You can tell the truth to anyone, but not to a person like Anura Kumara Dissanayake. I will cut my ear off if Anura does not repeat this in parliament. Such answers should have been given to UNPers. They do not care because they enjoy life. The other thing is, to whom Johnny is showing his might? You can do that to anyone, but not to JVPers, because they know Johnny’s past life. They know that while coming to Colombo from Kurunegala, Johnny used to stop at a ‘petti kade’ by the roadside, eat roast bread with pol sambol and drink plain tea. That Johnny now eats English breakfast only. He eats English breakfast for all three meals, becomes fat like a pig, and that is why his leg cannot cope with his weight. Thinking that it is arthritis, he goes to Mt. Elizabeth to get his knees injected."
