PRICES ARE GOING UP AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, SAYS RAVI KARUNANAYAKA
July 05, 2010: The government has increased the prices of almost everything, but it has not increased the salaries. This is only the beginning as the government has to dance to the tune of the IMF, says parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake.
He was expressing these views addressing a public meeting yesterday to establish Janabala Mandala in the Henamulla area in Colombo North under the UNP restructuring process.
“They have not increased the salaries but the prices of everything including fuel, bread, sugar and milk powder have been increased. This is just the beginning. The budget they have presented is the budget of the IMF. The government is dancing according to tunes of the IMF.
” Look at the ministers who shout at the UN. They say that they will surround them. Why just shout? Why don’t they do it? They are trying to destroy the peace in the country by trying to be cardboard heroes. If you can build the country by scolding the foreigners, then do it by all means. But if you’re trying to be cardboard heroes by scolding them, then just stop it,” said Ravi.
At the occasion Citizens Front parliamentarian J. Sri Ranga also expressed views about the MP Ravi Karunanayake’s politics.
“Some persons try hard to say that Ravi Karunanayake is promoting racism. But we see in parliament that it is only Ravi Karunanayake who speaks on behalf of all the ethnicities. That is why we are prepared to work with him,” said Ranga.
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Isnt this is the bugger who sold SATHOSA when he was in power?????
In Britain, the budget deficit stands at £186 billion. The new Tory government has made drastic cuts across the board in its budget to try to reduce this deficit. If this is not done Britain will be bankrupt ere long. Look what happened to Greece! The people of Greece enjoyed many years of good life since joining the EU, life with low or no taxes living off the largesse from IMF and EU funds. They have to be rescued now by IMF giving them a breathing space for 1 year. Same is true for Ireland and Portugal. Eastern European countries who joined EU are no better off.
SL is on fast track to economic victory through the prudent governance of MR and his government. People like Ravi K and his leader Ranil tried to enslave us again to the imperial West to destroy our economy by plundering our resources. Small wonder that Ranil wanted to celebrate the conquest of SL by the Portuguese in 1505. What a patriot!
There is belt tightening in Britain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland in a big way. We do not have such drastic cuts across the board. The people of SL enjoy freebies from the GOSL from birth to death. Free education up to University,free school uniforms, free school books,free health, assistance with housing, farming, job training, industries, creating employment opportunities, state benfits for the low income etc. In UK there is no free higher education.
The building of the infra-structure is of paramount importance as it had been neglected for over 30 years of LTTE terrorism. Our country is therefore now so much better off compared to EU. It will indeed be the new Singapore and new Malaysia. It will indeed be a shining star of Asia.
We know where Ravi K’s loyalties are. He is a typical rabble-rouser stirring up disunity, hatred, disatisfaction etc in order to get to power by foul means. JVP tried by the bullet but they are now a horikedeya. SF is a corrupt, immoral idiot who dabbled in politics having taken lessons at hodiya level from Somavansa (Yakko). When is he going to swing? Ranil, Ravi and a few others can also join the swinging party.
AJ is good as Lanka’s first sputnik monkey to orbit the moon. We do not want him to orbit the earth. He can take with him the rump LTTE diaspora and ilk to outer space for all we care.
This guy has no business to talk about cost of living. In a couple of weeks, the true leader of the UNP, Hon Sajith Premadasa will ascend the throne. Ranil Wicks and his merry men will be out of the door and they can continue their partying with the money they got from overseas fianaciers.
It is only HE Mahinda Rajapaksa, Hon Basil Rajapaksa, Minister for Economic Affairs and Mr Gothabhaya Rajapakse, Defence Secretary who can lead the Sinhala Buddhist Nation to Statehood.
Hon MR has got an efficient team; Hon Siyambalapitiya in charge of financial affairs and Dr PB Jayasundara as the Secretary to the Teasury. I cannot forget the brilliant fiscal policies being implemented by the Central Bank Chief, Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
The UNP is better off getting its own house in order before tackling national issues.
The UNP drafted constitution must be replaced with a People’s Constitution that will ensure the Rajapaksa leadership to prevail for the next 50 years. That’s the only way the Sinhala Buddhist Nation can thrive in the emerald isle from Dondra to Kankesanthurai.
The other traitor to watch is Hon Rajaputram Sambandan. He is well known offsider of the deceased Sun God. he is now in India. Best way to tackle him is to implant a micro-transmitter in his private parts without his knowledge so that the whole world can listen to his separatist conversations.
Mr. Karunanayake,
You are a great person to our mother Lanka. You know why?
You are the only one who destroyed SATHOSA, and not only that, how many millions you earned by selling aluminium roofing sheets to the black market. Don’t think that people in Sri Lanka will forget all these ugly robberies.
Dayaratne Bandara.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.