Stealing was main policy and philosophy of former govt – Chandrika
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga says that stealing was the main policy and philosophy of the previous government under Mahinda Rajapaksa and conceded that corrupt individuals still occupy certain sections of the incumbent administration.
“There are still thieves in certain sections of even this government. I won’t say no.” However, unlike the previous government stealing is not the main policy and philosophy of this government and we will not allow that to happen, she said.
Addressing an event in Kelaniya today, she said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa prohibited all MPs, Provincial Councillors and Pradeshiya Sabha members from speaking to her and all the media were banned from even saying her name during his reign.
Kumaratunga said that she refused to give interviews Sri Lankan media and foreign media during the past 9 years because she would have had to speak about the wrongs committed by the Rajapaksa government.
She said that none of the party seniors even wanted to know whether she was dead or alive during that period or bothered to even send a card once a year for the fear of losing their posts and seats.
She stated that if the Rajapaksa government was in power for another year, the country’s economy would have completely collapsed. “It would have been unable to even pay the public sector wages.”
Kumaratunga stated that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) was completely ignored and left to its destruction by its then leaders.
(Source: Ada Derana)
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This time I agree with what she says.
First of all you must blame ur father, even though you are right.
Allegations only, empty ones too.
The almighty FCID is yet to successfully detect and recover “looted wealth” and imprison culprits for any of the alleged thefts.
Many are being thrown into remand prisons on “hearsay” only to be released on bail.
“She stated that if the Rajapaksa government was in power for another year, the country’s economy would have completely collapsed. “It would have been unable to even pay the public sector wages.””
This is knocking on our door after 14 months of aimless management by the current crop of leaders.
Agreed and what was the objective of this policy what resources were used to execute these policies.
The colonial policies of the past were designed to explot the resources of the colonies these included the raw materials and labor as slaves and the countries benefited from these ploicies. Even now billions are invested by East and the West to achieve this same purpose.
I think CBK as a past president spent most of her times commuting between UK and SL and that would have cost a packet beats me as to how she did it without a regular income.
She stated that if the Rajapaksa government was in power for another year, the country’s economy would have completely collapsed. “It would have been unable to even pay the public sector wages.”
How true is this?
I’m not biased to anyone, but I see that current Govt taken many loans so far, but none of those are in any developments.
Also that govt promised to pay 10k pay hike but still not paid.
So those loans are not utilized to pay public wages?
Then what she says?
She looks like advisor to SLFP and UNp too.
But none of them are capable to find a way to move, still searching for others mistakes and I hope for all 5 years they will do the same.
Till SL becomes like Greece.
People can’t be fooled, we have seen many investors moved out and stock market clearly indicates that foreign investors are sold their shares very rapidly in last 8 months.
Don’t always point fingers to other side, Do something and show that you are capable to to stand.
As Niyamasinhalaya concludes, “Don’t always point fingers to other side, Do something and show that you are capable to to stand”.
The Yahapalana has a wheeler dealer supreme in charge of Economic Affairs and a gay colonialist as a Foreign Minister.
These men are eternally overseas, relaxing in massage parlours and resorts and they come back home, occasionally, with goodies called “ECTA” and “UNHRC Resolutions”.
All this stupidity while the PM is threatening the amude-wearing taxpayer with more taxes.
Isn’t Yahapalana a bunch of merry red-nosed clowns?
Yes her father is the man who ruined this country. But he didn’t steal like Rajapaksa guys.
yes mam you write they cleaned the state coffers and kept the poor tax payer in debt for another 100 years
Keep harping. May be you believe very much in Nazi propagandist Gobel, who said if you keep repeating something, ultimately masses would start believing it. So after more than 1year FCID summoning and statements taking, who is standing before courts prosecuted and what evidence has been found other than harping?
The almighty FCID is proving to be a damp squib.
The Rajapaksa’s are alleged to have stolen billions. But there is no headway in prosecutions.
By the way, the Rajapaksa’s did achieve what previous rulers failed to achieve in the past 30 years including the 10 year reign of Madam Kumaranatunge.
The Rajapaksa’s did eliminate the World’s worst Tamil Terrorists; the methods they adopted may not be acceptable to the cleanskins in the west.
But Tamil Terrorism which massacred innocent mothers and babies in the South was eliminated.
They deserve credit for that.
The damned cruel devil ghost spirit from the hell….