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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, April 28, 2012
Will Premier ‘DiMu’ ask pardon? resign ? or commit suicide ? or..?
(Lanka-e-News-28.April.2012, 11.30PM) To the Sri Lankans who follow their conscience , it is a big question preying on their minds for the last five days whether SL's ‘Prime’ Minister told a blatant lie or not?
This is what SL’s Prime Minister told :
The Premier issuing a communiqué on the 22nd said , he took a decision after holding discussions with senior Minister A H M Fowzie , Western province Governor and Deputy Minister Hisbulla on the 22nd morning at Gampola .
This Premier circulated this official communiqué among all media Institutions.
Even as this communiqué was circulated , Deputy Minister Hisbulla spoke to Lanka e news and broke the news that there was no such discussion with his participation at Gampola and no such consensus was reached.
On the 22nd evening itself Minister Fowzie informed the Sirasa media that he did not have any such discussions with the Premier , no consensus was reached , and he is certain Governor Moulana also did not participate in such a discussion.
On the 23rd , Governor Alavi Moulana also confirmed that he did not have any discussion with the Premier on the 22nd , and no agreements were reached.
All these persons , the Premier , senior Minister and the Governor except Hisbulla are over the age of 60 , and senior citizens who are holding responsible positions and are therefore doubly responsible members of the society. Leave alone their official positions, as senior citizens over the age of 60, their statements are highly respected by society . Therefore they as responsible citizens ought not indulge in irresponsible lying . They are not considered by the people as just riff-raffs and scoundrels who utter any falsehood to cover up their weaknesses and wickedness in order to deceive the people.
In the circumstances , if the senior Minister Fowzie , Governor Moulana and Deputy Minister Hisbulla are telling in one voice that the Prime Minister of the country has brazenly and blatantly lied , the Prime Minister is duty bound to offer an explanation.
Or , are Fowzie , Alavi Moulana and Hisbulla telling lies ? This must be clarified. Otherwise the Premier must tender an open apology to the people that he grossly lied. If not , as the second in the hierarchy , he must accept that he could not but tell lies , whereby he is unable to defend his lofty position , and thereby resign from the post forthwith. Since he has proved he is not worth his salt , the best course of action available to him is to honorably resign. Otherwise he has been given a 9 m.m. pistol not for nothing , it is in these disgraceful circumstances when he is stigmatized beyond his bearable limits to use it and commit suicide , in which event at least posterity will hold him in high esteem as a Prime Minister who committed suicide to save his honor , if he has any.
If
he hasn’t the guts to do any of these things , it is best from tomorrow , he
changes his man’s kit , wears a saree does a make up to his face ( oh no , he
has done it already) and appears before the public , in which case the public
may feel sorry for him and pardon his sins.
As a last resort , if he feels that all these above actions would not wipe out his disgrace , it is best he distributes some sarees , blouses and frocks , and appears in their midst himself wearing a saree or frock , in which case he may be able to save his face.
As a last resort , if he feels that all these above actions would not wipe out his disgrace , it is best he distributes some sarees , blouses and frocks , and appears in their midst himself wearing a saree or frock , in which case he may be able to save his face.