The Widespread Candidate Search Group all agree for the want for a Widespread Candidate but for months on now they are in a twist who to decide on. As for the voters of Sri Lanka, what is critical when casting their vote is to recognize how far they want change, what that change is probably to result for the country and whether any reversal of the gains are most likely to outcome in bringing about that adjust. It becomes all the much more important that our choice of leader for Sri Lanka needs to be looked much more upon the capacity to defend Sri Lanka from the worldwide sharks than just wearing the crown of President of Sri Lanka. The contenders all of whom had held leadership roles in the previous it is very good to appear back and take cognisance of how far they have truly protected and guarded the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. If they have not they do not deserve any location in re-contesting to repeat their felonies.
Candidate 1: Ranil Wickremasinghe
Gambling with the prospects of
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Winning UNP votes (significant quantity although let’s not overlook that there are some UNP voters who put their brains before their hearts and place the interest of the nation very first. They have completed so in the past and they are probably to be the essential decider for this election)
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Winning Muslim votes (considerable number of commercially inclined Muslims who think that only the UNP is capable of drawing Western investments. Lets not neglect that a huge quantity of rural Muslims did not vote for the UNP or the Muslim Congress at the last election)
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Winning Tamil votes (the Northern and Southern votes assured as has always happened)
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Winning the Christian/Catholic votes (these votes are now split in half and there are again massive numbers of individuals who put brains ahead of heart and vote and generally large numbers of urban voters end up not going to vote as well)
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Not wanting to win the Buddhist vote (this has been a recognized fact. UNP have never cared to modify the status quo and as an alternative preferred to woo the non-majority voters only – a mathematical hara kiri)
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Will people keep in mind or care to bear in mind
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The betrayal of the nation and the soldiers as effectively as over 60 intelligence officers in agreeing to sign an agreement not shared with even his crucial Ministers? (Cease Fire Agreement of 2002)
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The appeasement and subservience towards Western domination most likely to leave Sri Lanka as a servant state with a puppet leader and bring down the nation and reverse all that we have gained post-conflict?
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The capacity to actually lead the nation when demands of the majority populace are purposely ignored in UNP policies is a essential obstacle
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What has Ranil completed for Sri Lanka in 40 years of politics – Is 30 election losses an achievement!
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Candidate 2: Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Gambling with the prospects of
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Winning support of the current Ministers in the UPFA as a support base and cross more than
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Winning help of the majority Buddhist bloc aligned to organizations now calling for the abolition of the Presidency – aim to divide the Buddhist vote
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Winning help of the UNP vote base as widespread candidate
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Winning support of the Muslim vote base as frequent candidate relying on Muslim Congress assistance
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Winning help of the Tamil vote base as common candidate assured of TNA assistance
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Winning help of the Christian/Catholic vote base as typical candidate
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Winning the JVP insignificant vote base by way of buddy Mangala
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Will folks keep in mind or care to remember
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The beeshana period below each her terms
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Now promises finish to corruption – Lest we overlook – The ‘chowra rajina’ Bandit Queen allegations and Water’s Edge verdict
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Now promises Rights for Girls – women supporters of the UNP stripped naked and forced to march along the street below her rule
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Didn’t she pledge to take away the Executive President in six months in 1994 and stayed on for two terms!
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She did promise Prabakaran to enable him to rule the Northern Province for 10 years with no elections!
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We are now told she has bowed out of the Frequent Candidate race – there’s also the possibility to adjust one’s mind as well!
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The web comments are fairly interesting and reveal the views of men and women for other prospective Widespread Candidates
Anura Kumara Dissanayake – able to drag Sri Lanka into stoneage. Lets also don’t forget that all the individuals they killed were Sinhala Buddhists and not a single LTTE terrorist!
Sarath Fonseka – Revenge mantra will lead to doom but folks like to hear some ‘kalawedda’ stories!
Sajith Premadasa – All Talk No Action
Sobitha thero – Referred to as Mr. by some and that says it all! The thero promises he will hold forte for six months if elected and then abolish the Executive Presidency …. Related story was told by that trishaw driver to Sirisena Cooray at the Municipality Elections but refused to step down thereafter!
Karu – A Journalist claimed he was bribed Rs.50,000 per month for publicity! Not a great commence for a Common Candidate
Arjuna – Major Sri Lanka and representing Sri Lanka on world political stage is no game of cricket!
The widespread candidate confusion can’t erase and in fact has raised men and women’s doubts of how the country can be led when the parties vying to pick a typical candidate have however to pick one and they have been on the job for quite some time now. Just think about how decisions might be taken right after their Widespread Candidate gets elected and the disagreements likely to arise provided the ideological and other political agendas each and every of the common candidate group are all aligned to. How a lot of promises and pledges need to be taking location for the assistance of each and every group, what are their demands to canvass their folks for votes, will the frequent candidate President be in a position to give in to all these demands and will he/she actually honor these demands or will all this finish up in further chaos for the nation – these are factors that Sri Lanka’s voters be they Sinhalese, Tamil Muslim, Burgher, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian/Catholic, Islam or atheists and agnostics will need to consider about Before they cast their vote!
Even though the common candidate group are busy choosing a candidate it is great for voters to think about their selection as well and most of all think about what Sri Lanka is most likely to be like if their selection of typical candidate wins and he/she can’t or won’t honor the promises created to appear as typical candidate.
It is also a very good time for the general public too to recognize that every of us individually have a greater function to play and are ourselves accountable by our actions for taking the country forward or backwards – the blame can not always be placed on the doorstep of the politicians.
“A Leader is a single who knows the way, goes the way and has shown the way’.
“Aspirants for that function are those who don’t know the way, have gone the wrong way and can’t show the way”.