After a further
shattering blow in all three provinces, despite the upbeat vibes at pocket
meetings and rallies, the UNP finds itself yet again questioning the leadership
and blaming all on that fact.
So first look at
what both the UNP and the UPFA stand for today, not the past. The UNP stands
for a United party of all people’s on this land irrespective of race and creed,
on one symbol, the Elephant, to govern within the law, and to make changes to
the law as proposed (not finalized) in their attempt at drafting a new
constitution, to abolish the Executive Presidency.
The UPFA stands for
a divisive, Sihala Buddhist racial divide, where little power as possible is
given to minority races or minority religions, and the modus operandi is to
play to the gallery to garner votes from their base, using fear of the
Diaspora, and International Interference in the domestic affairs, as further
evidenced by the President’s statement to the UN yesterday. Rule by fear and
not logic.
We must agree, that
electorally, the latter policy of the Government has triumphed, over a basic
insecure, Sinhala Buddhist majority that appear to believe the racist rhetoric,
which has further alienated the Northern Tamils, into an overwhelming five
sixths majority for the TNA. They were not bought by the infrastructure
development of the North, and the painstaking persuasion, by including the
likes of turncoats like KP into their fold, which further drew even moderate
Tamils to the TNA fold.
In affect we have a
divided nation, Rajapaksa won a battle at immense cost of lives and limb and
dough, but lost the war, and the whole plot. Worse is still to come, as TNA
will demand a Governor more amenable to them. The Govt. will give the opposite.
MR will give the 5 Districts, in the
North, 5 District Ministers bent on destroying any amity with the TNA.
Fast forward a year
on, TNA will demand the activation of the 13th, Govt. will refuse or
remove it from the Constitution, using its two thirds majority and without the
Consent of the Northern Province!
The TNA will tell
the Govt. to take a hike, when the Govt. threatens the North by cutting off
funds for development and day to day operations. They will then obtain all the
funding from the Diaspora, AID, India to carry on all the activities and more,
and will effectively do separate deals with Tamil Nadu.
This will result in
the North growing at a compound rate of 25% per annum, shattering world
records, so that in 5 years their GNP will be double or three times that of the
South. They do not need the South, and southern workers will be the coolies of
the North, and Sri Lanka will be one Nation, but effectively two!!!
The Wealthy Tamils
in the South will also become much wealthier in the South with doing business
with the North, and so even the economic power balance will shift to the
Minority races, and religions!
All because
Rajapaksa has no vision, wanted permanent power for him and his family, and set
a rotten precedent of fiefdoms, ruled by local lords, who were permitted to
make all the money they can illegally depriving the majority.
In order to go back
to my original point, I had to paint this inevitable picture, if the UNP is to
reinvent itself to face this potential outcome, and prevent it, by being able
to explain simply that it is NOT the UNP that was to divide Sri Lanka, but that
UPFA are already well on the way to have already divided Sri Lanka.
Who can lead that
party to give this message clearly and simply and turn the tables on the UPFA
for doing exactly what they accuse the Opposition UNP of doing, and the UNP
showing the way that they are the ONLY party to prevent such an outcome from
happening and keeping the Country truly UNITED !!!
Any guesses,
certainly not Sajith, who just wants to be a Rajapaksa in mufti, or Karu who is
passed his prime, and damaged goods by playing musical chairs.
It can only be the
new generation of Youth who can reinvent the Party as a young party with all
the international values of Youth!!!! New technology, inclusive of all the
World’s nationalities, green energy, conservation, environment and sustainable
development being the themes. ONLY then will the thugs, the goons and the
underworld be thrown out, lock stock and barrel, with all those who live off of
it.
Religion and race
will have NO PLACE in Government. The real values of Buddhism will have pride
of place, and not the established hierarchy, so people will be able to follow
the true path. This will ensure religious harmony, globalized mindset, and true
sense of Nationalism, which puts country first, so that it is the Paradise it
always was, but never could be! If that is not a contradiction in terms!
This new dawn, is
the only way forward for Sri Lanka and the UNP, to prevent implosion.
