What
next?
The way this diplomatic game is played, (yes
it is an international game of diplomacy) will determine the repercussions for Sri
Lanka as that is all I care about. We have an able foreign secretary in the person
of Ravinatha Ariyasingha, who if given all the facts can negotiate a face
saving exit for the GOSL in this incident as long as certain assurances are
given vis a vis ability of international missions to operate under Internationally
accepted conventions.
I wish the Government understands in
diplomacy, the military has no part and don’t have an agenda that is congruent,
and so should strictly be given instructions on what their brief is in terms of
national security to protect its citizens that is the paramount duty of the security
forces.
A
windfall gift to the opposition
With the opposition in disarray, they
have no clue how to take advantage of the gift horse in the mouth. They are
busy fighting internal battles. Unfortunately, the only leader who can see the
opening gambit to make a move is Ranil Wickremesinghe, but he is not being
given the chance of making the move.
There is a window of opportunity to take
advantage of, as the 225 members in Parliament are just waking up to the fact
that the Government is not in control. He can have a no confidence motion that
he can win, now that those given ministries have upset many who consider
themselves more worthy of the crooks in power.
He has nothing to lose. If MR loses, he
is out, as the PM and RW is back in, much to the chagrin of MR, but GR may
prefer this outcome till the elections, as he will not have to deal with low
life, until they are forever removed, by not giving them nominations under the SLPP
ticket.
Using this window, the gap that the UNP needs
if there is a combined opposition, can be closed, and a tighter race than
previously thought would result as there is time till March to gather the
forces. I don’t think SP has what it takes to do the needful, and it will have
to be RW as there are no obvious choices left to carry this through.
Let me tell you finally, that
personally, I don’t want anyone in the current parliament back, and I would
like a law to prevent any MP of the past from returning, so that we can have
new faces in Diyawanna in keeping with the non Parliamentary face who is the President
at least for the next 5 years and in this instance he will be able to carry out
his plan for the country, with fewer obstacles.
Conclusion
We don’t live with 20/20 hindsight, or
else we may do things differently. However in matters of governance, if one
honestly takes the best interests of the Country as a whole there are few steps
that can be wrong, and broadly the direction will be for the benefit of the
people they serve.
Sri Lanka is a country desperately in
need of some kind of hope for the future, where the masses know that their
tomorrow is definitely going to be better than their today. That is all we ask,
not something unreasonable.
Clean air, clean food and clean water,
along with environmental policies that achieve these goals is all that is
required. Let us then all do our best to achieve them, and put our differences
behind us.
With fake news taking over all forms of
media, we cannot believe anything that we see, and we have to make up our minds
from our own experiences, and we should then translate those experiences to
improve the quality of life of the people without resorting to unrealistic
goals and expectations.
A country of incomparable beauty being
subjected to man-made shocks is self defeating. We engage in illegal activity
only because we may have broken the law and are afraid to admit it. Humility is
the first characteristic that will not fail you and while the President has
shown he is humble, let him walk the talk now, rather than engage in activity
that destroys that image.
Leadership and statesmanship are not
easy, it requires many skills in balancing the needs of different individuals,
but what ever we do, if we do for the interests of ALL the citizens in our
country, no matter whether they are our friends or foes, that is the way to
nirvana for us, and a better life for our countrymen. Why is it so hard for
those in powerful positions to understand that?
The achievement of a powerful position
by fair means or foul, creates a person who can turn altruistic or become a
monster. We can only pray that this Country Sri Lanka will have a leader who is
able to inspire, not despair, and move forwards in thinking and not backwards,
as there are examples of history to learn from, without trying to re-invent the
wheel.,
Yes we can throw aside our differences,
be humble, not work to an agenda that is not ours and not in the best interests
of the Country. This blog has for 11 years been dedicated to one topic. How can
we improve the quality of life of all the people who live in the Paradise Island
called Sri Lanka. Yes we can. Please help us do it, and put aside your
prejudices, PLEASE!
This way there is no need for a train wreck predicated out of personal bias, fear, and agenda instead of in the public interest
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