There were multiple reasons why the majority of the @sjbsrilanka did not want @sajithpremadasa to accept premiership under a fully empowered President. Yes, there is a crisis no doubt and a cross section of people wanted the SJB to to take the lead.
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However, The main tagline by the protestors since day 1 was for #GotaGoHome. It was never intended to be #GotaStayHome and #RWWelcomeBack. The peoples one true intention was for the current President to go resign or create an exit path.
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That is EXACTLY why as the main opposition, the SJB's main condition to accept Government was they GR leaves OR agrees to a plan where he was to be given a very limited time to resign.
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To convey this position, a very small SJB delegation visited the President and gave him a roadmap to plan an exit strategy. The President POINT BLANKLY REFUSED TO RESIGN AT ANY COST!
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What was the SJB supposed to do then? Are we to accept Government under an highly volatile individual who has broken almost every promise he has made? Are we to believe that he would do better and that he will work united in a unity Government?
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Are we supposed to believe that the new PM would not crack the same deals he did in 2015 to keep the Rajapaksa's out of jail? Are we supposed to forget that the very reason this mess started is because of the backdoor deals that were made?
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Are we supposed to forget how the then Minister of Home Affairs was instructed to provide a local ID to the current President enabling him to run for President?
Certain people may but WE CANNOT!
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@GotabayaR may act like he is a reformed man during the first few days or even weeks of RW assuming office but please watch and wait how he will change his spots again when the time comes. And watch how they will take the Country down with their sordid bond
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Moments like this is when you realise and ponder what the actual end result of the #GotaGoHome could be. The people started the protest due to the increased cost of living imposed by the #GOSL, the Government that the @sjbsrilanka vehemently told people not to vote for.
The economic troica including @HarshadeSilvaMP and @EranWick categorically warned the citizens and the Government since 2020. All those cries were left unheard. The @sjbsrilanka is the Main Opposition in the Country and was the first to bring in crowds to protest.
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We were then ridiculed and told that we did all this in the middle of a pandemic etc. The sad part is that when you have people saying things like "Mind your own business, We will fight this through", It makes us think what the actual solution is.