This is my personal account; it has nothing to do with my employer, family, friends, or pet.
Mar 17, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
When e country is in trouble, what I would expect from e opposition party/coalition is a well-thought-out proposal/plan to overcome e issue (e crackpot Pres. won't even consider it, that is a different story), not a protest to convince yourself that you could become e President
Like many people who attended/observed e protest pointed out it was more of a anti-Gota/Rajapaksa protest as people find it extremely difficult to put food on e table. Yes, Harsha & Eran are making the effort. But as the official opposition it is SJB's duty to present a solution.
Mar 15, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
This is NOT addressing the issue. This is sweeping it under the carpet. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the then President @PresRajapaksa in its report (slembassyusa.org/downloads/LLRC…) stated and I quote "the GoSL is duty bound to direct the law
enforcement authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that these allegations are properly investigated into and perpetrators brought to justice" (5.34, p163). It further stated and I quote "a comprehensive approach to address the issue of missing persons should be found as a
Aug 9, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
We Sri Lankans have a memory of a goldfish (I know it's a myth).
1. Statutory rape of a 15 year old child and cybersex network
2. Death of 16 year old maidand protection of domestic workers
9. "Investigations" into Aluthgama (2014) & Digana (2018) pogroms
11. People rotting in detention centres w/o any charges
12. Discriminatory enforcement of law
13. Militarization
14. Political Victimisation Commission
Sep 3, 2020 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution repeals Article 33A which makes the President answerable to the Parliament.
Article 33(1) has been amended to exclude President's duty to
(a) ensure that the Constitution is respected and upheld;
(b) promote national reconciliation and integration;
(c) ensure and facilitate the proper functioning of the
Constitutional Council and the institutions
