- Written by Sunil Gamini Jayalathge
(Lanka-e-News -22.Feb.2025, 11.20 PM) The assassination of a man named Sanjeewa from Ganemulla inside the Aluthkade Court Complex and the shooting of another man along with his two children in Middeniya are two incidents that have shaken and terrified the entire society.
Even before the government's security forces could begin investigations into these incidents, social media was flooded with self-proclaimed ‘Sherlock Holmes’ figures conducting their own investigations, making observations, and sharing their conclusions with the public.
Some individuals on social media, playing the role of Sherlock Holmes, have gone beyond even the expertise of Pentagon security specialists, offering advice to the government on national security matters with an apparent level of proficiency that surpasses that of real defense experts.
Seeing such jokers only evokes a sense of pity. But when witnessing the hypocritical and corrupt politicians shedding crocodile tears over national security while shouting in Parliament about saving the nation, the reaction is not pity—it is frustration and anger.
A peacock spreading its feathers is a beautiful sight. It is graceful and mesmerizing. When a peacock fans out its plumage, it stands before us in a way that captivates and enchants.
At that moment, all we see is the peacock’s front. We are drawn to its display, and we do not see what lies behind.
However, if we were to go around and look at the peacock from behind, what we would see is something entirely different—something unpleasant and completely opposite to the beauty we admired from the front.
This is the reality we continuously experience in every sector of our society.
When Namal Rajapaksa spoke in Parliament about the recent assassinations and the supposed breakdown of national security, he was putting on a display—just like the peacock showing its beautiful front.
But the people of this country, who know the history of the Rajapaksa regime well, can see through the deception in his words. His hypocritical rhetoric is nothing more than a façade, much like the peacock’s rear, which is far from beautiful.
Throughout their rule, the Rajapaksas nurtured and protected criminals such as Chandi Malli, Wambotta, Amaré from Julampitiya, and Kajjá from Middeniya. They used these criminals to eliminate political opponents and maintain their grip on power. The Rajapaksas may believe that the Sri Lankan people have forgotten this, but the people will never forget the era of Rajapaksa terror.
The political underworld—where criminals, rapists, and looters are used to sustain political power illegally—was pioneered by the leader of the UNP, Junius Richard Jayewardene (J.R.).
J.R. was the first to establish a political underworld by granting presidential pardons to criminals like Gonawala Sunil, a convicted rapist, and using them for political gain.
From J.R., this political underworld continued through Ranasinghe Premadasa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, expanding continuously over the years.
By the time Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidency ends, this political underworld—originally established to control drug traffickers—will have expanded to include not just criminals but also members of the police, CID, Special Task Force, military, judiciary, Attorney General’s Department, and even independent commissions.
Because of this, addressing not just the current assassinations but also all past crimes and corruption has become an extremely complex challenge for the government.
The political underworld, which began in 1977 with J.R., is now 48 years old. Over nearly five decades, this underworld has deeply infiltrated various sectors, from rapists and criminals to high-ranking government officials. Dismantling this entire structure is not as simple as the so-called ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of social media or armchair security analysts believe.
When a government decides to crack down on organized crime, drugs, and the heavily armed criminal underworld, the backlash is fierce. What makes this effort even more complicated is that even high-ranking officials within the state apparatus have direct ties to drug trafficking and organized crime.
Therefore, some may expect rapid action, but it is clear that this process cannot be completed overnight. However, the majority of the public believes that even if the progress is slow, this government will steadily continue its efforts.
The public has gained this confidence because they now understand—through experience—that none of the current government’s political representatives are involved in drug trafficking or supporting the underworld.
Thus, the defeated opposition’s protests, their crocodile tears, or the hysterics of the so-called ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and social media security experts will not mislead the people.
(The image in the article reportedly shows Julampitiya Amaré, an underworld figure who provided security to Namal Rajapaksa.)
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by (2025-02-22 18:19:27)
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