(Lanka-e-News -02.Oct.2015, 11.55PM) President Maithripala Sirisena who read the Lanka e news report of 27 th September titled ’ Those for good governance who helped ‘Swan’ win ignored ; sex shop owners held high –New York Sri Lankan group disillusioned’ while on his tour of New York , has immediately and positively responded .
The President had stated , he does not know, Sanath Vitharne the sex shop owner mentioned in the news report , and that he was sent to the airport VIP lounge to welcome him by the Sri Lanka Embassy officials in New York. The president has blamed the officials for that action with all the fury he could unleash.
When the officials had tried to counter by saying that this sex shop owner had arrived at the VIP lounge on his own , the president in a fit of rage had told the embassy officials, a stray individual of his own accord cannot come to the airport to welcome a president , and warned them not to tell lies , and in future not to allow such scoundrels and rascals even to come before him.
The president had even gone beyond , and inquired who are those ’Swan’ supporters that helped him, mentioned in the news report , and he has himself then extended invitations to them. Accordingly , on 30th, that group had arrived and met with the president at the hotel Hyatt at 42 nd street , New York where the president was staying. It is significant to note this hotel chosen by president Maithripala is very much less expensive than the luxurious hotel Restoria ,ex president Mahinda Rajapakse chooses when he goes to New York.
The president had invited those who supported him during the last presidential elections, whomever the president could contact . The invitees met with the president 30th evening . Justice minister Wijedasa Rajapakse too was present on the occasion. They had long cordial discussions , when the president has cleared the misunderstandings .
During the discussions , one group has raised the issue affecting all Sri Lankans living in America. That is , the attention of the president was drawn to the inability of green card holders in America to obtain loans in local rupees in Sri Lanka (SL) . The group had pointed out this attitude of SL banks is even in contravention of the international agreements signed by SL pertaining to those employed in foreign countries , and rights of their families.
The president told them , no sooner he returns to SL than he would take action to resolve this issue.
Meanwhile, the president visited the Buddhist Vihara in New York . Sadly , the SL embassy had not duly made arrangements in regard to the president’s visit to the Temple.
The true unfortunate position is , a majority of representatives at the SL embassy in New York , and those in the office of the UN permanent representative are pro Rajapakse corrupt stooges.
Need we recall , when Shavendra Silva was there , he had as many as five body guards, and gobbled up public funds. If we may mention , even after Maithripala Sirisena became president on 8 th January , during the period of his 100 days interim government , it was the photograph of Mahinda Rajapakse that continued to hang in SL ‘s embassy in New York. The staff was so indifferent that they did not take the trouble to replace that photograph with that of new President Maithripala . Still no suitable officials who understand the vision and mission of the government of good governance had been appointed to replace these low bred corrupt stooges. Regrettably , it is the policies of the president himself that are militating against these measures being taken.
Maithripala Sirisena who said at the last presidential elections , after he becomes the president he will be neutral sans party affiliations, took over the leadership of the SLFP in site of it. Consequently , he is unable to get rid of the SLFP stooges of Rajapakse .On top of that he had appointed most shameless lickspittles and bootlickers like Daya Ratnayake and Jagath Jaysuriya of Rajapakse as foreign diplomats. The evil fallout of these actions is , discarded sex shop owners getting an opportunity to welcome the president at the airport , and the whole world being made to laugh at this.
Apparently , the president has not learnt a lesson even after an individual some time ago came close him armed with a pistol, for the president had still not sacked the security chief owing to whose laxity such a dangerous incident took place. It is of paramount importance that the president realizes , as in the Institutions within the country , so in the SL embassies abroad there are conspirators and saboteurs who are sabotaging the government of good governance.
No matter what , the media and the people of SL must be happy that , at least , there is a president now in the country who responds promptly to take remedial and corrective measures following criticisms leveled against him by the media .SL is lucky that even at this belated stage , it has been able to get a president who puts up with criticism instead of stifling it via white Van abductions and murders ; banning media Institutions ;or committing arson on media Institutions .Hence , it is important that we on our part should not hesitate to protect him from falling into pitfalls or becoming prey to conspiracies and falsehoods .
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