FONSEKA VOWS NEVER TO JOIN WITH GOVT.

“The stories that are spread that I will join the government are all false”
“I have not read the book ‘Gota’s war’. Do you know that there is no other name in its title “?

SARATH FONSEKA’S FIRST MEDIA CONFERENCE AFTER FREED

The first media conference after Sarath Fonseka was freed was held yesterday at Hotel Taj Samudra amidst several local and foreign media personnel.
The talks that he would join with the government, is all incorrect and fake. He had not received any invitation from the President or any other person in this regard. At this press conference the questions posed and answers given are appended below:

Q: For you not to allow contesting or using your franchise at an election isn’t a violation of human rights?
A: If one is feared of another he is jailed and released and after which he cannot contest or use his franchise. That is what has happened to me. Some said I would be hung or given a life time imprisonment. From this too I may not come out of a comfortable situation

Q: Under this context how could you get indulged in politics?
A: I can form a political party. I can be a political leader. I could convene meetings. I can attend meetings and I also can ask the people to vote.

Q: There is a lot of pressure internationally to remove army camps and troupes from the North. What is your opinion about it?
A: “After the war was over 12000 staunch LTTE supporters were rehabilitated. However there may be 100 to 200 LTTE cadres who are freely loitering not taken in for rehabilitation. Hence this could be tactic of those internationally interested personnel. Hence the army camps should not be removed, but kept in tact. It has to be done slowly and very systematically. The army should not be involved totally involved in administrative activities. I cannot say for definite about this process. When I was the Chief of Staff I laid a plan for implementation.”

Q: What do you say about the LLRC report?
A: “I could not read it. As I far as could know there are three important facts in it. I totally agree with the human rights violations. I agree with its implementation. It is said in the report about human rights violations during the period of the war. That is the cause for International pressure. I will stand by it to protect the army and the country. Do not ask me anything beyond that. It is the responsibility of the government”.

Q; in your policies report you have not mentioned about foreign policies. Could you elaborate on that?
A: With India and other Asian countries we have had and having cordial relationships. India as our closest neighbor country has had very close links. Likewise China too had helped us. During the Human Rights Commission meeting in Geneva they rendered the fullest support and respect to us. China rendered a close rapport with Sri Lanka.

Q: Is it true that at the time of the Presidential you had collected a sum of Rs 1000 m as aid for the campaign is it true? This amount of money it is learnt is in the hands of Tiran Alles? Is it true?
A: “There was necessity for me to collect funds. We did receive funds from donors for our campaign. But it was not such an exorbitant sum. We received a sum of around Rs 600 m. We spent 50% of it to the media. There was nothing that remained. Tiran Alles is a businessman. He need not steal money that was collected. He has enough money.”

Q: Are you satisfied with the security provided? Are there any threats to your life?
A: “There are threats. As I fought the ar from the ground naturally there has to be threats to my life. The senior officers who were involved in the war are having about 300 army security personnel for guard. When I as the army commander I was provided with 500 security personnel. At present I have been given only 15 Police personnel as my security. This security is barely sufficient, the fact that even a small child would understand.”

Q: The Government is accusing that you never asked for security. Did you make a request?
A: “I told Tiran while having talks with the President to inform him that I need security as I was hoping to recommence my political career. They were considered as only proposals and not as conditions.”

Q: Were there any hidden conditions?
A: “There was no such a thing. Only certain points were surfaced. From the government side no conditions were disclosed at the time I was freed.”

Q: What is your opinion in deploying army soldiers in development activities?
A: “As The Commander of the Army a made the staff to bring laurels to Sri Lanka in respect of work and discipline. I never allowed political influences to take place within the Army. Today the Colombo Municipality has deployed Army soldiers for cleaning drains and other odd jobs. It is a sad situation. When asked to work inside a muddy drain today how could one expect to wear the uniform and perform military duties tomorrow. Would a layman respect and obey him. Where is the dignity of the soldier? No one knows who gives the orders against the ethics and morals of these soldiers and the Army.”

Q: The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said they are interested in having talks with you. Are you agreeable to that suggestion?
A: “I need to speak to all parties, TNA, CMC and other parties before I decide to a conclusive decision to talk to the TNA”.

Q: The solution to the conflict in the North some say would be resolved if the 13th Amendment is brought into operation:
A: “It is useless in bringing in the 13 amendment resolution without gaining the confidence of the Tamil people.

Q: When you were imprisoned the Government stripped off your ‘GENERAL’ title. However Anoma Fonseka always addresses you as ‘GENERAL’ Have you got your title back?
A: “The title ‘GENERAL’ has not been taken off or erased by the people. I have no intention of begging for it from those who stripped it.”

Q: Did you receive an invitation to join the government?
A: “No”

Q: What do you think of the book written under the title “Gota’s war”? What do you say about it?
A: “I have not read the book. Could anyone get up and enlighten about it to me. What is it that the book as given that ‘title’. I would not mind if the person who wrote the book is here to make me aware of its substance.”

Q: Who gave orders to kill the LTTE leader?
A: “An army contingent had found his body. That’s it.

Q: At the time of ending the war some say you were not in Sri Lanka and hence credit should not go to you?
A: “I was not there during the last week from 11th to the 17th May. I had to be in China for an official matter. However I should boldly say that for a continuous period of 2 ½ years starting from Mavillaruwa. I drew various strategies with the troupes in capturing area by area and was anticipating raising the winning flag. I was present in person during this entire 2 ½ years barring the last week of the war. Only those who had not followed the war will speak of the last week of the war.

Q:  One Member of Parliament had said that you will make a statement of the violation of Human Rights during the war.
A: “I do not know about his statement. To answer to war crimes and violation of human rights have been already been made known.”

Q: Is there a need to remove the army camps from the North?
A: “There are already 12000 LTTE cadres who have been rehabilitated. There are also may be 100 to 200 staunch LTTE cadres who had escaped from been caught. They are also loitering in the North. The Army personnel on duty in camps in the North should not in anyway intervenes and harms the civil administrative process in the North.”

Q: Have you received your ‘GENERAL’ title back?
A: “The people did not remove my ‘GENERAL’ title. The respect I get from the people is more than sufficient. I need not be that foolish to go behind and ask those people ho removed my title. I do not want to lose my self respect. If people think it should be given back, naturally I will get it back through justice”.

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ROBBERY AT BOC BATTARAMULLA

The robbers who had come to rob cash from Bank of Ceylon, Battaramulla branch had got it all wrong:
Amidst hand bombs and gun fire one robber had succumbed to death:
Today in the wee hours of the morning, at 2.30 a.m to be precise a gang of robbers have attempted to rob the bank located and housed in the ‘Sethsiripaya’ building.
One person who was passing this place in a vehicle had suspected that a gang of robbers had been in the process of breaking the bank and robbing the cash. Very intelligently this person had called the emergency Police on telephone No 119 who had come to the spot immediately fully armed.
The Police personnel and the robbers had clashed confronting each other. The robbers had initially hurled a hand bomb at the Police personnel without any avail. The Police had retaliated and had opened fire. One of the robbers had succumbed to death with gun shot injuries.
The others had fled away. However the Police had been able to arrest one other robber. It is not certain whether the robbers were successful in their attempt to rob cash from the safes of the bank.
It is reported from well informed sources that the Bank officials together with the Police personnel have commenced investigations early morning.

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HIGHWAY INCIDENT: KIRULAPONE THERA SPEAKS

The stories which say that we didn’t pay and made damages are all false
“Son,  We should speak to dogs in dog’s language”

Kirulapana Nanda Thera speaks

Kirulapone Nanda Thera called our web site  to talk about the incident that happened on the Southern Express Highway  after we posted an article in our web site on that regard. The Nanda Thera explaining what happened on that day told us that only one break light was working when they had entered the vehicle into the Highway from Pinnaduwa and this was the root cause for the problem that occurred. He also mentioned that they had paid the bill for using the Highway and that he has the receipt with him. Further he had stated that they didn’t do any damage to Kottawa exit point.
However, he accepted that he used filth to scold as he couldn’t tolerate the injustice and stated that dogs should be taught and spoken to in their (dog’s) language.
The story told to us by him is as below:
“There is a language for us to communicate. You people speak to us with respect and we do the same. We too respect the constables … son, we speak to dogs in dog’s language. They did such a disgraceful thing that no man could stand. Last week there was a ceremony at Weherahena temple where the Minister of Defense was the Chief Guest. We didn’t have a vehicle to go to Matara so we asked for a van of one of the devotees.We entered the highway from Pinnaduwa at around 11p.m in the night. As we bought the ticket the gate was opened and we entered into the highway. Then one of the policemen stopped us and told that one of the brake lights wasn’t working. Since there wasn’t a garage close by, we told them that we aren’t going far and asked them to let us go. We spoke of something that could be done. But they didn’t let us go saying that they need to get the permission and thus they delayed us for a long time. Then we were told that if we wanted to go, we will have to get permission from the OIC at Galle. We told them that isn’t practical decision. We told that we can switch on our dual signal lights to blink and travel. We didn’t make any trouble there and we came back after paying at Kottawa. We got a receipt for that as well. A police officer who had the number of our vehicle written in his hand came in front and stopped us to tell that they can’t allow us to go. Then they wasted our time telling many stories for about half an hour. They said that they want to talk to their higher officials and kept us waiting. Then at that time, we bought two other monks. Most of the officers there were drunk at that time. Weherahena Nilame who was with us will stand as evidence on this regard. They were trying to fight with us not even considering that we are monks. If we had done something wrong they should have taken a fine from us. Those officers didn’t do that. They wasted our time. These vehicles are all iron stuff which will be deteriorated and they tend to break. Highway ID is not only for the upper class, normal people too should travel on them. If they are very conscious of those things they should have started opening motor spare parts shops around. Before law these officers should know what morals and ethics are.”
The complaint says that you have made damages?
“No, that is not true. I kicked the gate saying that “if you can’t open this I will break it… we do what we say and we say what we do…there isn’t anything we can do. We would preach when we have to… we are against injustice. If we have to fight we can do that too.”
Did the police inquire about this?
“Police will do many things. We don’t have to say about the Police in this country. If they want to catch someone they will either put a packet of drugs in to the bag or catch him. These aren’t strange things in a country where the authority of law has collapsed.”
So are you saying that the Police didn’t come to inquire still?
“They have come and stared at the temple and gone... We have informed the relevant authorities.”
Listen to the audio of this conversation BELOW:

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COLOMBO DOCTOR’S NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY

A doctor in Colombo has taken nude photographs of 6000 women
A famous surgeon in the Colombo General Hospital has been caught for keeping nude photographs of about 6000 women. He had taken photographs of women and then he had edited them to make nude photographs of them.
There had been a complaint from a girl working in a private firm against this particular doctor for keeping her photographs with him. During the investigations the police have revealed that the doctor has been keeping about photographs of 6000 women. This had been revealed after the complaint made by this particular girl as she had suspected him to be keeping her photographs with him.
It had been found out that the information given by the girl had been true as the Police have found out those pictures in his computer. Further investigations are to be carried out in this regard.

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WATHUPITIWALA ROBBERY (Video)

The entire robbery had been recorded in the supermarket video:

The day before yesterday four robbers who had come in two motor cycles with the helmets in tact and having pistols in their possession had robbed all cash from the Super market coffers and robbed all valuable items in the super market.
They had kept the staff at gun point with their pistols and had even robbed the clients of their cash and valuables also by pointing the pistols at their necks
They had been wearing helmets and had fled with all what they robbed on two motor cycles. A close associate of the owner had followed the two motor cyclist robbers and at one point had collided with one motor cycle. However the robbers had fled away by getting into another motor cycle found in the vicinity and fled away.
When the video tape was displayed the faces of the robbers could not be identified as they were all wearing helmets.
The video of the ‘Sirasa’ TV of this incident is shown BELOW:

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KUWENI’S UNDERWEAR CASE

Dulani Answers to her short dress

During the past few weeks many web sites were talking about the film Kuweni and an abnormality in one of the scenes of Dulani Anuradha. It had made fun of a scene which is supposed to be showing Kuweni’s underwear in a scene where she is jumping from a higher level. Dulani, who is a teacher, had faced unnecessary discomfort due to this. She states that there isn’t such a scene in the movie.  Published below is an interview given by her to the Sarasawiya newspaper.

You, who have done justice to the role of Kuweni had faced an injustice?
Yes, this is the first time I am talking to media on this regard. I saw a trailer of the film on the internet. I was upset to see a distorted scene of mine.

If you explain it a little bit more?
There was a scene of mine in which I had to jump from a high place. I was wearing tight shorts for that scene. But it had been edited by graphics into a very short inappropriate dress so that my legs could be seen prominently.

So, are you saying that you were not wearing such a short dress?
No, never.

Are you taking responsiblity in making that statement?
Yes, very much. I am a teacher. Therefore, this became a huge problem to me; it is mental torture for me.

What did you do when you saw the video on the internet?

I made a complaint at the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission but they said it is better to make a complaint to the Director of Film Corporation. So I told Mr. Asoka Serasinghe, the Director of the Film corporation. After an investigation, he informed me that the scene had been deleted before it had been showed in film halls.

Whom are you blaming on this?
I can’t blame anyone as such because I don’t know as to why that happened and who is behind it.
Don’t you think that the producer and the Director are responsible for this?
I don’t know that properly. Such things could be done in editing as well. Sometimes, someone else would have done such a thing to make the Director or the Producer feel uncomfortable. 

That particular scene is not showed on the film or in the trailer anymore. So hope you don’t have to be upset in that regard?
Yes, but still that edited version is being played in many websites. That is a huge problem.

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NAMAL WADES ACROSS PINGA OYA TO OPEN NEW ROAD

A new road as opened by Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa by swimming across the Pinga Oya:

Last week the Member of Parliament, Namal Rajapaksa was invited by another Member of Parliament Eric Weerawardena in the Harispattu area to open two newly built roads on the banks and vicinity of Pinga Oya.
After opening one road the Member of Parliament Eric Weerawardena invited M.P Namal Rajapaksa to travel by a vehicle to open the other road built close on the other side of the bank of the Pinga oya. To travel to the other side of the Oya a distance to travel in a vehicle was about 15 kilometers.
M.P Namal Rajapaksa inquired whether it is possible to swim across to the other side of Pinga Oya as the route to the other new road as very much closer if one crosses the Pinga Oya. The distance was about only 100 metres. Then Namal Rajapaksa had inquired whether the water was deep or shallow. The answer was that the water in the Pinga Oya was shallow.
Namal Rajapaksa decided to swim across the Pinga Oya and attended to the opening ceremony of the second road and he swum back to his former place within a short time from here he took off and returned to Colombo.
Graphics: Courtesy SUNDAY TIMES

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PRESIDENT FACES DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON

When the LTTE shouts at the President, Sri Lankans praise him in retaliationThe President has gone to the battle field in search of his own peopleA dummy of the President had been burnt in the middle of the roadEggs and tomatoes have been thrown on the President’s vehicle The President who is London to participate at the Diamond jubilee of the coronation of the Queen Elizebeth 2 had once again faced the attacks of the LTTE supporters.
The LTTE supporters have gathered at a corner near Hilton hotel where the President had stayed and they have conducted a demonstrated protest against the President by burning a dummy of his and they have shouted holding boards stating about military crimes.
At the same time, a special event took place as the Sri Lankans who have gathered at the other side of the hotel have conducted a demonstration against Prabhakaran, while praising the President. The President has taken his vehicle to the side where the Sri Lankans have gathered to thank them. It has been a dramatic scene where the President has gone to touch the hands of the Sri Lankans in order to thank them.
Presidential media unit has stated that the President has acted recklessly without following the instructions of the Scotland Yard.
However, the Police have taken measures to make sure that the two groups of protestors do not enter into a quarrel.
It is also reported that the President who had got ready to go to Sri Lankan embassy has cancelled his visit as the LTTE supporters have thrown eggs and tomatoes at his vehicle. At the same time following the advice of the Police he had cancelled his speech that was to be delivered at the Commonwealth Economical society.
It is reported that the LTTE supporters have thoroughly got organized this time and it was also reported that the Tamils from other parts of the Europe too have gathered at London for the demonstration and protest.
Watch the video broadcasted by Channel 4 from BELOW:

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SAMITHA SPEAKS

Samitha who is left out with two kids speaks

Forbidden word is “Athula”

The gossip world is stirred up by the rumours about Athula, Amaya, Johnston and Samitha. They answer the questions with “no, those are false rumours”. But they have to face the music before everyone. The story of Athula -Samitha rejections stories are now over. Now, they have to dance before all. The reason for the revelation of this story begins after Amaya being pregnant.
Even though both Samitha and Athula told the newspaper few months ago that the rumours about Samitha and Johnston are false, after the photographs of Amaya and Athula were published on the internet, they told the newspapers that Athula and Amaya got married two years ago.
At that time, everyone’s focus was on Samitha as to what had happened to her.
Samitha, in an interview to ‘Rivira’ in Lankadeepa had told that she is living alone with her two kids and she had never mentioned the name of Athula. A jest of her interview is as below:

“I am not a lonely woman today. The most precious things in my life are my two kids. Kavindya Devindi is sitting for O/L this time. She is a bit busy due to her studies. I have such strength to bear loses of my life. At the same time, I have a group of good friends who are there for me for help all the time.
My life will flow like this…Samitha loves the world. I don’t hate anybody. That’s all I know.”

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NILANGA DELA WINS Rs MILLION

Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela Bandara has won a lottery worth  Rs 2500 lacks

Nilanga Dela Bandara, Diyawadan Nilame of Temple of Tooth (Dalada Maligawa) won a lottery today. It is of worth Rs 2500 lacks. This was however not won through a lottery. He won this as a compensation for a legal case which was made against him insulting him.
There was a huge outburst against him in the year 2007 as 25 statues of Lord Buddha which were said be painted with gold were stolen and that accusation fell on him. An organization called Preservation of Heritage and National values accused Nilanga Dela Bandara in connection with the robbery. These articles against him were mainly published by Upali Newspaper publications in ‘Divaina’‘ newspaper.
Organization for preserving National values took legal steps and accused Nilanga Dela Bandara by filing Human Rights case. In 2010 August, the accusations were proved to be wrong and Nilanga Dela Bandara was freed from the case by the Supreme Court. 
Afterwards he had filed a case against the Organization for Preserving National values stating that he was being insulted asking for 500 million rupees.
The judgment had been given today. Upali Publications who had been a respondent during the beginning had apologized by publishing a note regarding their misinterpretation.
Thus, Kolonnawe Sirisantha Thera, Sumangala Thera and Dias Hengamuwa had been the convicts for insulting Diyawadane Nilame and the District judge, Dhammika Ganepola had ordered them to pay a compensation worth of Rs 250 million. 
It is recorded as the biggest amount that had been pronounced as compensation by a Sri Lankan court.

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