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Ranil Dismisses Milinda's Criticism of Leadership Vol. 26 No.160 Monday 10th July, 2006 Rs.15 - 44 Pages Registered in Sri Lanka as a Newspaper - Late City Edition Buddhism, Health 6 Achieving a London and 10 lasting peace 7 Kebithigollewa and Well -Being LEISURELAND FINANCIAL REVIEW THE HAPPY ISLAND IT.COM Today is Esala Poya Ranil dismisses Milinda’s On this day the Buddhists Commemorate the Buddha’s preach- ing of the first sermon to the five ascetics, the Dhamsak Pevatum Sutra at Sarnath Benares, India. The criticism of leadership essence of this sermon is the expla- Milinda boycotts key bodies ...faults Ranil, ‘party seniors’ for ongoing crisis nation of the Four Noble Truths: The Noble Truth of Suffering or dissatis- by Shamindra Ferdinando Committee as he believed nothing would Maharoof, accused of being responsible have remained silent and allowed my crit- faction or conflicts (Dukkha), the A simmering power struggle in the be achieved by his participation. for the rejection of party nominations at ics free rein both within the media and cause of suffering, the cessation of opposition UNP has taken a new turn Moragoda’s attack comes as the recent CMC elections. the Party. suffering and the path leading to the with Colombo District heavyweight Wickremesinghe patched up with Matara A two-member probe team last I have deliberately avoided responding cessation of suffering. And The Milinda Moragoda severely criticising heavyweight Mahinda Wijesekera. Public Tuesday submitted a confidential report to these critics because I believe that such criticism of the top to the Working public debate simply plays into the hands Noble Eight-fold Path: Ranil Wickremesinghe’s leadership. This comes against the backdrop of President leadership prompted Committee. The report of those enemies, both internal and exter- Queen Maha Maya’s dream of the Mahinda Rajapakse fishing for UNP MPs Wickremesinghe to dis- ruled out the need to nal, who would wish to damage the Party. conception of Prince Sidhartha, the with Ratnapura District MP Susantha miss Wijesekera but take disciplinary I also did not want to shift our focus from first Vap ceremony in honour of Punchinalame switching his allegiance they recently ironed action against Messrs the United National Party’s campaign to Prince Sidhartha and the Great last Thursday. out their differences. Moragoda and win the Colombo Municipal Council Renunciation also occurred on this Accusing a section of the UNP seniors A furious Maharoof. A furious Election. Finally, after the elections were day. of undermining their efforts to revive the Wickremesinghe is Dr. Rajitha Senaratne won with no tangible support from the believed to have dis- is believed to have Party for the campaign, I wanted to see It was also on Esela Poya day that party, Moragoda, in a confidential letter addressed to Wickremesinghe, faulted missed Moragoda’s demanded of how the Party would react to the unfound- Prince Dantha and Princess him for allowing the deterioration of the opinion. Speculation is Wickremesinghe to ed accusations and personal invective of Hemamala brought the Sacred Tooth party.“This has been a cause of great con- rife that Ranil Milinda take action against the my detractors, who in the eyes of the Relic to Sri Lanka cern to me, and has led me to question Wickremesinge would culprits without fur- majority of the Party make more noise whether this is the same UNP for which I hit back. Moragoda’s ther delay.UNP Deputy than sense and were responsible for the have worked since the time when the late opponents in the party are likely to influ- leader Karu Jayasuriya, Ravi implosion of the UNF government in Mr. Premadasa was President, and you ence Wickremesinghe’s counter strategy. Karunanayake and Gamini Lokuge are 2004. In the same spirit, I decided to stay were the Leader of the House and a senior The Island learns that believed to have echoed Senaratne. away from meetings of the Political Immigrant Cabinet Minister,” he said. Wickremesinghe received the letter The following is the full text of Affairs Committee and the Working Moragoda also revealed that he boy- amidst mounting pressure to take disci- Moragoda’s letter: Committee to which you had been kind cotted the Political Affairs Committee plinary action against Moragoda and his “In the past several months many good enough to appoint me. and the decision making Working Colombo District colleague Mohammed and honourable people have asked why I told to raise Continued on page 2 English son in Sri Lanka JHU slams A Sri Lankan who entered Britain illegally at the age of 15 McGuinness has been told that he is likely to be by Dasun Edirisinghe ians including children and deported and will have to take his The Jathika Hela Urumaya pregnant mothers. Over 200 English wife and baby son with (JHU) condemned the state- Military personnel were him - or otherwise run the risk of ment made by Martin killed without any provoca- not being allowed back to see McGuinness, chief negotiator tion. Defenceless mothers them. of Sinn Fein, the political were hacked to death while Mohammed Samad fled vio- wing of the Irish Republican breast feeding their infants, lence in his home country seven Army (IRA), who visited proving the brutality of this years ago. He has since married, Killinochchi, where he met ruthless terrorist gang. The has a 17-month-old son, plays with the LTTE claim by McGuinness cricket for his local team and recently. that the LTTE was works as a groundsman for an It is reported that the sole representa- independent boarding school. McGuinness had tive of the Tamils of Now, at the age of 22, he has strongly opposed the Lanka proves a dan- been told by the Home Office that EU ban on the LTTE gerous myth and the he will probably be deported - with and said that it was a treacherous attempts no guarantee that he would be able huge mistake by the by the former UNF to return to see his family - after EU to demonize the Government of Ranil his appeal for asylum was refused. political leader of the Wickremasinghe A letter from the International Tamils. This is a which accepted it in Organisation for Migration statement that chal- Ven. Sobitha the CFA and in the informed him: “Whilst your child’s lenges the democratic so-called Oslo and material quality of life in Sri world, General Secretary of Tokyo declarations,” he said. Lanka may not be the same stan- the JHU Ven. Dr. Omalpe The JHU blamed the dard as it would be in the UK, this Sobitha Thera said. Government for allowing for- does not give rise to any right to “The EU ban was imposed eign delegates to travel to stay in the UK.” on the LTTE after many Killinochchi to meet the He must report to the UK warnings to eschew violence LTTE and for giving helicop- Immigration Service on Monday and obey the Cease Fire ters for their use and asked and may be detained, pending his Agreement (CFA). Despite the government to take mean- Iranganie de Silva presenting the first copy of her book ‘The Right to Live’ to her husband, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva deportation. He and his wife, these warning the LTTE ingful action to counter the during last week’s launch at the Mahaweli Centre auditorium. (Pic by Siripala Halwala) Sarah, 20, must now decide killed many innocent civil- false LTTE propaganda. whether to move to Sri Lanka, tak- ing their son Oscar, or face long- term separation. His wife said they were now pin- ning their hopes on a final appeal. Indo-Lanka naval talks in Delhi JU to fight terror the “We have been left distraught by Shamindra Ferdinando relations. and now we have an anxious wait Navy Chief Vice Admiral Karannagoda, a member of to see what will happen,” she said. Wasantha Karannagoda is in the government delegation to “Apparently, Mohammed does national way New Delhi for crucial talks with the first round of Geneva not fulfil the right criteria, despite Indian navy top brass. He is talks, is likely to discuss ways the UNP’s Galle District Parliamentarian being a hard-working husband and likely to be away for about a and means of tackling the by Dasun Edirisinghe A new organisation, Jathika Urumaya Hemakumara Nanayakkara told The father who pays taxes. week. growing threat posed by the (National Heritage), formed with the aim Island. “They say we could go and live Authorities said that talks LTTE. of defeating terrorism, met recently to He said that the organisation was not in Sri Lanka, but what would we would cover the entire gamut of The Delhi talks take place discuss it future plans. political. It was a completely independent do there? I don’t speak the lan- issues relating to, what an offi- against the backdrop of The organisation comprises experts, body. “A large number of retired guage and would have to leave my cer termed as, Indo-Lanka naval Vice Admiral Karannagoda whole family behind. How would Continued on page 5 veteran politicians, civil servants, profes- Continued on page 2 that be good for our son? sionals and religious leaders. They “If Mohammed is deported expect to defeat terrorism through a and I stay here, I shall have to national approach, President of the JU, draw benefits. I don’t see the Led by a woman they targeted Lawyers’ residences logic. Those who make these deci- sions should come and meet us, and others in our situation, and realise we are real people.” Police on trail of robber gang Mr Samad fled Sri Lanka’s cap- by Norman Palihawadana after police arrested a member of the ital, Colombo, with his cousin Police are on the trail of a woman-led gang.
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