Thursday, October 10, 2013

The answer if not Ranil, is definitely not Sajith – a wholely misleading message!


 The FT today, (10th October 2013) correctly analyzed why Sajith is not suitable to lead the UNP. It was an extremely fair and unbiased article which needs some enumeration.


If one goes back to the Matara incident, it was both irresponsible for a small team, the leaders who are no longer members of the UNP, to even attempt a march to Colombo, to overthrow the Leader of the UNP, and it was an undisguised show that Sajith was behind it from the beginning. After all the Media that appears to determine public opinion, was used by two small players, namely the Ceylon Today Group of Tiran Alles in conjunction with Killi Maharajah's Sirasa group which gave intense publicity to this, and resulted in fewer than 150 demonstrators from Devundera. They simply give voice to "Sajith for leader" campaign, trying to influence public opinion.

Having said that it was just as reprehensible for Mangala (with tacit approval from Ranil Wickremasighe) to gather their troops in Matara, which was clearly inciteful, and wholely unnecessary considering the expected turnout for the anti Ranil demo.

The inevitable clash took place and the rest is history, and in my opinion did a lot of damage to the UNP, which both parties MUST shoulder blame for.

So to come back to the point in this essay, it is clear that Sajith is unable to be up front about his intentions, except of course clearly enunciate in the aforesaid publications that he is ready for the mantle of leadership and want to take it.

If that is the case why fight shy of making decisions pertaining to his and his party’s future at the WC meeting on Monday, and thereafter, when he was asked to attend the meeting of the new governing council or what name it will in future be known as! The frustration of the UNP was clear, when it announced that they cannot wait for the date of Sajith participation before meeting to decide on the party’s direction and were ready to start without him.


Sajith’s handlers are clearly handling him, and not himself. This is clearly an act unbecoming of a leader who must weighing all the pros and cons decide to act decisively. The UNP needs a person who is not just decisive but also seen to be decisive, and neither of which tag can be pinned on Mr Sajith Premadasa MP. So I would ask his supporters if they honestly believe their man has what it takes!!

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