Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel –  Sri Lanka –  Solicitor England and Wales former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, President Ambassador’s forum UK/SL

A loud and clear mandate

President AKD is in power only for a few weeks (just over 50 days) elected by the citizen with and unprecedented majority of the Parliament surprising the world and – not the citizens-  who he was elected with a clear and loud mandate for his vision, program, and the conduct so far having observed carefully and as one taking collective decisions with full of aspirations and hopes for a CHANGE expected and promised by AKD and the group appeared to be well disciplined and understood the mission they are engaged in. It appears from results of the elections that the citizen has taken a collective decision to elect AKD for a change despite oppositions and objections from many sectors locally and internationally ended us with a praise from Donald Trump AKD as a great honest man defenitely after scrutinizing his conduct carefully via his network of researchers. His conduct and disciplined behaviour so far has shown that he is living up to the expectations of the electors with a sense of warning that absolute power corrupts human beings. Yet to be proved otherwise.

Policy and implementation

Apart from the lengthy policy document the summary of his speeches echo the aspirations and policies in nutshell as priority for Rule of Law, law and order, disciplined society and  governance without bribery and corruption, peace, respect, protection of all kinds of rights and duties including protection of  minorities of all sectors, and oppressed and supressed groups including children disabled eradication of poverty growth of agriculture and improve industry including tourism amongst other aspirations he  is often speaking on. His speeches like that of RW is long, convincing, appealing and will go on for hours without any notes or interruptions non stop followed by the audience for hours without moving an eyelid and with pin drop silence,  may be due to his education, determination, and experience coupled with the suppression he has gone through from childhood which he readily and often narrated.

Digitised country at the door steps of Artificial Intelligence

In the completed developing society at the doorsteps of AI and Digitalisation age he has chosen to most competent, educated and qualified in the world give priority to Digitalization as the next step for AI by appointing Dr Hans Wijesuriya – one of the who has sacrificed the multi million salary with all perks to serve the country with no payment or  perks whatsoever which is creditable for him for accepting and AKD for picking him for the job the country is badly in need of. Sri Lanka is indebted and battered due to mismanagement of the pervious rulers and the citizen is exhausted and helpless without a vision or a visionary leader for the beautiful island full of resources, and beauty for a tourist paradise inadequately utilised. Rest of the appointments and appointees so far has not met with many  criticism and generally with the tacit approval of  the citizen now vigilant and care66fully following the events with microscopic vision with the young and educated young generation equipped with the battery of mobile phones and developed IT skills and internet connected to the world and many international platforms. It is no be noted that AKD is declared to formulate a digitalized  Sri Lanka in order to minimize corruption, acceleration of the development process and to be compatible with the modern changes in the world over.

Firm and Visible mandate and believed by the masses

AKD is armed with a firm and visible mandate to implement his mandate with the visible and firm support of the citizen with high expectations to implement the main issues such as removal  of bribery and corruption, get into the proper tract on development, emerge from the debts incurred due to mismanagement of the past mistakes, and debt ridden  financial compactions in all sectors,, and unbearable cost of living and the unproductive an inefficient state sector not cooperating with the plans of the governance to deliver goods early to the citizen eagerly awaiting for results. AKD’s victory is unprecedent having obtained 2/3rd majority with 61.56 % by one party effortless as the citizen believed him his policies and tm as incorrupt above bribery and corruption and equipped with professional and intellectuals  mostly ready to serve with no remuneration.

Peaceful transformation of political culture with many seen and unseen by products on the right direction appear to be cementing by the Cabinet of Ministers scientifically chosen

The way the elected conducted is exemplary being most peaceful and orderly with only 16 minor incidents, when compared mini wars during pervious elections with killings and damage to the property before and especially after the election. I tis a new culture introduced to Sri Lanka followed by the general elections with the credit to the security forces, officers conducted the  elections, the parties involved and the citizen who voted which is a victory indeed, and the vision guidance and directions  by the visionary leadership  scrutinized  by the  entire world on international media with highest praise showing the discipline set in by the Presidents network with no force or compulsion. It seems the message is conveyed so convincingly that there were no destruction of traditional milk rice or lighting crackers that ignites the rival fractions and political groups. It seems the message conveyed to the entire  country that was followed to  the last word to the prise  and the satisfaction of the citizen which is victorious indeed that is bound to follow in other elections in the near future. Elections previously were  followed by the post election celebrations and evets that has been violent in the past yet peaceful after the presidential and general elections followed peacefully and no incidents whatsoever as happened historically befree. Introduction and implementation of this political disciplined  cultuer is a great achievement to the credit of the leadership of the new president and the group silently conducted with no publicity fanfare or compulsion.

Other direct and indirect achievements

One of the main achievements and the significance of the all island election victory with 61%  voting island wide and winning all provinces expect only one including north east are unprecedented decisions taken by the citizen extending the willingness  to live under  the umbrella of a united Sri Lanka  shedding differences coming  down for  decades with wars agitations and struggles for a sperate state merging north and east as one unit forget by traditional politicians in the north and east who are completely  rejected by the citizen believing and trusting the leaders from the south. Today north, east , and south is merged politically and a new rea is dawn based on peace friendship and reconciliation based on love and understanding of all communities is indeed an achievement dawned as a result of the miraculous victory of the citizen.and indications of the citizens in north and east is that they are no longer involved or interest in communal politics and are prepared to integrate with south that is the entire country believing the president, his team,policies and the programme readily shedding the age-old claims of separatism and merger of NE and implementation of 13th amendment believing that the entire country will be considered a single unit and country will be a united, unitary century as Sri Lankans enjoying equal rights and benefits under the proposed constitution the new administration has pledge to put forward. On the other hand now as North,East and South is merged under the leadership of the new leader believed by all communities, country will look forward to a modern revolutionary programme based on moderations in the door steps if AI and digitalisation  and AI age with the president’s pledge to do so having taken the initial step of picking Dr Hasns Wijesuriya to implement digitalisation and AI as a matter of urgency which is now being implemented.

Will Aspirations Expectations and the delivery of vision put forward could  match together?

Vision and a visionary is a prerequisite for a nation to thrive and successful in the complicated and competitive family of nations generally selfish and look inwards for  the benefit of their own nations and the citizen living with high expectations and demands with visions of visionaries who brought nations for what it is today with hard work and implementation the vision..  Few example in our vicinity are the developments of Singapore once a baron land has transformed into one of the richest nations with a world business ccentre by Lee Kuan Yew- a leader who made Singapore what it is with his vision, hard work and dedication by making the nation  disciplined nation reading it as a business hub in south east Asia a powerful commercial  empire with excellent legal and arbitration centre. Dubai is the other example where the vision of the leader Bin Alla Zyhead  converted the sandy UAE one of the richest and powerful business hubs in the middle east transformed to what it is today . Israel was made what it is today is the vision of the visionary David Benguarian, who continuously worked hard to create Israel and an agriculture hub of with  innovations converting the tiny strip in Middle East to  a nuclear power base  at the initiative of the vision hard work and collective degermation trickles down for generations irrespective of where they live on the globe. These are achievements of some successful stories of nations by disciplined visionary leaders with a vision carrying the citizen together towards the destination with hard work and vision for the nation and citizen they love. The achievement so far and the response of the citizen indicated beyond doubts that the aspirations expectations and the vison are matching and everybody is advised and warned to continue with the vision and the programme they are engaged in for the benefit of all citizens. Sarathdw28@gmail.com