ආරක්‍ෂක බලතල ෆොන්සේකාට
දෙන්න ජනපති පැවසුවේ විහිළුවට 
– ඇමැති එස්‌. බී. දිසානායක

SB says President was joking…..

We have a King and a bunch of court Jesters? It is high time that such statements  are only made by the President himself following consultations with the \prime minister

If President is unwilling to go to history as a Hittorian Suppressor let someone takes over the reins  of managing the anarchy

Please read the article I wrote in 2015

http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2015/12/22/needed-a-benevolent-dictator/

Needed: A benevolent dictator
Posted on December 22nd, 2015

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Courtesy Island

If one looks at history, many countries developed under autocratic rule. Sri Lanka, under Sinhala kings, prospered due to strict rules and control of the masses.

Even a private company develops in keeping with the vision of the CEO.

Russia, Iran, Iraq, Libya and especially Oman, developed under dictatorships.

As I have written before, what we need is a benevolent dictator. Under MR, we had autocratic rule, but alleged corruption brought an end to the regime which had discipline, and vision to develop infrastructure despite nepotism etc.

But, today we have no discipline or vision, but a lot of talk and frustration.

I see garbage on roads, encroachments along the roads developed by the previous regime, bribery and corruption, nepotism and greed. We talk about an orange revolution and some have even written books about it, but the country is at a standstill.

We read the newspapers with photographs of farmers in loincloth in Colombo, demanding solutions to their problems.

Time was when farmers did not have to protest. Leaders like Dudley and Premadasa met them in paddy fields. President Maithripala Sirisena is from a farming family. Maybe he does not want to get back to the paddy field!

Let the Prime Minister’s and the President’s Offices be shifted to a place like Muthurajawela so that everyone goes there to demonstrate and Colombo will be free from traffic blocks. Someone has to take over the reins of to lead the masses and trade unions and do something. Otherwise, there will be anarchy.

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera