Its Either Mervin or the Government
Dilrook Kannangara
Mervin Silva has done it again. In a display of utter uncivilized behaviour,
the Minister had stormed into the state-run national television and
assaulted employees which was transformed into a major battle.
This is akin to the conduct of the Matara district UNP Minister in 2003
where he caused similar havoc at a five star hotel in Colombo. Many
then pointed out that the then UNP government should have sacked the
minister concerned. Obviously the spineless UNP leader let it pass by
and now the particular MP sits in the other camp.
Had proper punishment been levied many a headache would have been averted.
The same can be said about Mervin. It is time that he is expelled from
the government, else the government will be expelled in full pretty
soon. There is no valid justification for the whole government to suffer
due to the acts of a single obstinate politician.
There may have been shortcomings on the part of the employees at the
SLRC, but, the conduct of the Minister was in no way commensurate with
that.
There is an added problem with Mervin. He had on many occasions clashed
with many people, an embassy, civil groups, etc. Additionally, his son
also started following his father. According to some credible sources,
Malaka Silva has bought a extremely luxury vehicle for his use when
even the President’s son used a borrowed car (this made another
big controversy).
There are other allegations against this former UNP minister. The 2001
general election was scheduled by Chandrika Kumaratunga based on astrological
predictions of Mrs. Silva. The selection was highly criticized by renowned
astrologers aligned to the SLFP government. Although astrology does
little or nothing to dictate human endeavors, this shows the true allegiance
of the Silvas.
Besides, Mervin failed to bring in a single vote for the SLFP as he
came to parliament through the National List. It is therefore clear
that he is not an asset to the party or the government. He must be expelled
at least now. It is a joke that the Labour Minister assaults the employees
of a government corporation. His action also has a national security
concern. Contrary to the advice of surrender advocates, the government
is running an aggressive military campaign. Critics try to depict Sri
Lanka as a state that abuses power although the government has always
stayed within the law which also includes the PTA. However, by the acts
of this particular minister these critics get ammunition to further
attack the government.
He also chose a fantastic time to unleash the beast in him. This comes
at a time when the government is struggling to keep its majority in
Parliament. He knows that his actions may have to be tolerated by the
government to maintain its majority. However, although in the short
run he may prove valuable, in the long run the government is going to
pay a very heavy price for keeping him.
When SB Dissanayake was a marauding agent, the then government shed
him. This proved immensely valuable for the SLFP to score major election
victories in three consecutive elections. Therefore all patriotic Lankans
must demand from the government to expel this disgrace forthwith. Failure
to do it, I assure, will certainly end up with a winding up of this
government pretty soon.
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