In A Nutshell
Wake up and smell the Flower
And Die-Hard Siri Bag was on a TV programme early this week shouting about Wee-Flower’s election slogan. “Chandayata vote ekak denna? Katta-ta ekak denna thiyanawa!” Die-Hard said amongst much genteel titters. Speaking of Wee-Flower, he seems to have taken over the Presidential role. Apart from telling people a vote for him is one for the country, he has been touting himself as a protective amulet against life’s hardships. All familiar slogans, similar to those used by our Benevolent Leader himself! Seeing double yet?
Don’t count your chickens!
Then our favourite Ra-Kneel has been promising all sorts of goodies to everyone. Apparently only he can get the GSP Plus, give salary increments and generally save the country. To which our Boys in Blue had only one thing to say, “He has to get elected first!” True, true!!
Friends in high places?
Our dear Dum dums campaign has been incurring much wrath amongst the Boys in Blue. Not only has he been going around giving 4,000 rupees to each family he visits in the gama, he’s roping in some big boys to show their support. Word is a highly placed official in the Defence Ministry has been going to several of his meetings. What’s more, this fellow has addressed the people and told them to vote for dear Dum dum so he can win in his district! Well when you have connections, may as well use them, ne?
(Environ) Mentally Friendly
There was our Ministering type for environment using a novel gimmick to popularise his candidature. This time he cast aside his limo to ride a push bike to tell the hoi polloi that it is the purest form of transportation. With his sarong hiked up he rode at the front of his rally to later plant 17 plants from 17 different areas at an auspicious time of 17.17hrs. Yeah right that is his manapey. But tomorrow he’l be riding his limo through Wilpattu whilst expecting others to be environmentaly friendly. Huh?
Suba Ana Gathaaa
For some its the green bucks that count and does not matter a nowt how it’s earned. For the co-ordinating type of a ministering angel it was the sale of powder that is heroin(e). Secreting the deadly stuff through the sea route off Kal Pitiya the co-ordinating type ( a JP to boot) was nabbed by smart cops who cared not how high the catcher was. And of course the ministering type knew nothing of it. Not one bit of the 50 kgs…. Hmmmmm
Dicky this is the best part of the rag my old buddy. The old joke about Fr. Martin and his lost cock is not changing names and hands and the last one is from Mumza in Ireland. The Priest has to ask the boys in the orphanage if they saw his cock and the whole school stood up. The Pope got the message and guess what. He has now joined Rauf Hakeem and Mumza and want’ts to get the cock’s comb snipped.
Aswer Nana and Moulana Bhai can help the Pope I am sure.
Ranil was promising people “van kattas” “ratharan mala” con puterrr” and bicykal katta’s since 1996 knowing that he would not have to deliver. If he did win one day Uncle Ranjith will have to sell all the silver, the estates and empty the pêttagama to satisfy the “podi kollo” Ranil promised those things to. Was Ranil ever a Catholic Priest? I saw someone like him hanging around the bookshop.
Oh stop this Ranil Bashing.
Ranil abandoned sarath, he should have got to the streets with JP & done harthal, show peoples power instead of playing politics. He lost all credibility. With my experience I will guarantee that he will get less preferential votes than he got in any election. I think Its time he “gracefully” give Sajith Premadasa a chance.
You are smart but you are not a visionary nor a man knowing peoples pulse.