CBK Denies Requesting For A Pardon For Vijaya
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge today (8) denied the statement made by Housing and Construction Minister Wimal Weerawansa that she had requested for a pardon from President J.R. Jayewardene on behalf of her husband Vijaya Kumaratunge, when he was jailed in the 1980s.
Kumaratunge told The Sunday Leader that the statement is an absolute lie. “I didn’t ask anyone to release Vijaya as I believed that he was unjustly incarcerated for no reason like Sarath Fonseka,” she said.
Kumaratunge said that she never asked for any pardon but sought legal redress by filing three cases before courts. “I filed a fundamental right petition, a Habeas Corpus and another one asked for Vijaya’s release,” she said.
Vijaya was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in November 1982 until February 1983. Vijaya at the time was the main campaign manager for Hector Kobbekaduwa, who contested the Presidential election at the time under the SLFP.
Kumaratunge said that Vijaya was arrested with about 3,000 SLFP activists.
Speaking of Vijaya’s subsequent release, Kumaratunge said that she received a telephone call one day from then President Jayawardene’s office and the secretary had informed her that the President had wanted to meet her.
“I said that I had not requested for an appointment, but I was told that I have already been assigned a time to meet the President. I did not want to go, but after everyone advised me to do so, I met Jayewardene. I took my sister Sunethra as a witness to the meeting. We were received well by Jayewardene at the President’s House and after a casual chat, he said he has decided to release Vijaya. I asked as to when he will be released and Jayewardene said he would be released in a week. I then asked about the other SLFPers arrested and I was told that the SLFP leaders will be released with Vijaya,” Kumaratunge explained.
She reiterated that she never made a request for Vijaya’s release at any point as her husband was incarcerated for no proper reason.
Referring to the arrest of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, Kumaratunge said that she did not see any reason for his incarceration and that if that be the case, then 75% of the members in the current government should be given 100 years in jail for what they have done.
thank you CBK for telling this to us, keheliya and wimal when they open their mouths they lie, it’s like a second nature to them, i wonder whether all this UPFA people take lying pills daily to come on state control media and lie, public is not gullible!!
When has she ever told the truth ??
What an idiot this lulu! CBK was and is the greatest liar in Asia if not the world. Remember the Ph.D from Sobornne?
Lulu, didn’t you know that lying for their Godfather and benefactor is their bread and butter? They will lie through their teeth to survive.
Is there a photo where Vijaya and CBK posed as a couple? Their relationship basically didn’t exist, except for the first two-three years since their wedding. Sirimavo (behind the scenes), Anura, Sunethra and all Bandaranaike’s supported JR in the presidential election when Kobbekaduwa was the SLFP candidate. Only Vijaya and Ossie had to carry the burden of the Kobbekaduwa campaign. So I wouldn’t be surprised if CBK didn’t seek any pardon from JR. However, disregarding all this, on somebody’s advice or plea (May be Jeewan or Vijaya’s sister), CBK did request a pardon from JR, she is lying now. In fact only person who you could trust is Bradmon Weerakoon, if he says it is untrue, I will believe it but he won’t, because she did. She is a disgrace, she ruled the country for two full slots, 11 years but there is nothing she could claim to have done for the development of the country. JR economic development, Premadasa housing, MR eliminating terrorism and CBK.. helping her friends run riot in businesses/privatisation deals???or is it just whisky??
Ruwan,if my memory is right,I think Gamini Fonseka met JR for the release
of Vijaya and may be JR agreed on condition that all procedures followed.
Muza, Yes Gamini may have brokered the deal but I am sure CBK met JR as well. I believe it was on somebody’s advice she did so, because her relationship with Vijaya was so bad, like I said.
I think what you are saying Ruwan, should be correct. CBK will say anything now against MR and lying comes naturally to her. CBK is the root cause of all the misery that is taking place by making way for the creation of this Frankenstein Monster.
Hey, Keheliya is that you???
Since you seem to know so much about the ‘relationship’ of the Kumaranatunga couple, may be you can tell us how they managed to conceive two children in this ‘non-existent relationship’. Stating your opinion as such is one thing but you are out right lying pretending to know the Kumaranatunas personally; just like UPFA ministers.
Did you not have a single adult in your life to show you the Way? Did no one ever advice you not to lie? I mean, there seems to be no benefit to you by lying here yet you have no hesitation to do so, just for the sake of throwing mud at someone you probably never met. For your sake, I hope all these religions are wrong, cause, if they are right, consequence for your elk will be grim.
Look Mate
Unlike Chandrika Keheliya had a very good up bringing. His father was a great person. Unlike chandrika he did not go to 5star hotels on Poya days and ask for Blue lable wisky. That Shows how her up bringing.
If You go back to 1980′s news papers that will justyfy how Chandrika went to JR and ask for parden. We all have to die to forget what Chura Queen did to people and country. Before acusing some one a lier read
old news papers for god sake.
Ruwan is right. CBK ‘s motto for existance in politics were “lie as much as you can” Read ” Chaura Regina ” if you are not sure. She never went to courts against victor Ivan for writing that book as every thing there is true. She was nothing but a political burden for Sri Lanka and is and will be for a long long time. And people who believe her must get their brains checked. Get the paper article about the meeting of JR and CBK and then talk.So when you accuse somebody of lying make sure you are pointing the finger at the right direction.
Charles and Diana had two children although their marriage was on the rocks!
Ruwan,
Your last part of the comments are really true( i have no reason to reject first part either). CBK did not do anything for the betterment of our country. She is a disgrace and all intelligent people know this.
thank you for highlighting this
Cheers
LK
CBK was a mistake in the first place. After Wijethunge normalised the situation in the country following the dreadful era, it looked like the UNP was on a losing streak. Anybody from the SLFP could have led the party to victory under the circumstances but the deep-seated animosity between Anura and CBK and Sirimavo as well, resulted in the faction led by CBK winning. She was surrounded by the people who had never walked on the ground like CV Ratnayake, Kingsley, and worthless characters like SB and Mangala. It was obvious from day one, she was not there to deliver but to have a good time with her mates.
The issue here is whether CBK asked for a pardon from JRJ, she categorically rejected the government claim. The govt ministers very capable of putting a positive spin to their advantage and distort the information. The private life of CBK and Vijaya is immaterial here.
That is a lie whoever you are. They had a normal healthy and sometimes bickering relationship just like most couples. They met during the 1977 elections. Vijaya of a low caste working class family wanted access and CBK fell in love. Please do not denigrate a great dead man. I am no fan of CBK but this sort of low class lies should not be spread. He was an actor and a player but then what about John Edwards? Or Mark Sanford or so many others who had personal flaws? Vijaya was a loving caring father and a i have been with them many times. I dont like CBK and I know JR the dead bastard wanted them to come to him to seek the release. Sunethra did the deal and i am not sure if she asked for a pardon but definitely JR’s big ego is what made him get one of the Bandaranaikes to bow down to him. What JR did to SL must make him rot in hell. Vijaya is in heaven.
Who are you to decide on Chandrika and Vijaya’s relationship? Every marrige has ups and downs. As long as they both care each other that is what matter. Be smart enough when you are talking about other people’s relationships.
Absolutely true. Ruwan ge kate masuran daana ona. Ruwan, are you RaviK’s secretary? In that case we’ve met. Let me congratulate you on very many wise comments.
Many idiots in Sri lanka have forgotten the disasters caused to the country by the Bandaranayakes.
Don’t care madam, this Wihiluwansa is a great disgrace to the country. There is a very small dispute between a very strong person and a very weak person. Our Hon.President must pardon Gen.Fonseka forgeting the past. This is an un-neceassary problem at the moment. The people should be mobilised to a Development Action Plans. These demonstrations are inmence wastages of Time & Money.
Pali,generosity is not something that comes pressure after pressure.SF is a
military man who escaped violent death more than once.He’s being put in
this kind of suffering is, beyond any doubt,destroying one’s own spirits.Can
you just for a moment,imagine what these people wanted from him and what they didn’t want?
Honorable President ha? The funny thing about honor is that you can just demand it, your actions dictate whether you are honorable or not.
Gamini Dissanayake and Wijeya Kumarathunga were very greedy aspirants to the post of Hon.President of SriLanka. They were fully backed by INDIA. As a result the people like Hon.R.Premadasa, Hon.Gamini Jayasooriya, Hon A.C.S.Hameed objected to the Indian Crafted Anti Social 13th Ammendment to the constitution.Very tiny island as sriLanka needs not to be governed by Provincial Administrations. How many times smaller SriLanka than the Province of Ontario canada. Most of the Tamils and Muslim people are living out sides the Northern and Eastern provinces.These two provinces must be connected with Colombo with a sophisticated Highway net work. The British Administration fulfilled that task during the 18th century but any Sinhala regime failed to provide that very inportant task.
Are you suggesting that Rajapaksa is doesn’t have greedy aspirations to be President? He must be passed the 18 amendment for the benefit of someone else I suppose.
Late Mr.Gamini never greedy to power.He sacrifies the leadership to Mr. Lalith. He help lot of opposition politicians. Rajapakse family also on that list. Very generous leader. You can learn the democracy of leadership in his political career.We lost it.
If Ranil cooperated to him, he never fall this situation. He brought the party to correct track, appointing panditharatne & working closely with Premadasa family.
Mr and Buruwasnsa is using SF to hide the country’s problems. Wije attacked his own people(SLFP). That’s why he was taken to prison. No one cared. Wije and Chandrik walked into JR and said they didnot want him to restore the civil right of Sirima (after 1983)
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“Ranil Boru Kiya Asuwei”!!!!!
At least now you can understand he is lying to the nation.
Madam, Thank you for open his real picture to the nation.
These Rajapaksa gang… you give any name and they’ll start throwing mud at them without any hesitation; even if it’s a dead person that’s OK.
These people are filled with hatred just like their leader.
I can remember Mrs. Kumarathunga Bandaranayaka was telephone to Mr. Tony Ranasingha he was call to Mr. Gamini Fonseka through the Gamini Fonseka he contact. Mr. J.R.Jayawardena. She is insulting her great Bandaranayaka family Mrs. Kumarathunga Bandaranayaka is lying. Hhe is winnowing to opposition political party.
“great Bandaranayake family” ???? My bloody foot!
Roland, go read the Sinhala newspapers. I am ashamed to read your broken English. It is a shame on the country.
This woman will deny anything when it is convenient to her.
I don’t believe a word this woman say.
Hello everyone, I am Ranjith from Australia. The Government and Opposition are both at present are pathetic jokers and wingers. At least the Rajapakse’s defeated terrorism in SriLanka but that does not give them the right to Jail Sarath Fonseka who assisted in defeating the LTTE Bastards. So both sides should get together and forget their huge egos and make peace with the Sinhala General and release him. Hope Rajapakse will have the wisdom to heal the rift among the Sinhala people. Mrs Kumaratunge did well to fight the terrorists but she was no match to the determination of the Rajapakse Brothers.
Dont believe a word she says and dont believe that KEHEL KOLLA who keeps changing the colour of his kehel kole at every election as well.
CBK did not have to tell us. Whole world knows that these two are the big jockers of Mother Lanka.
That shows the love this woman had for Vijaya. For what ever reason a wife who cannot seek this relief for her husband whatever the reason or pride is just doomed to exist as human beings.
Guys!!!
You know in1995 when CBK came back after 10 years out of country she did not have clue whats to be done. 1st thing she did was throw Anura out. Then lucky her she gain the support of few intelegent people in that era to her side.
Thanks to people like Keheliya she came to power when their was none to compete!!!. Then she started selling all in the country, Eg: Air Lanka sale for peanuts to Emirates, now they entered the international mkt. Take Shell gas the same. And her family was looked after for higher education in Londen.
Can Any one recall What CBK left to country or what she did for the country….
Nuthing…. null….. naheee
I have one question to CBK. Can you name any Sri Lankan politicians who never lied to Sri Lankans and to the world? I doubt if there is anyone can be named for being honest and never lied.
What is this you foolish Sinhala fellows are talking, none of you are talking to the bloody point, no brains like ‘KOHEDA YANNE MALLE POL” Mrs CBK telling a story and sure some of you’ll knows it except who were babies in 1982 like Wimalasiri Gamlath elais Wimal. It is not relevant whether they had a family photo or not. Yes she never asked pardon or anyone in the party did. It was the top UNP ministers then had a chat with JR as they felt it was not done, even JR new it was wrong. But Mahinda taking all those lessons of stalwarts of the time is now doing things in such a way that none can talk or find fault. That’s the exact story we should discuss and not dragging bullshit of no use.
CBK was and now is a cruel woman who did not bothered to pardon president then JR for Vijaya’s release but her sister Sunethra conveyed her apologies on behalf of Vijaya that day that’s how it JR decided to release him.
For the records clarify from Sunethra itself as JR has dead now.
A SITUATION DOES NOT MAKE A PERSON GOOD OR BAD, IT JUST SHOWS WHO THAT PERSON REALLY IS….
Hey Chandrika, do not worry about foolish talks of “Berawaya”. Good or bad what ever you did is not the answer and examples to the case connected to World Honored, Honarable Sarath Fonseka. it is a case between “Democracy” and “Fundermental Rights” of this country, of the “Citizens ” of Srilanka. “JR ” was not a G.C.E. (OL) Qualified President to ordered “Foolish” actions against “Fundermental Rights” as a “Lawyer”.But today this “Berawaya” is on the “Red Carpet” because of the great “Democracy” maintained in “JR`s” period, unfortunately when “Wijeweera” was having his “Honarable Last March” to the “Crimatorian of Borella Kanatta”, this “Berawaya” was in an abandonded Septic Tank” of a “Public Toilet” of “Maharagama” , mailing the addresses of “J.V.P. leaders commanding all over the island including “Gamanayaka”. That was how this ” Berawa Slum Dog” started his “Great Berawa Gata” to come to today`s “Ministrial Position” and be the “One And Only “Law cast Berawaya” in the parliament.Time is the best healer.Whole westernworld including “Gulf” are one by one “Closeing Down” their support to Srilanka against “Generals” arrest.
I have been reading this dialogue among readers with lots of humor. Firstly they write under popular/unpopular names. Secondly they are not shooting at the hare but hitting the bush.
It is not whether Chandrika asked for pardon or not, nor whether she met J R or not but should SF not be requesting his release from the only person who can do it. As for asking for pardon or not is secondary because only S F will know if he is really guilty. he facts were presented in court, and the judges found him guilty. Son under the law he must be guilty. Some things which are public display cannot be denied by him. Tangible proof cannot be denied by him. The President appointed him a leader to lead the troops in war. He did not order him to deal fraudulently with his son in law in the purchase of arms, neither did he instruct S F to blabber about Decisions made by the Secretary or other leader to the press. Nor act in a immature manner during the election with defamatory, and spiteful speeches. On hindsight one should find fault with the President for appointing such an individual to a very high possition in the Forces.
So let us leave it at that it is up to him to desire freedom, and take the necessary steps to do so.
Very well said J E M D. We need more poeple like you on this forum. Most pro SF people have forgotten that there were more important people involved in the war including Navy, Air Force, Police and many more. You are indeed right, SF has no right to reveal the war secrets to any media. Every country has military secrets and being a high ranking Army General he should have known that releaving military secrets is a crime.
You are right, let him decide if he wants to be in the prison or not.
hellow Mr devdaththera imitator 。。。。。。。i do not agree with wimal weerawansa. But you are very very bad personality to use that world ¥¥¥¥¥¥. Please live and think as a civilised human but not as uncivilized gothrika.
What else can you expect from a person called himself “Devidaththera”?
MR got into power because the actions of this wicked woman. We still can remember the darker days sorry months without electricity in your tenure. And as U always say now U have no money. No where to go! We feel very sorry for U madam. But I wonder who is paying for your apartment at Central Londonl? May be little donations U got when U sold Harber, Steel corp, SLIC, SRI LANKAN and so on! U only knew how to sell and get the commission. Unlike MR who initiate mega developments and obtain mega commissions!
moddu sri lankans allowed politicians to make a law to make a one person as a god. Even in America or Canad or any western country, country’s president do not have authority to pardon to any body. it is a kind of slavery. Sri Lankan public are lacking in political and humanity knowledge since there is not much education at university level. All education in the developing countries are material oriented. As a result, politicians takes the teacher role to preach public. Until public are educated, they are not going to elect good people to the politics (without electing murder clan).
MR wanted to jail SF and that was done. I dont know the reason why people get into rows other this issue after everything has happened. Why are you not asking MR the reason for not taking any legal action against LTTE’s like Pillayan and KP. Why should SF seek pardon??? The war was not won by one individual by the name MR. It was a collective effort and we should give more respect to the people who went to the war front.
If 75% in present government deserve 100 years in jail then 100% in former government deserve life imprisonment and confiscation of all their ill gotten wealth. This is the real state of the rulers if the land.
Dear Nalin(Melbourne). I know that Kehelia’s father is a very good person. One day he offered me some Whisky shots in some where in Colombo. Only we used to drink and others in the house acted as BUDDHA PUTHRAYO disturbing to our drink.
Dear Madam, Do not reply to these foolish statement. These all fellows no rope to hang. International relation is weaker than premadasa regime.