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The UNP now has come to such a low level that it is trying to confuse
the average voter in Sri Lanka. This is out of jealousy for all the good
things that our President does for our country.
First of all, the recent allegation by the UNP that the Government
together with the JVP and JHU had a secret pact with the LTTE is a clear
reflection of what the UNP think about an average voter in Sri Lanka.
Please UNP! do not insult the people of Sri Lanka.
They are not stupid! No one with an iota of brains in Sri Lanka could
believe such bedtime stories!
We just had elected one and only ever honest President of Sri Lanka
who works very hard to bring peace to our country. Many people
understand that who support Sri Lanka and who are the fakes.
Unlike Ranil Wickremesinghe and some of his blind followers, Mr.
Rajapaksa is a straight man who has a family and people of his country
from all walks of lives to give leadership without fear!
It is very impossible that Mahinda Rajapaksa could betray our
country. Or, even any JVP or JHU member can not betray our motherland.
It is simply not in their blood lines. I think the JVP as an
organisation still have to grow up, but it is the truth! On the other
hand, it is very easy to believe that some of the UNP members, including
its leader Ranil Wickremesinghe could put the country in the toilet for
personal gains.
One solid example is the CFA agreement that Ranil had signed secretly
with Prabhakaran.
How could the UNP blame our President when Ranil Wickremesinghe
betrayed the country by secretly signing the CFA with Prabhakaran?
Everyone should think that for President country is number one unlike
a slave minded corrupted politician who would sell out our country, even
to a dog who would bite his own mother!
We got many fights but most important one is to defeat the enemy who
betrays his own mother, sell sisters and brothers to the Westerners!
Human rights violations, abductions and assasinations are all work of
organised crimes led by those political leaders who are politically
bankrupt and losers. The Government must better investigate this with a
strong determination to save the image of Sri Lanka.
God bless our people and the President!
JAY DESHABANDU
China
via email
The number of stray dogs is on the increase at Centre Road,
Mattakkuliya and if steps aren’t taken to check this menace, it is bound
to reach alarming proportions.
The beef stall in the area has become a haven for these strays and
children of a Government school nearby are scared out of their wits. The
dogs move about in herds and have posed a serious threat to pedestrians
and motorists.
The dogs roam the streets and are ready to pounce on people at night.
Drivers manoeuvre their vehicles to avoid hitting these animals and run
the risk of meeting with accidents.
According to a news report the Veterinary Department of the Colombo
Municipal Council has warned of a possible outbreak of Rabies in Colombo
in the future.
The Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the CMC said that the ban on the
eradication of stray dogs could lead to the spread of the disease in the
future. The CMC is exterminating only dogs that are tested positive for
Rabies. According to him, there are around 25,000 stray dogs in the city
at present.
Statistics reveal that a bitch litters an average of six puppies
every six months.
It would be desirable if the dog lovers and other concerned
organisations get together and do something tangible for the benefit of
society.
K. J.
Colombo 15
Train No. 50 - Colombo Fort/Matara which got caught to the tsunami on
December 26, 2004 at Telwatta, Peraliya, went for a ‘six’ near the
Peraliya school and got disengaged from the locomotive and got divided
into individual bogies and fell across the track like a pack of cards.
The 80-ton locomotive too fell on its side due to the force of the
tidal wave which we heard was over 800 kmph at the time it struck the
train.
I could not believe my eyes when I visited the sight of the disaster,
which is believed to be the worst train disaster in the world. After a
few days, the locomotive was dismantled by the workmen of the railway
workshops and removed to Ratmalana for repairs and refitting.
I understand that this locomotive is back in service now. Most of the
carriages of this ill-fated train, except three, were also removed to
the railway workshops, Ratmalana for repairs.
The three carriages which were not taken to the Ratmalana workshops
were shunted on to a siding at this place and retained as a memento, to
be viewed by the passers-by. There was a suggestion to put up a museum
at this place, which has not materialised yet.
As time passed by I understand that the villagers in this area had
started charging fees from those who came to view these damaged
carriages of the ill-fated train to Matara which got involved in the
tsunami.
After that, the three passenger carriages have been towed to
Hikkaduwa Station and placed on the goods line. Now these three
carriages are lying in the yard for the last so many months unnoticed.
At a time when the railway department is badly pressed for passenger
compartments to supplement its fleet, it is a tragedy that these three
carriages are not removed to the railway workshops, to be repaired and
put back into service, to give some relief to the commuters who are
looking forward for additional compartments for their trains.
Another matter I wish to draw the attention of the railway
authorities is about the railway tracks which have got dismantled and
got washed off to the lake at Doowamodera, Kosgoda and the marshes at
Akurala in Ambalangoda.
Portions of the rail tracks are lying above the water with the new
cement sleepers and the rails which could be lifted with a crane and
brought to the dry land, so that the cement sleepers which were newly
laid in this section, could be re-used after salvaging them.
It is strange why the technical officers or the engineers in charge
of this section have so far failed to do the needful.
LIONEL L. LEANAGE
Ambalangoda
As the local film industry was under private enterprise from its
inception, payments to film artistes and technicians for services
rendered, were neglible. The so-called ‘Vishrama Deemanava’ pension or
allowance being paid to film artistes over 60 years of age has remained
at Rs. 2,000 per month for over a decade under all previous regimes.
Even Government pensioners enjoy proportional financial benefits to
meet the Cost of Living after periodical salary revisions.
Old age does not keep away film artistes from being invited to attend
weddings or similar occasions.
Those artistes who suffer from common incurable diseases such as
diabetes need more than Rs. 2,000 monthly for medical expenses alone. So
how could they manage their expenses with this amount of money? Could
they appear in rags at public places? Could they exist without tension?
Relevant Government officials should not expect this unfortunate lot
to surround their offices carrying placards to display their plight.
Responsible officers should be aware of what is happening within their
areas of jurisdiction and do the needful without waiting for the
President’s intervention.
They should follow a policy of live and let live. A bit of
horse-sense is what is necessary, to solve this problem.
BANDHU GUNASEKERA
Moratuwa |
