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Arjuna who had incurred the wrath and resentment of Port employees in his panic talks poppycock (video)

-The complaints were so vociferous Ranil forced to close both ears

(Lanka-e-News- 13.April.2016, 9.45PM) Minister of Ports authority  Arjuna Ranatunge and its chairman Dhammika Ranatunge the corrupt culprits who have earned the bitter  displeasure and detestation of nearly ten  thousand of its employees en block , now panicking and fearing that their privileges will be lost have claimed that the report published by Lanka e news on the 9 th of April is false , and issued a media communique loaded with  lies on the 12 th (yesterday)  noon.

On the 11 th morning in the presence of Arjuna , representatives of all the trade unions of the Port , that is 17 trade unions held discussions with the prime minister (P.M.) . During the discussions all the representatives without  exception in one voice demanded that Arjuna and his brother Dhammika of the ‘Ranatunge regime’ shall be expelled from the Port forthwith.Their demand was so vociferous and voluminous that the P.M. was forced to shut his ears .Thereafter the P.M. told them a decision shall be taken after the New year.

The unalloyed truth and the whole truth was reported by Lanka e news. However Arjuna through his media  secretary issuing a communique yesterday (12) stated the report is untrue.(The full text of the communique is appended and can be read after magnification) .  “By this we draw attention to the fact that the Hon. P.M. did not make any statement to the representatives of the unions during  the discussions to the effect that the  Hon. Minister of ports and shipping Arjuna Ranatunge shall be expelled,” the communique sates .
 
In addition another most stupid announcement has been  included in that communique , which says , “ As the joint trade unions are together not registered under that name with  the SL Ports authority , the actions  taken by these trade unions together cannot be considered as a trade union action , rather those are disruptive actions”

Truly speaking the 17 trade unions that participated in the disussions on the 11 th are all registered trade unions.Therefore if the moron of a minister is saying  , when these trade unions are identifying themselves as joint trade unions , those unions must register themselves again , this minister must get his brain examined by a veterinary doctor   because only a talking buffalo would say so. No sane and sensible human would utter such  nonsense. 

In any case , we had discussions with the presidents of three main joint trade unions of the Port to figure out to what extent the Port employees resent , detest, despise and disdain the Ranatunge regime including the two brothers , Arjuna and Dhammika …….

The president of the Sri Lanka freedom workers union Prasanna Kalutarage : ''During my 33 years of trade union life I have never ever witnessed such a Ranatunge regime. If they have any sense of shame , they should resign of their own accord.'' 
 
The president of the Jathika sevaka sangamaya , (affiliated to the UNP) Ports authority ,Udeni Kalutanthri:  ''It is because of the country’s constitution that the word ‘minister’ has to be used with reference to him. He is not at all suitable to be  a minister''

Lal Bangamuwa president of independent trade union, the third most  powerful trade union of the Ports authority :  ''Though  he could hit the ball with a bat ,he doesn’t know how to run an international Institution.''

The sentiments expressed by the trade union leaders can be viewed via the video footage hereunder 

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by     (2016-04-13 16:46:43)

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