-Arjuna demands Rs. 500 million compensation for exposing his harem furniture !
(Lanka-e-News- 20.June.2016, 11.30PM) ‘If only minister Arjuna Ranatunge had a tail , the rogues would have killed and eaten him ’ a political analyst said. This view of the analyst was based on a statement made by the minister after convening a press briefing yesterday.
The minister yesterday announced that he is going to claim compensation in a sum of Rs. 500 million from each of the trade unions leaders for criminal defamation . These are the trade union leaders who seized the furniture while they were unlawfully being made in the carpentry division of the Port for Arjuna’s harem misusing Port resources .
Based on our inquiries , Arjuna has only barked like a stray dog at the press briefing without effect ,because so far no letter of demand has been sent to any of the trade union leaders until today.
In case Arjuna sends such a letter of demand , he would go down in history as the only politico in the whole world who had claimed compensation for defamation from trade union leaders during their struggles. These trade union leaders represent about ten thousand workers of the Port. Moreover he is claiming compensation from the leaders of the trade unions of the very SLFP, the party he represents. This stupidity of Arjuna is unsurprising because he is one who sent a hollow letter of demand to the deputy speaker of Parliament too claiming compensation.
This is the same Arjuna who was a contestant for the top notch position in Sri Lanka’s cricket , and after losing elections , sent a letter of demand to Thilanga Sumathipala the winner, claiming compensation. Apparently , sending letters of demand is his favorite sport like children throwing paper balls at each other . No matter what , so far no case has been filed against the deputy speaker – none that we know of !
What Arjuna should have done when charges were mounted against him of making furniture illegally for his harem was , and if he is claiming those were indeed made for the Port residences , he could have simply explained that there is a shortage of furniture in those residences, shown what are the requirements and made public the relevant orders placed. Instead , Arjuna who is guilt ridden and therefore cannot offer a proper explanation , even without sending a letter of demand had suddenly popped out like a jack in the box and emptily screamed ‘ I shall claim compensation’ before the media.
In the midst of the ludicrous and ridiculous announcement of Arjuna , the grave accusations against his outrageous nepotism ,and the robberies committed jointly with his crooked brothers under the Rajapakse regime , another statement which makes everyone without exception roar and roll with laughter has been made by him in relation to himself and his crooked brother, Dhammika ,the Ports chairman against whom already there are cases pending in courts on grave charges of corruption and who is now pilfering even grains of sugar and salt from the Port kitchen.
Arjuna stated thus …
‘Since the day I came to the ministry of Ports, I took a lot of pains to curb and eradicate corruption and thefts. Now when the chairman and I are trying to halt the robberies , those who are affected and going to lose thereby are hurt ‘
When he said , ‘those who are affected …’ he was referring to the ten thousand workers who are drawing monthly salaries , which includes the three union leaders – how ridiculous ?
In the circumstances , is there anything wrong in saying ‘If only minister Arjuna Ranatunge had a tail , the cattle rogues would have killed and eaten him ?’
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The whole Ranathunga family can be compared to the Rajapaksa family of roughs and power abusers. All are talking fine but are dishonest to the core.
-- by Peter on 2016-06-21