(Lanka-e-News- 02.Aug.2015, 11.30 PM) Deposed people discarded president , Kurunegala district candidate Medamulana Mahinda Rajapakse who by now has realized beyond any trace of doubt that his defeat is writ large on the wall at the up coming elections, has decided, if by any chance he is elected , to abstain from taking oaths as an opposition M.P. . and give over his seat to the next UPFA Kurunegala district candidate who is leading on the preferential votes, and trek home empty handed - that is go back to Medamulana !
The analysts of the UPFA party based on their studies have revealed that UPFA can only secure about 70 seats , UPFA sources say. Even when the SLFP ranks were questioned on this , 98 % are of the view that UNP will win at this election. In the circumstances even if Mahinda becomes an M.P. ,without doubt he will have to be contented with a backbencher seat, because Nimal Siripala De Silva is not going to sacrifice his opposition leader post on any grounds.
It is learnt that Mahinda has decided to take this course of action of not accepting the M.P. post ,not so much because he will not get the opposition leader post , but rather because of his potential loss of privileges and perks.
The formation of a government being impossible , Mahinda’s hopes of becoming prime minister is a day dream menaing that he will be entitled to privileges of just an ordinary M.P. In much the same way as no individual can secure two salaries from the government , he cannot also enjoy double privileges. When that is the true position , Mahinda will be entitled only to the privileges attaching to an M.P. and not the previous privileges attaching to a president.
There is no precedent established in relation to this . Hence a Supreme court (SC) verdict would be necessitated . Since the SC is no longer Rajapakse Kangaroo court , MR will face impediments and he will be stymied in his diabolic efforts. In this context , if the SC returns a verdict that MR is only entitled to the privileges of an ordinary M.P. , Mahinda will have to be satisfied throughout his life time with the perks and privileges of an M.P. Therefore Mahinda has decided that even if he is elected to parliament, to refrain from taking oaths.
An ex president will enjoy the ordinary privileges of a cabinet minister, and when he dies , his wife will be entitled to them but on a diminished scale , that is , the privileges equivalent to those of a deputy minister. This means, if Mahinda takes oaths as an ordinary opposition M.P. he will be depriving himself of all these privileges.
Meanwhile another media reported that Gotabaya has requested the incumbent president to afford the opportunity to Mahinda Rajapakse to retire honorably. Though Gotabaya had made a request to grant Mahinda a senior minister position like what was accorded to Lee Kwan Yu of Singapore and Mahathir Mohomed of Malaysia , the president has not given a favorable response. The president has replied , those leaders contributed towards steering those countries to the top slots in the world whereas ,Mahinda Rajapakse is a State leader by robbing national wealth and public funds in billions and transferring them to foreign countries tarnished the country ‘s international image while plunging the country into an economic abyss.
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LOL
-- by DSK on 2015-08-04
I suggest nice "Gadaffi"-like portfolio for dear Mahinda aiya - Minister of Homes for the Aged, Mental Asylums and Funeral Homes
-- by G. Billa on 2015-08-08
