Government lacks competence

Wednesday, 28 October 2015 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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T. Mallawatantri’s response was a very feeble response not worthy of a reply. But, what is interesting is he has on more than five occasions come to the rescue of the discredited Governor Mahendran. Therefore, I wonder whether Mallawatantri is the Governor himself.

There is no point in talking about the Governor. As a Central Banker told me, I quote: “He is like a bull in a china shop.” He will surely go on butting all and sundry until he runs out of steam and is laid to rest. In any civilised society he would have been asked to go home six months ago.

Mahinda Rajapaksa with all his strength and a hapless UNP led by the current PM asked a colleague of Mahendran, the husband of the Chief Justice, to step down over the NSB fraud; the bond fraud was far worse. His son-in-law of Perpetual fame is roaming around inviting people to the Governor’s mansion maintained by taxpayers’ money. I was equally surprised to see the Professional Bankers Association inviting the CB Governor to be Chief Guest, when there is a bribery investigation against him pending. What is the message Sri Lanka wants to give to the world?

By putting the UNP in we have jumped from one frying pan into another. The Finance Minister was prosecuted for violating the exchange law; fortunately for him the Government changed. That will surely come to roost again. He will surely finish off our economic system, because he does not know what to do.

Mallawatantri attempts to say Malik Samarawickrama is a silent operator. He has only to read the World Wide Web to learn about Malik’s silent operations. Half of what is in the web must be lies, but in January 2015 (Ceylon Today), he was accused of doing business with Mahinda Rajapaksa. Why is Yoshitha’s case put under the carpet? I am sure he must be protecting the Rajapaksas from getting prosecuted.

When we have such capable and untainted people like Eran Wickramaratne, Dr. Harsha de Silva and Ruwan Wijewardene, I cannot understand why they are not given the crucial portfolios that convey confidence to world.

As for the Minister of Tourism, I will surely respect his age, as Mallawatantri says, and say no more. But what I was trying to say is the world is a different place and we cannot hang on to the past with people of the past to deliver for tomorrow and Sri Lanka wants a better future than this current nonsense.

The President should watch out if he is looking to retain his popularity. The UNP will surely take him on a good ride.

Bert Gunawardena