“JVP walked away from the UFPA government in June 2005, when President CBK was about to sign an agreement on JM to share power with LTTE. These were occasions when JVP acted with courage and determination to save the country from impending danger.”__________________________
by Stanley Weerasinghe
(April 11, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A friend of mine remarked, JVP without Wimal Weerawansa, is like the SL cricket team without Sanath Jayasuriya. Popularly known as JVP firebrand, with his forceful style of addressing meetings, Weerawansa added life and lustre to the Marxist party.
The only surviving JVP 'Old Guard', Somawansa Amarasinghe, having gone underground when rest of its leaders were killed in the purge following 89 insurrection and returned to the fold when things settled down, sat reflectively, looking at the empty chair besides him (evidently, that of Wimal Weerawanasa who used to sit next to him on previous occasions), at the commemoration of yet another JVP insurgency (that of April 1971) held on 5 April at Vihara Maha Devi Park (6 April Sunday Island front page photo story).
'The Sunday Times' lead news story of April 6 titled, 'Axe falls on JVP strongman', reported that, JVP parliamentary group leader and propaganda secretary Wimal Weraswansa is to be suspended wef. 10 May, after conclusion of EP PC pools, on a decision taken by the JVP Central Committee meeting held on March 21.
The immediate cause for the dispute known to the public is that, when the JVP leader had called for the disarming of the TMVP contesting EP PC polls, Weerawansa is reported to have said that this is not the time for such disarming. He is also reported to be under fire for taking a friendly approach to Rajapaksa government.
This is not the time to pick up internal disputes for any party, particularly for JVP that had been crying hoarse for military operations to eliminate Tiger terrorism. When the government forces are engaged in a decisive battle against the LTTE, it is unethical for the JVP to create such dissension that will be give life blood to enemy forces and their sympathizers. JVP leader also had reportedly said that he planned to win the EPC polls and then call for fresh parliamentary election ahead of the next Budget (6 April Sunday Island).
This reminds one of the story of a poor man who had a flowering murunga tree in front of his hut. One day, he sat looking at the murunga tree and reflected, 'soon I will have a bountiful harvest from my murunga tree, which I will sell at the market. I will invest the money thus earned in a business which will soon flourish, and I will become rich. Then, I will need a spacious house to live in. But most of my small plot of land is covered up with this murunga tree. It is an obstacle to put up my big house'. So saying, he took an axe and cut down the flowering murunga tree.
JVP leader's reflections on winning the EPC and then calling for fresh parliamentary elections, has similar bearing to above story. How can he imagine of winning the PC elections, after the JVP's humiliating defeat in 2006 March LG polls in which they could win only one out of 266 local bodies? In a future parliamentary election too JVP would lose most of the seats it has in Parliament.
It was the younger generation of JVPers that built up the party after its 89 debacle of bloody insurrection. In Aug. 2003, JVP went on a protest march from Galle to Colombo against UNP government's proposed move to offer interim administration in N/E to LTTE. At Wellawatta, late SLFP strongman Anura Bandaranaike had offered his Lion Flag to JVP fire brand Weerawansa, commending the valiant effort of the JVP to display patriotism. At the Lipton circus gathering of over 100,000 people, JVP parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake (incidentally, reported to have conspired with a UNP heavyweight to oust Weerawansa) had said, 'come what may, JVP will brave all odds to sacrifice everything, including lives, to safeguard the unitary character of the nation' (29 Aug. 2003 The Island).
JVP walked away from the UFPA government in June 2005, when President CBK was about to sign an agreement on JM to share power with LTTE. These were occasions when JVP acted with courage and determination to save the country from impending danger.
Now, when the government is engaged in a war to wipe out LTTE terrorism, JVP's attempt to dislodge the government, is evidence of JVP leader's hypocrisy.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
The JVP lives in an unreal world, trying to abide by a philosophy which goes against human nature.
Marxism, as the now defunct Soviet Union realized after 70 horrible years, is the contemporary world's most cruel joke, (barring various religions). China is communist by name only. In truth, China is the most rabidly capitalist country now, with the booming prosperity and bank balance to prove it.
The JVP brought the country to anarchy and led to the death of 250,000 Sinhala youth - the life blood of this country. (Not a single bleeding heart human rights entreprenuer raised a cry about that.)
Somawangsa lives a double life: the posh life in London Town (expensive house, BMW, private schools for children, etc), while in Sri Lanka they pocket the pennies of the party faithful. Weerawangsa does deals with casino tycoons, his wife patronizes Pizza Hut, drives a posh car and goes to Disneyland on holiday.
This is a party of power-hungry hypocrites, the Sinhala version of the LTTE. Throughout their history, they have been more destructive than constructive.
Therefore, the JVP should convene their last politburo meeting and pass a resolution to dissolve the party. That is the greatest service they can do for the country, a country which has bled enough.
We hope the Battle of the Wangsas kills and buries this party of bullshitters!
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