I do not need to justify why Ranil and his UNP didn't want to - if you were in Sri Lanka for last 10 years - you will realize - but if you were out and reading/watching through CNN, BBC or whatever media - cannot help my friend...
I truly believe JVP wanted SF to win... or let me rephrase, in fact they wanted MR to loose more than they wanted SF to win. But looking at the history of JVP, they sure would have debated about the subject - but did they have a choice ? They knew it's hard to beat MR - they had no option than going ahead with SF. But my question is - if JVP wanted him to win, how come they let SF made such immature statements from his very first speech ? May be SF didn't care what JVP advised him ? I still recall, he very proudly invited Mangala to accept his propaganda leader in a public meeting.. Why not picking a JVPer there?
SF was given false information from the very beginning. It's no surprise when people around, didn't wish him to win. If he was strategic, its not the presidential election he would have entered in to the politics - but the parliamentary election. Why on the earth Ranil gave him the ticket to contest? You need not to be politically that much matured to understand it. But, unfortunately, SF failed... in fact he was made to fail by the forces around him.
How many years it took him to be the army chief..? It's hard to be a President of a country in months... Why our mastermind who defeated world's deadliest terrorists, failed to understand that... Once again it's the forces around him made him to believe he could win...
The role of the supporters - cannot afford to forget them... Let's get the numbers speak first.. When SF contested for the Presidential election he got 533,022 votes from the Colombo district - few months later when he contested for the Parliamentary election from the same district, he only got 98,456 votes. Where were the 400,000+ supporters gone..? If they wanted SF to win - why they didn't vote him... Majority didn't want SF to win - but who voted in Presidential were the UNPer who wanted MR to loose...
Let bygones.. be bygone... we need SF out today from the jail.. But who in fact wants him out..?
Neither the UNP nor the JVP wants him out... They will be benefited as long as SF is behind the bars... They are using SF as a bait to achieve their political objectives.
I am not surprised with no support from any major political parties - pushed Aparna Fonseka to take the case to white house. I personally don't agree kneeling down in front of Obama - but, if that is the only option she has - I admire it - appreciate it.. BTW I am sure she, herself has read these lines from the White-house pettition web site..
"Welcome to We the People on WhiteHouse.gov. This tool provides you with a new way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our country."
How come this becomes an important issue for USA - Aparna knows that, but she is doing what she could do - to release her father - a brave daughter..!
Mahinda's government is considering to release SF out, if a request from his family being made. So far seems like no requests. In an interview to a newspaper, Aparna has told, they will do as his father wishes... - means SF doesn't want his family to do such a request.. I am sure he is still following the guidance offered to him by UNPers and JVPers - who want SF to be in - to carry out their political propaganda...
SF, dear sir..we appreciate you as a great hero in our history.. we want to see you out soon... You need to be thoughtful to identify who your friends and foes... Failing for the second time to do so - won't benefit anyone - but the political casualties...
