Quaint Talks

by Anura Maitipe

The dissident SLFP Parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera did not have a political image which was attractive to the masses of this country and his cross over to the Opposition will not create big impact on the body politics of the country, a UNP front liner S. B. Dissanayake said.

Mangala was a mere pet of former President Chindrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and he was an inflated political creature created by Mrs. Bandaranaike. The sole aim of forming the democratic wing of the SLFP is to grab the power of the SLFP with the help of Mrs. Kumaratunga.

When Mangala was a minister he did not respect democracy and media freedom of the country and now he should be ashamed of talking of democracy and media freedom.

Former Minister S. B. Dissanayake at the UNP and Mangala Samaraweera faction's first rally held last week in Colombo

The arrival of Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathy Suriarachchi was a great political boost to the opposition. He was the most capable Minister who had done much to bring the SLFP to power. The newly formed alliance between the UNP and Mangala faction will certainly bring down the Rajapaksa government.

Another dialogue between Wimal Weerawansa and W. J. M. Lokubandara.

JVP MP Wimal Weerawansa referred to an astrological puzzle in conversation with Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara and said: Some astrologers have made a prediction that the UNP will come to power only in 2013.

Speaker: Yes perhaps it may be.

Wimal: Then what was the planetary change people talk about now?

Speaker: Oh! it was a planetary change of Saturn. Along with such a planetary change in the past some political changes have also taken place in the country.

There was a planetary change of Saturn in 1947 and with that change we obtained Independence. There was a change again in 1977 and then there was a big change in the country with the introduction of the open economy. Since then this was the next such change.

Wimal: Why can't these planets stay in one place without straying from one place to another.

Speaker: It was the usual way of planets. They cannot be at one place, they move from one place to another.

Wimal: How will the planetary change of Saturn affect the government this time?

Speaker: It has no effect at all on the government. Everything will happen under the executive President of the country.

Wimal: Are there possibilities of a change of President along with this planetary change?

These planetary changes could do nothing to the President until he completes his full term given by voters.

Wimal: How does it affect you?

It will be the same.