Appointment of Deshabandu Tennekoon as IGP is an insult to Easter Sunday Bomb victims: Cardinal

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Colombo, Nov.30 (Daily Mirror) - Appointing DIG Deshabandu Tennekoon as the acting IGP is an insult to Easter Sunday bomb victims, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.

“Some 273 people were killed as a result of the Easter Sunday bombing and further 500 were injured. The Presidential Commission of Inquiry had blamed DIG Tennekoon for not being able to prevent Easter Sunday attacks. The Commission has recommended disciplinary action against him. It is a crime to appoint such a person as the acting IGP,” Cardinal Ranjith said in a special statement.

“There are other allegations against Tennekoon. This includes his failure to curb violence on May 9 last year and the action taken by him to request the Fort police to handover cash that was received from the President's House to the Minister of Public Security. This action shows that Tennekoon has no proper understanding on national security. He is not fit to become the acting IGP in such circumstances,” he added.

“It is clear that some power-hungry group has influenced the President to make this appointment. We vehemently condemn this move by the President,” he also said.

Comments - 17

Gamini Gunaratne Thursday, 30 November 2023 07:06 AM

You only a Cardinal , a Chief priest of a colonial religion, yet you are trying to behave like a ruler of Sri Lanka.

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Dee Thursday, 30 November 2023 07:18 AM

We still remember you during November 2019 election! How you committed yourself towards National security and the repercussions - the whole nation is suffering! Next election please don’t further bring down the nation. (There is no more further down we can go)

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Hello Hello Thursday, 30 November 2023 07:30 AM

There is no respect for the dead in SL. The support by the government is only for crooks.

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Mk Thursday, 30 November 2023 07:54 AM

Aney cardinal. If u want to do politics, leave ur robe and do politics. If not, just stick preaching.

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Gune Thursday, 30 November 2023 07:56 AM

These corrupt politicians won't care a bit. In another sensible country he would now be in jail. Their dream of making SL a developed country by 2048 is a laughing stock of the world. Even more hilarious; none of these corrupt people will be alive in 2048 to see that non-event.

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Buddhist Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:20 AM

It's time for a new Aragalaya. All law and order-loving citizens should stop going to work until this thug is removed from the IGP post.

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Susan Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:30 AM

RW cannot ignore this objection of cardinal Malcolm Rangith, he is having reasons to be objected, it’s not because he is the head of Catholic Church but as citizen of the country with strong loud voice to world, with him whole nation against whole lot of senior police officers who just brushed off Easter massacre are unprofessional, lethargic and do not have feelings of scent of crimes but they just depend and bagging for political favor to be promoted

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Sokrates Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:33 AM

I am of the opinion that the clergy, whatever their religion, should not interfere in political matters. But where the cardinal is right, he is right.

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L Jaya Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:34 AM

You cannot expect other than this from a rouge state

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VJ Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:37 AM

He may not be the right choice for IGP for the country but he is the right choice for the agenda of the president. Making him the acting IG is to gauge the feeling of the people. His appointment will soon be confirmed.

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Terrence K Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:47 AM

Your Eminence I fully endorse what you say. But Remember there are things that happen which human beings do not understand but as Christians everything happens for the good of his children. We cannot see the future but as time goes by you will be happy that these deviations have taken place which ultimately leads to justice and all these perpetrators of the Easter Sunday crimes will meet their waterloo.!!!!!!

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joshua Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:48 AM

It is very clear the calibre of RW. Same type of politicians ruining the country

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melville perera Thursday, 30 November 2023 08:58 AM

whatever the consequences cardinal is acting outside his merit and has no right to interfere in state matters and the state has no right to agree or accept his opinion. History shows us the chaos created by either institutions in such matters where even popes were unseated. The religion of reason must prevail on any issue.

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Rev. Mark Simson Balasooriya Thursday, 30 November 2023 09:07 AM

Cardinal take this issue to God alone, only God can punish Ranil and Rajapakshes.

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Christian Thursday, 30 November 2023 10:22 AM

Honestly, have you asked your "flock" to say a single prayer for those at war in Israel and Palestine??? After all those are God's chosen people at war in Holy Land!!! News has it that Jerusalem has cancelled Christmas this year!! Are you a cardinal or a dirty politician???? If you want to interfere in everything that the government does, leave your robes!

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dinesh Thursday, 30 November 2023 11:29 AM

in a state that is rotted to the core, this is not news....hope people will remember these things when the next election comes....

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Independent Friday, 01 December 2023 05:18 AM

Cardinal You need to drop colonial attitude sooner than later. We suffered enough under colonial rule whilst you guys were the blue eyed lot.

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