More than enough for certain group to rule country for 76 years: CBK

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Colombo, October 17 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that it is more than enough for a certain group to rule the country for 76 years, former President Chandrika Kumaratunge said a new group must come to power.

Speaking at the 45th National Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka last night, she said that doors must be opened for everyone who is educated and ethical to take up leadership.

She said the new group must be educated, knowledgeable in governance and honest.

“Now, I spend my time not on politics but to create new young leaders. We have formed several organisations and are brining in new leaders,” she said.

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Mamy Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:15 PM

WHAT ABOUT YOU FIRST OF ALL YOU RETIRE AND TALK.

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Lion Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:22 PM

Very good thought madam

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Raj Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:34 PM

And the 3 of them joked and joked when the country is at dire state laughing at the next generation

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Suhada malli Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:52 PM

They have a right to joke the same we all laugh at the numerous jokes, cartoons memes we receive about them. Besides the media only plays a small snippet of what they discussed there. The biggest beneficiaries of their bad decisions were the people (we our selves). We enjoyed subsidized fuel, unsustainable Tax rates and that too many didn't pay, Underpriced electricity. artificially maintained dollar rate. And finally we all sank together but we behave as if we never had a part in the bankruptcy.

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Mohandev Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:35 PM

I hope she is genuinely speaking of new Sri Lanka promise by a born again JVP replacing stains of past blood with rosy cheeks

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be fair Thursday, 17 October 2024 01:56 PM

Hope the new groups wont be late, little sleepy and rather intoxicated

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:12 PM

Ok thanks. Goodbye!

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Kiru K Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:13 PM

Everyone has learned a lesson, including yourself, from the new NPP government.

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joshua Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:26 PM

agree. Very good lesson by the people thru NPP. Time to get rid of old war horses, rogues, thugs, and uneducated lots.

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Ram P Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:14 PM

All past President alive received Judgements from our Supreme Court directing them to pay for their misdeeds/lapses etc CBK included. Now give AKD some time to settle down and deliver. Just wait until the election is over

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Lk Thursday, 17 October 2024 02:25 PM

For the last 75 years we have to create any institute to train and produce political leaders and we have had leaders who are naturally become leaders or co accidentally become political leaders such as late Srima or many others...but we never hand any grass root level traning to produce leaders . We have a subject called political science but the graduate of political sciences rarley become political leaders .... NPP has some plans on this to produce leaders .. There is a gap between theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge and experience in politics..someoyme theoretical knowledge is not alway applicable in politics. Late PM Srima did not have any degree in politcs but she exclled in her job .likewise RP didn't have degreees in politics but he excelled in job . Yet today the arts of politics is different and knowledge is imperative now .

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An Admirer of CBK Thursday, 17 October 2024 03:11 PM

What CBK says is damn right. Some politicians protected their relatives and friends from being convicted of murder and corruption. For example, there was a case that a son of a politician and a cousin of a former President had been a serial killer but never had to face justice. His victims included 10 members Sri Lanka Muslim Congress on 17th December 2001 and PNG Ruby Player, Joel Pera on 1st May 1997 near a Casino in Colombo. This cousin while a Minister of State went to a state prison with a girlfriend on 12th September 2021 and threatened LTTE prisoners with a pistol and asked them to lick his boot.

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