Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family visited the Gangaramaya Temple and obtained blessings for the New Year from Venerable Dr. Kirinide Assaji Thera. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
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Comments - Former President visits Gangaramaya
Nimal Monday, 01 January 2024 06:19 PM
Is he still in Srilanka?...Not a good sign.
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Looter Tuesday, 02 January 2024 05:31 AM
YES . To be blessed by our monks who will without any conviction bless any criminal swindler or looter. No wonder the country in such a state of affairs.
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Ranil gives him all government provided President benefits Tuesday, 02 January 2024 09:47 AM
Bad sign is past Presidents and Prime Ministers getting all the government paid benefits, including cars and house.
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Stop Pension schemes entering work force Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:07 PM
Stop all the pension schemes for those entering the workforce
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Disabled Monday, 01 January 2024 06:32 PM
Transfer all the stolen money and the gold jewelleries confiscated from the militants back to our Lankava.
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ranjit Monday, 01 January 2024 06:33 PM
crooks getting blessing to swindle more in 2024
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007 Monday, 01 January 2024 07:04 PM
Crooks getting blessed by the same breed?
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Sam Silva Monday, 01 January 2024 07:35 PM
@007
Very true.
When these religious institutions welcome all the crooks, our beliefs of any religion vanishes.
Also to a certain point all religions are created by humans to facilitate their needs and life style. No human could give forgiveness the anyone.
It's you who will be held responsible for all your commitments and to change your life. Including asking the forgiveness from the person you did harm.
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Mokan Monday, 01 January 2024 07:51 PM
So he doesn’t have American Visa
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Vis Monday, 01 January 2024 08:32 PM
You can come back again! or you can hide and push Uncle Ranil to the front. even if we dont like you, you will not go away. Why dont you think it is great time to Emiminate regligions, and language and races from politics. Eliminate corruptions, red tapes, increase efficiecy, Bring in labour reforms, promote equality among all coomunities. Renegotiate trade deals. make Sri Lankans smarter, stronger, modern an open minded logical and emotionaly intelligent.
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Sri Lankan Army Monday, 01 January 2024 08:39 PM
After commenting against our former President praying at a Buddhist temple , you go to church and pray to blue eyed and blonde hair statue, you culture less imbeciles.
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torep Tuesday, 02 January 2024 09:48 AM
The glazing is unreal, calm down. Larping online with a "Sri Lankan Army" nickname is a new low. And what? Blue eyed and blonde haired statues? Pretty sure worshipping whatever religion you want doesn't make you a "cultureless imbecile".
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Wiraj Monday, 01 January 2024 08:46 PM
Blessings at the expense of your tax money.
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Kandiah Balendran Monday, 01 January 2024 08:52 PM
Gonta, the Lee Kwan Boo of the blunder of Asia.
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Sivalingam Monday, 01 January 2024 08:53 PM
Visiting a very commercial establishment.
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ChildOfGod Monday, 01 January 2024 08:55 PM
I am sure if Podi Hamuduruo was till at the temple, he would have NOT entertained any of these crooks. Last I heard he was living in Singapore.
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Volker Metzger Monday, 01 January 2024 10:05 PM
The questionability of some Buddhist monks becomes extremely clear in this scene!!! Where is a clear statement from Buddhist monks on the sometimes unscrupulous politics of Gota, his family clan and the extreme suffering caused by their politics and the misery of the people!!!
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Tissa Fernando Monday, 01 January 2024 10:57 PM
Poor man, he should have stayed back in USA instead of coming back to fulfil the aspirations of greedy Kaputas and clan. Now look at him.
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Gnanalatha Palangedara Tuesday, 02 January 2024 05:08 AM
Who is blessing this Kaalakanniya? Shame - shame -shame! Destroyed the country to beg from the world - appointed an unelected refused man to save all culprits!
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Nilmini Welivita Tuesday, 02 January 2024 06:43 AM
May the triple gem bless you Sir.
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Atheist Tuesday, 02 January 2024 11:30 AM
Hopefully karma exists after all and he will face the music.
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wickrama wijayasiri Tuesday, 02 January 2024 06:47 AM
"Marx described religion as the 'opium of the masses' as it distorts reality and numbs the pain of the proletariats oppression. He identifies some important ways in which religion reaffirms this by creating and promising an eternal life in heaven for those who follow and adhere to the beliefs in religion." This is culture, but not Buddhism. If it brings you happiness at least for the moment..... One day it all will be 'Gone With The Wind' for every person living.
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Cherath Tuesday, 02 January 2024 07:33 AM
The pic 3rd from bottom is the best - the little boy looking inquisitively at the monk. Cute pose!
Oh by the way, let bygones be bygones. Do not have
a taint of malice even upon those who have intentionally or foolishly committed life changing damages to you and me. For, they will face their fate naturally.
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Terrence K Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:17 AM
The ex President was indisposed for a long time since he was taking lessons from his brother how to carry children to get media mileage. OH my goodness these hypocrites should not have enjoyed freedom but given sentences for ruining the livelihoods and the crimes done to the Public!!!!!!!!!!!
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CitizenP Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:35 AM
One of the People who destroyed our economy, still we look after him with luxury comfort,...
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Gamini Tuesday, 02 January 2024 09:39 AM
You can fool yourself thinking you are getting blessed by another human being.
But the Lord will have his last word
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BELIEVER Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:50 PM
Correct Gamini, the Almighty GOD Christians serve is a LIVING GOD and WILL TAKE CONTROL "IN HIS TIME" NOT OURS. WE KEEP PRAYING FOR THE COUNTRY AND ITS CITIZENS. "FEAR NOT," SAID THE LORD. KEEP UP ONES FAITH, TRUST AND HOPE IN "HIS" WORD. RETRIBUTION WILL GO INTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATIONS.
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Ram Tuesday, 02 January 2024 01:34 PM
Once a killing machine destroyed so many people’s lives and most families are now without their sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, etc.
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Gayantha Hemachandra Tuesday, 02 January 2024 02:03 PM
A country full of utter fools, corrupt politicians and selfish clergymen , is usually going down the path of misery, poverty and bankruptcy. These types of religious gatherings for photo opportunities clearly show the way those greedy politicos and clerics are corrupting their less fortunate fellow countrymen to get rich for themselves.
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