WHO is the ‘CROWN PRINCE’ OF SINHA LE?

From Ceylon Today

The Sinha Le organization organized an Adhishtana Pooja recently opposite the Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic). The media reported that those present at this pooja carried a National Flag sans the symbols that signify the minorities in this country. Earlier, the distorted content of the National Nlag surfaced when former Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was summoned before the Bribery Commission. Those opposed to the summoning of Gotabaya before the Bribery Commission waved those distorted National Flags to lodge their protests. They claimed it was the Sinha Le flag. That happened in April last year. Gotabaya addressed that group of persons who held the distorted National Flag in their hands.

The Cinnamon Gardens Police complained to the Colombo Chief Magistrate about the distorted version of the National Flag and the Magistrate directed the Police to submit video clips of that flag. Despite public agitation over the distortion of the National Flag, the government failed to act against the production and possession of such flag. The fate of the complaint made by the Cinnamon Gardens Police to the Magistrate is yet unknown.

The distorted version of the National Flag re-surfaced with the Sinha Le Organization. The re-emergence of this flag by this organization and the incident last April clearly manifests a connection between Gotabaya and the Sinha Le Organization. During the regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the connection between Gotabaya and Bodhu Bala Sena (BBS) was proved beyond reasonable doubt when Gotabaya participated as the chief guest of the main event of the Bodhu Bala Sena organized by the chief monk who led the organization. As the then Defence Secretary, Gotabaya failed to act against the Bodhu Bala Sena. Instead he protected the BBS during the communal clashes at Kalutara. Gotabaya thought that the partner of Mahinda's alliance Hela Urumaya had lost ground amongst the Sinhala Buddhists and he could lead the Sinhala Buddhist masses by supporting the BBS.

Sinhala Buddhist population
Gotabaya at that time often boasted to the media that the Sinhala Buddhist population was with him. That was the point that the Hela Urumaya decided to divorce itself from Mahinda's Government. Though Gotabaya planned to use the Sinhala Buddhist strength at the 2015 presidential election to support Mahinda, the Yahapalanaya momentum crushed Sinhala Buddhist extremism exploding the dreams of Gotabaya. It is now clear that Gotabaya has not given up as it's evident from the emergence of the Sinha Le Organization. Gotabaya would have once fondled the BBS to set the ground to be the future leader after Mahinda. It is Gotabaya who firmly stands on the view to set up a new political party dividing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Mahinda is not hell-bent on that position as Gotabaya. Gotabaya knows that it is difficult for him to emerge strong through the SLFP. Or else, he may be planning to get the support of the Mahinda faction in the SLFP to form a new party to contest a future presidential election. Under the present Constitution, Mahinda cannot contest for the presidency again.

A man like Gotabaya should not be underestimated. He deals with Maithri and Ranil separately under confidential cover. Hence, both these leaders will not permit the arrest of Gotabaya. Gotabaya is the first person to file a Fundamental Rights application before the Supreme Court to prevent his arrest. Though Ranil queried that issue earlier, he had not spoken a word about it later. Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who has the Attorney General's Department under his purview told Parliament that he would never allow the arrest of Gotabaya,the hero who won the LTTE war. The Avant Garde arms controversy is the most serious charge before Gotabaya. Damayanthi Jayaratne who served as Additional Defence Secretary during the period Gotabaya was Defence Secretary has jumped the country though she is wanted by the law enforcement authorities for questioning over the Avant Garde deal. She jumped the country on the eve of the Bribery Commission looking for her to be grilled. In the Avant Garde deal, Damayanthi had executed orders given by Gotabaya.

All these developments clearly demonstrate that there is an attempt by the government to protect Gotabaya. The greatest danger is the move by the Sinha Le Organization to bring Gotabaya to national leadership. The government slept in April 2015 when the National Flag was distorted by these elements. Sinha Le has now turned out to be a political organization. Very soon Gotabaya will emerge as the Crown Prince of Sinha Le.