Things Keep Getting Better – SB for President, huh!
After the death of Lasantha Wickramatunge, the defacto Leader of the Opposition, we see the emergence of a contender for the position. Funnily, this over confident and conceited being is none other than S.B. Dissanayake.
S.B. does not realize that this is no time for comedy. We must seriously consider how this man qualifies to be the leader of the UNP and be a contender for the Presidency of Sri Lanka.
Let’s look at some of our past Presidents and the Present incumbent. Also, for a start, let us grade them for personality. J.R. had a good personality, Premadasa had something going for his personality and he looked great. Chandrika carried herself very well and looked all Presidential. MR gets top marks for personality.
Let’s check on some of the present UNP leaders using the same parameters. Ranil – Anybody who talks about Ranil having a great personality will certainly go to hell before rigor mortis sets in after death. Ranil’s case is better rested than discussed. Then comes S.B. Boasting of a height of two limes and a very liberal girth, in the personality column, he starts in the red. Sometimes, he reminds me of Kim Jong Il, the North Korean dictator, in a National Dress. We all know that he has the potential of behaving like Il too.
S.B. is basically a “Jumper” (Pardon me. This is getting very infectious. Once again, the pun is unintended). He had some disagreement with Chandrika and decided to jump across to the UNP for reasons best known to him. Since then, there hasn’t been a stauncher UNPer. S.B’s ambitions presently surpass those of Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan.
He was a farmer and he loves farmers. A politician and he loves politicians. S.B. was also an athlete (Sprinter) of no mean repute. He has held many a record for the 100 meter event. When he was younger, he loved to sprint. But, as he matured and his belly displayed prosperity, he loved sprinters.
Crossing over to another political party does not merit seniority in that party. There are many UNPers who are senior to him but with very flexible or invicible backbones. If these senior UNPers can’t fight for their own rights, how can they fight for ours?
The only thing S.B can boast of is his three storied mansion in Hanguranketha, in a sprawling piece of land. Besides that, he may have to get some coaching from Baron Munchausen to prove his point about becoming the President of Sri Lanka.
He has mentioned that his astrologer has stated he will be the President of Sri Lanka someday soon. Once again, it is pertinent to remind SB that this really is not the “Comedy Hour” at the Tower Hall. As for the astrologer – He must be raking in a mint of money by making these wonderful predictions to the gullible.
My astrologer once told me that my horoscope is so good that I will be the King of England someday. I was very happy. However, when I wanted to travel to England to visit my brother, the British High Commission in Sri Lanka refused to issue me a visa. I have not lost hope of becoming the King of England yet but my astrologer is absconding.
All I can request of SB is to take it easy and take small steps. Do something for the country without behaving like a village idiot. Your track record proves that you were no angel when you were a Minister in a previous government. You are urged not to behave in that manner any more, as people may think that you may really be having a vowel between the initials of your name, which you have intentionally dropped. For your information, the vowels are - A, E, I, O and U. Try your initials SB with these vowles in the middle, one at a time and you will know that we know.
"It is hard to lead a cavalry charge if you look funny on a horse".
Adlai Stevenson
Saturday, January 17, 2009
SB THE PRESIDENT - "I Have a Dream"
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