When the enemies of democracy and freedom are at the gates, and all free-thinking individuals should stand together to defend our rights, Uvindu the snake and his pet Sandaruwan have not only thrown open the gates, but also given our enemies a mighty weapon.
The workings of institutions and organizations are not our concern. It is for the boards and committees and whatnot of the CPA and the FMM to decide if there has been any fraud. If individuals are found to have committed fraud then again it is these governing bodies who should decide what action is to be taken. None of that is our concern.
What is our concern is that at a point in time when all of us should rally together and stand as one against the barbaric oppression of the Rajapakse government, Uvindu Kurukulasuriya has singlehandedly hacked away at the trust between those who have fought alongside each other for many many years. In a country where lawlessness reigns, in a time when journalists are hunted and abducted and killed simply because they dream of freedom, Sunanda Deshapriya and the FMM have stepped forward to protect them, and to protect us from a state-machinery that would rather rule sheep than people. They have been able to do this solely because of the support they have had from various organizations, and the coalitions they have formed. Without unity among us this battle cannot be fought, let alone won.
It is in this context that Uvindu has undermined the very integrity of the FMM and through careful manipulation ruined the relationship between the FMM, the SLWJA, the SLPI and many other like minded institutions. Uvindu has acted in a way that has brought disrepute to the FMM and his actions have been diametrically opposed what we would have expected from the Convener. Instead of solidifying the FMMs relationship with their friends and partners, he has cast them aside and sown mistrust. His greed for power has blinded him to the fact that what he is doing will nullify decades of hard work by Sunanda and others. This is the nature of the snake.
We refuse to let the FMM be collateral damage in power-drunk Uvindu's battle against Sunanda. Discard Uvindu, for he has shown he does not have the best interests of the FMM, or the freedom of expression in this country, at heart. His only interest is in his personal gain, and if we do not stop him now he will only seek more power at others' peril.
Will we allow the Snake to feed us to the tyrants?
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It seems like the government has succeeded in another divide and rule game.
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