OF JOKERS, CLOWNS AND COURT JESTERS

The decision of the Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranaike, to write to the Speaker of the Parliament through her lawyers reporting the abuse and embarrassment caused to her by 2 Ministers of the government who served in the PSC, is to say the least very commendable and timely. Bolstered with the predetermined judgement of the PSC to find the Chief Justice guilty of the charges, these two Ministers were hell-bent on proving their allegiance and loyalty to their Boss in no uncertain terms – just like pet canines do for their master.


Minister Weerawansa, the ex-JVPer, who may have conducted many “kangaroo style” trials of wayward young boys and girls during the hey days of the JVP struggle and also “sentenced” some of them to instant death, may have thought of this committee inquisition too as one of those trials to show his ability to shout and intimidate the “suspects”. They say that little learning is very dangerous and one cannot surely expect any better behavior from such a character, who, as most of the people in the country know, is suffering from an incurable disease called “Verbal Diahorrea” . He has also the unfortunate tendency to give overtime to his mouth when his brain is sleeping (which is most of the time!)

The other Minister, Dilan Perera, is no better when it comes to verbal abuse of his opponents and in this committee, they formed a formidable duo in winning the trophy for the person with the most ability to insult and embarrass.

One waits with abated breath to know the reaction of the Speaker of the Parliament to this complaint against government MPs and one would hope and pray that the Speaker would not, in this instance too, invoke the “supremacy” of the Parliament and defend the uncouth behavior of the two Ministers by decreeing that outside parties have no right or authority to interfere in to the affairs of the elected MPs and it is entirely upto them to behave in any dastardly manner they consider fit within and outside the august assembly, as they are duly elected representatives of the “sovereign people”.