THE WHINGING “MAHA RAJANO”

 Ever since his unexpected defeat at the last Presidential Elections, Mahinda Rajapakse has not stopped whinging .  Members of his immediate family and leading supporters have been called by various investigative agencies  which are tasked with investigations into malpractices and corrupt practices of his regime.  However, such acts have not deterred him from campaigning to recapture power, although it is apparent that it remains an elusive dream.

It is an open secret now that his leading supporters benefited immensely from corrupt deals involving public funds which Mahinda Rajapakse covertly encouraged them to indulge in while he himself profited via mega deals involving billions of dollars and rupees .   In fact their misdeeds have resulted in a debt trap from which the country is trying very hard to recover.

It is really funny that MR and his cohorts are not prepared to learn anything from history and still trying their level best to recapture power so that they can continue to loot the country.

The 18^th amendment which he got the parliament to smoothly pass into law proved his greed and avarice for power to perpetuate his rule as if he and his family owned this country.

His main whinging is about the investigations and questioning about various allegations which are now in the public domain. 

MR should take a lesson from ex-President JR Jayawardene who retired gracefully after two terms and thereafter never got involved in politics. But MR’s greed for power is not going to keep him away from the political scene.  And his closest supporters who were his partners in crime whilst the going was good for them are clinging to him because without MR they are nobodies.   They are all living in a fool’s paradise dreaming about coming to power again so that they can start their old game of robbing and looting the country.

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts … perhaps the fear of a loss of power”