Sharmini Serasinghe

[Sri_Sampath]

By Sharmini Serasinghe –


Sharmini Serasinghe

As a Sri Lankan and as a follower of the Buddhist philosophy I have every right to take umbrage at what is going on in our multi religious country under the guise of a “Buddhist nation”.

First and foremost the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka do not own the Buddhist philosophy. Lord Buddha was not a Sinhalese and neither was he a Sri Lankan. And he certainly did not appoint the Sinhalese as the guardian of his philosophy!

In this context not everyone who drapes himself in a sacred saffron robe and shaves his head is a genuine representative of the Buddhist faith! Not every Buddhist in Sri Lanka regards this country as a “Sinhala Buddhist” nation! Not every Sri Lankan regards other religions and ethnic groups as inferior!

What we are now beginning to see is the Idiocracy stoking the tinderbox of ethno-religious extremism by manipulating Buddhist extremists to distract voters from mounting burning issues facing them today. If this trend continues unabated we are looking at another protracted war, this time on ethno- religious grounds, which would make the 30-year ‘War on Terrorism’ look like a cakewalk.

In this scenario I dread to think what might have happened if Rizana Nafeek had been a so-called Sinhala Buddhist!

The psychology behind using the sacred saffron robe and a shaved head is because to the gullible “Sinhala Buddhist” voter out there almost anything and everything draped in a saffron robe is worthy of falling flat on their faces and worshiping. Such is their reverence for the saffron robe. The demagogues know this only too well and therein lies the danger! Only a real bankrupt demagogue will resort to using religious extremism to save face.

In the event these extremists are enjoying state patronage, then the demagogues fuelling the fire would be well advised to watch their backs, as these very same demons they are creating will end up strangling them with their own ‘satakayas’. Remember what became of President Premadasa after he gifted arms and weapons to the LTTE? Remember what Somarama did to Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike?

Some would regard this as a blessing in disguise in order to get rid of a current headache without looking at the bigger picture. We have all collectively suffered a 30 year war seasoned with a JVP insurrection in between and the last thing we need is an ethno-religious war which would undoubtedly be of much greater mind– boggling dimensions.

There are extremist pyromaniacs standing by waiting and watching to ignite the tinderbox of another protracted war. There may also be ‘other’ extremists waiting to hop on the bandwagon in order to create mayhem and they wouldn’t think twice before camouflaging themselves in saffron robes and taking up arms. In such a situation when the army is called upon to subdue them, how would they differentiate between a genuine Buddhist monk and a terrorist? Would they be required to turn their guns on the entire Buddhist clergy? Absit Omen!

The government’s decision to set up a special Committee to look into this issue will sound good only to the gullible but from experience we know how effective these committees really are. This is not just ‘another issue’ to be brushed under the rug!

Politicians may come and go but it is the legacy they leave behind that we the citizens of Sri Lanka must endure. May we not end up as a ‘Sinhala Buddhist Saudi Arabia’!

“With the destruction of the country as a peaceful one foremost in his mind, Satan Racism’s master plan was to eliminate all Men and Women of Letters who posed a threat to his objective – to create a breed of blundering idiots in the country who would finally destroy each other”- Where is the Miracle?

*Sharmini Serasinghe was Director Communications of the former Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) under Secretary Generals Jayantha Dhanapala and Dr. John Gooneratne. She counts over thirty years in journalism in both the print and electronic media.

https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/stoking-the-tinderbox-of-extremism/

Sharmini Serasinghe
About Me
Served as-

Director Communications of the Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka (SCOPP).

Manager Corporate Communications Virtusa Pvt. Ltd.

Guest Producer / Director, Interviewer, Programme Presenter & Script Writer of a variety of magazine and documentary programmes in English, for the state TV station- The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Compere/Moderator of high profile Corporate and National events.

English Newscaster for the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Visiting Consultant on Public Speaking (in English).

Contributor to the CNN World Report through the state TV station.

Guest Producer, Script Writer, Interviewer, Presenter of radio programmes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Freelance features writer to all leading English daily and weekly newspapers in Sri Lanka.

Sub-Editor and features writer for the former Sun & Weekend newspapers published by the Independent Group of Newspapers.

Founder Member of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights (SPAR)

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http://sharmini-serasinghe.blogspot.com/

 

[praveenKF]

 

[shadow1]

මෙකිගෙ social media accounts follow කරන එක පට්ට ආතල් බන්..



Sharmini elakiri එකට ගෙන්න ගන්න බැරි වෙයිද දන්නෙ නෑ..

 

[shi_ra]

rupavahini eken pukke arala pannapu ekek

 

[Nash_Node]

so in basic terms.... if any of you can top or better any of the following which she has achieved.... you are most welcome to throw the first stone...

if not...just seriously consider your self as you lost the battle even before you started mate.

_______________________________________________________

Director Communications of the Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka (SCOPP).

Manager Corporate Communications Virtusa Pvt. Ltd.

Guest Producer / Director, Interviewer, Programme Presenter & Script Writer of a variety of magazine and documentary programmes in English, for the state TV station- The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Compere/Moderator of high profile Corporate and National events.

English Newscaster for the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Visiting Consultant on Public Speaking (in English).

Contributor to the CNN World Report through the state TV station.

Guest Producer, Script Writer, Interviewer, Presenter of radio programmes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Freelance features writer to all leading English daily and weekly newspapers in Sri Lanka.

Sub-Editor and features writer for the former Sun & Weekend newspapers published by the Independent Group of Newspapers.

Founder Member of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights (SPAR)

 

[Emios]

so in basic terms.... if any of you can top or better any of the following which she has achieved.... you are most welcome to throw the first stone...

if not...just seriously consider your self as you lost the battle even before you started mate.

_______________________________________________________

Director Communications of the Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka (SCOPP).

Manager Corporate Communications Virtusa Pvt. Ltd.

Guest Producer / Director, Interviewer, Programme Presenter & Script Writer of a variety of magazine and documentary programmes in English, for the state TV station- The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Compere/Moderator of high profile Corporate and National events.

English Newscaster for the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Visiting Consultant on Public Speaking (in English).

Contributor to the CNN World Report through the state TV station.

Guest Producer, Script Writer, Interviewer, Presenter of radio programmes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Freelance features writer to all leading English daily and weekly newspapers in Sri Lanka.

Sub-Editor and features writer for the former Sun & Weekend newspapers published by the Independent Group of Newspapers.

Founder Member of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights (SPAR)

I wonder how many blowjobs it took

 

[TommyJ]

so in basic terms.... if any of you can top or better any of the following which she has achieved.... you are most welcome to throw the first stone...

if not...just seriously consider your self as you lost the battle even before you started mate.

_______________________________________________________

Director Communications of the Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka (SCOPP).

Manager Corporate Communications Virtusa Pvt. Ltd.

Guest Producer / Director, Interviewer, Programme Presenter & Script Writer of a variety of magazine and documentary programmes in English, for the state TV station- The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Compere/Moderator of high profile Corporate and National events.

English Newscaster for the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Visiting Consultant on Public Speaking (in English).

Contributor to the CNN World Report through the state TV station.

Guest Producer, Script Writer, Interviewer, Presenter of radio programmes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Freelance features writer to all leading English daily and weekly newspapers in Sri Lanka.

Sub-Editor and features writer for the former Sun & Weekend newspapers published by the Independent Group of Newspapers.

Founder Member of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights (SPAR)

LOL . All of these due to English knowledge. Anyone can learn a language. Some of them learning it in a faster rate according to the family background. But I would like to see her A/L (May be london if she has done it) and IQ score!

 

[kalana wasala]

BUMP​

 

[nvhcc89]

pissu holman nut case honthuwak ban

 

[chathuranirmal]

මෙකිගෙ social media accounts follow කරන එක පට්ට ආතල් බන්..



Sharmini elakiri එකට ගෙන්න ගන්න බැරි වෙයිද දන්නෙ නෑ..

damith kariyawasam vage Elakiriye veda pennayi

 

[codegeek]

මේවගෙන් හොදට වැඩ ගන්නවා ඇති නේද බන් ඕවගේ ඉන්න ලොක්කෝ ඇමතිලා එහෙම

 

[Silly point]

මේවගෙන් හොදට වැඩ ගන්නවා ඇති නේද බන් ඕවගේ ඉන්න ලොක්කෝ ඇමතිලා එහෙම

nathuwa yako nikan idi un nam

 

[redux]

I hate MR as much as the next guy but this is one elite classist bitch that shit on the less privileged. I hope all this will come back to her one day

 

[Nash_Node]

I wonder how many blowjobs it took

dude... if she got all that from Blow jobs... i would'nt mind PAYING FOR ONE and cheating my wife over it as well...

she must be absolutely fucking good at it...

 

[Nash_Node]

LOL . All of these due to English knowledge. Anyone can learn a language. Some of them learning it in a faster rate according to the family background. But I would like to see her A/L (May be london if she has done it) and IQ score!

IQ ..yes... i dont mind seeing that as well

A/L ?? bruh !! .. that shit becomes redundant the moment you leave the school mate.

 

[Manash]

Eyage twitter account eke thamai niyama scene yanne... twitter eke inna members la hackers la kiyala chodana karala e minissunge account wala screenshots aragena hena pissuwak natuwa rajapaksa monahari karaada danne na e kaale..

 

[nikdw]

I wonder how many blowjobs it took

Thats a ridiculous comment who ever she is.

 

[redux]

It's a fake account

 

[Emios]

 

[asylum]

MR mokak hari loku deyak karala thiynawa meyata hama welema biyo biya ga ga buranne mechara EK eke hama welema MR ta bana bana inna set eke ekek nek wenath puluwan me.