Post War Politics
There were newspaper reports published about General Fonseka entering politics after the war victory, beginning in August 2009. One of the articles explains it as follows, "General Fonseka launches political campaign - I will make a supreme sacrifice to defend my land against the politicos who ever they may be joining hands with India. Now we have a daunting task to protect our motherland from India" . Gen. Fonseka entering politics was a debate even during the war against LTTE.
Gen. Fonseka was installed as the common candidate by a coalition of political parties mainly United National Party (UNP) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Gen. Fonseka however declared himself as a non party candidate. The reason for such installation as a common candidate was the general understanding of the people of the country that President Mahinda Rajapakse was so popular due to his win against the LTTE that he was not possible to be beaten by a person other than another war hero. This was evident from the Local Government elections held after the war. In those elections, President's party defeated all other parties and claimed massive wins.
With support of UNP and JVP Fonseka claimed that he himself defeated the LTTE. Immediately after declaration that Fonseka was ready for candidacy, President Rajapakse called for new presidential election two years before expiration of his term.
Gen. Fonseka, UNP and JVP led a fierce battle against President Rajapakse. They claimed that Gen Fonseka was the real hero who won the war against LTTE and Fonseka government was ready for good governance, eliminate corruption and also promised a massive salary increase for public servants. They also promised to remove executive powers from the president. Mahinda Rajapakse on the other hand vowed to establish unity of Sinhalese and Tamils while promising a better future for the country in his manifesto "Mahinda Chinthana".
Fonseka suffered a number of setbacks in his election campaign. In December 2009, Gen Fonseka made a statement to a local newspaper "Sunday Leader" saying that during the final few days of the war against LTTE, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse (who is a brother of the President) gave orders to the army senior officers to execute LTTE cadres who surrendered to the Army. This statement was taken by the whole country as betrayal of army officers by the retired army commander himself. Although Gen. Fonseka later issued a statement saying that his original statement has been published by the Sunday Leader out of context, many analysts say that Fonseka lost the election from that moment.
Meanwhile, government put some credible evidence before public that Gen Fonseka was corrupt while he was the commander of the Sri Lanka Army. There was evidence that he removed the tender board chairman from the office and he himself became the chairman only to offer all the tenders to a company owned by his son-in-law. Adding fuel to the fire, one of his close friends living in Oklahoma USA "Upul Illangamge" spilled the beans by disclosing to the media in a press conference how the company was formed, registered in USA and Fonseka's son-in-law sold all equipment necessary for the war during the final three years of the war with huge profit margins.
While Fonseka, UNP and JVP were making huge attempts to control the damages caused by Upul Illangamge, Sri Lanka's Tamil political party faithful to LTTE- Tamil National Alliance (TNA) disclosed a secret agreement with Gen Fonseka in which Fonseka had promised merger of North and East provinces and an autonomous status for Tamils in return for the support of the north and east Tamil population. Majority Sinhalese reacted with anger to this agreement since government fought 30 year old bloody war against LTTE only to reject similar autonomous state "Ealam" claimed by the LTTE.
Sarath Fonseka however sincerely expected that he was set for a massive win on the 26 Jan 2010. There were reports that say that he intended to arrest President Mahinda Rajapakse and immediately execute Gotabaya Rajapakse and Basil Rajapakse(two brothers of the president). He booked 70 rooms of a five star hotel some hundred metres away from the President's House for the night of the 26th Jan 2010. Media reports say that a large number (some 400) of deserted army soldiers spent the night with Gen Fonseka at the hotel to enjoy the election results.
Election results were released by the independent election commissioner electorate by electorate in the morning of 27th Jan 2010. Sarath Fonseka and his friends were anxiously waited the night only to learn that Fonseka has been defeated by the President Rajapakse by a record number of majority votes over 1,800,000.
After Presidential Election 2010
Sarath Fonseka refused to accept the election results published by the Election Commissioner. He also said he would consider legal action but did not indicate against whom. There are reports that say Sarath Fonseka is making every possible attempt to leave the country as early as possible. He said "I cannot even leave the country, Rajapakse has blacklisted my passport". Some newspapers reported that he is seeking asylum in Australia, UK or India. Meanwhile BBC announced that Gotabaya Rajapakse is intending to take legal action against Sarath Fonseka for leaking top secret government information.
Fonseka himself admitted that CID wanted to question his son-in-law for misuse of public office by Fonseka. Meanwhile Fonseka has said that his security officers have been recalled immediately after the election. Meanwhile all his UNP/JVP supporters have left him because he has no further political value. Local newspaper "Dinamina" reported that Fonseka and one of his close political friends Mangala Samaraweera were physically fighting each other on election results. There were no reports so far of his arrest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarath_Fonseka
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There were newspaper reports published about General Fonseka entering politics after the war victory, beginning in August 2009. One of the articles explains it as follows, "General Fonseka launches political campaign - I will make a supreme sacrifice to defend my land against the politicos who ever they may be joining hands with India. Now we have a daunting task to protect our motherland from India" . Gen. Fonseka entering politics was a debate even during the war against LTTE.
Gen. Fonseka was installed as the common candidate by a coalition of political parties mainly United National Party (UNP) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Gen. Fonseka however declared himself as a non party candidate. The reason for such installation as a common candidate was the general understanding of the people of the country that President Mahinda Rajapakse was so popular due to his win against the LTTE that he was not possible to be beaten by a person other than another war hero. This was evident from the Local Government elections held after the war. In those elections, President's party defeated all other parties and claimed massive wins.
With support of UNP and JVP Fonseka claimed that he himself defeated the LTTE. Immediately after declaration that Fonseka was ready for candidacy, President Rajapakse called for new presidential election two years before expiration of his term.
Gen. Fonseka, UNP and JVP led a fierce battle against President Rajapakse. They claimed that Gen Fonseka was the real hero who won the war against LTTE and Fonseka government was ready for good governance, eliminate corruption and also promised a massive salary increase for public servants. They also promised to remove executive powers from the president. Mahinda Rajapakse on the other hand vowed to establish unity of Sinhalese and Tamils while promising a better future for the country in his manifesto "Mahinda Chinthana".
Fonseka suffered a number of setbacks in his election campaign. In December 2009, Gen Fonseka made a statement to a local newspaper "Sunday Leader" saying that during the final few days of the war against LTTE, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse (who is a brother of the President) gave orders to the army senior officers to execute LTTE cadres who surrendered to the Army. This statement was taken by the whole country as betrayal of army officers by the retired army commander himself. Although Gen. Fonseka later issued a statement saying that his original statement has been published by the Sunday Leader out of context, many analysts say that Fonseka lost the election from that moment.
Meanwhile, government put some credible evidence before public that Gen Fonseka was corrupt while he was the commander of the Sri Lanka Army. There was evidence that he removed the tender board chairman from the office and he himself became the chairman only to offer all the tenders to a company owned by his son-in-law. Adding fuel to the fire, one of his close friends living in Oklahoma USA "Upul Illangamge" spilled the beans by disclosing to the media in a press conference how the company was formed, registered in USA and Fonseka's son-in-law sold all equipment necessary for the war during the final three years of the war with huge profit margins.
While Fonseka, UNP and JVP were making huge attempts to control the damages caused by Upul Illangamge, Sri Lanka's Tamil political party faithful to LTTE- Tamil National Alliance (TNA) disclosed a secret agreement with Gen Fonseka in which Fonseka had promised merger of North and East provinces and an autonomous status for Tamils in return for the support of the north and east Tamil population. Majority Sinhalese reacted with anger to this agreement since government fought 30 year old bloody war against LTTE only to reject similar autonomous state "Ealam" claimed by the LTTE.
Sarath Fonseka however sincerely expected that he was set for a massive win on the 26 Jan 2010. There were reports that say that he intended to arrest President Mahinda Rajapakse and immediately execute Gotabaya Rajapakse and Basil Rajapakse(two brothers of the president). He booked 70 rooms of a five star hotel some hundred metres away from the President's House for the night of the 26th Jan 2010. Media reports say that a large number (some 400) of deserted army soldiers spent the night with Gen Fonseka at the hotel to enjoy the election results.
Election results were released by the independent election commissioner electorate by electorate in the morning of 27th Jan 2010. Sarath Fonseka and his friends were anxiously waited the night only to learn that Fonseka has been defeated by the President Rajapakse by a record number of majority votes over 1,800,000.
After Presidential Election 2010
Sarath Fonseka refused to accept the election results published by the Election Commissioner. He also said he would consider legal action but did not indicate against whom. There are reports that say Sarath Fonseka is making every possible attempt to leave the country as early as possible. He said "I cannot even leave the country, Rajapakse has blacklisted my passport". Some newspapers reported that he is seeking asylum in Australia, UK or India. Meanwhile BBC announced that Gotabaya Rajapakse is intending to take legal action against Sarath Fonseka for leaking top secret government information.
Fonseka himself admitted that CID wanted to question his son-in-law for misuse of public office by Fonseka. Meanwhile Fonseka has said that his security officers have been recalled immediately after the election. Meanwhile all his UNP/JVP supporters have left him because he has no further political value. Local newspaper "Dinamina" reported that Fonseka and one of his close political friends Mangala Samaraweera were physically fighting each other on election results. There were no reports so far of his arrest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarath_Fonseka
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show me.. I'll teach him a lesson. mama hoda kowilaka pol gediyak gahanawa kela wella yanna.. 
