mahinda didn't declare war on the LTTE when he came to power. He wanted to hold peace talks. he was compelled to declare war after the mavil aru incident and the LTTE declared the 4th elam war. Have you forgotten all this?
He did what any other president would do in his place.
"Main person is the president". So what did the soldiers do?
Plucked coconuts? No Politician did the war. The soldiers did!!!
No I haven't forgotten. Too bad most of the Sri lankans have. And General Sarath Fonseka is the best army commander our country have seen after General Kobbakaduwa.
Does the fact that he didn't stop the war gives him the right to waste and steal peoples money like he's doing right now. Or is this what you call "කළගුණ සැලකීම"?
I agree with you about private universities. The problem is they will only consider how rich you are, not your qualifications (Due to the fact this is sri lanka). It's good idea. But it isn't practical. The only result will be some idiotic goons with a degree that doesn't know thing but had the ability to buy the degree. As long as it will demand qualifications that are similar or a bit less than a government university, it's okay.
Why do you think mahinda put the general in jail in the first place? They arrested him claiming that he was going to overthrow the government.That's a serious claim. But is that what he was charged for? No. This is called political revenge. According to them, even going against them in a election is a capitol crime. Mahinda should & must apologize from the General.
"Political experience"
Does this means he needs the ability to "gasa kama" before he becomes the president?
what's your logic? That military men don't know how to run a country? So you think mahinda runs the country alone. Then why does he keep more than 30 advisers.
If that's your logic let me show you some examples.
Charles de Gaulle - was a soldier in the first world war and the french military commander after the Germans captured France. He commanded the free french forces. He was a military man for most of his life.
After the war ended in 1945 he was the one who helped France get back on her feet. He didn't wait for ten years to gain political experience.
More than half of American presidents have a military careers.
George Washington - The 1st US president. Was a high ranking officer in the British army and later commanded the revolutionary forces in the American revolution.
Theodore Roosevelt
I can give you more examples if you want.
about ur 1st concern, i have to tell this, i didnt tell President himself leaded the war to victory. Other's helped. But president did the main task.
President talked and got helped from China,Pakistan,Russia and from some other countries.
Soldiers also did, but president made the environment to do so. I dont under estimate soldiers, but president made the environment.
Without Chinese,paki weapons, SL couldnt win the war. In the world everyone know that fact.
hambantota harbor is one thing of that agreement with China. (war help)
Ex-General was good as a General, but we dont know whether he is good as a politician or not. there are no 100% pure politicians in the world now.
I dont accept the wastage of government money, but that wasnt something happened suddenly. It was with SL for few decades.