A war hero and great son of mother Lanka, Major General Janaka Perera has fallen due to a wrong decision that has cost his own life together with number of innocent people. In his distinguished career in the army, he has served the nation as a heroic, but his tragic death is meaningless end in a contradicting path.
Major General Janaka Perera is one of the distinguished generals serving our mother land. As a Colonel, Janaka Perera took a significant role suppressing the JVP insurrection of 1987-89 and this earned him both praise and blame in the South. In the following years he played a significant role in combating the LTTE terrorists in the North, especially in the Jaffna and Welioya areas. LTTE terrorists faced their most pathetic military debacle in their long futile struggle when they attacked Welioya Army camp which was then under the military leadership of Major General Janaka Perera. It was reported that almost all the tiger carders who engaged in that attack were trapped in and killed in the battlefield with minimum destruction to the government forces. Later, Brigadier Pererea played a major role during Operation Riviresa which led to the liberation of the Jaffna peninsula, during which he commanded the 53 Division.
Following the fall of Elephant Pass in April 2000 which forced the SL Army units in Jaffna to fall back due to lack of fixed defense positions, Perera was appointed Overall Operations Commander (OOC) and tasked with countering the LTTE offensive, along with Major General (now Lt. General) Sarath Fonseka. When immature political leadership (CBK government) was appealing for foreign intervention to flee, the military leadership of Janaka Perera and Sarath Fonseka counter the terrorist offensive effectively serving thousands of Sri Lankan youth who are now battling the final war against terrorists.
While then UNP politicos were busy distributing Sirrens to lead the fleeing the Sinhalese from then so called border villages, Major General Janaka Perera had a clear vision and therefore provide not only security but also development to the Weli Oya area so that the people of the area has no reason to flee in fear of terrorists.
Major General Janaka Perera ended his elite military career as a war hero who devoted his military life for integrity and freedom of mother land. However, he became a victim of bankrupt political leadership of Ranil Wickramasingha. He was previously offered the post of UNP organizer for Maharagama electorate that is renowned for patriotic and heroic people, but wisly Janaka Perera rejected the offer.
When indifferent UNP leader Ranil Wickramasingha was desperate for some avenues for his political survival, he was looking for people range from Sannasgala (who is infamous for exam cheating, copyright violation, INGO links) to Ranjan Ramanayaka ( a petty sookiri star), it is unfortunate that Major General Janaka Perera accepted the offer to contest for the chief ministry post for North Central province.
It was not only a contradicting political decision, but a risky one too. UNP leader Ranil Wickramasingha is known to be a feeble character who will never even think of fighting against terrorism. Ranil is only renowned for holding the white flag for his mere survival. It was very evident that Major General Janaka Perera has no political role to play in UNP government under Ranil Wickramasingha, but merely a part of last minute survival drama of indifferent leader. However, battle hardened Janaka Perera was not matured enough to understand this reality. Major-General Lucky Algama has already paid his his price when he was assassinated in UNP political rally in Ja Ela when he was canvassing for Ranil Wickramasingha in presidential election in 1993.
It is pity that former war hero has lost his life while trying to serve a political movement which has trait this country. It is even more shame that at this tragic death of former war hero, there will not be a single person in his political party (UNP) who will call his assassinators as terrorists. UNP will try to get even the last opportunity to point fingers at all the parties other than the true enemy (the terrorists) to cement their traitorous political path.
It is sad that there are still handful of followers to this political party which has not identified its enemy in the form of terrorist even after they have completely prune their potential political leadership starting from R. Premadasa, Lalith Athulathmudali, Gamini Dissanayaka, Ranjan Wijayarathna, Weerasingha Mallimaracchi to Janaka Perera and many more.
Ranil Wickramasingha got the UNP party leadership because LTTE killed all the senior UNP leadership. Still he does not have the slightest leadership quality to fulfill his goal by convincing the public even at desperate times. More and more secondary UNP leaders will sacrifice their life while this feeble character enjoying the dignity of ‘leader of UNP’ and ‘leader of opposition’ posts. Those who lost their life while serving the UNP leadership will not even get justice for their death because the UNP leadership has no guts even to point the finger directly towards the enemy and call him by its due name (Terrorist) !
Related Posts:
- Struggle of UNP leadership and Major General Janaka Perera’s enter into politics (June 21, 2008)
- Maharagama Chinthanaya (August 20, 2007)
- The factual biography of Ranil Wickramasinghe (August 6, 2007)
20 comments:
I think Ranil doesn't have to tell us who killed Janaka Perera... We all guess...
I can understand to which party you are supporting. Everyone is known to what is happening around the country. Why cannot you criticize stupid Mahinda Rajapakse who is driving this endless war for his own political success at the cost of the lives of the children of our poor countrymen? The ongoing corruption under his political regime. How this dirty fellow is treating his relatives, friends etc. using government funds. Do you know what would be the end of this meaningless war? Soon he's got to hold discussions with Tamil Parties including LTTE for devolution of power. Otherwise Sri Lanka will not be able to survive as it is the mandate given to her by our donor countries including India (unfortunately right now poor Sri Lankans including you depend upon foreign aids – so you have got to do whatever they ask you to do, otherwise there would be serious consequences). On the other hand it is a meaningful stuff. How can Tamil people seek justice from a government from south which is in the process of stealing the property of the people of its own race (Sinhala). Rajapakse is driving the war for his own existence, nothing else. I hope you know about the intellectual capacity of Rajapakse. He just entered the Law College thanks to the quota given to the parliamentarians. I can not anticipate any good stuff from stupid of this calibre for the wellbeing of Sri Lanka. He only knows how to steal money. In comparison Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe is a capable person who can do something meaningful for this country. Are you known to the reason that the LTTE did not allow Mr. RW to become the president of this country? They know better than everyone it is going to be a tuff time for them. I know you are also a bankrupt guy who is licking backs of Rajapakses. Keep this in mind; Mr. RW did not steal public funds ever. Unfortunately people of Sri Lanka cannot understand the value of important people. Like the stupid, foolish people in Tamil Nadu. They are too emotional. This inherited weakness of our people is being used quite effectively by Rajapakses for their own existence right now. I feel very sorry; I have got to categorize you also under that category. Finally I did not believe this as a kind of killing which happened without the government patronage. We all know that there are number of Para Military Troops in addition to LTTE, many of them operate under the auspicious of the current government. In spite of Mr. Perera’s continuous request, our dirty, corrupted Defence Secretary did not provide him with an adequate security. On the other hand this corrupted government has already identified Mr. Perera as a great threat to their unjustifiable existence in power. I hope people who have brains can imagine what actually has happened. I have no second thought, Mahinda Rajapakse is another Premadasa. We all know what has happened to Premadasa. It is only a matter of time.
It is the govt that failed to provide him with adequate security , even when he (Janaka Perera) asked for security , the Govt looked the other way. He joined the UNP because he knew Ranil was not a fraudster.
Ranil realised that Sri Lanka , needs professionals heading govt institutions and defence , not Clowns. The govt banned Janaka Perera from all Army camps, in gratitude for his and his wife's long and distinguished service in the Army.
We will only be criticising each other until the community becomes the minority.
"Lord Have Mercy on Innocent SINHALAYAS"
All these thngs remind me of what Rbert Knox had said about the SINHALAYA.
it is a shame that people of this caliber die leaving the money minded power greedy idiots to run the country
Although suicide bombing is not acceptable. Janaka Perera (Muderer) got the punishment. This may be a lesson for others. He should have been punished by Haig court. I magine how many people he killed?@#@#.
We Sinhalaya cannot win anything until we stop looking through UNP or SLFP/PA glasses. All in all we keep losing capable leaders of this country.
He did not kill people you idiot. He killed ruthless TERORISTS who kill kids, priests or anybody (including their people) who have a different view to them
I think most of the commenter in here LTTE supporters..No one blame to LTTE about this blast..and why they cant understand this war between LTTE terrarist and SL Army...This war not between Tamils and Sinhalees...Thats the truth..Terrorist are terrorist..no way to sweep them except war.I dont care who is running the government.Only need is good vision to sweep this LTTE terrorism from Srilanka.Then Both Sinhala ,Tamil and other nations can live peacefully in Srilanka.
Major General Janaka Perera,
How many innocent tamils got killed and buried in Chemmani by this Perera. Who is responsible for raping and killing Krishanthi, an innocent school girl.He got the punishment by Loard Budda
Aruna Jayawardane has shown the whole world his knowledge about the current requirement to save mother Sri Lanka. Bloody fool indeed and another follower of Ranil Wikramasinghe and seems like another eunoc.; Wasantha Senaratne.
It is not General Janaka Perera who died, it is the opposition leader of North Central province who died. It doesn't matter which side in the house he occupied the seat it is that we have lost leader and a honest lawmaker. On the chess board we lost a another rook. The question is how far can we scarifies rooks, knights, & bishops. Are we paying to there hands. When we loose, they win & celebrate. When are we going to think as a nation it is not the individuals who die but pilers of the nation who die. Since 1980's we repeat the same by paying the blame game after a debacle. Two weeks later every body sit in front of the TV & watch the cricket match.
If we don't wake up at least now, I don't think we will ever wake up.
Aruna Jayawardane is a fake. Who can say MR is an idiot and Praise RW?
That is politics.
The fact is MR is bad for LTTE and RW is bad for Sri Lanka.
Major General did a silly mistake by siding with RW.
All we can do is talk,can any one solve anything.Do good as long as you live,help people in any way you can with a good heart.life is short.Remeber everything happens for a good reason if you have nothing to regret or to feel guilty about.What goes arround comes arround.Remeber that.
Peace.
ac.
Major General's death was a pathetic and he was gready for the higher postion. As far as i know he killed lots of innocent people. This is what you called '' Ditta kamma vediya' as lord buddha said.
The country lost an nother brave son!!!. No point shifting blame on party politics!!. At this moment support the security forces to crush terrorism. Mahinder may have his shortcommings, but he is the only leader, who had the guts to take on the LTTE and break their neck.!!
I can't understand why these sinhala idiots living abroad are so angry with Mahinda.They must be thinking just bcause they are living in westrn world or studying something in a wetern university, they are the most intelligent and learned people.They just can't understand what 'Anil did to our motherland and what still he is doing.These people surely don't have a balanced mind. Everybody loves his/her mother. These guys surely will sell their mothers.Pure idiots,look at indians & see how patriotic they are!
Anonymous.
Hello, friend what that guy (Aruna Jayawardane – I do not know whether he is a fake guy) has told is completely true. What do you know about MR? MR is a kind of guy who can even sell his mother for his own existence. MR is the real fake guy. He is acting the Mr. Clean role in public while doing all sorts of dirty things for his own existence. Do you have any idea about what he did from 1970 – 77, in ministries under his respective port folios? The above guy is quite correct; he is in the process of inflating his own image at the cost of the lives of the children of poor people of our country. War is not the solution for the present problem in Sri Lanka. It can only be solved by a political solution. If you cannot understand this eternal truth at present, you will understand it soon.
Suspicions of the public over the appointment of Karuna Amman as a MP on the very day Maj.Gen.Perera was murdered are not unfounded.Great task of getting the complete types of Criminals under the sun to Lankan Parliament...best of Criminals for example Mervin silva, Amila Thero, Weerawansa, Atthavulla, Hisbulla, Hakeem, Ferial Ashrof, Douglas Devananda, Anandasangari, Telwin Silva etc etc......and now with Karuna's entry it is complete bunch of Criminals are in one place, no other type could be found in any part of the world.....Jayawewa Mahinda for your achievement to lead Sri Lanka to become another Afganistan, Somalia or Sudan very soon.
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