The closed screen has lifted, revealing the play in its bare
form. Notably, during Harin Fernando’s time,
significant strides were made in the realm of sports. So
is the Director General of Sports.
But when they do something other than what is required
of the game based on them, it is not permissible to give
an apology as a guarantee of ‘good work’ done by them.The situation of Harin, who is now Sri Lanka’s rugby
and minister, is the same. For instance, during Asanga
Senaviratne’s tenure as President of Sri Lanka Rugby,
the Sri Lanka Rugby was fined for employing foreign
players to represent the country, and that fine is still
being paid. In this matter, the Ministry of Sports,
overseen by the Government of Sri Lanka, has taken no
action. It is concerning that Sri Lanka Rugby has also
remained inactive. Although the responsible officials
from that time should be held accountable, the
responsibility has been shifted with the government’s
approval. Such actions are nothing more than tribal
deeds disguised in men’s attire.
Asanga, a friend of the Asian Rugby president for four
years, has been his match committee chairman because
there is no penalty. When Harin, who has been proven
to have committed a wrongdoing by the law, has to
leave the minister ship and councillorship, he is given
the counsel of the same ministry so that he gets that
power indirectly.
Ranil Wickramasinghe without any shame by giving the
opportunity to preserve the politics and sports club
harmony with the criminals influencing the Sri Lankan
rugby constitution is like doing what we want no matter
how annoying it is even if it looks like a vote.We have openly exposed the behind-the-scenes actions
of the Asian President, Asanga, and the dirty games
played by the ministers of this country. Then, in the face
of the attempts made to shackle the writing by making
phone calls through various high-ranking people, there
was an obstacle to continuously update and write the
writings based on the honesty and fair information in
these articles.
The problem with the Asian President regarding Sri
Lanka comes from the fact that he did not use the Sri
Lankan vote to come to power. This situation arose
during Lasitha Gunaratne’s presidency.
Asanga Senaviratne was among the Sri Lankan Rugby
Executive Committee members who supported voting
for the current Asian President. Another was Rizly
Illyas, who faced significant pressure from the Asian
President until he eventually stepped down from his
position. The worst thing is that Lasitha, Asanga and
the Asia President, together with the politicians and
government officials of Sri Lanka fell into the same
group against Rizly Illyas and obstructed the
administration of Rizly Illyas.At that moment when politics intervened to the point of
banning Sri Lankan rugby, the Asian Confederation
created a situation where Sri Lankan rugby was banned
based on the same fact and not allowed to compete even
using the Sri Lankan flag. While being the president of
the committee.
Now the situation is becoming clearer. Sri Lankan rugby
has sought to preserve its position and maintain its
social status. They have aimed to keep Sri Lanka Rugby
under their control, branding it as ‘our rugby.’
Government officials have leveraged Asia’s influence
and, through it, the support of the World Congress to
shape the operations in Sri Lanka according to their
interests.
We also explained earlier about Harin Fernando’s use
of his political power, the saintly life of the Director
General of Sports, who is a person who appeared as a
white figure in his administrative life, who is in a high
religious position. But without working according to the
existing constitution, Harin as the political leader of the
game could not reject the proposal brought by the
regional associations when an acting administration
used the same identity of the administration that came
into power as a vassal and danced as a puppet in Asia.He dissolved the association. He entrusted the task of
cleaning up the dirt to his public officer, the Director
General.
When the director general said that we should punish
the people who brought Sri Lanka rugby into
international disrepute for a long time, the minister
involved appointed the acting president of the
association, who was disbanded due to allegations of
not fulfilling administrative responsibilities properly, as
the facilitator. When the ombudsman appointed by the
sports minister wrote letters to the minister about the
need for and importance of conducting an investigation
regarding these historical stories and frauds, a person
facing the same accusations is continuing the work
without any hindrance keeping the director general and
the ministry secretary as a facilitator.
Regarding the election and the necessary constitutional
amendments, the Director General of Sports should
conduct an official election to discuss and decide, in
coordination with the International Federation, where
and how the existing structure should be changed. This
responsibility should be left to the incoming rugby
administration. However, when discussing the
constitution was declared a forbidden topic, the Director
General halted the special general meeting.This suggests that, before holding a General Meeting
and office elections, the constitution of Sri Lankan
rugby has been manipulated to control those claiming
authority over it. Reasonable doubts have arisen that the
Director General has been entrusted with this
responsibility by political figures and a circle of friends.
The office election has still not been held. The ministry,
backed by political power, is refusing to conduct the
election and is acting in disregard of the court’s decision.
It is unethical to go beyond the responsibility of
facilitating the election process and attempt to coerce
constitutional changes. The most ugliest aspect is that
the Director General, who is molding Sri Lanka rugby
to his liking, requested the Sri Lankan team to
participate under the approval of the Asian Association
Competition Committee Chairman.
This same Asian association did not allow the ruggers
under the ministry to participate in the Asian
tournament. Now not only in Asia but also in the world,
based on the help of some individuals, efforts are being
made to place Sri Lankan rugger under the control of
some people and take away the existence of rugger and
the administrative rights assigned to it and place it in a
class.In the history of rugby in Sri Lanka, the game has been
good in areas like Lindula, Uva and Talduwa. It is
certain that the influence of the whites was also there. A
program to bring national level players to the rugby
game in those areas should be re-enacted. Even now,
rugby players who drop out of school can be supported
through matches organized by regional associations.
This allows major sports clubs to identify and elevate
them to the national level later.
The Ministry should also work to support and develop
local rugby within the existing system. When Harin
Fernando was brought in, he was a figure introduced
into political life through the votes of the people of Uva,
a region with a rich rugby history that deserves to be
revitalized. But today under the rule of Ranil
Wickramasinghe, while the high officials who confirm
his own security are also connected to Ruger, the
contract of handing over Sri Lankan Rugby to several
sports clubs with restaurants where people of Ranil’s
class often meet and have fun is taking place.We have pointed out several times before the drama of
government officials including Harin, who was the
Minister of Sports, and the Secretary of the Ministry, the
Director General of the Development Department
trying to make Sri Lanka a place where Ranil pretends
to be a place where Sri Lanka is talking about
digitalization. And now the screen is open on the stage
to watch it perform naked.
We only see that the politicians and government
officials who use their shamelessness in such a rogue
way and do nothing for the people who need to be
punished and treat them as elites and behave according
to their agenda, cannot cover up the ugly nakedness
with the scumbag tie performances. The behavior of the
Sports Ministry under President Ranil Wickremesinghe
is not gentlemanly. Tribal performances dressed like
gentlemen. Instead of justice and equality where there
should be a place of development, you have decided the
most suitable for the drama. Most of the stories we have
told so far are easily recognizable now while still being
naked, the screen is open.At a time when Ranil Wickramasinghe and Harin
Fernando are talking about modernity, digital world,
justice for all, decentralization of facilities, they are
showing that they have some privileged group with
examples of how they use public officials. It is not fair
to everyone, but their appearance is based on the need
to satisfy them.
