May 09 Attack !

On May 9, Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Thirty Years Cruel War, resigned as Prime Minister, a government with a majority of more than 150 members of parliament and a popular vote of 69 lakhs. This is the first time in the history of Sri Lanka that a single hour has passed since the resignation of Prime Minister Wijayananda Dahanayake. In 1994, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left his post and went to his 5th Lane home, despite being told not to resign until Gamini Dissanayake received the support he needed to form a government. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who lost the presidency in 2015, flew to his Medamulana home by helicopter. As there was a large crowd around the Medamulana house, Mahinda Rajapaksa had to enter the house through a window and not through the stairwell door.

 Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was so popular at the time, resigned on May 09 and had to fly to the Trincomalee Naval Base by helicopter. Mahinda Rajapaksa, then Commander-in-Chief of the Thirty Years' War, was confined to an island in Trincomalee. Therefore, with the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister, the main weakness was the lack of a deputy leadership to fill the gap. As a result, MPs and ministers as well as the people were confused in the party which had no leadership. It became a ship without a captain. If there had been a second tier leadership then such a catastrophe would not have taken place in the country. The partisans are also getting stronger.

 The May 9 incident had a profound effect on the United National Party, which had a population of over 200,000, was able to form a government without looking forward to the forthcoming elections, overcoming the 55 million people who were in favor of the Samagi Janabalavega, the People's Front which was in favor of the 69 million people and the National People's Force which was in favor of 500,000 people. It was as if the elephant that had fallen on all fours suddenly got up and rang the bell. Amarakeerthi Athukorala, a Member of Parliament, was assassinated on May 09 in a riot. He is not a Member of Parliament who came to Parliament as a Member of Parliament except by popular vote. He was the first Member of Parliament in the history of Sri Lankan politics to be killed in a tumultuous event. Although not similar ministers and MPs, several ordinary people in our country were killed in the riots. Following the death of Mr. Kandasamy in the 1953 Hartal, the then Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake dissolved Parliament and resigned. Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake had said that he came to power to keep the people alive and not to kill them. There were such prime ministers in our country.

 On May 9, the homes, businesses and vehicles of MPs, ministers and local politicians were set on fire. This is the first time in political history that such a catastrophe has taken place one day. The strange thing here is that the houses of the delegates who have exceeded the preferential vote point are also on fire. At least the party members who gave such preferences and failed to take care of their people's representative's house and property are also a weakness. One wonders if their preference was limited to the ballot box. However, usually after an election, the losers' homes are set on fire to enjoy victory. But this is the first time such a catastrophe has occurred in the country without an election. Since no one was in these houses, it seems that they knew about the disaster in advance. What we saw was that deserted houses with no one to live in were destroyed by fire.

 Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, who witnessed the May 9 attack on Gotabhaya Gogama and went to help them in good faith, also had to face the onslaught of protesters. He escaped unharmed amidst the care of security guards. It was a powerful foolish act by the Leader of the Opposition to visit the protesters who were outraged by the thugs' attack that afternoon. Who were the stupid advisers who advised him to get involved? If the attack had been severe, Sajith Premadasa's name would have been added to Amarakeerthi Athukorala's. However, he was fortunate enough to escape .He became the first opposition leader to be attacked in such a struggle. It was like going to see a quarrel between two groups. Following the May 9 incident, the country lost a cabinet following the resignation of the Prime Minister. It was revealed that politicians have appointed OICs of their choice. As there was no Deputy Leader of the People's Front, the leader of another party became the Prime Minister. The captain of the wrecked ship, the United National Party, had to hand over the helm of the good ship, the People's Front.

But some of the homes that were devastated on May 9 had 60-70 gas cylinders. Among them were people's representatives who thought of their own gluttony, even though others were shocked. There were people in the queue fighting for hours and days to get a gas cylinder to feed their children. Meanwhile, the strong threw forward and the weak threw themselves further into the queue. When mom and dad say they've hungry, parents are born with a pain associated with child affection. They do not ask for vehicle licenses, bar licenses, air conditioners, swimming pools or walking lanes. They are making an innocent request. A gas cylinder for cooking. However, an ideal people's representative must come to the aid of the people when he is hungry. Then you feel the difficulty of hunger. From morning till evening people work in a struggle for survival. Three seasons, or two seasons. But politicians hold dansals during election periods. Rice and money are given on May days. When the political boss asks the people to come to the meeting, they bring the people by bus to show their power, pleasing the leadership. Since there is no gas these days, it would have been a relief if at least the party members who gave them preferences were given three meals a day like then. If the people's representatives of all parties had taken such care, they could have easily crossed the Diyawanna in the future.