<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-article_header">‘Sinhala Only’ was the right policy”-Endorsing the views of Hugh Karunanayake.</span><br>
<span class="gmail-date">Posted on January 2nd, 2018</span>
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<h2><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><em><strong>By M D P DISSANAYAKE</strong></em></span></h2>
<p>It is only Sri lanka that can protect and advance Sinhala language,
its associated culture and heritage. India can look after Tamil
language. Mr SWRD, though in power for relatively short period of time,
made the change to place Sri Lanka at the highest place. Those who
disagree with this policy, please go through the final examination
results of BA. BSc. MSc. Phd., Chartered Accountants, Surveyors,
Lawyers, Doctors., you can find for yourself until SWRD came into power,
almost 85% of the lists of finalists were: Arsekularatnam, Argumugam,
Annamuththu, Arunachalam,Balendran, Balachandran, Balakrishnan,
Chenniah, Vigneswaran, etc. the endless lists from A to Z of Tamils.</p>
<p>Higher Education was confined to Tamils. Through systematic
elimatination, those who progressed up the ladder were Tamils or those
with Sinhala names, but puppets of Tamils or Muslims. Lets see the
First Cabinet of Sri Lanka:</p>
<p>D S SENANAYAKE</p>
<p>H W AMARASURIYA</p>
<p>SWRD BANDARANAIKE</p>
<p>GEORGE E DE SILVA</p>
<p>A E GUNATILLEKE</p>
<p>SIR OLIVER GUNATILEKE</p>
<p>SENARAT GUNAWARDENE</p>
<p>T B JAYAH</p>
<p>J R JAYAWARDENE</p>
<p>JOHN KOTALAWELA</p>
<p>A E NUGAWELA</p>
<p>G G PONNAMBALAM</p>
<p>LALITHA RAJAPAKSE</p>
<p>A RATNAYAKE</p>
<p>DUDLEY SENANAYAKE</p>
<p>C SITTAMPALAM</p>
<p>C SUNDARALINGAM</p>
<p>EDWIN WIJERATNE</p>
<p>When SWRD formed MEP to make Sinhala Official Language, none of these upper class were his comrades.</p>
<p>The 1952 cabinet of Mr Dudley Senanayake continued with:</p>
<p>EDWIN WIJERARATNE</p>
<p>C SITTAMPALAM</p>
<p>G G PONNAMBALAM, but added:</p>
<ol><li>NADESAN</li></ol>
<p>V NALLIAH</p>
<p>M C M KALEEL</p>
<p>Mr SWRD did not hesitate to eliminate Tamil domination from the
Cabinet, he only had C A S Marikar, a Muslim as a minister., but
brought in those who fought for Sri Lanka and Sinhala Language for the
past several years, including Greats such as:</p>
<p>PHILIP GUNAWARDENE</p>
<p>P H WILLIAM DE SILVA</p>
<p>W DAHANAYAKE</p>
<p>T B ILLANGARATNE.</p>
<p>The foundation laid down by SWRD in 1956 had produced encouraging
results, whereby boys and girls of schools and colleges throughout the
island are not advancing to the University education. This disliked by
Tamils such as Sambandam and Sinhala cronies like Ranil Wickremasinghe,
Chandrika. Chandrika is already eliminated from the political map of
Sri Lanka, other remaining anti Sri Lankan cronies will have their days
numbered.</p>
<p><strong>Sinhala and English ought to be Official Languages of Sri
Lanka with National Language status for Tamil in North and East. This
policy should be given highest priority in its implementation to ensure
the pride of place for Sinhalese. </strong></p>
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<h2 id="gmail-comments">5 Responses to “‘Sinhala Only’ was the right policy”-Endorsing the views of Hugh Karunanayake.”</h2>
<ol class="gmail-commentlist"><li class="gmail-alt" id="gmail-comment-104358">
<img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/9b34f7c8d061c3a3725d723f02fa7c33?s=32&d=mm&r=g" class="gmail-avatar gmail-avatar-32 gmail-photo" width="32" height="32"> <cite>Dilrook</cite> Says:
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<small class="gmail-commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2018/01/02/sinhala-only-was-the-right-policy-endorsing-the-views-of-hugh-karunanayake/#comment-104358" title="">January 2nd, 2018 at 5:23 pm</a> </small>
<p>I agree.</p>
<p>Only 4% of the population could speak English in 1956. It was
ridiculous to continue English Only in 1956. All stable democracies
recognise their majority’s language as the only (emphasised) official
language. However, today, English is understood by more people and it
deserves to be an official language. </p>
<p>Tamil Nadu language must be recognised as the sole language of the north and one of 3 languages in the east.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka is the only country that recognises Tamil Nadu language as
an official language and Tamil as a disticnt ethnic group – a very
dangerous combination.</p>
</li><li id="gmail-comment-104359">
<img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6304195e4a39e57a133f9fcaaca770a1?s=32&d=mm&r=g" class="gmail-avatar gmail-avatar-32 gmail-photo" width="32" height="32"> <cite>Christie</cite> Says:
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<small class="gmail-commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2018/01/02/sinhala-only-was-the-right-policy-endorsing-the-views-of-hugh-karunanayake/#comment-104359" title="">January 2nd, 2018 at 5:47 pm</a> </small>
<p>We;; well “Kohedha Yanne Nangi, Malli? Malle Pol”</p>
<p>Most of our Sinhala educated Nangis are slavering in Muslim countries and we barely live off the takings. </p>
<p>The Indian Colonial Parasites are becoming and has become wealthier since 1956. </p>
<p>Thanks to SWRG and his henchmen financed by Indian Colonial Parasite business men and women. </p>
<p>Most of the money the Nangis sent us end up in India on gold
jewllery, sarees, three wheelers and Battas, building material, Thosai
and Wades and of course on Vettis.</p>
<p>Why did this great cunning and shrewd man SWRD got his kids English
educated while the masses were deprived of similar education? </p>
<p>Why did this man only nationalize Sinhala businesses?</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/79281507c46e5ff09bd07e1cfa55d129?s=32&d=mm&r=g" class="gmail-avatar gmail-avatar-32 gmail-photo" width="32" height="32"> <cite>Senerath</cite> Says:
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<small class="gmail-commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2018/01/02/sinhala-only-was-the-right-policy-endorsing-the-views-of-hugh-karunanayake/#comment-104360" title="">January 2nd, 2018 at 5:49 pm</a> </small>
<p>Another rare good one form MDP which I agree 100%.</p>
<p><b>The consequece of the first paragraph is “why TAMIL DO HATE SINGALAM Part 1 to part infinity”.</b><br>
This is also called discrimination,…… to genocide.<br>
Nothing more nothing less.</p>
<p>Please go back to the examination pass list names appeared before
1973, no need to go back to 1948. if form today the percentage of Tamil
names appear is the same are pre 1974, then we have achieved
RECONCILLATION (by whoever started to make in non-political).<br>
Otherwise it will be GENOCIDE, until that list comes back again.</p>
<p>This is why, for 20 years we should have FONSEKA’s rule for the North
( as they voted him anyway). Then the real reconcilliation if possible.</p>
</li><li id="gmail-comment-104362">
<img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/9b34f7c8d061c3a3725d723f02fa7c33?s=32&d=mm&r=g" class="gmail-avatar gmail-avatar-32 gmail-photo" width="32" height="32"> <cite>Dilrook</cite> Says:
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<small class="gmail-commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2018/01/02/sinhala-only-was-the-right-policy-endorsing-the-views-of-hugh-karunanayake/#comment-104362" title="">January 2nd, 2018 at 8:10 pm</a> </small>
<p>@Christie</p>
<p>Had English only continued, they may not even live or be working as
prostitutes for Indians. Communist insurgents would have succeeded and
Sri Lanka would have ended up like North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba or Burma
(without their industries). Their first target for murder,
nationalisation, confiscation, sexual assault, etc. would have been
English fluent people.</p>
<p>JVP insurrections failed because most people found they could deal
with the government despite failures. The governing ‘elite’ was not as
alien as prior to 1956.</p>
<p>Don’t forget over 80% of the people voted for Sinhala Only (SLFP and
UNP). Old communists that opposed it could not even find candidates to
contest.</p>
</li><li class="gmail-alt" id="gmail-comment-104368">
<img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6304195e4a39e57a133f9fcaaca770a1?s=32&d=mm&r=g" class="gmail-avatar gmail-avatar-32 gmail-photo" width="32" height="32"> <cite>Christie</cite> Says:
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<small class="gmail-commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2018/01/02/sinhala-only-was-the-right-policy-endorsing-the-views-of-hugh-karunanayake/#comment-104368" title="">January 3rd, 2018 at 4:46 am</a> </small>
<p>I know the people who benefited from the Sinhala only was the
lower middle class of Sinhalese who had a standard of living above the
majority of the other like lower level government servants. They knew a
bit of Sinhala and bit of English and they made money doing
translations .</p>
<p>As soon as Banda came in he stopped the Sinhala settlements in the
Dry Zone and elsewhere. Most of the developments and Industrialization
was stopped. Central schools were destroyed. </p>
<p>By the was Most some of our Nangis are prostitutes in the Middle East
and they serve Male Indian workers from India. In doing so they end up
loosing their kidneys .</p>
<p>Your great Sihala heros were funded by the Indian Cabal; Tamils, Keralayans, Paresis, Boras and Sindhis.</p>
<p>This Indian Cabal had particular members to paired to finance the Sinhala hero politicians.</p>
<p>Banda_ Hidarmains and Kundanmals</p>
<p>Illangaratne: Hidramanis. Guess who financed his Films?</p>
<p>Phillip – Gnanams</p>
<p>N M Perera- Captains</p>
<p>The whole SLFP is an Indian and Indian Colonial Parasites project.
They decided the winning formula. Sinhala only was one of the elements.</p>
<p>Chandirika tells the story of her father. At least she is open about it.</p>
<p>Remember Dhanayaka contested with 100 candidates who was financed again by the Indian Colonial Parasites.</p>
<p> Communist insurgents the JVP is another Indian terrorist arm
financed by India. It started with S D Bandaranayake with North Korea
and was hijacked by Indian interests. Eswarans were a leadin financier.
India managed to kill fair number of Sinhalese. Socialists like
Shanmugadhasan, Bala Tampoe were the Gurus.</p>
</li></ol><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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