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By YOHAN PERERA
13 April 2024 02:30 pm - 55 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
By Yohan Perera
All presidential candidates should show the public their apparent qualifications, whether they engage in public debates or not, former Minister Navin Dissanayake said.
"All presidential candidates, be it A/L,s degrees or masters/professional qualifications, should show their qualifications to the public. We cannot have mere talkers crashing this country after an amazing stable recovery," Dissanayake said in his latest post on X.
Amara Saturday, 13 April 2024 02:43 PM
Is Dr. Mervin Silva educated than an A/Ls student?
Dee Sunday, 14 April 2024 02:17 PM
Is he planning to contest for president?
Prof. K.P. Rajakaruna Saturday, 13 April 2024 02:48 PM
No problem Mr. Navin, in case SLPP Namal contests he is not eligible as he does not have GCE (OL) and Weerawansa too the same, but all others Sajith, AnuraKumara etc., all have bagged lot of Professional Qualifications.
Ranjan Sunday, 14 April 2024 07:09 AM
Having worked for over five decades as professional in seven different developed countries my personal take is, Qualifications is a means to an end. A first class pass out OR a PhD does not mean he /she will do better than the next man/women. This has been well demonstrated by the former CM of Tamil Nadu and Congress Chair Kamaraj (a year 5 educated person). However, a comprehensive education means one has the capacity to talk the talk and make up his/her mind independently while listening to the advice of others.
Mandayan Monday, 15 April 2024 04:45 AM
@Rajan: But in the UK. The Prime Ministers are often from Russell group universities. Education makes people to have a qualified vision. Karmarajar, Karunanithy and zMGR didn’t study much but only the 1st one had acted honestly and so listened to educated officials which other two were corrupted.
DOT Saturday, 13 April 2024 02:50 PM
Why?
Ruwan perera Saturday, 13 April 2024 02:56 PM
This is all talk. Why dont the 225 vote and change the constitution, so that only graduates come into parliament, let alone the president?????
Selvaratnam Saturday, 13 April 2024 02:57 PM
Recovery didn’t come from wealth generated by this government, only through loans from the IMF. The West destabilised the country to cut our relationships with China and when a pro Western president is appointed they decided to support him and agreed with massive loan. So, this economic recovery is Synthetic.
Amal Fernando Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:00 PM
What an amazing recovery? Talking rubbish. Even a person with a basic education can run this well without coming to power through back door with the help of rouges. Who was the leader of government when the bond scam took place?
Lk Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:05 PM
What about MPs.? Some don't have GCSE? What time age limit? Many of them are waiting to go to palliative care ? What about family cooperation in politics?
voter Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:13 PM
Now it is a battle between a master's holder and a degree holder.
Qualification, easy peasy - Service Delivery is very hard Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:22 PM
Not required. Please show what you have delivered in your previous employment - with two referees.
Steve Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:24 PM
What qualifications did Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranayake have to become the first woman Prime Minister in the World.
Bandu Sunday, 14 April 2024 03:37 AM
Ed qualifications are not all that great to do a good job especially politics.. Scoring at exams by repetitive memory as in SL and some countries as against the US system by assignments, must be considered. Ranil is there not because of his LLB but by political manoeuvring and cunning. Some "educated" leaders like Bandaranaike and Jayawardena have done more damage to us.
navratne willamune Sunday, 14 April 2024 03:24 PM
id well brought honour to the country,some are born with it.there are people with PhDs but etc but of no use...
Anthony. R Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:32 PM
Look who's Talking!! "..........After an amazing stable recovery " my foot. Who with( brains) educational qualifications wants to be president ,even be a politician with this power greedy, scumbags.
Don Saturday, 13 April 2024 03:48 PM
What the hell you are trying to say. You know the main candidates and their qualifications. Ask this question from your friends SLPP.
H R Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:03 PM
You seems to imply , your man Ranil is highly educated. Then why is his English accent is very funny and laughable.
CitizenP Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:21 PM
This person is lookin for Educational Corticates rather than ability to perform a the given task. e.g..RW has certificate in legal side and he never he never appeared a lawyer in courts.
Dinruta Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:25 PM
Naveen, They must declare their assets first.
Terrence K Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:40 PM
Strong confident people do not talk about their qualifications or how great they are. If you do not have authority over the people who do not have qualifications don't try to change their behaviour because it is none of your business. People brag about their qualifications for many reasons wanting to be liked as there is a feeling of insecurity, missing empathy having a false pride. Great people without qualifications have achieved many a milestone. The secret to success is your attitude in anything that comes your way only people with inferior complexes want to be on centre stage of attention!!!!!!!
royden Saturday, 13 April 2024 04:58 PM
what is this guy taking all 225 should be sent out and get our new Educational qualifications for our youth to run this Mother Lanka
Ranjith Saturday, 13 April 2024 05:40 PM
People vote for the party the candidate represents This is the trend in Srilanka, normally if the government in power is unpopular even the government presidential candidate is a professor still he will loose, , Srilankan's are not politically matured, same thiefs, tugs are elected to the parliament.
Hussain Athas Saturday, 13 April 2024 05:45 PM
Also their assets
Dickson Saturday, 13 April 2024 06:17 PM
This not good news to RW and SP. One has just o/l. One has half done foreign certificate.
NAGA Saturday, 13 April 2024 06:52 PM
NOT ONLY EDUCATION, CRIMINAL RECORD AND INCOME TAX RECORD.
Emcee Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:02 PM
More importantly, they should disclose their assets and their sources of funding.
Raj Gonsalkorale Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:08 PM
More important is public knowledge of their assets and liabilities in Sri Lanka and overseas and also their immediate family's assets and liabilities. One of the most successful Treasurer's and Prime Ministers of Australia was Paul Keating and he had passed only his eighth grade. Media should shift the emphasis to knowledge, wisdom, honesty and accountability and not given space to those who do not advocate these qualities
Be Fair Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:18 PM
Funny, I like this Joke
Be Fair Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:18 PM
Funny, I like this Joke
No-Pohottu Da Sunday, 14 April 2024 03:24 PM
Navinb What are your qualifications? Does being the son of Gamini make you a suitable candidate?
joshua Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:40 PM
Not only presidential candidates but all 225 should reveal their qualification. You can see what SLPP has to offer, mostly all without even OLs.
Citizens Saturday, 13 April 2024 10:17 PM
Both ADK and SP are educated in all aspect than RW
Ranjith PERERA Sunday, 14 April 2024 12:01 AM
Check with banks new demands for rupees and dollar loans by their customers for new investments and other imports as consumption has come down. Secondly non payment of foreign loans and interest payments except loan received from multilateral lending agencies.
WHAT A LOAD OF BULL DUST Sunday, 14 April 2024 12:18 AM
IN POLITICS SOME OF THE EDUCATED AND UNEDUCATED BOTH KNOW HOW TO GAIN ILLGOTTEN MONEY. THE UNEDUCATED IN MOST INSTANCES WORK HARD AND GET RESULTS, WHEREAS THE EDUCATED SIT PRETTY LIVING THE HIGH LIFE AND GET OTHERS TO DO THEIR WORK AND DIRTY WORK, SO THEY ACHIEVE VERY LITTLE.
ACA Sunday, 14 April 2024 01:25 AM
It is better, if show your O/L certificate before ask others.
Dee Sunday, 14 April 2024 04:58 AM
Participation in subversive activities and destructive activities are also a good qualification!
Ranjith Sunday, 14 April 2024 05:36 AM
The same minister under Chandrika, Mahinda and yahapalana governments are forming a so called grand alliance for their political survival the biggest robbery in srilanka central bank bond scam and the biggest massacre eaester bomb attack happened during this time and many. more unforgettable incident took place during this period economy was ruined during this period . Are to vote them again????
dotv Sunday, 14 April 2024 05:59 AM
Education does not stop with a few letters after the name ..learning is from womb to tomb they say ..So much to pickup about ideology and adaptation to be a person to think of others before self ..that makes a leader a noble President . ..Jose Andres who led the World central kitchen could inspire others to care for led by example not mere rhetoric. ..thundering words in English , twisting words like a words smith does not make a leader ..but a mere words smith ..
Nirash Sunday, 14 April 2024 07:01 AM
Why didn't you ask this when UNP which you also were a senior partner when Sirisana was the candidate?
Jude Sunday, 14 April 2024 07:33 AM
Hardly anyone will qualify.!!!
Sambo Sunday, 14 April 2024 08:15 AM
This is a very good option, but why only now. Look at the goons in parliament. Not passed grade 8 and that's why this country is bankrupt today. How will a nation that is not that educated search for educated people ro run the country.
VJ Sunday, 14 April 2024 08:32 AM
Revealing is easy, you have to the set the prerequisite qualifications to contest.
Jonny Sunday, 14 April 2024 10:33 AM
If you know the law catch all thieves first.
Jayampathi Sunday, 14 April 2024 10:55 AM
We should not elect candidates if any of their family members had amassed wealth in a corrupt way while as a politician. Family members include father mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother etc. This wealth can be in western capitals and they can be living on these incomes. Please screen all candidates reviewing their past.This is more important than qualifications because we saw in last government how many highly qualified politicians cheated the country.
Sam Sunday, 14 April 2024 11:50 AM
A man who never performed well in School. How did these people obtain degrees? Must be Namal's way. Well people who know how these people obtain degrees are still alive.
Ravana Sunday, 14 April 2024 12:34 PM
All politicians should be made to spend their own money to build the country, we don't need monkeys with wrenches to come and tell us what they'll do with public funds. If the voters had common sense and true patriotism, and zero racial hatred, they would have fought for people like Upali Wijayawardane and Sir Lalith Kothalawala. We practice the take but hate policy
Anthony. R Sunday, 14 April 2024 01:19 PM
Do we need educated and qualified presidents and politicians to ransack the country?? What we need is those who love our Motherland, who has common sense, and understand the down trodden masses need, and avail a fair living standard to all. Not the so called educated Rouges, Fraudsters, and Crooks, in white cloths,who are power greedy and selfish.
Ranjith Sunday, 14 April 2024 03:30 PM
All presidential candidates should should disclose their assets a d their wealth in Srilanka and overseas ,character is more important than educational qualifications, and love to the country and it's people and dedication to work for the people.
Roger Halliday Sunday, 14 April 2024 04:03 PM
I guess you have nothing to think about than the E Q. Maybe your boss is the most educated one Ha ha ha
Viktor Sunday, 14 April 2024 06:41 PM
How about revealing their income tax returns over the past five years
Lal. Fernando. Monday, 15 April 2024 05:19 AM
It is not all presidential candidates who should show their educational qualifications, but all the parliamentarians should reveal their educational qualifications. The reason being I have observed some so called parliamentarian's behaviour and the language they use, and their gestures.
Kappamthunga Palangedara Monday, 15 April 2024 07:57 AM
All assets - including foreign and citizenship too! No one has assts in SL politicians as they are poor beggars know how to steal from public not by working!!
Ranjith Monday, 15 April 2024 10:05 AM
Are you asking us to forget the day light Central bank robbery, Easter attack massacre of innocent people and the corruption under Chandrika,Ranil and Mahinda? Ranil is backed by Chandrika, Rajapakses and his Mafia and are we stupid to vote for Ranil. You must be crazy.
I am not a politician Monday, 15 April 2024 12:41 PM
The problem with Sri Lanka's disastrous economy is the lack of education of several ministers who hold high positions in government but don't have the necessary qualifications and the lack of the english language to communicate with the rest of the world.
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