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President urges trade unions to stop protesting on streets for petty demands
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Colombo, May 2 (Daily Mirror) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has urged trade unions not to take to the streets, in protest for petty demands and has called on them to change their old attitudes.
In his May Day speech, President Dissanatake said that the NPP as a political force, has given up perks and privileges entitled to them through the constitution, gazettes and circulars.
"We urge trade unions to shed their old attitudes. Do not fight even for petty things. We, as a political force, have given up perks and privileges entitled to us through the constitution, gazettes and circulars. Let us have some time. You don't have to take to the street and force us. We are a political force that feel your heartbeat and aspirations," he said.
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Comments - President urges trade unions to stop protesting on streets for petty demands
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Pala Friday, 02 May 2025 03:12 PM
After tasting success with the middle class, the JVP is ready to shed the trade union and student union goblins who carried them on their shoulders for decades. A pivotal moment in SL politics.
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Zarook Friday, 02 May 2025 10:54 PM
Pacha Kumara no action Pacha talking only. Pacha Kumara has become dancing puppet of Usuf and Hulangona. Nandalal was the deputy of Arjuna Mahendran during the bond scam.
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Namal Friday, 02 May 2025 11:27 PM
Now the robber barons who bankrupted the country are out of limelight , there is no need to make unnecessary protests. The President is absolutely correct.
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Shameless beyond belief Saturday, 03 May 2025 09:31 AM
He finally felt the taste of their own medicine. His party's union actions ruined this country way beyond repair. Look who's talking now. What a disgusting soul!
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S. Saamarakoon Friday, 02 May 2025 03:21 PM
JVP Unions scuttled the Operations of every State Institution over the past decades and you were the Leader !! Now what are you saying ?? Must take the blame for part of the Economic collapse !!
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TAKE YOUR TIME MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT OTHER GOVT'S FAILED TO DO IN DECADES, WE BELIEVE YOU WILL DO SO IN YOUR FIRST TERM AND GO ON TO BACK TO BACK GOVERNING. Saturday, 03 May 2025 12:17 AM
NO, WHY SHOULD THE PRESIDENT TAKE THE BLAME, YOUR MEMORY IS FAILING IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE LEADERS/GOVTS THAT GOVERNED FOR THE PAST DECADES. CORRUPTION WAS SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE AND ALL YOU SUPPORTERS WERE IN A DEEP SLEEP AND OR WE THE PEOPLE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE SILVA'S!!. GIVE THE PRESIDENT/NPP AND THEIR ADVISORS TIME TO WIPE OUT ALL CORRUPT POLITICIANS INTO RETIREMENT AND GET THE COUNTRY "BACK ON TRACK". THE PEOPLE WILL STAY THE COURSE, NO HURRY THE GOVT HAS 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE.
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Mudith Friday, 02 May 2025 03:24 PM
Finally, they understood fact after 76 years.
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sunil Friday, 02 May 2025 03:28 PM
That is what you guys all these days. Now you feel the pinch
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Rip Winkle Friday, 02 May 2025 03:30 PM
Urging trade unions to stop protesting on streets for petty demands is akin to leading a horse to water.
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DHA Friday, 02 May 2025 03:43 PM
Haaaa how people change ! Once one completes the mission of capturing the thrown they talk like saints.
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Dr Tissa Fernando Friday, 02 May 2025 03:51 PM
Haha Chief Pachanayake is asking Trade Unions not to do what they were asked to do when His party was not in power. As per Chief Pachanayake, doubg protests is their party birth right only and no one else should do it.
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M Fernando Friday, 02 May 2025 05:37 PM
Agree with Hon Dr Fernando. We need to bring back MR and SLPP to have honesty, transparency and good government, along with economic recovery. No need AKD, NPP, RW.
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Voter Saturday, 03 May 2025 07:32 AM
Does M stand for Moda ?.Have not seen the collapse of the country and still you want to bring back dishonest politicians.Unbelieable
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Gon Tissa Fernando Saturday, 03 May 2025 02:18 AM
Gon Tissa Fernando!
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TO THE UNION HEADS, STAY THE COURSE AND ALL WILL BE WELL. THE PAST IS HISTORY NOW IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE PEOPLE. Saturday, 03 May 2025 08:39 AM
UNIONS HAD TO STAND UP, AS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS WERE LEFT BEHIND WITH NO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, NO PROPER MEDICAL SERVICES, LEFT OUT OF EMPLOYMENT TO FEED THE STOOGES IN PUBLIC SERVICE WHO ASSISTED THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS TO KEEP FEATHERING THEIR NESTS BASICS WERE NON EXISTANT IN RURAL VILLAGES ETC. FINALLY THEY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN A GOVT WHO HAS PROMISED TO TAKE FORWARD, SO THEY CAN UPLIFT THEIR LIVES TO SOME EXTENT. TRAINING CENTRES ARE VITAL FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE USE OF THEIR CAPABILITIE, IT IS NOT POSS FOR THEM TO AFFORD TRAVELLING, FOOD/DRINKS,ACCOMMODATION ETC TO CENTRES TOO FAR TO TRAVEL AND OR NO PROPER PUBLIC SERVICE EITHER.
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' FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU" Friday, 02 May 2025 03:51 PM
A HONEST request from the President, the people must remember what the PRESENT GOVT has given up in order to PROVE to the majority that they are in govt to rule in the best interests of the country and all its people and not for a selected class. The majority of people know this PRESIDENT/NPP, his GOVT and ADVISORS know the majority of people were left behind in the past decades with NO VOICE, this GOVT has heard the people, know their sufferings, struggles and has assured the people he will take the past on board and will act accordingly.
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This is reality Friday, 02 May 2025 03:55 PM
In other words, trade unions close shop.
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UNIONS WILL ALWAYS EXIST WHEN MAJORITY OF CITIZENS ARE LEFT BEHIND WITH NO VOICE. Saturday, 03 May 2025 08:46 AM
NO CLOSING SHOP, JUST STAY THE COURSE THE PRESIDENT/GOVT AND ADVISORS ARE WALKING ON. MAJORITY OF THE POOR, DISADVANTAGED, THOSE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ETC ARE IN ALL UNIONS AROUND THE WORLD (NOTHING NEW), WITH THE PRESENT GOVT THEY HAVE HOPE A GOVT THAT REALLY CARES FOR THE MAJORITY WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND FOR WAY TO LONG.
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Bernard Jayatilake Friday, 02 May 2025 04:04 PM
Why didn't your party, the JVP and you request the trade unions, almost all of which are affiliated with or sympathetic towards you , request them not to strike on trivial demands when they were on strike in the past inconveniencing people especially patients rendering their lives at risk and this game is Dr.Jackill and Mr.Hyde in its worst form.
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mohandev Friday, 02 May 2025 04:06 PM
Must be a belated April 1st joke as JVP protested for everything under the son for last 40 yrs to disrupt all governing parties in power even during covid. SL public must demand compensation for time, money lost by JVP instigated political protests, agitations, work disruptions
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trolls too can be stooges of leaders and corrupt politicians and or public servants Saturday, 03 May 2025 08:49 AM
Mohandev, go ask the corrupt politicians who feathered their nests, families and stooges for decades or next bet join as one of their stooges and keep trolling and commenting!!.
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Ram P Friday, 02 May 2025 04:07 PM
You are right Mr President, Why not create the atmosphere for the protestors to meet the relevenat Minister, handover their Memo, and the Ministry to give a date for the protestors to meet the minister to itheir memo? This way the protestors can be desciplined and their needs can be attended fast
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Tom Jones Friday, 02 May 2025 04:12 PM
Pretty disappointed with the NPP May Day rally to see them still leaning towards COMMUNISM with representatives from the Chinese Communist Party (CPA) and representatives from the Indian Communist Unions invited on stage. They must understand the vote for the NPP was NOT a vote for COMMUNISM by the people of this country, They rejected Wijeweera and will do so again for NPP if they go down this road. CPA is like a cancer will spread if given an opening.
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BnW Friday, 02 May 2025 04:21 PM
Is this JVP-AKD?
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Dr Tissa Fernando Friday, 02 May 2025 08:16 PM
Yes, but bought by Diaspora.
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So no more me myself and I" and no more " haves, corrupt and stooges". Saturday, 03 May 2025 08:56 AM
No a President that has a heart for all those left behind and decided to run for presidency putting aside the PAST and moving forward to truly make a CHANGE to every Citizens life, so they have the same playing field as the rest to step forward and achieve their goals in order to lift up the lives of their families and themselves.
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Libtard Friday, 02 May 2025 04:27 PM
Do you feel the pressure felt by previous leaders when you were leading these trade unions?
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Kokatath Thailaya Friday, 02 May 2025 04:47 PM
Mr President, you set the example when you were in the opposition. It's difficult to change that trend now.
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Pusa Friday, 02 May 2025 05:04 PM
What goes around came around for the short, ugly, black, low caste monkey AKD... Dan Sepeda Malli ! LOOOOL
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james Friday, 02 May 2025 05:33 PM
Look how fast AKD forgot his former life.
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Gona Friday, 02 May 2025 05:39 PM
How soon this Marxist has forgotten his past.
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Krishna Friday, 02 May 2025 05:43 PM
Mr.Presidet...lookin to your past...
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Imtias Friday, 02 May 2025 05:58 PM
Now he doesn't care about the country or the trade unions. He has got the supreme power one and for all. Only he has to fool the people of his class and by the time. Once his term is over he will be gone. I'm sure AKD is the agent whom they were calling others to be. One his mission accomplished his followers will be begging for life.
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Citizen Friday, 02 May 2025 06:27 PM
National Pacha Pava (NPP) can talk any and twist anything
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GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS Saturday, 03 May 2025 09:04 AM
That was the ART of the previous govts in the past and more so MR and GOTA's, this is why the COUNTRY ended up bankrupt and the MAJORITY struggling and suffering like no other time in our HISTORY.
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Sammy Friday, 02 May 2025 06:51 PM
Now theyvare at the receiving end, after giving for many years.
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DOT Friday, 02 May 2025 07:02 PM
Better later than never!
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Fernando Friday, 02 May 2025 08:21 PM
Why now? Is it difficult to swallow the same medicine you kept pouring into other people's mouth for years?
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Adwani Friday, 02 May 2025 08:48 PM
Whoever Yodahya comes to power, the IMF and other institutions are just carrying out their tasks. That Yodahya just has to keep on bluffing about his success based on the current situations.
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S P Friday, 02 May 2025 10:36 PM
This kind of celebrating a May Day is a joke. In almost all other countries it’s not even a public holiday. You bus in crowds from all over the island, put them on the Galle Face Greens (violating a very good decision taken recently not to use that place for political functions) and make some empty speeches to show their strength. In the process you violate all expressway traffic regulations, pollute the environment and at the same time put your supporters in utter discomfort. Haven’t we learnt a lesson on the emptiness of this stupid exercise of power? This applies not only to NPP/JVP but to all political parties.
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Dilakshan Senevirathne Friday, 02 May 2025 11:24 PM
The opposition is trying all their tricks to slow down the progress of the country. For 76 years they did the same. We didn't achieve anything during this period. The NPP has to first recover the country from it and then develop the country from scratch.
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Jude Saturday, 03 May 2025 01:35 AM
You can't take away protesting from workers, that's a fundermental right. Protesting was trademark of jvp/NPP.
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wickrama Wijayasiri Saturday, 03 May 2025 02:34 AM
All comments here have some relevance. However, the trade Unions and 'associations' like the bus operators, canteen owners, three wheeler owners, egg producers etc., are not trade unions but, cartels. These are 'capitalist' owners and businessmen's 'unions'. There is a big difference. They are instigated by the SLPP, SJB, UNP, SLFP, et.al. to create havoc and bring discredit to the government. Some of the commentators in here are shedding crocodile tears. We are in a hole together created by the previous crooks. We all have to attempt to get out of this collectively. Students also should realize that they have received a free education and a degree. Finding a job is mostly their responsibility. It is not a birth right or a human right. "Ask not what the country could do for you, but what you can do for the country": JFK
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ACA Saturday, 03 May 2025 03:01 AM
Commander, don’t abandon the soldiers in the platoon.
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Smh Saturday, 03 May 2025 03:56 AM
Well, you'll are the ones who created the monster. Now don't complain.
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A concerned citizen Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:09 AM
Right Call Mr President. It is the need of the hour. Most Trade unionists work in loss making enterprises and seldom do an honest day's work and want everything for nothing. True they have been exploited in the past but many have been placed in jobs as political rewards.Their productivity is abysmal especially in govt service. They must instead focus on the new technologies automation and AI that is fast emerging as a threat to the workforce. The ideals of socialism and Communism are long gone. It is an era where there is no Free Lunch but you got to earn it. Stop complaining and work harder to pull the country out of this mess.
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R Navaratnam Saturday, 03 May 2025 05:30 AM
Very fair request by the President. Lets not dwell the past. As a professional, I believe in discussion to solve concerns rather than strike.
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John Black Saturday, 03 May 2025 05:41 AM
Dittadammavedaniya karma
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Me too Saturday, 03 May 2025 06:04 AM
Finally, he understands the colossal negative economic impact of his political scheming and destructive method he and all leftists including NM Perera, Colvin R, Peter K, Vasu N.
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Did you really tell that???? Saturday, 03 May 2025 09:01 AM
Are you the President reborn? Or erased a selective memory completely? Remember, people have not forgotten how you behaved when you didn't have power...
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DOT Saturday, 03 May 2025 09:38 AM
"Ditta Dhammaweedaneeya Kamma"! You have to eat your own words my dear.
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