Prostitution

The JFP have accused the SLFP of being involved in the world’s oldest population. Prostitution. The SLFP are said to be seething with anger at this accusation. (Really surprised look from the author) In retaliation the Koswatta police raided a brothel operated by the JVP leader’s (Somawansa Amarasinghe) sister and arrested a number of people who were later presented to the local court and then released on bail. The report goes on to state the following “…the Koswatta police said that the owner of the house, Somawansa Amarasinghe’s sister had fled the scene and are looking for her….”

So we have the typical Sri Lankan political scenario of the kettle calling the pot black. Why bring up an accusation such as prostitution into the mudslinging competition. Illam Parripu. Didn’t Somawansa know he was attacking an area close to home? (hmm maybe he was under the impression his sister was running a legitimate business and the err nice ladies were her business associates?) [snicker snicker snicker, no pun intended]

Do not the politicians realize that they are all dabbling in the oldest profession in the world? Every Politian Sri Lanka has ever had has whored this once bountiful and beautiful country for their own profit. The only exception I would make is to Premadasa. He is the only president to date who actually did some good for the country while profiting from it.

So while the brothel mistresses err sorry I mean the politicians of our country accuse each other of prostitution we can take solace in the fact that this is nothing new, and that we have been whored out over and over again time and time again for as long as we can remember.