முஸம்மிலின் இறுதி, நாள் இன்று
கொழும்பு மாநகர சபை உள்ளிட்ட 23 உள்ளூராட்சி மன்றங்களின் காலம் இன்றுடன் -30- நிறைவடைகின்றது.
இந்த 23 உள்ளூராட்சி மன்றங்களினதும் காலம் மேலும் நீடிக்கப்பட மாட்டாது என்று அரசியல் வட்டார தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.
இவற்றுள் 05 பிரதேச சபைகள், ஒரு நகர சபை மற்றும் 17 மாநகர சபைகளும் உள்ளடங்குகின்றன.
அவை, கொழும்பு, தெஹிவளை - கல்கிசை, ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்தனபுர கோட்டே, கம்பஹா, நீர்கொழும்பு, குருணாகல், கண்டி, மாத்தளை, நுவரெலியா, இரத்தினபுரி, அநுராதபுரம், மொரட்டுவ, பதுளை, காலி, மாத்தறை, அம்பாந்தோட்டை, கல்முனை ஆகிய மாநகர சபைகளும், கொடிகாவத்த - முல்லேரியா, குண்டசாலை, கடவத்சதர, சூரியவெவ, அம்பாந்தோட்டை அகிய பிரதேச சபைகள் மற்றும் கொலன்னாவை நகரசபை ஆகியனவாகும்.
நாடு பூராகவும் 335 உள்ளூராட்சி மன்றங்கள் இருப்பதுடன், அவற்றில் 312 உள்ளூராட்சி மன்றங்களின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ காலம் 2015 மார்ச் 31ம் திகதியுடன் நிறைவடைந்தது.
இந்நிலையில் அந்த உள்ளூராட்சி மன்றங்களின் செயற்பாடுகள் அனைத்தும், ஆணையாளர்கள் மற்றும் நகர செயலாளர்களினால் கடந்த ஒரு வருடமும் மூன்று மாதங்களாக முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.
இதேவேளை நான்கரை ஆண்டு கால சேவையை பூர்த்தி செய்த கொழும்பு மாநகர சபையின் நகராதிபதி ஏ.ஜே.எம் முஸம்மில் தன்னுடன் பணியாற்றியவர்களுக்கு நன்றி தெரிவிக்கும் நிகழ்வு ஒன்றை இன்று ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளார்.
இதற்காக இன்று பகல் 2.00 மணிக்கு கொழும்பு மாநகர சபை வளாகத்தில் ஊடக சந்திப்பு ஒன்றை ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளார்.
இலங்கையின் மிகப் பெரிய மாநகர சபையாக கொழும்பு மாநகர சபை காணப்படுகின்றமை கூறத்தக்கது.
The era of deception and dishonesty in the CMC has come to an end at last. The Sri Lanka Muslim Community has been the subject of losing its DIGNITY and HONOUR as a result of these "HYPOCRITIC" Muslim politicians. Muzammil came into politics as a result of the hurricane/cyclone disaster that wiped the Eastern province in 1978. Collecting some few relief assistance from Colombo, he met with the then UNP MP for Kalkuda and then Minister of Justice the late K.W. Devanayagam in 1978 to assist the victims of Kalkuda. The cyclone took place on Nov. 23rd., 1978. There was NO SLMC at that time and Muzammil was nowhere near the UNP. Muzzammil then was a buying agent and gem broker for Hussain Hajiar, his eldest brother-in-law, a very straightforward, honest and honourable gem merchant from Balangoda who had a lot of respect among the rural gem miners and traders. Hussain Hajiar also had some contacts in the UNP. With the contacts developed, Muzammil became the convenient funding resource to late Hon. Minister Devanayagam and in 1981 after late M.H.M. Ashraff's Muslim United Liberation became the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress in 1981 in Kattankuddy, Muzammil played a greater role in politics playing "behind the scenes role" through one of his brother-in-law who became a National List MP of the SLMC in the People’s Alliance government in 1994. In the Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (PA) government. After backstabbing his own brother-in-law, the National list MP, Muzammil became a controversial political manipulator with lots of rumours of unpleasant events. Collecting large amounts of donations from Muslim businessmen and families and "doling" it to the UNP and other politicians during elections to gain favours after victory was part of his habit. In 2011, he became the Mayor of Colombo, because Colombo had the largest Muslim vote bank, and being nominated by the UNP who did not have a suitable candidate and were definitely not sure the UNP would win, Muzammil won "by chance" defeating the SLFP team lead by Milinda Moragoda the SLFP Mayoral candidate. A controversial character, just after becoming the UNP mayor of Colombo in 2011, Mayor Muzammil was involved in a controversial purchase deal of buying 11 pick-up double cabs to the CMC from a rejected tender bidder influencing the then Municipal commissioner. In 2012, he arranged for and purchased a brand new BMW at a cost of Rs. 16 million paid by the taxpayers for his official use. The biggest scandal that the CMC was involved was the ENROQUE LIVE EVENT scandal suspecting to be more than Rs. 70 million in due event taxes to the CMC, which was conveniently written off/over looked in December 2015 by the controversial mayor. The credibility of this mayor has been questionable due his addiction to a social disease that is also "HARAM" to Muslims. Muzammil could not think hoodwinking Gotabaya Rajapsksa after he became the Mayor in 2011 and under the UPFA government, the best and cunning political move he did was to praise Gotabaya who had authority over the UDA and city infrastructure and property development. Noor Nizam. Peace and Political Activist, Political Communication Researcher, SLFP Stalwart and Convener - The Muslim Voice.Contd.
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ReplyDeleteSo he fell in line and achieved politically what he wanted through that goodwill. The Mayor who was full of praise of the then Secretary of Defense and the Chairman UDA (Urban Development Authority) even at the cost of Ranil and the UNP Leader, just turned tables against Gotabaya's keep the city clean policy after the defeat of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government. On June15th., 2015, he issued orders to allow "PAVEMENT HAWKERS" to return to do pavement business in Fort and Pettah and other busy streets in Colombo, an act illegal and against the policy adopted by the UDA in order to maintain the beautification and pedestrian rights of the citizens of Colombo prior to January 8th., 2015. But he did so NOT to help the poor pavement hawkers, but to help himself to get his political street stooges and thugs to garner votes for his wife's potential entry to parliament, which ended as the greatest disaster to the UNP and deprived former Minister Rosy Senanayake to become a woman MP for Colombo under the UNP. At least the SRI LANKAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY is now "RID" of one of the most deceptive, dishonest, unscrupulous and manipulating Muslim individual engaged in politics selling the name of the Muslim Community. Even President Maithripala Sirisena, PM. Ranil Wickremasinghe or Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Ekabadde Vipaksaya) has to take care NOT to nominate this character as a mayoral candidate in the next local government elections. It is time up that a NEW POLITICAL FORCE that will be honest and sincere that will produce "CLEAN" and diligent Muslim Politicians to stand up and defend the Muslim Community politically and otherwise, especially from among the YOUTH, has to emerge from within the Sri Lanka Muslim Community to face any new election in the coming future. This is why "THE MUSLIM VOICE" is calling/praying for this change that is needed in our community, the need to create a NEW Political Force for the Muslims, Insha Allah.
Noor Nizam. Peace and Political Activist, Political Communication Researcher, SLFP Stalwart and Convener - The Muslim Voice.
Noor Nizam
ReplyDeleteEach and every individual has a turning point in their life
for better or worse. Some people are born in the middle of
opportunities , some people earn it through hard works and
some people get it on silver tray . The mayor you are
talking about is much more than your description trying to
portray . In my knowledge , he was born with a silver spoon
in his mouth . He went to Colombo Zahira when it was a
private college and you pay for your education . He was not
a gem broker , but a gem merchant . He's coming from a
strong UNP family backgrounds from his teens and his role
in the UNP was not unknown in the area he was born and
living. His marriage too was to a politically enthusiastic
UNP family , well connected to gem trades in Matale and
Beruwela China Fort .He played crucial roles in Premadasa
govt and was a close confidant of Premadasa and his family. He's neither a para chooter to UNP nor won his place by
accident . He worked hard for his place and was a good
financier to his party . Of course he was in the SLMC for
a short while and then bounced back to his UNP.
Please don't forget that it was the CMC win that fired
the first shot against what seemed unshakable MARA regime
to scramble in front of the slowly resurfacing UNP
comeback stamina! How Muammil handled the CMC is another
issue one can go on and on arguing cons and pros but a
man's sweat should never be snatched away ungratefully.