Big-Talking Beggar Bogollagama is the Shame of Sri Lanka
by Malcolm Ferdinands
UN is pointing the accusing finger at Sri Lanka with NGOs trying to suck the blood out of Sri Lanka . But, the outgoing foreign minister of Sri Lanka Bogollagama who everything is foreign is only committed to bring shame on Sri Lanka with his personal needs and deeds.
Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama in Nallur, Jan 30, 2010
It is reported in the media that a journalist had even questioned the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon about the infamous letter sent by Bogollagama to high UN official begging for a job at the UN. The journalist has asked Moon, “And also the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, also over the weekend, confirmed that he sought a job for his son with the UN. I wonder if you think that is appropriate, and is such a job going to be given?
When Moon tried to side step the question he had persisted and questioned “Do you think that it’s appropriate for the Foreign Minister of a country with which you are dealing with on possible war crimes to be seeking a job for his son with the UN?”
Ban Ki Moon had responded as follows “First of all, I am not aware of that particular case of job application of the Foreign Minister’s son. As a matter of fact, any recruitment process will have to be dealt with in a most transparent and objective manner by the selection committee members. That is what the United Nations has been [using] as a principle”
What do you make out of it? Here is a man who is displaying huge banners and cutouts using poor taxpayers money saying he ‘won’ the world for Sri Lanka, begging for a job for his son in the UN.
A member of the Foreign Services Association said “This man got no shame. He once sent us a circular asking if any of our family members worked for NGO’s. See what he is doing? We are not surprised if he had sold Sri Lanka to the UN.
Sri Lanka ’s biggest tragedy today is Bogollagama, a retired senior diplomat said.
Shame on you Bogollagama. But, do not shame our country. Even beggars in Lanka wont do what you did.
Excerpts from transcript of the UN press conference, Mar 8, 2010:
Q:Mr. Secretary-General, late last week you spoke with the President of Sri Lanka, and said that you are going to name a panel, to advise yourself, on accountability. Over the weekend, the President said that you had no right to do it and had a very different read-out of the call than we received, at least the way I hear it. Can you explain what the purpose of the Panel is and when you think you're going to name it? And also the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, also over the weekend, confirmed that he sought a job for his son with the UN. I wonder if you think that is appropriate, and is such a job going to be given?
SG: As you said, I had a frank and honest exchange of views with President [Mahinda] Rajapaksa, Thursday night, last week, over issues that were of concern to both of us. This included moving forward on political reconciliation, further movement on the condition of internally displaced persons, and the establishment of an accountability process. I am concerned with the lack of progress of the joint statement which both I and President Rajapaksa had agreed during my visit last year. I raised this issue and discussed [it]. I made clear to President Rajapaksa that I intend to move forward on a Group of Experts which will advise me on setting the broad parameters and standards on the way ahead on establishing accountability concerning Sri Lanka. For that purpose, we have agreed that I dispatch [Under-Secretary-General of Political Affairs] Lynn Pascoe in the very near future.
Q: Do you think that it's appropriate for the Foreign Minister of a country with which you are dealing with on possible war crimes to be seeking a job for his son with the UN?
SG: First of all, I am not aware of that particular case of job application of the Foreign Minister's son. As a matter of fact, any recruitment process will have to be dealt with in a most transparent and objective manner by the selection committee members. That is what the United Nations has been [using] as a principle.
34 Comments
Not only Bogollagama, every minister is a sucker in SL, sucking the blood of people with their personal needs.
Why is this guy not yet fired from his post?
If done, all the cabinet ministers and the president should be fired !!!
We must decide to vote for any party that will come forward aggressively to eliminate the cancer of corruption and nepotism in the country.
There are three ministers in this govt who should not see the light of the day in the next parliament.
They are Mervyn Silva, Jeevan Kumaratunga and Rohitha Bogollagama.
Intelligent Betal voters should take note of.
The country has been made to stand half naked in front
of its friendly world.It's not yet fully naked because
of its past performances, thanks to disciplined leaders.And also we must not forget that bowl carrying
habit is not new for our many professionals and the
rulers.Just one word "corrupt" will fit them all.It's
hard to find a clean one because they are not allowed
to be clean.Buying using and discarding is the order
of the day.Before getting discarded,milk as much as
possible.
To my knowledge,UN rcruitments are carried out on a
country-quota basis.It's this process that this man
might have tried to abuse,if it didn't go through proper channels.
In one of elections propaganda materials he claims to have never been accused of ANY wrong doing, mismanagement misuse, corruption of any form. In fact I concede to this statement because people have not bothered to make specific accusations because they have lost count of the number and variety of crimes he and others have committed. It would be futile anyway to make accusations in a lawless land like this, where judiciary of the country and the law enforcing arms have been seriously undermined.
In one of elections propaganda materials he claims to have never been accused of ANY wrong doing, mismanagement misuse, corruption of any form. In fact I concede to this statement because people have not bothered to make specific accusations because they have lost count of the number and variety of crimes he and others have committed. It would be futile anyway to make accusations in a lawless land like this, where judiciary of the country and the law enforcing arms have been seriously undermined.
Boggles has always put family ahead country. When travelling executive class on Sri Lankan he would book the entire row. His children and family would accompany him on offical business to the UN. Yet he was one of the select few of the MR regime and has been given a wide tolerance by the president??
I would like to be a Devil's Advocate here: May be F.M Bogollagama was trying to act strategically ( like Lakshaman Kadirgamr used his net work to ban LTTE as a terrorist organisation ) to plant his son in the UN so that there will be " insider trading " type of job the son can do to benefit the regime his father belongs to back home. This way moves by people like Ban Kee Moon and Navee... Pillay to investigate war crimes even in the futre can be nipped in the bud with the help of friendly countries.
Therefore Bogollogama's act is a patriotic act. The Sinhalese nationalists will be proud of his strategic thinking as F.M, though his attempt has come to open.
Look at Palitha Kohana, he is making use of all his net work from the UN days to the full advantage of his mother land not Australia.Same with many others in the MR regime. Patriots do not beg. The create wealth for the masses to survive and elites to thrive.
I am not sure whether Mr Ferdinades is a professional journalist.
UN jobs are mostly for politicians who have been in power.All most all UN heads are ex politicians. Various ambassadors are ex polllies shoved on to the stage by their mates in government.
Who ever is lucky enough to get a job there, always put their kith and kin as well. It is a big family corporation. If Ferdenades is a journalist he should know this.
There is nothing wrong in Bogollagama asking his friends help to get a job for his son if the son has the bsic qualifications.Most parents do that irrespective of their positions.
To make a big deal out of it appears to be nothing but for personal grudges against the man.
Agree with comments by 'anonymous'. Rohitha Bogollagama is trying as a parent to kick start the career of his son. Every parent desires this towards their kids. It so happens that Bogollagama is a high flying FM of Sri Lanka and hence has connections in high places. As a parent, I do believe he has the right to give a kick-start to his son's career.
The Indian Vijay Nambiar owes the Sri Lankan Govt and its FM many favors for his actions in the concluding stages of Ealam War IV. So why not help? After all, the UN is not a pargon of virtue; it is riddled with corruption, nepotism, favouritism, lobbyist pressure and what not. The UN ceased to be an impartial organisation many decades ago.
If I were Bogollagama's son, I will tell my dad that I wouldn't like to work in an organisation such as the UN which is a big burden on the World community. The current UN leadership, Banjee Moon, Vijay Nambiar, Naveena Pillai have all contributed towards accelarating the UN's downfall.
Well Mr.Ferdinands, Do you think its very ethical on journalistic point to use demeaning words just because you dont like the FM, I aint a fan of the FM, but if you do some research, many a diplomats/FM's children are infact work for the UN, and its anybody's guess as to how they got in there, I mean not only SriLankan diplomats and FM's but for all over the world. Its no secret.
So pls dont try make a mountain out of a mole hill, Boggols has done far worst things....
Hey Anonymous,
you just dispalyed your level of IQ !!
Anonymous!!
You are smart! let me know if you are looking for a job. Because I am looking for a Donkey.!
Question is: Is he a Traitor or Patriot?
This Borukollagamayo has nothing in his head. So If he speaks
Anonymous, you are the person of the year, in the best comedian category.
Hey Funnyman Anonymous!
Did any of your friends mention that you need to go to school again? You are a Clown! I hope your generation ends after you.
Bogols is a Sri Lankan 100% and therefore his attitude cannot be faulted.The country is in this state because we Sri Lankans think that anything could be done with political influence, money and power. This applies only to Sri Lanka so Bogols must have thought that this happens outside of it as well.I dont think his travels abroad has in anyway broadened his mind.His is a typical frog in the well Sri Lankan attitude.What a treat of a foreign minister he will be more suited for Indigenous medicine or the Like.
The leadership is not in the write way so other people are doing the same need a big change in sri Lanka
This is not only the image of the FM-but the entire bunch of 112-they have come into Politics to make the best out of it-imagine the others who have their Children in Foriegn countries incase the Govt. fails to win the elections they have to get their children back-what about those who are apying something like a Rs.150,000/ monthly for their mortgages for luxury properties in Colombo!So they are making every endeavour to win hook or by crook!
The FM wants to find a solution to keep his sion abroad permanently-best is join the UN-For these thinga thety use their brains-
Not only Bogols. Many past Ministers, Chief Justices and Ambassadors got their kith & kin through UN's backdoor while the most qualified were given vague excuses.
Even the current Lankan Ambassador (an Australian citizen) begged for Lankan Ministers interventions to get a UN promotion to Director level. Having failed, he quit the UN and went after MR. That is how the sytem works. "Who knows who" still works both in Sri Lanka and at the UN.
Bogol is another highway robber who travelled the world wasting our poor peoples money. We idiots vote for them. That is what we get.
John
I totally disagree the way Minister Bogollagama attmepted to secure job in the UN for his son. As a Foreign minister he should not have done it. If he begs a job for his son how could he stand in front of the UN for the interests of Sri Lanka.
There is nothing wrong in Bollagama's wish to get his son a job. If he is qualified whats wrong?. I can say most UN recruits are related to past and present politicians in all countries in the world.Its good to have more Sinhalese and there are women like Navar Pillai there too, hell bent on charging our country of war crimes? .What about Fonseka? Mahinda helped his daughters to go to US? What about Hi Corp?
Didnt Chandrika write to Mahinda canvessing her brother Anura for the PM'S Job? Have any of you not try to get your kids a job if you had the influence?
There is nothing wrong in Bollagama's wish to get his son a job. If he is qualified whats wrong?. I can say most UN recruits are related to past and present politicians in all countries in the world.Its good to have more Sinhalese and there are women like Navar Pillai there too, hell bent on charging our country of war crimes? .What about Fonseka? Mahinda helped his daughters to go to US? What about Hi Corp?
Didnt Chandrika write to Mahinda canvessing her brother Anura for the PM'S Job? Have any of you not try to get your kids a job if you had the influence?
Bogollagama: You are one most corrupted ministers ever went to the parliament. You are not second to murderer Mervin Silva or serial-killer Anurudha Ratwatte. You are shame to the country. You waste public money as a foreign minister in large scale. Your drunken wife went all the tours with you and wasted a lot of public money. People like you are curse for mother Sri Lanka. Your inefficiency during the last phase of war opens the door to raise the voice of western countries against Sri Lanka. You are one of person in Rajapaksha regime try to erase Sri Lanker from world map. You are curse for the country and please reject this guy from the Parliament election 2010.
I know a lady who worked at the Minisry Bureau who tried several times to get a post at the un and who passed the un exam with flying colours. how many appeals she made to the minister. what happened. Nothing
Everytime the FM is mentioned one of two things come to the mind. Real Bullshitter or the Biggest Arsehole. The name also brings a very bad taste to the mouth making you puke. Yeeeaaaaagh.
I know a lady who worked for the Minister. how many times she made appeals to him to get a post in the UN who passed the exam with flying colours. she should deserve to get this post
I know a lady who worked for the minister and made so many appeals to seek a job at the UN who passed the exam with flying colours. she deserves this other than anybody.
ROB ALL AGAMA is a dirty disgrace. He begged for a UN job for his uneducated son
it's not surprising that FM begged UN official to secured a job for his son. if you can remember recent history of about five years ago.Mr Bogollagama was in Mr.Ranil's side was a big mouth against war.these guys argued that this problem can not be resolvrd by war but through negotiated settlement.as soon as MR won 2005 presidential election with the support of JVPers. Mr Bogollagame was one of them who crossed over to MR side for his personel benifits obviouslly not for the benefit of General public.shame on Bogollagama. they think they are the heroes of the war while real hero of the war is in jail today for the very reason of being oppose to MR.
Bogbull has a colourful track record indeed. His tastes matching Kings, Sheiks and Princes in his choice of Hotels abroad and the gourmet, women and wine, you name it, he would not bat an eyelid to pick at the oil and gold-rich Sri Lankan citizen's tax dollars! I would not want to write about his better half's life style, for most people know about the illustrious lady. Perhaps that is why the man has become masochist spender?
Kukul Charlie
You are absolutely right. Boggolls should shove in his grandma & grandpa as well into the bowels of the UN. Of course they should have the necessary qualification.
To: Jothi | March 9, 2010 07:13 PM ,
By favouring me with your statement " Anonymous, you are the person of the year, in the best comedian category " you are exposing yourself as corrupted and unpatriotic.
Jothi have you forgotten, before the war both Gotha.R and Sarath.F, called the Tamil Nadu politicians as Jokers. What happened to Gotha and Sarath who got an oscar for winning the war, now ? What a SL tragedy !!!
Based on merit, I am elevating you to join their list and waiting to see you in TV , you serving cake to Bogoll and Gotha and in return they each put a piece ( ? ) in your mouth. What a SL comedy !!!
As there is not a shred of proof that Bogollagama asked Moon to get a job for his son, why is Transcurrents wasting our time with this?