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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, June 24, 2017
When Mahinda found second page of his speech missing
Ex-president,
MP Mahinda Rajapaksa gave a very meaningful speech during his ongoing
visit to Pakistan, his media unit said yesterday. That was said to be a
significant statement, and the Pakistanis had well received it with
rounds of applause.
Seeing that, a colleague of ours recounted an old story. It happened
four to five years ago. The then president Mahinda Rajapaksa was the
chief guest at the annual awards ceremony organized by the leading
business magazine Business Today. On the previous day, his script writer
Dr. Sunimal Fernando wrote the speech, got it typed and handed the copy
to Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying, “Aney Sir. This is unlike any other
speeches. This is attended by the best businessmen in the country.
Therefore, read this at least once now. Or else, a big disgrace will
happen.” “Hari, Hari, Ban,” so saying, Mahinda Rajapaksa folded it and
put it into a file.
The following day, he readied himself for the occasion, looked for and
found the speech, put it into his pocket and left for the ceremony.
After the chief guest was invited to deliver his speech, he took the
document he was given and started reading it. After finishing the first
page, he could not find the second and only the third was there. Without
troubling himself, he carried on with the third page. Those in the
audience looked at each other in askance. Without taking any note of
them, Mahinda Rajapaksa finished his speech and sat down. But, no one
asked if any page was missing.
Before the media asked him, Mahinda told them, “See, I say, what has
happened. Our Dr. Sunimal last night gave me the speech. I was sleepy. I
did not look and just put it into a file. The man has forgotten the
second page. I was shamed.” And, he placed the blame for his mistake on
his script writer. Later, the organizers found the missing page and
published his entire speech in the next issue of the magazine.