The Obligations of a Politician to Society

Principles, Duties, and the Path to Public Trust

Introduction

The role of a politician extends far beyond the act of legislating or governing; it is fundamentally rooted in the trust and well-being of the society they serve. A politician’s obligation to society is a complex web of ethical, legal, and moral responsibilities, encompassing everything from honest representation to the pursuit of the public good. In a world facing increasing challenges—social, economic, environmental, and political—the obligations of politicians have never been more important for the maintenance and progress of democracy.

The Foundation of Obligation: Representation and Service

At the heart of a politician’s duty lies the principle of representation. Elected or appointed, politicians act on behalf of their constituents, entrusted with the power to make decisions that affect the welfare of many. The obligation to represent is not merely procedural; it is both a moral and practical contract with society.

·         Listening to the People: Politicians must remain attuned to the needs, concerns, and aspirations of those they represent. This entails regular communication, transparency, and a willingness to remain accessible.

·         Fairness and Equality: The obligation extends to serving all constituents equally, regardless of background, belief, or social standing. Discrimination, bias, or favouritism undermines public trust and the very fabric of democracy.

Honesty, Integrity, and the Public Trust

A politician’s obligation is inherently tied to trust—a fragile asset that, once lost, is difficult to regain. Politicians are expected to uphold the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

·         Truthfulness: Society depends on politicians to provide accurate information, especially in times of crisis. Misrepresentation or deliberate misinformation can have dire consequences, eroding public trust and impeding progress.

·         Accountability: Politicians are answerable for their actions, decisions, and use of public resources. Accountability mechanisms, such as audits, public disclosures, and independent oversight, ensure that politicians remain faithful to their responsibilities.

·         Transparency: An open and transparent approach to governance enables citizens to understand the reasoning behind decisions, participate meaningfully in public life, and hold their representatives to account.

The Pursuit of the Common Good

While individual interests abound in any society, a politician’s ultimate obligation is to pursue the common good—the well-being of the community as a whole.

·         Balancing Interests: Politicians must weigh competing interests and act in ways that benefit society at large, rather than particular groups or individuals. This may require compromise, negotiation, and a willingness to make difficult decisions.

·         Sustainable Policy: Long-term thinking and planning are crucial. Politicians must consider not only immediate outcomes, but also the sustainability and future impact of their policies. This is particularly evident in issues such as environmental stewardship, economic development, and social welfare.

·         Promotion of Justice: Upholding justice—legal, social, and economic—is a core obligation. Politicians should strive to ensure that systems are fair, accessible, and responsive to the needs of the most vulnerable members of society.

Ethical Leadership and Personal Conduct

Society looks to its leaders as examples of behaviour and character. The obligation of a politician is not limited to policy or legislation, but extends to personal conduct and the cultivation of ethical leadership.

·         Leading by Example: Through their behaviour, politicians set standards for others. Ethical lapses can have ripple effects throughout society, normalising misconduct and eroding civic values.

·         Commitment to Service: Public office is a position of service, not self-enrichment. Politicians have a duty to place the needs of the public above personal gain, to avoid conflicts of interest, and to act with humility.

·         Responsibility in Public Discourse: Politicians shape the tone and quality of public debate. They are obligated to foster civil, respectful, and inclusive dialogue, even in the face of disagreement.

Safeguarding Democracy and the Rule of Law

Democracy relies on the rule of law, the protection of rights and liberties, and robust institutions. Politicians are stewards of these traditions, tasked with defending them for current and future generations.

·         Protecting Rights: Politicians must safeguard the rights and freedoms of all citizens, including those with whom they disagree. This includes protection of free speech, assembly, and belief.

·         Strengthening Institutions: The obligation to uphold and strengthen democratic institutions—parliaments, courts, independent media—is fundamental. Undermining these institutions for political gain weakens the entire society.

·         Respecting the Rule of Law: Even in pursuit of just causes, politicians must operate within the framework of the law, respecting checks and balances and the separation of powers.

Responding to Social Challenges and Change

Society is dynamic, confronting ever-evolving challenges such as technology, demographic shifts, globalisation, and health crises. Politicians are obligated to remain responsive, adaptive, and forward-thinking.

·         Innovation and Resilience: Embracing new ideas and technologies can help address societal challenges. Politicians must encourage innovation while being mindful of ethical implications.

·         Inclusivity and Representation: As societies become more diverse, politicians must ensure that all voices are heard, especially those historically marginalized.

·         Crisis Response: In times of emergency—be it economic, environmental, or health-related—politicians have an obligation to act decisively, communicate clearly, and prioritise the well-being of the public.

Global Responsibility

In an interconnected world, the obligations of politicians transcend national borders. Issues such as climate change, migration, and international security demand cooperation and a sense of shared responsibility.

·         Diplomacy and Cooperation: Politicians must engage with counterparts in other countries to address challenges that affect humanity as a whole.

·         Upholding International Commitments: Honouring treaties, respecting international law, and participating in multilateral organisations are vital aspects of responsible global leadership.

·         Advocacy for Human Rights: Politicians have a duty not only to their own citizens, but also to promote and defend the rights and dignity of people everywhere.

Conclusion

The obligations of a politician to society are profound and far-reaching. They encompass representation, integrity, transparency, and the pursuit of justice and the common good. They demand ethical leadership, respect for the rule of law, and a commitment to democratic principles. In facing the challenges of the present and future, politicians must continually earn the trust of those they serve through actions grounded in responsibility, humility, and a genuine dedication to public service. Only by fulfilling these obligations can politicians hope to contribute to a society that is just, prosperous, and resilient.

 

 To the EX. Incompetent politicians Ranil, CBK, Gota, Namal, Sirisena, Udaya Gammanpila, etc

B

Chandrika Bandaranaike, known as CBK

CBK is another example from the imprudent, irrational crowd of the Bandaranaike family. The father, SWRD, messed up the growth and lateral widespan occupation of the SriLankans and placed them into a cave like the ants by introducing the Sinhala language only bill, making the citizens limit their growth. The mother Srimavo introduced the standardisation bill using Badudeen Mohamed, which further limited the intelligentsia from growing. CBK's true CV is non accessible. As far as I know, she went to France and returned with no qualification.

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Professional achievements Ref: (1) https://bcis.edu.lk/index.php/personnel/madam-chandrika-bandaranaike-kumaratunga/ (2) https://bcis.edu.lk/index.php/personnel/madam-chandrika-bandaranaike-kumaratunga/

• 1972-1977 - Additional Principal Director of the Land Reforms Commission
• 1976 - 1977 - Chairperson of the Janawasa Commission, which established cooperative farms for rural youth. State lands were used to set up 250 farming units employing 30,000 young people, in whom ownership of the farm land was vested. This project was identified as one of the most successful employment projects for rural youth in a Developing Country. Awarded the FAO Silver Medal for Agricultural Development in 1977.
• 1978 - 1979 - Served as Expert Consultant to FAO. Awarded the FAO Ceres Medal for efforts to foster rural development and peace in Sri Lanka (2003)
• Led the successful privatisations of State Enterprises.Telecommunication
  Power
  Ports and Aviation Services
  Highways
  Insurance
  Plantations of Tea / Rubber
Guest lecturer at many Universities across the world.

 

CBK’s details conflict with the time. Once, her CV said that she received an LLB qualification from the Acquirnaires University. That’s what the dynasty does with lies and cons. One time when speaking to a Commander of a Sri Lankan military force, the Commander confidently said that she is an ineffective dud and could not make decisions cos she is weak in realisation and expertise. She muddled up the governance. As the President did she:

Order the force(s) to do a Risk Analysis of the then situation and a Risk assessment of the particular areas. Just because she is from the Ratwatta family, the unintelligent people in the South voted for CBK, not because she is clever or intelligent. CBK is another one for the downfall of Sri Lanka. She is just a FOOL. No wonder SL was in the drain until 2024.

 

 

 To the EX. Incompetent politicians Ranil, CBK, Gota, Namal, Sirisena, Udaya Gammanpila, etc

C       Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_of_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa

Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) is a killer/assassin who was presumed to be involved with the White Van abduction (they tried to abduct me and my wife), murders, the murder of an LTTE cadre and acts which were against human norms and human rights. GR was convicted of criminal activities and declared not fit to be the president of SL by the people of SL. He was elected president based on an ethnic hatred declaration by the racist Sinhalese of the South. People rose against GR on the 13^th July 2022, and GR left office and left the country.

Not worth a rupee, wasting my time in writing about an animal.

D       Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR)

MR was behind Anura Bandaranaike (AB) to enter politics. MR goes to Jaffna (KKS)with AB and enjoys his stay. Somehow, playing dirty politics, Mahinda entered the parliament. Readers should read about his activities in 1970 and what he did in Switzerland through the archives. He assumed power in 2005. He hails from the Malakan caste and cannot confirm that he is from the true Sinhala race. People from Tangalle and the South resemble the Southeast groups of people. E.g. Malay, Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongols. Basil Rajapaksa is an example. None of the Rajapaksa family was born with intelligence, except for underhandedness and murder. If he thinks that other Presidents were incompetent, then he should have acted properly. I lived in Kamburupitiya in the fifties and can confidently say that the dirty and rough people live in Tangalle. A drug known as Abbin used to be marketed by rowdies in Tangalle. This was in the fifties. My Father was in the Police service in the fifties in Kamburupitiya.

Whatever is told, Mahinda had a lack of vision and mission in his position as the President of SL. In 2005, didn't MR know that the LTTE had based its cadre in Mullivaykal? I sincerely ask these questions of the so-called President, MR.

·         Why didn’t Rajapaksa order his military to carry out a Risk Analysis and Risk Assessment in the different areas to know the potential threat in the country, once he assumed power?

·         It is also speculated that Mahinda gave several million dollars to the LTTE. What was the reason behind this transfer?

·         When did you know that the LTTE was manufacturing heavy weapons at Mullivaykal?

·         What made you build a port and an airport in Hmabantota? This indicates that you lack vision in defence strategy.

·         What strategy made you sign a 99-year lease with that country? Did you not know that you have surrendered your country to this country? Further, you gave several contracts to this country. What was the cost of building a km road? Was it threefold the actual price, with two portions going as kickbacks?

·         While we appreciate building roads and electricity in rural areas, it should not have been built by pawning your own country. There was no criticality assessment done.

 

·         You have settled in Tangalle, which is a notorious place for drug traffickers and money launderers.

·         Can you prove that you have no connection with these gangs?

·         With this chicken brain, why do you think that you, Namal, should become the president?

·         Definitely, Namal has a chicken brain.

·         Did you order your capital budgeting staff to carry out a Cost-Benefit Analysis for the two projects in Hambantota? What is the return from these projects now?

·         Part of the Rajapaksa’s assets were derived from kickbacks and the rest from drug dealing. How do you think the CIA operated in the past? Maybe that’s why you have settled in Tangalle.

·         How many billions were sucked from Pathmanathan(LTTE) by GR?

·         Did you know that during that period, you allowed imports of inferior products?

 

E       Namal Rajapaksa (GR)

Namal, you have a chicken brain, and you are known as Namal Kolla, bump-boy. You are not fit to be the president of SL. Just please do not highlight in your speeches and indicate your ignorance.

 

F.         Basil Rajapaksa

Not worth wasting my time, as you are a known culprit in siphoning money from the government coffers. You were kicked out of Nalanda because of your character.

I  do not want to waste my time writing about comedians and baffoons. You have a house worth more than 1.2US$ in the USA. How did you earn this money in the USA? Are you a software engineer?

G.        Gammanpilla

Gamanpilla, are you an honest politician? Can you take a vow in a Buddhist Shrine in front of Buddha? Did not the media publish that you had an underground foreign deal in Australia with a guy, and then you hushed it up during the Sirisena/GR period?

H.        Wimal Weerawansa

What happened to your murder investigation of a boy in your house? The media said that he had some connection with your wife.

I.                    Sirisena

He is not worth being a president or even a politician. He may be a descendant of a Tamil family from Pollannaruwa. Is it not worth writing about Sirisena?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To the EX. Incompetent politicians Ranil, Gota, Namal, Sirisena, Udaya Gammanpila, etc

A

Ranil Wickremasinghe:

You were found incompetent by the Sri Lankan masses several years ago. You attempted and contested several times for the presidency, but failed. You are a fdox and try underground acts to get the support. In the last few years, when GR was displaced, people knew that you would suck foreign power and get loans. As you are a top-grade liar. You are the top-grade, cunning, incompetent politician. I did write to Harvard about your incompetence and fraud. Some people tried to support you because you are a nephew of top politician JRJ, not otherwise. Further, when you were the temporary president, you bribed most of the politicians and gave them a bar license to get their support. If a risk analysis and risk assessment are carried out on you as a politician, the results will depict that the country will slump to the bottom of the drainage canal. You are an Attorney. Can you win a simple case in a court? Then how can you govern a country? The 2015 conference proved that you were an incompetent donkey to even organise a conference. At the moment, you are trying your best to enter parliament by fooling those idiotic politicians of the UNP and SJP. Sri Lankans should be aware that if they allow Ranil to enter the parliament, they are laying the foundation to destroy the country. Well, I was involved with Zimbabwe politics and the Institution of Engineers (Zwe), hence I know about politics and organisation. I can assure you that Robert Mugabe is a better politician than you, and the Rajapaksas, and the lazy Sirisena. Zimbabwe's politics were much better than SL's politics in the 80s. Tamil politicians are worse than even the Sinhala politicians. They have no vision, objective, or mission. They have only one thing in common. Caste oppression and discrimination. Hartal, protest march, struggle, opposition to any move by the government. Now they oppose development in the N&E. You should retire from POLITICs and rest. You can ask professors from any of the Sri Lankan universities, and they will convey their confidential decision about your competencies.

You are trying to join the SJP of Premadasa. R. Premadasa is a murderer who had the black cats team kill young Sinhala youths. Sajith Premadasa is his son and will follow his father's footsteps.

Therefore, it is a polite appeal that you should refrain from politics. The country is now progressing under the leadership of the NPP/JVP with a vision and mission, and could be another Singapore in the Indian Ocean in five years.

To be continued

                 தமிழக இலங்கை சைவ/இந்து ஆலய நிர்வாகிகளுக்கு

ஒரு தமிழனின் வேண்டுகோள்.

கந்தர் பாலநாதன்

 

ஒரு சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன் நான் ஒரு கவிதை எழுதி இருந்தேன். இக்கவிதை பிராமணர்களை புண்படுத்துவதற்காகவோ அல்லது இழிவு படுத்துவதற்காகவோ இல்லை. பொது மக்களின் குறைகளை எடுத்துக்காட்டவே.

பிராமணர்கள் வாழ்க்கையில் சிறந்த முறையில் வாழ்கின்றார்கள். உண்மை பேசுபவர்கள். சுத்தமானவர்கள். கொலை, கொள்ளை, பெண் ஆசை, பொன் ஆசை, மண்ணாசை பிடிப்பு அற்றவர்கள். மக்களுக்கும் ஆண்டவனுக்கும் இடையில் இருந்து மக்களுக்காகவே ஆண்டவனோடு சமஸ்கிருதத்தில் மொழிவார்கள்.

ரத்தினம் திரைப்படத்தில் நடிகர் மகேந்திரன் கூறுவார்: தாம் ஆண்டவனுக்கு தீபா ஆராதனை காட்டும்பொழுது மிகவும் பெருமையாக இருக்கின்றது. ஆனால், அதே தட்டை கொண்டு ஐந்துக்கும் பத்துக்கும் தட்சணை கேட்கும்பொழுது மனம் சங்கலப்படுகின்றது. இது உண்மையிலும் உண்மை.

ஆனபடியால் நாம் ஆலய நிர்வாகிகளிடம் கேட்பது: ஒரு ஆலயம் பிரதிபலிப்பதென்றால் அது ஆலய ஆண்டவனால் அல்ல.அந்த பெருமை அங்கு ஆராதனை காட்டும் பிராமணர்களிடமே உள்ளது. பிராமணர்களால்தான் ஒரு ஆலயம் பெருமை கொள்கின்றது.   அப்படி என்றால், ஆராதனை செய்யும், (பூசை)  பிராமணர்களை ஏன் பெருமை படுத்தலாகாது.

உண்டியலில் மக்கள் போடும் பணம் யாருக்கு கொடுக்கின்றார்கள். ஒரு சில நாடுகளில் ஆலய நிர்வாகிகள் இப்பணத்தை ஆட்டையை போடுகின்றார்கள். தர்மத்தின் படி உண்டியலில் சேரும் பணத்தில் ஒரு போதிய விழிக்காடு இப்பிராமனர்களுக்குதான் போய் சேரவேண்டும். ஆராதனை செய்யும் பிராமணர்களுக்கு செழிப்பான வருமானத்திற்கு நல்ல சம்பளம் கொடுக்கவேண்டும். பிராமணர்கள் செய்யும் இத்தொழிலை வேறு யாராவது செய்ய முடியுமா? இல்லையே. ஆனபடியால் தமிழக ஆலய நிர்வாகிகளும், எங்கெல்லாம் சைவ/இந்து ஆலய வழிபாடுகள் நடக்கின்றதோ அங்கெல்லாம் இப்பிராமனர்களை செழிப்பான வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கு போதிய அளவு ஊதியம் கொடுக்க வேண்டும்.  பிராமணர்களை செழிப்பான வாழ்க்கை வாழ வழி செய்யுங்கள்.

பிராமணர்களும் தீபாராதனை செய்யும் தட்டில் மக்களிடம் தட்சணை கேட்க கூடாது. அவர்கள் செய்யும் செழிப்பான, தூய, புனிதமான இத்தொழிலுக்கு சிறப்பான ஊதியம் ஆலய நிர்வாகிகள் கொடுக்கவேண்டும். இல்லையெனில் மக்களே பாவம் செய்கின்றார்கள் என்று உலகம் கூறும். ஆலயத்தில் வழிபாடுகள் செய்யும் மக்களே நீங்களே சிந்தியுங்கள்.

மற்றைய மத குருக்களையும் ஒப்பிட்டு சிந்தியுங்கள். இல்லையேல் மற்ற மதத்தோடு ஒப்பிடும்பொழுது மக்கள் பிராமணர்களை அடக்கி/ஒடுக்கி வாழ்கின்றார்கள் என்று தோன்றும்.  

வாழ்க பிராமணர்கள்.

7-09-2025