Talk:Ranil Wickremesinghe

message: Please comply with the Wikipedia guidelines of biographies. The neutrality of an article is expected. Many believe that Ranil’s RAW connections play a significant weight in his political carrier. Therefore, it must be included in his biography. Please note that Wikipedia is not tool for political propaganda. Both sides should be mentioned; else this article would not be recognized with proper recognition.  I noticed a lot of flagged comments.
 
I have substantiated Ranil Wickramasinge’s allegations of RAW involvement by several CONCRETE sources. Please include this in the biography of Ranil Wickramasinghe.  Furthermore, this will be quarried in Google, alongside the existing Ranil’s biography. 
===Alleged involvement between Mr. Wickremasinghe and Indian spy's role in former president Rajapaksa’s defeat===
Reuters and other news agenciesreports that Sri Lanka expelled the Colombo station chief of India's spy agency in the run-up to this month's (Jan 2015) presidential election, political and intelligence sources said, accusing him of helping the opposition oust President Mahinda Rajapaksa. 
According to Reuters and Aljazeera , the agent was accused of playing a role in convincing the main leader of the opposition and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe not to contest against Rajapaksa in the election and stand aside for someone who could be sure of winning, said the officer and a Sri Lankan lawmaker who also maintains close contacts with India.
"They actively were involved, talking to Ranil, getting those things organised, talking to Chandrika," the lawmaker told Reuters. Wickremasinghe government, met "two or three times" with the man identified as the agent in the months before the vote, as well as with the Indian high commissioner, or ambassador, the prime minister's spokesman said.
However, Mr. Wickremasinghe has not accepted this allegation claiming he had no knowledge of RAW intelligence officer. Mr. Wickremasinghe claims that he had thought this person was a diplomat at the Indian High Commission Also, An Indian foreign ministry spokesman denied any expulsion and said that transfers were routine decisions.
India has often been involved in the internal politics of Sri Lanka- it sent troops there in 1987 in a botched effort to broker peace between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.RAW support for the Tamil separatist group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka, that brought India’s RAW intelligence agency much criticism from human rights organizations.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Prabathsemail (talk • contribs) 
:It's fair to include the allegations that RAW persuaded Ranil not to contest the election and his rebuttal. But the rest of content doesn't belong here - it's just pandering to Sinhala-Buddhist paranoia about India.--obi2canibetalk contr 14:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not supporting: There is certain source that allegedly referring an interview given by Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa that suggesting Ranil Wickremesinghe was directly involved in talks with RAW which the Indian Government repeatedly denied the claims made by Rajapaksa factor in UPFA, Few days after allegation by Rajapaksa factor the Foreign Affairs of Sri Lankan Government too did deny the allegation made by Rajapaksa factor, How can this involvement be true? Even that diplomatic was withdrawn from Embassy of India on request of Sri Lankan Government, both sides did deny the allegations on aiding the then opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena. --Prince Sulaiman Talk to me 11:11, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: How is it different from saying that Rajapaksa tried to stage a coup? Both are allegations. Both haven't resulted any legal action. Both have been denied by those allegedly involved.--obi2canibetalk contr 13:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:   Please see the date of edit, I had edited it very earlier before these allegations were eventually denied, But actually AG did start an investigation (about 2 days after his term ended) after defeat of Rajapaksa's regime, So in my opinion both are SAME allegation including "RAW" involvement in this election. If you desire to delete the alleged involvement of Rajapaksa, you're free to do that and I'm not interested in blocking anyone from editing long as the source is reliable, even if its allegation its fine. The one critical issue of this case is that this editor is attempting to do this after 8 months, So I don't think it's worth of adding all these old stories back. Mostly, important is the edits should be done in a timed manner so other editors can even deny the allegations by adding the contents from another reliable source like what happened in Rajapaksa's Wikipedia. I hope this doesn't involve conflict of interest. --Prince Sulaiman Talk to me 14:27, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: As you introduced the alleged coup content on the Mahinda Rajapaksa article in the first instance, please remove it yourself. Then we are treating MR and RW equally.--obi2canibetalk contr 15:42, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Many believe that Ranil’s RAW connections play a significant weight in his political carrier

message: Reuters and other news agenciesreports that Sri Lanka expelled the Colombo station chief of India's spy agency in the run-up to this month's (Jan 2015) presidential election, political and intelligence sources said, accusing him of helping the opposition oust President Mahinda Rajapaksa. 
According to Reuters and Aljazeera , the agent was accused of playing a role in convincing the main leader of the opposition and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe not to contest against Rajapaksa in the election and stand aside for someone who could be sure of winning, said the officer and a Sri Lankan lawmaker who also maintains close contacts with India.
"They actively were involved, talking to Ranil, getting those things organised, talking to Chandrika," the lawmaker told Reuters. Wickremasinghe government, met "two or three times" with the man identified as the agent in the months before the vote, as well as with the Indian high commissioner, or ambassador, the prime minister's spokesman said.
However, Mr. Wickremasinghe has not accepted this allegation claiming he had no knowledge of RAW intelligence officer. Mr. Wickremasinghe claims that he had thought this person was a diplomat at the Indian High Commission Also, An Indian foreign ministry spokesman denied any expulsion and said that transfers were routine decisions.
India has often been involved in the internal politics of Sri Lanka- it sent troops there in 1987 in a botched effort to broker peace between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.RAW support for the Tamil separatist group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka, that brought India’s RAW intelligence agency much criticism from human rights organizations.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Prabathsemail (talk • contribs) 
:It's fair to include the allegations that RAW persuaded Ranil not to contest the election and his rebuttal. But the rest of content doesn't belong here - it's just pandering to Sinhala-Buddhist paranoia about India.--obi2canibetalk contr 14:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not supporting: There is certain source that allegedly referring an interview given by Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa that suggesting Ranil Wickremesinghe was directly involved in talks with RAW which the Indian Government repeatedly denied the claims made by Rajapaksa factor in UPFA, Few days after allegation by Rajapaksa factor the Foreign Affairs of Sri Lankan Government too did deny the allegation made by Rajapaksa factor, How can this involvement be true? Even that diplomatic was withdrawn from Embassy of India on request of Sri Lankan Government, both sides did deny the allegations on aiding the then opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena. --Prince Sulaiman Talk to me 11:11, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: How is it different from saying that Rajapaksa tried to stage a coup? Both are allegations. Both haven't resulted any legal action. Both have been denied by those allegedly involved.--obi2canibetalk contr 13:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:   Please see the date of edit, I had edited it very earlier before these allegations were eventually denied, But actually AG did start an investigation (about 2 days after his term ended) after defeat of Rajapaksa's regime, So in my opinion both are SAME allegation including "RAW" involvement in this election. If you desire to delete the alleged involvement of Rajapaksa, you're free to do that and I'm not interested in blocking anyone from editing long as the source is reliable, even if its allegation its fine. The one critical issue of this case is that this editor is attempting to do this after 8 months, So I don't think it's worth of adding all these old stories back. Mostly, important is the edits should be done in a timed manner so other editors can even deny the allegations by adding the contents from another reliable source like what happened in Rajapaksa's Wikipedia. I hope this doesn't involve conflict of interest. --Prince Sulaiman Talk to me 14:27, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: As you introduced the alleged coup content on the Mahinda Rajapaksa article in the first instance, please remove it yourself. Then we are treating MR and RW equally.--obi2canibetalk contr 15:42, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Alleged involvement between Mr. Wickremasinghe and Indian spy's role in former president Rajapaksa’s defeat

message: Several statements, particularly under the economic policies section, have already been flagged as "citation needed" -  these reflect political sloganeering and use unprofessional language which could be seen as libelous against the article's subject.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mithra26 (talk • contribs) 07:13, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV dispute, Economic policies

message: THIS ARTICLE IS RIDICOLOUSLY BIASED AND CLEARLY WRITTEN BY A STAFFER. IT NEEDS AN URGENT REWRITE.    --123.243.11.211 (talk) 13:43, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The introduction is copied of here. --Morza (talk) 01:32, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plagiarism 

message: This article contains a lot of unsourced, glorifying information about the subject. Most of the information is  written to  glorify the subject and be critical of his opponents. Hence the neutrality is disputed, and if the relevant sections are not cited they will be removedKerr avon (talk) 16:35, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I'm pretty sure that most of these unsourced  content are original research. And the neutrality is also disputed.--Chamith (talk) 08:41, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
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message: Ranil Wikramasinghe is not the current Prime Minister. It was change after 26 October 208. Please Change the Prime Minister from Ranil Wikramasinghe to Mahinda Rajapaksa. Avidu (talk) 06:30, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. —KuyaBriBriTalk 14:50, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2018 

message: 124.43.106.200 (talk) 09:37, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 13:16, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2018 

message: Ranil Wickremasinghe is the former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. What proceeded on the 26th of October, 2018 was an unconstitutional move as clearly evidenced by multiple legal experts. Refer the sources here:
http://groundviews.org/2018/10/29/of-constitutions-cabinets-and-coups/
https://www.facebook.com/groundviews/videos/770398249975298/
Therefore, my humble request is the Wikipedia does not provide legitimacy to the unconstitutional takeover that occurred in Sri Lanka. Please consider the following edits.
1. Revert the article "Ranil Wickremasinghe" to its original form before 26th of October, 2018, thereby recognizing him as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
2. Revert the article "Mahinda Rajapaksa" to its original form before the 26th of October, 2018, revoking his recognition as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Chrisjitxavier (talk) 12:38, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
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thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2018 

message: DraganzN (talk) 05:26, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: Who the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is is currently under dispute. This is disclosed in the infobox at the top of the article, which states that his role as prime minister is "Disputed with Mahinda Rajapaksa from 26 October 2018". Until the dispute is resolved, this disclaimer is enough. See the full controversy at 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis. DannyS712 (talk) 22:56, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2018 

message: Sri lanka legal Prime Minister is  Ms Ranil Wickremesinghe.Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister.See<ref name="The Hindu">
: not sure what you are requesting. Frietjes (talk) 19:07, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2018  

message: Ranil Wickremesinghe had resigned on 9 July. please update it in this article. Source:https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/sri-lanka-crisis-pm-wickremesinghe-steps-down-after-leaders-demand-resignation-101657373028507.html RayAdvait (talk) 02:18, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Wickremesinghe has decided to resign but he has not resigned yet. Understand the difference. And this article is up-to-date and his announcement about willingness to resign is mentioned in the introduction and the Fourth premiership section. 🔮Plpm2021💬 02:47, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 

message: Will some users here quit vandalizing or blanking without any discussion? Roman Reigns Fanboy (talk) 09:39, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, just revert the vandalism. Firestar464 (talk) 06:00, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blanking and/or trolling 

message: Stop blanking the sourced note explaining Rajapaksa has not resigned and changing the infobox to say Wickremesinghe has fully succeeded Rajapaksa. You have already been warned not to do this without sources and are now edit-warring, with a misleading edit summary suggesting it's only a formatting change. This is disruptive. ― Tartan357 Talk 06:48, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rajapaksa has not resigned 

message: He is appointed as the queen of England after the military coup happened in 2023. Perseus0001 (talk) 16:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: @Perseus0001,  what exactly do you mean by this?? Kpddg (talk) 17:13, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  He must be a time traveller. Afraid we can't help him though, not without violating WP:CRYSTAL. So just ignore him.--Chanaka L (talk) 17:22, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Being the Queen Of England 

message: Per this article on Daily News, the current prime minister term should be his sixth. They are,
# 93-94
# 2001-04
# 2015 Jan-2015 Aug (Sirisena won the presidential election and appoint RW as the PM)
# 2015 Aug-2018 Oct (wins the parliamentary election, becomes the pm)
# 2018 Dec-2019 (after the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, sworn in again)
# 2022 (the current ministry)
Looks like each time someone take the oath, it is considered a fresh term. Anyone else have an idea on how these terms should be counted? Chanaka L (talk) 15:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Here Indian Express says 2022 term is Wickremesinghe's 5th term while Al Jazeera and The Hindustan Times say it's the 6th term. I think we should refer to an official statement to decide the number of terms instead of referring to what media say. 🔮Plpm2021💬 16:01, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I was able to dig up the official page, here it is. Looks like the Daily News article is spot on. List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka should be updated accordingly, I guess.--Chanaka L (talk) 16:20, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of terms 

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He is the president now (He should be elect-pres but he was the president before too.), as per: http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news/170384/%E0%B6%A1%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AF-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B5%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1. By the way he hasn't sweared yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VScode fanboy (talk • contribs) 16:29, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done Additionally, please sign your comment and start a new section next time. Aaron Liu (talk) 02:40, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
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message: I propose that the SLPP be added to his other political affiliations as he was elected as President (and is currently supported) by the majority faction of the party. 2402:D000:811C:17B7:55D5:437D:D46C:1C75 (talk) 16:03, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Political Affiliations - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna