Some controversy has arisen that all our cricketers should know the language of the Suddas as we are playing their national game. I can remember that few years ago, most of our cricketers were speaking broken English and they were struggling at interviews. But after these players went to UK to play county cricket, they came back like Suddas speaking their language without any fear or stammering.

May be even some of our own commentators in the English language made glaring errors when commentating.

It is useless going to these so-called English tuition masters who teach spoken English as English speaking can never be learned in a classroom. When I came to Colombo from down south, I knew English writing, but was unable to speak the language fluently. When I was put to the ‘wolves’ – all Suddas and Burghers in my workplace – I picked up the speaking part of it within few months as I was compelled to talk to them in English all the time.

I think this was as a result of the Sinhala Only Act of SWRD Bandaranaike and the consequences that flowed therefrom. While not allowing the poor people’s children to learn in English medium in Sri Lanka, he sent his own children to foreign climes to imbibe foreign languages and cultures.

This is the standard practice among the rich and politicians even now.

I am sure there will be offers for Ajantha Mendis from the UK. Then he too will come back speaking flawless English like others who participated in County cricket.

Why ban the imported scantily clad cheer leaders.

Isn’t incest so rampant in our villages in keeping with our culture? We see such reports often in our newspapers. So don’t try to play the saint, when our politicians are a putrid and dishonoured lot.