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Responses

"He is a politician who has his feet firmly planted in the air"

"Fowzie and Bandula double creates the

cost of living trouble"

"‘Fuel crisis’ who says? Oh no, never to me or to my associates - says Fowzie

"When in Mecca, please beg Allah to avert Lankans from starvation"

Of recent fuel crisis you were weak.

But your Big Boss was very meek.

HE held a meeting for those Union Leaders,

Made them mute offering a post of Director.

Fowzie - "A popular politician, unfortunately unpopular Minister"

When his beard is burning with serious problems Unions are trying to get their cigars of demands lighted from it.

We must make a virtue of a scarcity; let’s turn the whole of Colombo a no motor vehicle zone and introduce rickshaws and bicycle taxis—horse carriages and bullock carts may be included.

An apple on Fowzie’s head will not settle disputes,

but few carrots to the union leaders will ease the situation.

Fowzie is adamant to introduce solar powered vehicles

which will serve a dual purpose: Solving the dispute and

pave the way for a commission component. 

Believe in Fowzie but have a tankful ready.

Is the government promoting ‘health walks’ under Mahinda Chintanaya by provoking CPC to go on strike?

Mr. President, appoint Fowzie in charge of food and he will teach us how to survive without it; he has already trained us to do without fuel for days.

The only solution available in my opinion is to ‘privatise’ the government and sack all the ministers.

What about ‘Pada Yathra’ as a solution?

Abolish the CPC, import processed fuel and liberalise distribution under government supervision; there will be no strikes and the JVP will go out of job.

You cannot resolve a fuel crisis with political power, you must go for solar power