Cricketer, Public Speaker, Accountant, Marketer, Devoted Father, Loving Husband, Comedian and Opinion Leader (since I am opinionated).
All tweets are personal.
How many 94 year olds can do this! Former All Ceylon opening bowler
@CTASchaffter
showing off at the indoor nets at MA Chidambaram Stadium indoor nets.
#cricket
10 days into
@RW_UNP
presidency and I get 20 litres fuel with the QR code. Gas (after 4 months). Violence subsided. WB funded gas for next four months. IMF staff level agreement expected soon. Invite to all parties to form a government. Not a miracle but progress nevertheless.
Many have been inquiring about the final journey of the mortal remains of our dearest brother Dinesh. Please find below the arrangements made. Please share with friends and family.
It’s not yet a year under RW and many say he is unelected. The fact remains fuel queues gone, power cuts gone, rioting gone, cooking gas has come, dollars have come and now finally IMF has come!!
A new year is dawning and for the first time I will face it with the absence of my little brother Dinesh. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.”
Ps 121:1-2
Congrats to the 🇱🇰 team on winning the Asia Cup. The man of the match is Rajapakse and the chief selector is Wickramasinghe!! Who would have thought! 😂
I said I was there.
@Sanath07
with the World Cup trophy this day in 1996! Pictured here along with my wife at the Lahore airport lounge. The team decided to travel back with us on the charter flight.
My parents at the inauguration of our new corporate headquarters. An unbeatable partnership of almost 60 years.
My father a visionary leader, flamboyant and creative. My mother Lilani, disciplined and strong. Complementing each other, supporting each other.
Do any of you know what it costs to train a doctor in this country?
Imagine limited seats and a huge amount spent to train you and you are free to migrate.
Serve for a period of time or pay a bond.
A very personal and emotional tribute to my dear brother Dinesh was shared by Group Chairman Janashakthi Chandan de Silva in his new year message to all our staff. We are deeply touched by his words and heartfelt remembrance. Dinesh, we miss you every day.
My parents with
@Murali_800
at the launch of his Biopic. My father was his first manger in 1991 when he was still a schoolboy. His entire club career was at Tamil Union and much of his mercantile career was at Janashakthi.
Leading from the front. My 92 year old father volunteering with the food distribution organized by Janashakthi. An example for all other corporate leaders and perhaps National leaders. Serving beyond boundaries.
#Leadership
#compassion
#Kindness
#charity
@Dailymirror_SL
Where were all of you when Jaffna had a five year power cut and yet topped A’Level results. Resilience is called for not molly coddling. Circumstances will never be perfect, never equal, never level. Get used to it.
Thank you
@RexClementine
for sharing about Dinesh the cricketer. He was a multi-talented sportsman excelling in cricket, badminton and tennis. In fact I think he has a national ranking in certain age categories in tennis. He was 51 and played over 35 😁
My cousin Derrick arrived in England 30+ years ago with nothing! Today he drives a Bentley!
Seen here with my father as he took him on a drive.
Well done Derrick!!
Today my brother Dinesh would have turned 53. The family is still coming to terms with the tragic loss. A man with a huge heart he touched the lives of friends, family and strangers alike.
Today (9th Jan) is 31 years since i tied the knot with my childhood sweetheart. I was just short of twenty three and she was just 19. We have had a great journey thus far and are grateful to God for every blessing in our lives.
@SASchaffter
Today 23rd July marks 40 years since our darkest day. Civilian turned against civilian, Neighbour turned against neighbour and friend turned against friend.
Reconciliation begins with acknowledging this horror that caused thousands of our brethren to be displaced.
23 July ‘83
@Welikumbura
@IUSFSL
You are proudly admitting that you are responsible for the holding back Sri Lanka in the field of education. The country is nothing but a huge trade Union holding the country back!! Good work!!
All you Royal supporters are happy with the win and you do deserve that. An old boy of Royal (now President) hands over the shield and you guys are over the moon. You do realize that the shield that you crave so much is named after a Thomian! 😂
I am rather tired of hearing that RW is the unelected President.
It either displays the ignorance of the writer who has clearly forgotten that 3 candidates were nominated and RW won.
Alternatively they are just poor losers.
And this doesn’t mean that I am an RW fan 😁
1/2
Three stars from the Asia Cup winning team from Tamil Union honored this morning.
@dds75official
@Vandersay
and 4 Wickets in the final Pramod Madushan !
Life is so uncertain. Just a couple of weeks ago he visited Sri Lanka and opened the Uma Oya Project. Our condolences go out to the people of Iran at this difficult time.
JUST IN: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi is confirmed dead after rescuers reached the crash site.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also dead.
The discovery came after a long night of searching in freezing conditions.
Shortly before the discovery, Iranian Red
Those who led to way into test cricket forty years ago. Remembering them on this anniversary.
Proud to be the President of Tamil Union (Colombo Oval) the venue for this historic occasion.
Unions are meant to address employee or labour grievances.
Unions are NOT meant to be political puppets
Unions are NOT meant to engage in self preservation and NOT meant to look after self interest.
Wonderful news of an interim committee being appointed.
Committee comprises of Arjuna who had one failed stint as Chair before and a bunch of nobodies in cricket.
The dangers of the sports act and a Minister who knows nothing of the game!
Frying pan into the fire.
A gathering of legends.
Mano Ponniah, Stanley J,
@CTASchaffter
, Michael Tissera and Ranjith Fernando.
Four of them managed the
@OfficialSLC
national team over a 30-40 year span!
I asked the question a few months back. “When your house is on fire will you focus on putting out the fire or chasing after the arsonist.”
Now i must ask “do you change the firefighter?”
The Buzz in the Sri Lankan camp must be great. Suddenly the mood has changed. From getting bashed we are suddenly doing the bashing. Well done
@OfficialSLC
@dasunshanaka1
Spread that buzz….. the country needs it.
A lot is being said about
@OfficialSLC
and DG. I want to clear a common misunderstanding. SLC is NOT an SOE and is not TAX PAYERS money. It is a sports association and the stakeholders are its members which now comprises PDA’s, DCA’s and other members Clubs.
I do not comment on GR, MR, any other R or RW, SP, EW etc etc. however I do comment on NPP aka JVP because I am anti terrorist, anti Marxist, anti socialist. I am and have been since I was 16 right of Centre. Russia and China have changed their economic model and so should we.
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club which I am a part of is starting a programme to develop rural cricketers and cricketers from the North.
Viyaskanth is a trailblazer in this respect.
Good to see some Young Talents coming up From Jaffna. 16 year old Kugathas Mathulan is a product St Johns College Jaffna. If
@OfficialSLC
can provide more facilities up in the north, surely we will see more young guns in the circuit.
Historic World Cup semi-final in Calcutta
#ONTHISDAY
13-03-1996 btw India & Srilanka.
🇱🇰 8/251 (won by default)
🇮🇳8/120 game abandon due to crowd disturbance, pelt the fielders with fruit &water bottles.
Aravinda Desilva Played one of best ings In WC, 66/47 balls (14 fours).
The Mercantile Cricket Association felicitated Kumar (President MCC) and Mahela (entering the ICC hall of fame). Pictured here with my father who was also the first Sri Lankan President of the Mercantile Cricket Association and manager of the team in their early days.
I am predicting an Aussie victory!
In actual fact I would have preferred to see two other teams up there. Perhaps SA and NZ. Sadly they were knocked out fairly and squarely.
Every Professing Christian MUST be born again. The use of “Born Again sect” is a misnomer. “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.””
John 3:3 NKJV
Two legends of Tamil Union. My father
@CTASchaffter
with S Skandakumar at the Royal Thomian past cricketers dinner. Only issue is that Uncle Skandakumar is from Royal but we won’t hold it against him!
Oh for Sri Lanka to have a Batsman like this on the political stage. Stephen Sackur attempts to bully the President of Guyana.
Facts and figures and took him to pieces. The third world is being asked constantly to pay for first world excesses.
“Let me stop you right there…”
Caribbean nation Guyana is booming after discovering oil. BBC’s Stephen Sackur puts it to President
@presidentaligy
; lobbyists say oil is bad for the climate.
Dude wasn’t having it. Mans was ready!
A great deal being said about the 200m budget for Independence Day. The reality is that is probably just for extras and. A great deal is hidden within defense budgets etc. as the vehicles and planes don’t run on love and fresh air. However 200m is not really a large sum as it is
Many seem upset at my tweet about Docs.
I mentioned docs since that is probably the most costly but the principle applies to all who benefit from free Tertiary education.
Isn’t it our a responsibility to give back to family, school and country? Or is it purely transactional?
Oil falls to $87 it’s lowest level in 9 months. Am I the only one wondering about our fuel pricing formula. Maybe LIOC share will look even more attractive.
@kanchana_wij
Visiting the Immigration department after many years to obtain a new passport!
Notices are still in Sinhala only!
BTW I am 600 numbers away from being called 😂
20 years since the 21 year old Nuwan Kulasekara made his international debut.
Kulasekara took 2 wickets for just 19 runs in his debut.
6 years later he reached the Number 1 position in ICC ODI bowler rankings.
Underrated legend.
#OTDCricket
The NPP is meant to be a conglomeration of some 27/28 parties/organizations. Does anyone have a list to help me understand this better. The internet is sadly lacking this data.
All i am seeing is JVP and i see red 😂
Those who criticized the
@OfficialSLC
for their World Cup performance are now praising yesterdays win.
When will they learn that cricket is a game of swings and roundabouts. You win some and you lose some.
We all know that
@RW_UNP
is a skilled politician. Here he outdoes himself by changing his school allegiance.
At last he has come to the realization that his school is to blame! Since the Opposition leader is from Royal President has jumped to the better school!
Go Thora Go!
A job well done. It is no doubt a great team effort and the fruits of this will be seen in the years to come.
The people are appreciative. (At least the ones who know how bad the situation was)
A lot being said about SLC and admin.
Tell me when one looks at the 2007 and 2011 teams that made the CWC finals who today are the successors to
Sanath
Mahela
Dilshan
Sanga
Murali
Malinga
NO ONE!
A Legendary pic of my father in conversation with Shiv Shanker Menon Indian ambassador and later Foreign Sec and National Defense advisor. Also in pic Rienzie Wijetillake Chairman of the
@OfficialSLC
@KusumW
Sri Lanka has produced to many mediocre players in the last ten years and no stars since Angelo.
Who in our team can we say has a sure ten year career ahead of him.
Gone SJ, MJ, KS, TMD, MM and LM
For discussion.
How many of you think the Softlogic with BurgerKing will strike a deal to covert the stores.
Good locations, established clientele and monopolize the market.
I am sure my friend Ashok is working over the weekend on this.
You know I cannot help think the AKD is to the JVP what Modi is to the RSS.
They are both a front for rather sinister organizations who have a militant track record.
Who will be the puppet master?
Today is the Sri Lanka Economic Summit on the theme “How to Bankrupt the Economy”.
Most people still do not understand what happened!
Some even think nothing happened!
Hence the turnaround by
@RW_UNP
and
@CBSL
undervalued.
And all we can talk about is cricket!
I didn’t attend Uni but worked my way through higher education.
I taught FOC at a school.
I chair a not for profit School
I serve on the Tea Leaf vision Trust that provides estate children free diploma courses.
I coordinated the work of 46 not for profit pre schools.