Ramal

Kitty boy 🇱🇰

[Sincere Dibya @TheSincereDude]

I’m an Indian. I love this country. And I’m absolutely ashamed of what BCCI and this government have done to my favourite sport.

Let’s talk facts, not feelings.

Jay Shah; son of Home Minister Amit Shah, widely considered the 2nd most powerful man in India; left the BCCI Secretary post the moment he became ICC Chairman.

A man directly connected to the ruling government now runs the WORLD governing body of cricket. And nobody in Indian media dares say it out loud: this is the single biggest conflict of interest in the history of sport.

Under his watch:

➡️ Mustafizur Rahman was dumped from KKR; not for bad performance, but because India-Bangladesh relations soured. A player’s LIVELIHOOD destroyed for political signalling.

➡️ India refused to play Pakistan in Pakistan. ICC bent. Hybrid model forced. Then Bangladesh dared ask for the SAME treatment for T20 WC matches in India, and suddenly the ICC threatened THEM with warnings. One rule for India. Zero rules for everyone else.

➡️ India’s players refused to shake hands with Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2025. The ICC; the same body that bans players for “bringing the game into disrepute”, looked the other way.

Senior journalist Sharda Ugra called BCCI under Jay Shah synonymous with BJP’s increasing control over cricket. The Caravan called him “The Home Minister of the ICC.”

DW, Al Jazeera, The Telegraph, The Wire; every credible global outlet is saying what our own press is scared to print.

Cricket once brought India and Pakistan to the table. It once made enemies shake hands at the boundary. The Wire said it best; BCCI has “rendered cricket useless for the diplomatic purposes it once served.”

From Kapil Dev lifting a World Cup with zero political baggage… to THIS.

A sport reduced to a BJP foreign policy instrument.

A World Cup reduced to a BCCI boardroom negotiation.

The ICC reduced to, in Sharda Ugra’s words: “the Dubai office of the BCCI.”

I love India. I love cricket. That’s exactly WHY this makes me furious.

We didn’t deserve this, and neither did cricket.

Fix the board. Save the sport. 🏏

#INDvNZ #T20WorldCupFinal

[smol silly cat @Catsillyness]

Mlem

[Cat Knows Nothing @CatKnowsNth]

Cat didn't see it coming

[Cloudy 🌥️ @oncIoud_e]

transgender ambulance driver whose pronouns are we/you/we/you/we/you

[Ramal @RamalPerera]

Just me (a silly goose) watching her (a cutie) being a cutie

[Sex Haver @banterrealism]

There is a phenomenon on tik tok where businesses will exploit their young female employees to do an informal ad for their their establishment

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man was released 23 years ago today 🕸

[No Context Tobey Maguire @OocTobeyM]

me and who ?

[Numbers.lk @numberslka]

🇱🇰 Budget 2025: A Well-Planned Roadmap, But Can Revenue Keep Up?

1. Spending Priorities Hit the Mark

⭕️ The government has allocated funds strategically, focusing on trade, modernization, digitalization, and research – critical drivers for a post-crisis economy.

⭕️ Social sectors like child welfare, autism support, and prison reforms also received attention, addressing often-overlooked gaps. No glaring missteps; the budget ticks almost all policy boxes. ✅

2. Salary Hikes: A Slow Burn to Boost Confidence

⭕️ Public sector salary increases are phased over multiple years, a smart move to manage fiscal pressure. This creates optimism about future earnings without straining the Treasury’s immediate cash flow.

Note: At first glance, state sector salaries appear to have had the greatest increase ever, but the devil is in the details. For some professionals, the reduction in OT & ED rates could mean their take-home pay next April might actually be less than what they earn in March. (Just for optics—this cannot be intentional, but somebody at the treasury screwed up pretty badly.)

3. No Populist Pitfalls

⭕️ The budget steers clear of the JVP-style rhetoric (think unsustainable subsidies or aggressive nationalization). Instead, it leans into pragmatic reforms, signaling a shift toward fiscal discipline and pro-growth policies.

4. Revenue Side: High Hopes, Big Hurdles

⭕️ While spending is well-calibrated, revenue targets look ambitious. The push for digitalization and cashless transactions could improve tax compliance over time, but tangible gains may lag.

⭕️ The revenue plan leans on inefficient refunds (10% WHT, SVAT cancellation) to retain state liquidity. This exploits systemic inefficiencies in refund processes – a quick cash fix but not stimulative for businesses or the economy.

5. Key Agencies Under the Microscope

Key revenue generating agencies (IRD, Customs) face stretch targets meeting these goals will demand exceptional performance – think faster digitization, reduced leakage, and stricter enforcement. A tough ask without systemic reforms.

6. The Bottom Line

⭕️ For a country rebuilding from crisis, this budget is as good as it gets. It checks all the boxes: growth sectors funded, social gaps addressed, and fiscal discipline mostly intact. If the government walks the talk, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 could be on the cusp of a new chapter.

#SriLanka #Budget2024

[Andrew Fidel Fernando @afidelf]

My dream is that we'd have world-class public transport, but apparently the dream is to cram the roads w even more vehicles.

[Ramal @RamalPerera]

@retromiso Curious, wanna see it

[No Context Cats @nocontextscats]

He grew

[Meredith Loftus @MeredithLoftus]

RIP to the GOAT, James Earl Jones

[Inferam @InferamAI]

Imagine telling this story without proof:

“I didn't go to work because a cat fell on my head and then a dog with shoes tried to do me justice.”

[megan the maker @happypie111]

sri lankan men are better