Zalmi Fazeel

There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones ~Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

Five minutes after the overwhelming event of your birth, society decides your name, nationality, religion, race, sect, and cast.
You then spend the rest of your life foolishly fighting and defending something you actually had no say or choice whatsoever, in determining

~Unknown

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@aselawaid Is this legally possible?

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@nuuuwan This is brilliant work. Thanks for sharing

[Nimila Hiranya @nHiRanZ]

The parking charges at CCC, OGF and Havelock are insane. It’s a racket of its own.

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@NewsWireLK And here comes the sob story 😂

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

Well said

[Lihini Fernando @LihiniFernando]

If you are a lawyer, and you have taken an oath to uphold and safeguard the law of this land, then live by that oath.

Ethics cannot be selective. Integrity cannot be situational.

If you are a President’s Counsel, your obligation is even greater. With seniority comes responsibility. With stature comes accountability. You cannot preach principles in public and practice compromise in private. You cannot speak of justice while participating in systems that undermine it.

Money, power, influence, backroom deals — these may buy silence, loyalty, and temporary protection. But they are all short-lived. Eventually, truth catches up.

I hope everyone occupying positions of power and prestige reflects deeply today.

There is a reason people say there is no smoke without fire. Allegations alone do not prove guilt, but they should compel introspection. Every person in a position of authority, whether in law, politics, business, or public service, must question their own conscience.

Have you upheld the law?

Have you abused power?

Have you become a deal maker?

Yes, many will dismiss this and say, “This is politics. This is power. Everyone does it.”

That mindset is precisely why Sri Lanka is in the state it is today.

This is why we became a nation drowning in debt.
This is why institutions lost credibility.
This is why public trust eroded.

Not because ordinary citizens held too much power, but because those entrusted with power repeatedly abused it for personal gain.

I will criticize this government when criticism is deserved. But I will also acknowledge and applaud this government if it demonstrates genuine courage to uphold one principle: that the law must be equal for all.

Equal not only for the powerless.
Equal not only for political opponents.
Equal not only for the convenient targets.

Equal for everyone, including members of their own party.

To his credit, Sajith Premadasa was willing to suspend a member of his own party when circumstances demanded accountability. That took political courage.

I hope President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also walks the talk.

The true test of governance is not whether you can catch the small fish.

The real test is whether you will go after the big fish.

Will you investigate the untouchables?
The powerful influencers?
The operators behind the scenes?
The deal makers sitting comfortably on pedestals, protected by networks of power?

That is where real accountability begins.

Justice is not justice if it only reaches the weak.

Rule of law means nothing if it stops at the doorstep of the powerful.

Sri Lanka does not need selective accountability.
Sri Lanka needs moral courage.
Sri Lanka needs institutions that are fearless.
Sri Lanka needs leaders who understand that no individual — however influential — is above the law.

If we truly want national transformation, we must stop normalizing corruption, patronage, and political deal-making.

The law must not bend for status.
The law must not kneel before power.
The law must stand above all.

Only then can we begin rebuilding this nation.

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@NewsWireLK @BajawKamare Promote the cop immediately

[Harsha de Silva @HarshadeSilvaMP]

This Govt was about to fine your local shop Rs. 1 million for not registering for VAT.

The same Govt that let online casinos pay nothing.

The same Govt where the National Film Corporation collected VAT and didn't remit it.

The same Govt applying a tax that's actually 22%, not the 18% they advertise.

Expanding the tax base is right. But it must be equitable, not a system that squeezes the small trader while the powerful walk free.

We raised it at COPF. We raised it in @ParliamentLK. 95% of public responses said this was wrong.

Today they backed down. The threshold stays at Rs. 60 million. That's not their win. That's yours. 🇱🇰

#SriLanka #COPF #VAT #SSCL #PeopleWin #Accountability #LKA

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[PitBackle @PitBackle]

We didn't win against Iran but at least it didn't cost us 300 billion USD. 🤷‍♂️

[Danuka Peiris (DP) @danukalive]

Good, but wait — LKR 5.8 million for 14 laptops? That means the cost of one laptop is approximately LKR 415,000. What kind of laptop is this? What are these university students majoring in? Based on the pricing, it seems like a high-spec laptop. Something seems fishy to me !

[Kithmina Hewage @khewage1]

BIA Arrivals experience this morning:

Good news - the eGates work, finally!

Bad news - for some strange reason, the customs officials decided to scan all passengers coming through the Green Channel (nothing to declare). But only one machine was being used. Which meant that hundreds of passengers were queuing and being funnelled to one machine. Spent about half an hour in this queue.

All this while two senior looking officials were standing on the side with their hands in pockets "observing" this chaos.

Absolutely no thought given to passenger experience or efficiency. So Sri Lanka!

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@Suresh_Stigmata Not just poor people. When helping anyone really

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Most European citizens will likely never have heard of VFS Global. But across much of Africa, Asia + the Middle East, the visa giant has become notorious

Our investigation finds VFS has made huge profits by exploiting people with 'weak' passports https://t.co/USfKQt29a3

[NewsCenterSL @NewsCenterSL]

Reckless driving at its peak! Spotted a Colombo-Matara private bus operating in Beththota as if traffic rules don't apply to them at all. This absolute disregard for road safety puts countless commuter lives at risk daily. 🚨🚌🛑
#RoadSafetySL #RecklessDriving #PrivateBuses #TrafficViolations #GalleRoad #SriLanka #LKA

[Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation @karaokecomputer]

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei awkwardly smiles through his answer to a question about why Claude AI directly contributed to the US Military bombing of the elementary school in Minab.

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@nuuuwan @facebook Love it!!!! Where can I can I get an higher resolution version please?

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

🚨🇨🇦 BREAKING: World Cup protestors cover FIFA logo in Toronto with a powerful message

Repost if you think israel should be kicked out.

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@NewsWireLK He should be charged with attempted murder

[Syrian Girl @Partisangirl]

On Gweneth Paltro promoting a penthouse in Israel while it commits a genocide; You see Gweneth is Jewish, so according to zionism she can build 10 million dollar penthouse over the corpses of Palestinian children and luxuriate on their land even if she had never stepped foot in the middle east before.

[Zalmi Fazeel @zfazeel]

@gayaradesilva @BimalRathnayake We need cameras all over and the process should be automated. Otherwise this too will end up in an additional income stream to a corrupt cop