My Question and the President’s Silence

Today, I asked the following question to the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa during a Twitter interaction. Mahinda Rajapaksa @PresRajapaksa: This is the first time we are doing this. There may have been technical lapses. Lalith Weeratun...

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Respect and Democracy in Our Hearts

My mum (72) got discharged from Jaffna hospital this morning, immediately traveled nearly 35KM and then took tuktuk/auto to cast her vote before coming home, despite I don't believe either Sri Lanka constitution or provincial council system due to the denial of Tamils rights and repressive policies. Though, I respect mum's decision and admire her continuing commitment to the cause...

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Northern Elections: A litmus test for democracy or Tamil national aspirations?

Just a few hours after the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon announced the forthcoming provincial elections in Sri Lanka to be an important opportunity for political reconciliation in the country, a terrifying attack took place against the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) candidate, Mrs Ananthi Sasitharan at Chuzhipuram in Jaffna at approximately 12:45 am. Midnight Terror According to Mrs Sasitharan, members of the Sri Lankan armed forces and the government backed paramilitary group, Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) were behind this murder attempt. The national organizer of independent election monitoring committee Campaign...

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