Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th June 2026
The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), enacted in 1979 was introduced to address organized violent threats to the state. It has been widely debated domestically and internationally, yet its relevance is important to...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th May 2026
Calls for reducing or removing Security Forces camps in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province in particular the Jaffna & Wanni security forces, are being promoted as post-conflict normalization, reconciliation, and civilian land release. These...
Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st May 2026
On 21 April 2019, suicide bombers linked to the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) attacked 3 churches and 3 hotels, killing 269 people. After seven years, multiple investigations, commission reports, committee findings, and even...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th April 2026
We are in agreement on one point: on 21 April 2019 Zaharan and a team of suicide bombers targeted 3 hotels and 3 churches causing 269 fatalities. PART 1 — ESTABLISHED FACT Zahran...
Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th April 2026
The Cardinal has publicly expressed uncertainty as to why churches were targeted in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. However, this is not an unresolved mystery in terms of established findings. Multiple investigations — including...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd April 2026
Sri Lanka is not being taken over by force. No foreign troops. No invasion. No declaration of surrender. What is happening is far more dangerous. History has shown us that sovereignty was...
Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th April 2026
Since May 2021, a sequence of public statements has attempted to reshape the understanding of the Easter Sunday attacks and promote a new narrative burying a critical factor that may contribute to...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th March 2026
Section 127 of Sri Lanka’s Code of Criminal Procedure allows a Magistrate to record statements or confessions in criminal cases — not just from the accused, but also from anyone claiming to have...
Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st March 2026
In 2019, exactly 10 years after the end of LTTE separatist terrorism, coordinated attacks targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, claiming nearly 300 lives and injuring over 500. The attacks were carried out...
Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / UN bias & corruption / War on Terror / Separatism / West/Asian Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th February 2026
No one else but the West defined the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as among the world’s most lethal terrorist organizations. LTTE pioneered suicide bombing, assassinated two national leaders and a foreign...
