Category: Lessons for Sri Lanka

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TNA aspires to continue caste discrimination via 13A devolution-police-land powers – Tamil lows castes must oppose it.

There are several aspects to Sri Lanka’s “problem” that cannot be repeated enough primarily because there are paisntaking efforts to divert people’s attention from the real “problem”. There are 2 historical factors that need...

TAMIL PROBLEM : There is/was no ethnic problem – There was/is a caste problem 0

TAMIL PROBLEM : There is/was no ethnic problem – There was/is a caste problem

The international community has been gulping half-baked stories not because they are unaware of the true story, but because the true story does not fit into their scheme of things. Knowing this ground reality,...

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LTTE had POLICE POWERS without 13A – TNA wants POLICE POWERS with 13A

  The 13th amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution followed the signing of the Indo-Lanka Accord between Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi & Sri Lankan President J R Jayawardena. Both are now dead. LTTE was defeated...

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Correcting 40 years of lies about Sri Lanka’s July 1983 riots – Tamils, please set the story straight

When countries with records of unprecedented mass murders feel it politically fashionable to annually commemorate an incident which took place in Sri Lanka which is miniscule to the crimes they committed, when political correctness...

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At 90years, R. Sampanthan is still ailing for an elusive Tamil Eelam

  Rajavarothiam Sampanthan is a Vellala MP and the oldest MP in Sri Lanka’s Parliament. There are not many nonagenarian MPs but Sampanthan is likely to take his Eelam dream to his grave &...

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Shame on you Sri Lanka: LTTE Terrorists commemorate their dead but victims of LTTE are not

Every July & November terrorists contest for the best drama award. This year’s theme has been  to open a former LTTE “welfare” office in Vavuniya and use that to commemorate dead terrorists. Whether these...

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The Cost of “People’s Riots” – Role of social media in Sri Lanka & France & double standards in commentary

In France, a teenager is accused of being killed by French police. Yet, can  riots, burning vehicles, stealing goods, burning libraries, damaging public property bring justice?  In 2022, Sri Lanka experienced shortages in essential...

Canada flirting with Sikhs & Pro-LTTE  – is it just for votes? 0

Canada flirting with Sikhs & Pro-LTTE – is it just for votes?

  The fact that Canada is flirting with “terrorists” should be cause for concern to India as well as Sri Lanka. Even if India weighs issue down to “vote bank” politics, India must factor...