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by Shenali Waduge · Published 7th June 2022
Sri Lanka is an island nation. A government is elected only for a term. A government is only temporary custodian and guardian of the State. A State comprises its People and its Resources....
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd June 2022
Sri Lanka has come to a stage where everyone is questioning everyone and anything. This has merits as it affords an opportunity to rethink & restart where we went wrong, who has to...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd June 2022
JVP was formed on 14 May 1965 by Rohana Wijeweera. Not many in the JVP had even met him or knew what he looked like. The entity has been used for 2 main...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th May 2022
There is a raucous regarding the need to return to 19a simply to bring back the dual citizenship clause. Magnanimous as the request is, the aim is to only remove Basil Rajapakse from...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th May 2022
It is a fundamental right of people to protest but that right does not give freedom to assume they are the voice of the entire nation and as such they can, not only make...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th May 2022
To understand this, it is imperative to look back to the regime change that took place in 2015 and the surprise common candidate fielded as President. Maithripala Sirisena was that surprise candidate as...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th May 2022
The national list comprises 29 people nominated by political parties. They are not nominees of the People but the political party they are aligned to or have been named by. That they are included...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd May 2022
21a is re-attempting to transfer the powers of the President to the Prime Minister. Ranil is only a caretaker PM. The newly appointed cocktail cabinet are only care taker Ministers. They are...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd May 2022
Anything done in haste is wasted and both 19th and 20th amendment as well as 18th amendment were clearly not done with country interest but with personal interest. This is undemocratic and unhealthy...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd May 2022
It was clear that 19a was drafted taking into consideration the President in power & the hurriedly appointing Ranil Wickremasinghe who was Opposition Leader as PM without removing the sitting PM (D M Jayaratne)...
