Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd May 2026
35 years out of 78 years of independence went into dealing with insurrections and terror against the State of Sri Lanka. This is almost half of Sri Lanka’s independence. While many strife to...
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...
Chartering Our Future / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th April 2026
After nearly one year in detention (arrested by CID on 8 April 2025), NO Easter Sunday–related charges were filed agaist Pillayan when he was finally produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court on...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 6th April 2026
The 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were not unforeseen. Intelligence agencies had repeatedly flagged threats, warrants existed against Zaharan. Yet negligence, inaction, and bureaucratic delays allowed an ideology rooted in hatred...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th April 2026
There are numerous protagonists to Sri Lanka Easter Sunday massacre. We have Zaharan and his suicide bombers alongside an ideological network slowly spreading across the Island unchecked. The Church initially forgave the suicide...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd March 2026
The colonial occupiers have much to answer for. Many present-day problems were planted as part of colonial divide-and-rule policies However, we cannot live in the past and repeatedly blame the bearers. We...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th March 2026
Since the end of Sri Lanka’s 30 year conflict in 2009, the country has experienced sporadic arrivals of refugees and asylum seekers from several regions including South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa....
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...
