A NATIONAL LANGUAGE EXISTS— BUT IS NOT AN EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE RIGHT FOR SINHALESE CITIZENS IN NORTH SRI LANKA. Sri Lanka’s Constitution recognises Sinhala and Tamil as National Languages subsequent to 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord &...
A historical record cannot be rewritten because it does not fit the new narrative. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, has stated that the death penalty is not compatible with the Catholic position....
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th August 2026
If the standard of truth changes with every new narrative, how do we ever arrive at the truth? This is the question Cardinal Ranjith must answer. The Cardinal has every right to...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 31st July 2026
Sri Lanka is being rapidly moved towards a digitalisation of its land records. Digital technology can undoubtedly improve efficiency, but digitalising an unreliable legal system will not create a reliable land register or any...
LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th July 2026
Today, sections of the LTTE diaspora are proudly honouring Velupillai Prabhakaran., the leader of an internationally proscribed terrorist organization – the LTTE. They display his photographs, commemorate his birth anniversary, hold martyr’s...
Ethno-Religious Issues / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th July 2026 · Last modified 26th July 2026
Black July is just one of many painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern history. The suffering, the destruction of homes and businesses, and the failure of the State to protect citizens are historical...
LTTE Diaspora / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / UN bias & corruption
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd July 2026
The European Union delegation has travelled to Chemmani in the name of truth, accountability and justice. That raises a question that every Sri Lankan—regardless of ethnicity or political persuasion—has a right to ask:...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd July 2026
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and certain elements within the Church, particularly after 2021, have advanced the position that Easter Sunday was not solely the result of Islamist extremism but involved an external political actor...
LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / UN & Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd July 2026
Before Chemmani is turned into an international symbol, one question must be answered: Why is the history of Jaffna under LTTE control missing from the conversation? Chemmani is located in the Jaffna peninsula...
The name of Sara Jasmine alias Pulasthini Mahendran has become one of the most repeatedly mentioned names after the Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019. What exactly is the legal relevance of Sara...
