‘Noose, hear my story’

| by Murugan The writer, One of the death Convicts in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination casetranslated by L.Annadoure – (Junior Vikaden dt.5.10.2011)
( February 06, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) When I was in Ilangai I had not heard much about the structure of police force and their activities and the court proceedings, for these were less conspicuous there. But having been entwined and indicted in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, the perennial tortures which I was subjected to while being...

Continue reading

‘அமெரிக்க ட்ரோன் தாக்குதல்களில் பெருமளவு பொதுமக்கள் கொலை’

'பாகிஸ்தான் பழங்குடி மக்கள் பகுதிகளில் அமெரிக்கா கடந்த 3 ஆண்டுகளில் நடத்திய வான் தாக்குதல்களில் நூற்றுக்கணக்கான பொதுமக்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்': புலனாய்வுச் செய்தியாளர்கள்...

Continue reading

The former JVP MP K.D.Lal Kantha says that the Tamil National Alliance is using the issue of power devolution for their political objectives.

The former JVP MP K.D.Lal Kantha says that the Tamil National Alliance is using the devolution issue achieve their political objectives....

Continue reading

Mr. Minister, my name is Sunanda Deshapriya. I am not a terrorist.

Photo courtesy JDS

An Open Letter to Minister Keheliya Rambukwella

Mr. Minister, I don’t know whether you have seen the film called ‘my name is Khan. In it, the main character played by popular actor Shah Rukh Khan Repeats the lines ‘My name is Khan. I am not a terrorist’ at different points in the film, in order to affirm his innocence. I too am about to tell you a similar story.  ‘My name is Sunanda...

Continue reading

A Nation Adrift

In a democracy, a thumping majority is expected to result in cool heads among the victors and cold feet among losers. Not in Sri Lanka. 64 years after seeing the back of British settlers, Sri Lanka moved on. But far from progressing towards true democracy and self-determination these 64 years have seen rivers of blood and hate mar this beautiful land.
Independence did not make us a happy bunch. Instead it somehow has had the opposite effect with the winners of...

Continue reading

Death of press freedom post independence

Of all the liberties enjoyed up to the early '80's, press freedom suffered the saddest blow. Up until the eighties the governments allowed freedom of speech and then came President Premadasa and he spelt the death-knell for free speech and democracy and tragically the murders of journalists which ensued beginning with the brutal murder of versatile actor, anchor and journalist Richard de Soysa who was dragged out of his...

Continue reading

Rajapkse attire and its international ramifications

| by A Worried Sri Lankan
( February 04, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The international pressure is slowly and surely building up on Sri Lanka.
The direct pressures of suspension of trade privileges, so far had a miniscule effect but indirect circumstantial pressures are giving all the indications that Sri Lanka will have to respond to its conduct in the war in 2009 and follow an honest and transparent reconciliation process to end the climate of endless suppression of the...

Continue reading

No 13 “Plus”? APRC Proposals are better!

For the sixth time over, President Rajapaksa snubbed the Indian Big brother, on devolution and 13^th Amendment with a “Plus”. He wasn’t an extra smart lawyer in his Attorney’s life. But he still finds logical space between what he says and what he wouldn’t say, to leave the Indian government on their wrong foot. When Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna says, President Rajapaksa in official conversation with him, promised to offer 13 “Plus” as...

Continue reading

Forging an inclusive and pluralist Sri Lankan identity

l by Shanie



"I reason, earth is short,

And anguish absolute.

And many hurt;

But what of that?

I reason, we could die;

The best vitality

Cannot excel decay;

But what of that?

I reason that in heaven

Somehow, it will be even,

Some new equation given;

But what of that?" - Emily Dickinson...

Continue reading

The road to Independence

l by Walter Wijenayake

(February 04, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Today, February 4, 2012, we commemorate the 64th anniversary of the achievement of independence from colonialists.
We were under foreign domination for 443 years – 153 years of Portuguese settlement in the Maritime provinces (1505 to 1659) the Dutch for 138 years (1658 to 1796) and the British for 19 years (1796 to 1815) and again under the British for 133 years (the whole country), from 1815 to 1948,...

Continue reading