DMK Chief M. K. Stalin Becomes Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

08 May 2021 - 0     - 15913

“Stalin Thaan Varraaru, Namakku Vidivu Tharraaru” (Stalin is only coming and will give us a Dawn) was the key slogan around which the Indian political party” Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam” (DMK) conducted its election campaign for the Tamil Nadu State Assembly polls held this year.

Lester James Peries the Emancipator of Sinhala Cinema

01 May 2021 - 0     - 6397

Renowned Sri Lankan Film Maker Lester James Peries passed away three years ago at the age of 99.

Cardinal’s Candid Comments and the Bathiudeen Brothers Brouhaha

26 Apr 2021 - 0     - 10264

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and ex-Cabinet Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a prominent Sri Lankan politician, who is very often in the news for the wrong reasons.

Security Threats Faced by TNA Jaffna District MP Sumanthiran

17 Apr 2021 - 0     - 9581

Two days before the advent of the “Pilava” April New Year on April 12, Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala released 11 suspects who had been in custody for two years since early 2019.

Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph was the Voice of the Voiceless

10 Apr 2021 - 0     - 6751

The Easter Sunday bombings of April 21, 2019 and its consequences have caused a profound impact on the body politic of Sri Lanka.

Cinematic links between director Lester and actor Gamini

03 Apr 2021 - 0     - 9192

Sinhala cinema’s pioneering director Lester James Peries is the Sri Lankan filmmaker I like, admire and respect most.

Zahran Hashim, Kattankudy and the Islamic State in Sri Lanka

20 Mar 2021 - 0     - 13860

The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Easter Sunday attacks was handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by the Chairman of the Commission, Supreme Court Judge Janak de Silva at the Presidential Secretariat on February 01, 2021.

The Man Behind Moves to Form the “BJP” in Sri Lanka

20 Feb 2021 - 0     - 21363

The flower bud is the accredited electoral symbol of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which is ruling Sri Lanka. However, the image of that flower bud resembles the lotus flower bud. In fact, a lot of lotus buds are used to decorate platforms of the SLPP known in popular parlance as the “pohottuwa” party.

Tamil “P2P” Protest of 2021 and the Tamil “Satyagraha” of 1961

13 Feb 2021 - 0     - 8245

The “Pottuvil to Poligandy” (P2P) Protest that ended last week was a watershed moment in the political history of Sri Lankan Tamils.

Protest Launched From Pottuvil in East to Poligandy in North

06 Feb 2021 - 0     - 5611

There has been a lot of political excitement in the Tamil speaking areas of the Eastern Province for the past two days (February 3 and 4) due to the launching of a protest demonstration named “Pottuvil to Poligandy” or “P2P”. This was to be a long march on foot and in vehicles from the Eastern town of Pottuvil in the Ampara District to the Northern town of Poligandy in Jaffna district.

Dharmasena Pathiraja: “Enfant Terrible” of Sinhala Cinema

30 Jan 2021 - 0     - 2477

January 28, 2021 was the third death anniversary of famous filmmaker Dharmasena Pathiraja. The renowned academic cum film director, referred to as “Pathi” by almost everybody he interacted with, breathed his last on the morning of January 28, 2018 at the Lakeside Hospital in Kandy.

Acquittal of TMVP Leader “Pillayan” From Murder Charges

23 Jan 2021 - 0     - 6201

On January 12, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court imposed a sentence of four years rigorous imprisonment on Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu alias Ranjan Ramanayake finding him guilty of the offence of Contempt of court.

Army’s LRRP Ambush of LTTE’s Military Intelligence Chief

09 Jan 2021 - 0     - 11484

A news report in the Dailymirror last August stated that the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) of the Sri Lanka Army’s Special Forces has been ranked the third most dangerous Special Forces in the world by the military ranks.info. The United States Navy SEALs was ranked as the most dangerous Special Forces Unit in the World, while the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was second.

Jaffna Mayor election defeat causes crisis in TNA-ITAK

02 Jan 2021 - 0     - 5547

The Tamil National Alliance(TNA) is the premier political configuration representing the Tamils of North -Eastern Sri Lanka.

MGR: From Tamil Film Hero to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

19 Dec 2020 - 0     - 4087

The recent announcement by Tamil Cinema Superstar Rajinikanth that he would be forming a political party to contest all 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly at the forthcoming May 2021 elections, has led to much speculation and excitement.

LTTE Political Strategist Anton Stanislaus Balasingham

12 Dec 2020 - 0     - 6120

Anton Stanislaus Balasingham the political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and political adviser to Tiger leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran died 14 years ago in his South London residence.

Gotabaya Govt’s pre-emptive strike against LTTE Maaveerar Naal

28 Nov 2020 - 0     - 7111

November 27th 1989 was the day on which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) first observed its annual “Maaveerar Naal” or Great Heroes Day (GHD). The LTTE and its leader Veluppillai Prabakharan are no more after the military defeat of the tigers in May 2009.

US Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s Key Sri Lankan Tamil Aide

14 Nov 2020 - 0     - 30668

An overwhelming feeling of relief has descended upon the world-not merely the US- after the Presidential elections of the United States of America ended.

How the SLAF killed the LTTE’s “Smiling Cobra” in an air strike

07 Nov 2020 - 0     - 15433

More than eleven years have passed since the war between the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organisation concluded.

Killing of Premachandra and conviction of Duminda Silva

31 Oct 2020 - 0     - 7184

The Government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa achieved a significant victory last week when the 20th Constitutional Amendment was passed in Parliament with 156 MP’s voting in support and 65 Voting against.

From JR’s 2nd Amendment to Gota’s 20th Amendment

24 Oct 2020 - 0     - 7159

How C.P. de Silva voted against the “Totalitarianism” of his own Government

03 Oct 2020 - 0     - 3951

Charles Percival de Silva known as C.P. de Silva or CP was a mercurial personality who strode across the Sri Lankan - known then as Ceylon- political scene like a colossus.

Murder most foul

26 Sep 2020 - 0     - 6406

Sixty-one years ago on September 25, 1959 Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (SWRDB) the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka known as Ceylon then was shot and seriously wounded by a Buddhist monk. Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike succumbed to his injuries and passed away the following day. Therefore September 26, 1959 got etched as an important date in the post-independence history annals of Sri Lanka.

Internal strife within ITAK takes disturbing turn

29 Aug 2020 - 0     - 7588

The “Mathiya Seyal Kuzhu” (central working committee) of the Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi (ITAK) also known as the Federal Party will be meeting today (Aug 29) in Vavuniya. The committee is generally referred to as “Mathiya Kuzhu”(Central committee). The Central Working committee is the key representative body of the ITAK. It comprises representatives elected by each district as well as ex-officio members. The ITAK is the premier political party

Future course of defeated ITAK leader “Maavai” Senathirajah

22 Aug 2020 - 0     - 13135

The recently concluded Sri Lankan parliamentary election resulted in the defeat of several veteran politicians.

Did Sumanthiran Win In Jaffna By “Stealing” Sashikala’s Votes?

15 Aug 2020 - 0     - 17213

The one-word answer to the question “Did M. A. Sumanthiran of the Tamil National Alliance win in the Jaffna Electoral district by “stealing” the preference votes cast for another TNA candidate Ms. Sashikala Raviraj?

TNA suffers electoral setback in North and East polls

08 Aug 2020 - 0     - 16684

The long awaited 2020 Parliamentary Elections has concluded with a 71% voter turn out despite the difficulties imposed by the COVID -19 Pandemic threat. Appropriate health procedures were followed by the authorities with enthusiastic cooperation of the people.

TNA Must Seek India’s Help To Protect 13th Amendment

25 Jul 2020 - 0     - 12394

The Rajapaksa regime is all out to get a two-thirds majority in parliament through the forthcoming elections on August 5. The avowed objective of such a steam-roller majority is to promulgate a new Constitution or enact Constitutional amendments unilaterally.

CWC, Jeevan Thondaman and Nuwara- Eliya Tamils

18 Jul 2020 - 0     - 15906

The hills of Nuwara Eliya are vibrantly alive with the hectic sounds of parliamentary electioneering! Nuwara Eliya district with its picturesque landscape and salubrious climate elects eight members in the 225 member parliament of Sri Lanka. 577,717 registered voters in the district are eligible to cast their ballots at the forthcoming elections scheduled for August 5.

Comrade Shan and the Tamil Militant Armed Struggle

11 Jul 2020 - 0     - 6567

The China of today is vastly different to the China that I knew of in my younger days.