Twin Assassinations of TNA Parliamentarians Pararajasingham and Raviraj

Thamil Makkal Viduthalaip Puligal(TMVP)leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias “Pillaiyaan” is currently being detained and interrogated by the Police over his suspected involvement in the twin assassinations of Tamil National Alliance...

Tragic phenomenon of forcible recruitment of Tamil civilians by the LTTE

The Human Rights Investigation  report on Sri Lanka compiled by the Office of the United Nations  High Commissioner for Human Rights released last month  has revealed  much information about the alleged activities of the Sri Lankan armed forces...

LTTE’s cruel Conduct on Tamil Civilians in Wanni

The long-awaited  UN  report on Sri Lanka compiled by the Office of the United Nations  High Commissioner for Human Rights released last week has predictably evoked much excitement and controversy. 

Karu Jayasuriya is the latest in a long line of illustrious Sri Lankan Speakers

Karunarathne Jayasuriya popularly known as Karu Jayasuriya was elected unopposed on September 1st 2015 as the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.

How a Seven Party National Government was Formed Fifty Years Ago

 National Government is a term that has re-entered the political discourse of the country in a big way and  is very much in  vogue currently. The term National Government  first came into usage  in Ceylon - as Sri Lanka was called earlier – in 1965 when Dudley Senanayake ...

Tigers as Spiders! Ex – LTTE Cadres Contesting as Independent Group in Jaffna

A total of 6,151 candidates from 21 registered political parties and 201 independent groups are contesting the Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections scheduled for August 17, 2015...

Tiger Diaspora backs Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Valvettithurai is a place that has figured prominently in the politics of Sri Lankan Tamils.

Political Role of Federal Party (ITAK) in Unmaking and Making Govts in 1960

Election mania  spreads rapidly in the country with Parliamentary polls being scheduled for August 17, 2015, and the Tamil inhabited ....

“Bring Back Mahinda Movement”

The Nugegoda Rally demanding the return of Mahinda Rajapaksa to politics was the opening gambit in a planned series...

Bring back, Oh Bring Back, Bring Back Mahinda to “Temple Trees”....

“My Bonnie lies over the Ocean” was a Scottish folk song quite popular in Sri Lanka in those days.

Govt Wants to Review Ban on Tamil Diaspora Organizations Listed as “Terrorists”

Sri Lanka’s ebullient Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is currently in the forefront...

Birth of the TPA and political representation of Tamils living outside the North-East

An event of great significance occurred within the sphere of minority community ...

Ananthy Sasitharan in the Eye of a Controversial Publicity Storm Again

Politicians are a breed  thriving  on publicity – negative or positive. Their preference is to bask in the limelight always. They crave attention almost all the time and love to be the cynosure of all eyes.

Remembering Comrade Bala Tampoe, the Legendary Trade Union Leader

?“Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark” is perhaps an apt description of how  the International Workers Day was observed in Sri Lanka on May 1st. Instead of being given pride of place on May Day...

Defeat of LTTE and Demise of Tiger Leader Prabhakaran in May 2009

The month of May is significant in the history of the Tamil secessionist armed struggle in Sri Lanka. It was on May 5,  1976, that a section of  militant Sri Lankan Tamil youths re-organized themselves into  an  organization ...

How JR Jayewardene Ushered in the Executive Presidency in 1978

The successful passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in Parliament with an overwhelming...

“Taraki” Sivaram: From Gun Toting Militant to Pen Wielding Journalist

The tenth death anniversary  of  well-known columnist  D.P. Sivaram  who wrote under the  pseudonym  of “Taraki” falls this week.

The“Weeping Widow” who became World’s First Woman PM

Friday April 17th was the 99th birth anniversary of Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike who created history as  the world’s first woman Prime Minister. The 55th anniversary of her  being appointed as the then Ceylon’s Premier falls on.....

History of Sri Lanka’s National Anthem mired in controversy

A very effective message regarding the contentious  issue of the National Anthem being sung in Tamil was...

Singing the National Anthem in Tamil Hailing “Mother Lanka” as “Sri Lanka Thaaye”

Once upon a time there was a Beautiful Island with wonderful people  that  was  regarded as God’s own country.

Recurring Phenomenon of “Traitorization” in Tamil Nationalist Politics

The phenomenon of “Traitorization” in Tamil Nationalist Politics has raised its ugly head again.

Imperative Need to Support Tamil Moderates in the Struggle Against Extremists

The Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) was formed in 1949 by a dissident faction....

Tamil “Extremists” target Sampanthan and Sumanthiran of the TNA as “Traitors”

Tamil National Alliance(TNA) leader Rajavarothayam Sampanthan MP and TNA ...

FSP leader Kumar Gunaratnam fought a Guerilla war against the Indian army

Leading Politbureau member of Frontline Socialist Party(FSP) Kumar Gunaratnam....

How Sri Lankans United Briefly After the 2004 Tsunami

Ten years ago on December 26, 2004 a series of giant  tsunami waves engulfed the coasts  and littoral  areas  in different parts of Sri Lanka.

How C.P. de Silva Crossed Over With 13 MP’s From SLFP Governmenton Dec 3rd 1964

Fifty years ago on December 3rd 1964 ,Charles Percival de Silva the Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power in the SLFP-LSSP Coalition Government of Prime Minister  Sirima Bandaranaike...

CP de Silva’s crossover in 1964 and that of Maithripala Sirisena in 2014

The spectacular  crossover of Senior Minister  Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena  from the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government  headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa...

Life and Times of Tiger Supremo Veluppillai Prabhakaran

If Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Thiruvengadam Veluppillai Prabhakaran was alive now, he would have celebrated his  60th birth anniversary on November 26th.

JVP Leader and Revolutionary Rohana Wijeweera’s demise 25 years ago

Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera  known to the world at large as Rohana Wijeweera  was killed twenty five years ago on November 13,1989.The  revolutionary leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or the Peoples Liberation Front was 49 years old at the time of his death. 

LTTE-enforced boycott lost Ranil the presidency in 2005

Karl Marx expanded famously  on  Friedrich Hegel’s remark about “history”occurring twice and stated that history  repeats  firstly as tragedy and secondly as farce.