The very public lamentation by former Minister Mangala Samaraweera that he was responsible for helping to bring into power the murderous, brutish Rajapakse regime, made on TV after the assassination of the Editor in Chief of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickremetunge was tellingly one that did not resonate very much with voters in the South. […]
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Eastern “elections”
In the backdrop of a country at war and democracy that’s hostage to the whim and fancy of a President and his coterie of murderous brutes, it’s hard to be even cautiously optimistic about the upcoming elections in the East. For the average voters in the South however, the fact that they are being held […]
When the architects demur
“My party will act on principles and on behalf of the masses until it emerges victorious” – Ranil Wickremasinghe to media persons at Katunayake International Airport upon his return from a tour of India and Nepal in February 2007 during which time 18 UNP dissidents crossed over to join the Rajapakse Government. The frenzy over […]
