Ashraff: Single most popular mass figure in Eastern Muslim politics
October 23 is the 70th Birth anniversary of legendary Muslim Congress leader M.H.M. Ashraf…
President Sirisena’s Cabinet comments strike a ‘RAW’ nerve in India
Maithripala Sirisena is a man of many surprises. Sri Lanka’s sixth executive P…
Can Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa Re-unite Politically?
Ranil Wickremesinghe is Green! Mahinda Rajapaksa is Blue! Presiden…
President Sirisena Pressured Into Backtracking At UN In New York
The perplexing political conduct of Sri Lankan President Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripa…
Rajapaksa Family Politics and Gotabaya’s Presidential Candidacy
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s interview to the influential Indian …
Pragmatic Politics of Plantation Tamil Leader Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman
When Sri Lanka known then as Ceylon obtained full freedom from British rule on February 4t…
Wigneswaran, Sampanthan and Tamil National Alliance Intra-Tensions
Northern Province Chief Minister Canagasabapathy Viswalingam Wigneswaran is a retired Sup…
“Medamulana Mahinda” and the Political Rise Of “Ruhunu Rajapaksas”
The rise and growth of ‘political families’ are a common occurrence in Sri&nbs…
Cinematic politics Of Dravidian Patriarch “Kalaignar” Karunanidhi
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reportedly sent two special representatives earl…
Black July: Thirty-fifth Anniversary of 1983 Anti-Tamil Violence
One of the darkest chapters in the sphere of Sri Lankan ethnic relations was the widesprea…
Seizure of Tiger arsenal in North renews fears of an LTTE revival attempt
The 21km-long Puthukkudiyiruppu-Oddusuddan road progressing through the hinterland of Nort…
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s US Citizenship and Presidential Ambition
The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap will conclude his three-year term in…
Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Economic Vision and Political Mission
“Viyathmaga” is an organization that claims to be dedicated to the goal of &ld…
Biopic of “Nadigaiyar Thilagam” Savitri: Rise and Fall of a Great Actress
Film stars often act the roles of real persons in what is known as Biopics or biographical…
TNA May Launch Non-Violent Protest Campaign Against Govt Soon
The Coalition Government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Premier Ranil Wickremesingh…
Lester’s reel comes to an end
It is with great sorrow that I write about the death of Sri Lanka’s greatest film di…
No-Confidence Motion against the Leader of the Opposition
Hell hath no fury as an Opposition thwarted in its bid to pass a No-Confidence Motion (NCM…
TNA’s key role in defeating no-confidence motion against Ranil
In the seven-decade long history of Independent Sri Lanka’s legislature, there have …
TNA captures Jaffna Mayoralty through skilful political manoeuvre
Jaffna is the capital city of the predominantly Tamil speaking Northern Province of Sri La…
Anti-Muslim Violence in Amparai Town and Kandy District
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Minister of Law and Order on February …
Office of Missing Persons Provides ‘Audacity Of Hope’ to Sri Lanka
Let me begin on a very personal note. The first major emotional upheaval I underwent as a …
How Mahinda Trapped Maithripala With The SLFP Party Leadership
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is currently in the throes of an acute p…
Seventy Years of Independence and Tamils of Sri Lanka
Three score and ten years have passed since Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, gained Indepe…
Iconic Tamil Pop singer A.E.Manoharan helped bridge the ethnic divide
“Ithaya Oasai”(Sound of the Heart”) was a drama put on the boards by the…
Lasantha Wickrematunga Assassins Must Be Prosecuted Without Delay
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his misguided astrological and numerological wisdom …
Will Tamil film hero Rajinikanth become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister?
In the May 2014 Indian General elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra…
DMK abandons separatism; captures State power in TN
Thamizhan Illaathaa Naadumillai. Thamizhanukkendroru Naadumillai (There is no country with…
Split in dravidian movement And the decline of Tamil separatism
India gained freedom from Britain at midnight on August 15th 1947. At the time of Indian i…
