Anagarika Dharmapala’s vision for Asia
Janaka Perera Much has been written on Anagarika Dharmapala’s contributions to the Buddhist cause but little attention has been paid to his perception of international politics vis-à-vis Sri Lanka –…
Is Hakeem the Kingmaker in the East?
Dr Sudath Gunasekara Ex Ministry Secretary and President. Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara 11.9.2012 Hakeem has said the SLMC is the kingmaker in the East.Yes Sri Lanka Muslim Congress as it…
Seven steps to end ethnic politics, treasonable separatist movements, headache of Indian intervention, the existing political and administrative mess and the way to bring about sustainable political stability and good governance in this country.Seven steps to end ethnic politics, treasonable separatist movements, headache of Indian intervention, the existing political and administrative mess and the way to bring about sustainable political stability and good governance in this country.
Dr Sudath Gunasekara. Former Ministry Secretary and President Mahanuwara Senior Citizens Movement 20.8.2012. 1 Ban all ethnic political parties and all ethnocentric movements2 Implement the 6th Amendment to the very…
Why can the Government take a bold step and put an end to this never ending quarrel by these bankrupt communal Tamil politicians over a separate autonomous de-facto-EELAM in the North and East, before it goes again out of control?
Dr. Sudath Gunasekara President, Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara 4.1.2012 Although we have defeated the 30 year old LTTE curse, once again the agitation for a de-facto EEAM in the North…
Are we not giving legitimacy to the EELAM and strengthening the hands of anti Sri Lankan international lobby by using the word Diaspora indiscriminately to designate Sri Lankan Tamils living abroad?
Dr Sudath Gunasekara. President Senior Citizens movement Mahanuwara 20.2.2012. The word Diaspora is usually used to describe Jews who are supposed to have been exiled in mass scale from Egyptin…
POLICE POSTS IN UNIVERSITIES
Sudath Gunasekara21.12. 2011Apropos Gamini Gunawardhana’s article in the SundayIslandof 11th instant on the above subject I thought to add one of my own experiences in this regard in support of…
I challenge anyone to prove that the Tamil people have not been treated as equal citizens and are still not treated as equal citizens and have lost their dignity and self respect as Sambandan cry?
Dr Sudath Gunasekara. President Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara 25.11. 2011. This is absolute false and typical baloney of vituperative and communal Tamil politics. Before they point the fore finger at…
How many nations are there in this country?
Dr. Sudath Gunasekara: President Senior Citizens movement Mahanuwara. 9.11.2011.This has been a very big puzzle for me for quite some time. I have no doubt that majority of you who…
Abolition of Proportional Representation, good governance and democracy?
Dr Sudath Gunasekara 2.11. 2011. Can you restore democracy and good governance in this country only by abolishing Proportional Representation? A very “ƒ”¹…”BIG NO’ is the simplest answer.But as a…
Ban all Communal Political Parties and organizations forthwith and charge all Sri Lankan politicians who go round the world denigrating Sri Lanka for high treason.
Dr. Sudath Gunasekara 12.10.2011.In this article I am referring particularly to those Tamil politicians who are engaged in this dirty work. But broadly it applies to all Sri Lankan politicians…
A land where People elect their Representatives without Political Parties, without Election Meetings and without candidates canvassing for votes or killing each other for power?
Dr Sudath Gunasekara 9.10,2011. President Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara. At first sight this idea might look crazy and absolutely mad as well. Isn’t it? But we should not forget that…
Sustainability of Agriculture: the West goes East or Wisdom at last dawns on the West.
Dr Sudath Gunasekara retired Ministry Secretary (SLAS) 3.10.2011. Stan Cox writing to the Sri Lanka Guardian on the 14th of July 2008 under the caption “ƒ”¹…”Fixing a Broken Agriculture’ has…
National integration and ethnic segregation, the dilemma of a nation.
Dr Sudath Gunasekara Throughout history Sri Lanka had been one of the best examples for integration of people belonging to different ethno-religious groups to form one strong nation. What followed…
Can someone explain the secret of these two events in Sri Lankan history?
Dr. Sudath Gunasekara 15.7.2011This is a big question I would like to pose specially to those who are at times cynical about some widely accepted socio-cultural and religious values of…
No final decision that decides the future destiny of the nation should be reached without the approval at a referendum of the whole country.
Dr. Sudath Gunasekara President Mahanuwara Sinhala Bauddha Sanvidhanaya 14.7.2011.The ugly and awesome ghost that is the 13th Amendment that was based on the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement of July 29th 1987…
Going beyond the 13th Amendment or doing away with it?-A point of view
Dr Sudath Gunasekara: President Mahanuwara Sinhala Bauddha Jesta Puravesiyange Sanvidhanaya 18. June. 2011 It was reported in the press on 14th June 2011 that the government has decided to assign…
The time has come to create a united force in Sri Lanka
Shenali Waduge The Ban-ki Moon appointed panel report will not be the first & certainly not the last attempt to crucify Sri Lanka by western forces just because Sri Lanka…
The flip side of the Ban-ki Report
Shenali Waduge Whether the UN releases the full report or decides to make amendments to it, what has resulted is nothing that the UN or Western interests would have desired.…
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Schooling in Sri Lanka & debate on extending school hours
Shenali Waduge It should come as no surprise when Sri Lanka politicians blurt out policies without much thought or without discussion & it is a main reason for most of…
America, fix your country before others!
Shenali Waduge While the US administrations take great efforts to dictate how countries should be run providing equal rights, human freedom to all, they have completely forgotten the state of…