𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒍 ( දුක් ගන්නා රාළ )

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) securing a majority in the Vauniya district election is a worrying sign. The TNA was the LTTE terrorist’s puppet and pseudo democratic voice in the past and even after the terrorists were defeated completely, why and how they managed to secure the majority is something the authorities have to dig in and find out soon. The authorities will also have to keep a very close eye on their (Tigers in sheep’s cloths) activities from now on or they will again try to take us back 30 more years. The ruling alliance’s win in the Jaffna district was something that was expected, after all what the present government did to liberate the peace loving Tamils from the terrorist’s dictatorial fist. Some pro terrorist commentators were trying to link this magnificent win in Jaffna to the recent lifting of fishing ban in the north and east as the main livelihood in Jaffna, according to them was fishing. The terrorist for sure and perhaps some of those commentator...

Getting the self appointed LTTE leader, Selvarajah Pathmanathan also known as KP by the Sri Lankan authorities in Malaysia is a great achievement and this would be the last nail on the Eelam coffin. This also proves another important point that the peace loving international community is still behind the democratically elected Sri Lankan government. Until the biggest murderer was killed, many in the Diaspora, languishing comfortably in many developed countries supported the idea of achieving Eelam only by military means and the following day many have changed their tune and prefer to enter the democratic means. KP , a man with blood on his hand is one of them. Unfortunately this opportunity was given to them many times in the past by many Sri Lankan governments but all what they did was go back on their words and restored to military option. I am sure getting KP in a foreign land by the Sri Lankan authorities would send a loud and clear message to those who are languishing i...

With the crushing of the LTTE militarily recently, the local Medias are in a dilemma now of not knowing as to what to do to attract readers and viewers in numbers to them like the final few days of the battle. The war was a curse for the country as a whole but for few it was a blessing. The media too benefitted immensely during that time. Now the war is over and development works that were moving at a snail pace would pick up wind and the benefits’ would trickle down soon to where they are mostly needed. Despite the calm and the promise for a better tomorrow, there is one illegal business still flourishing in Sri Lanka. Human smuggling is a very lucrative business and those who have ventured in to it were benefitted and made millions during the war times. This was another venture funded with blood money by the LTTE with two broad intentions in mind. Knowingly or unknowingly, many of the “Anti LTTE” and “Anti War” people too have got involved in such activities that have ...

My sympathies are with the people of Pakistan for having being subjected to endure atrocities in that magnitude day after day. However, you can take courage and solace from the recent Sri Lankan experience that any terrorist can be defeated, if you stick together as one. But my only word of caution is to beware of those international agencies that have lately taken moral high grounds and started calling for investigations in to human rights violations and war crimes, when a country is engage in a battle with a bunch of terrorists. In fact, the real violators and perpetrators’ of such heinous crimes are only found in the lands, where most of such frequent calls are coming from. Some of the officials who are going places and pledging so many because the talk is cheap but unfortunately none is yet to be able to show to the world that they can even   “Walk their talks” as well. Take the case of Sri Lanka’s recent victory against a bunch of terrorists who had been dubbed as the mo...

For the majority of those who are living in Sri Lanka and abroad the war is finally over. When the final victory was announced, people spontaneously came out on to streets to celebrate. Though it was tersely reported in many international Medias, among them were many Tamils living in and around cities too have voluntarily joined the frolicking crowds. They too lit crackers, cried, laughed, sang, danced and enjoyed communally cooked “Kiri Bath” and “Lunu Miris”, with the other merrymakers. An identical incident happened, some years back but that too was only reported tersely. When the Indo-Lanka peace treaty was announced in 1987, the Tamils who were living then in the north of the country too came out in thousands on to streets to celebrate, when they heard that one of the preconditions of the treaty is to, all armed Tamil groups to surrender their arms. All groups were surprised and only a few were annoyed and angered. I do not think that I need to go in to details of what happened a...

Just before I sat down to write, the tune of the famous song “Puthune Me Ahaganna Puthune” was playing over and over again in the mind and then I thought, why not for a change, let me start with a song and try to end also with another. When compared to the total land mass of the world, Sri Lanka is just a speck with just over 25,000 square miles and also with a population of even less than a three percent of the world population. Yet, if anyone asks you tomorrow, what was Sri Lanka’s contribution to the world; this is what we all have to be proud to tell. Yesterday, we militarily defeated a terrorist organization fairly and squarely in the battle field that was up until then was dubbed as the most feared and invincible force in the world. We, Sri Lankans, have proven to the whole world that with the political will, correct and determined leadership and brave and determined army, any country can overcome any form of terrorism, irrespective of whether they are the most s...

Yesterday, they were pinning their hopes on Miliband and Kouchner to rescue their terror outfit and its leaders. But today, they started pelting Miliband with eggs and other projectiles when they heard that their leaders were killed by the triumphant Sri Lankan Army when they were trying to flee with their tails between their legs. What happened to their much prescribed and infamous Cyanide capsule? Not only Miliband is young, brash and inexperienced but unimaginably naïve too to believe a bunch of terrorist and their acolytes and supporters for his own political survival. Perhaps, Miliband and other western leaders are conveniently unaware of, who these terrorists really are and what they are made of, but it is not a secret to any Sri Lankan. Those Podians, first turned their gun on their own senior peoples those who gave them the much needed initial emotional support. Then they turned them on the very country that provided them safe refuge, monetary support and terror tra...