Gurudawa

When the parliament was dissolved for the general election in 1977, the then-opposition leader J.R. Jayawardena brought a proposal to Speaker Stanley Tillakaratne. 'You compete independently. We will not field a candidate from the U.N.P. This is JR's proposal to...

Esteemed veteran actress Geeta Kumarasinghe delivered a scathing address directed at JVP MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya within the hallowed halls of Parliament just last week. "Even before your existence, I was well-versed in the quintessential teachings of the JVP," proclaimed...

In a book written by James Manner about the secret character of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, it was written as follows. It said that Bandaranaike wears the trousers at home when he goes to the public wearing the national...

1988 Premadasa - Wijeweera - Vijaya 2024 Sajith -Anura The political animosity between Mr. JR Jayawardena and Mrs. Bandaranaike surpassed any other rivalry among opposing party leaders. During the 1970-1977 Samagi Peramuna government, Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike went as far...

Following the announcement of the 2015 presidential election results, revealing Maithripala Sirisena's imminent victory, Mahinda Rajapaksa orchestrated a clandestine meeting with the Inspector General of Police and the Army Commander. Together, they devised a plan to employ the police and...

Premadasa suppressed the JVP, so there was no opposition to saying 'hum'. Everyone was terrified and stunned. Following Premadasa's impeachment, the opposition was afraid to protest and take to the streets. Mahinda Rajapaksa, then an opposition member, began walking from...

As the Podujana Peramuna parties rejoiced over Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's triumph in the 2019 presidential election, the unexpected passing of MP Ranjith D. Soyza, a fearless representative of the Podujana Peramuna and an ardent Mahindaist who energetically championed the Mahinda movement...

Gunadasa Amarasekara stated during the 1988 JVP rebellion that the JVP was the children of the 1956 revolution. He said it is the parents' responsibility to adopt children who disobey, and that the JVP rebellion requires SLIP support and protection....

The stage of then-President Chandrika was bombed following the 1999 presidential election. Ranil, the presidential candidate, was tense. For the next 24 hours, state media was flooded with reports that Ranil had hired Prabhakaran to assassinate Chandrika. Ranil's campaign team...

In the 1990s, when Chandrika joined Sri Lankan Freedom Party leader Mrs. Bandaranaike to form the ‘podu peramuna’, Anura Bandaranaike, the crown prince of the Bandaranaike family, told something for which the whole country laughed. 'Our sister is allying with...