Gurudawa

"The Ceylon National Union ought to be disbanded right away." At the Ceylon National Association's city conference on May 30, 1949, D.S. Senanayake declared that he had no intention of remaining a member of the organisation.The Communist Party attempted to...

On March 03, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an order. That is, for the 2023 local government elections, the money allocated in the 2025 budget should be released immediately and the elections should be held. After this order was issued,...

In 2005, a significant event unfolded in Sri Lanka's political history with the emergence of a political debate between UNP presidential candidate Ranil and United Front presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse. This marked the inaugural occurrence of such a debate in...

The UNP fought to have Sajith be the nominee for president, even though Ranil was excited to run in the 2019 election. Amidst this conflict, Ranil consulted astrologers and looked at his stars. 'An astrologer offered him some excellent guidance....

When Pohottu-JVP-U.N.P, Anti-Damitha, common alliance with Ranil started suppressing the ‘aragalaya’, it was none other than veteran actress Damita who came to Galle Face ground of the ‘aragalaya’ and challenged Ranil and the Rajapaksas. When the deceased Sanath Nishantha was...

If C.P. De Silva had not consumed the glass of milk in the Cabinet, Dahanayake would never have become the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. C.P. De Silva was taken to London for medical treatment after drinking a glass of...

D.B. Wijetunga's initials contained a lot of puns. As soon as he became prime minister, the two letters became known as "If you give, I will accept." A few days after becoming president, the two letters were dubbed 'Doing Bloody...

Premadasa Mobilized the Village for the UNP and Mahinda to SLFP Premadasa orchestrated a remarkable shift in village politics, aligning rural communities with the United National Party (UNP), much to the dismay of his opponents. This strategic manoeuvre, depicted vividly...

Following the setback of the 2000 general elections, the revolt against UNP leader Ranil marked a significant upheaval within the opposition. Spearheaded by deputy leaders Karu Jayasuriya and Gamini Athukorala, this rebellion stemmed from Ranil's overseas travels, notably to Norway,...

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...