Gurudawa

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...

In October 2012, an explosive revelation shook the UNP when then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled his selection of President's counsels. The controversy stemmed from the inclusion of Ronald Perera, the son of former UNP senior minister Paul Perera, in the list....

To topple the 1964 Mrs Bandaranayake’s government then leader of UNP and the opposition Dudly Senanayaka had reached a secret agreement with the leader of the house C.P.de Silva. That is to make C.P. De Silva the prime minister. The...

It was claimed the only thing the parliament could not do was turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man, nevertheless, parliament failed to send the cricket administration home! The present President of Sri Lanka is...

‘Which election comes first?' That is the main topic of political gossip in Colombo these days. 'There will be no early election called ...' This is a story told by a legal expert. 'Why do you say that?' asked a...

Rajarata was the first kingdom of Sri Lanka. The capital of the first kingdom was Anuradhapura. 1017 Chola King Rajaraja destroyed the kingdom of Anuradhapura and established his kingdom in Polonnaruwa. Then Polonnaruwa became the capital. Later, Rajaraja's son's army...