Gurudawa

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend…” It was after reading this principle in Niccolò Machiavelli’s book “The Prince” that J.R. Jayewardene decided to release Rohana Wijeweera from prison. Had J.R. not freed Wijeweera, a youth uprising against him...

“Do you know that when the JVP bombed Parliament, the then National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali almost lost his life?” This question was posed by a senior veteran journalist who had covered parliamentary affairs during President J.R.’s era, speaking to...

“It’s all because of Trump…”“The country was being run so well…”“What can the government really do?”“During Gotabaya’s time, fuel ran out because of external forces. Now fuel is running out because of the war…”“There’s no point blaming Anura. It’s Trump...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa became President after Donald Trump became President of the United States.Donald Trump became President for the second time after Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President. Donald Trump is a very unfortunate leader. During his first term in office he...

“A CIA Trap to Capture the Youth…” This was the headline of the ‘Aththa’ newspaper published by the Sri Lanka Communist Party. The headline claimed that Rohana Wijeweera, under the direction of the CIA, had formed a party called the...

The name Suresh Sale became widely known across the country in 2016, during the Yahapalana government of Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe. At the time, Sale was serving as Director of Military Intelligence. He had originally been appointed to that...

J.R. was a cricketer. He served as chairman of the Cricket Board in 1952. As soon as he became the president, he wanted to elevate the game of cricket. He entrusted that task not to Ranil, but to his Mahaweli...

“What would Sri Lanka look like today if the Aragalaya had never happened?” This is a question a foreign embassy official asked a journalist. “Then the Rajapaksas would be preparing Namal for 2029…,”The journalist replied without hesitation. The final chapter...

“Stripped with Thieves…”“Thieves and Lies…”“Mugged Character…”“A New Thief Wanted…”“Nothing Without Thieves…” This was the wave of popular stage dramas that emerged in Sri Lanka after the 2015 Presidential Election. The reason was simple: “catching thieves” had become the most popular...

“Why did you keep Shiva Pasupathi in place, Sir? Wasn’t he Sirimavo’s man…?” This was how ministers within J. R. Jayewardene’s Cabinet questioned his decision to retain Shiva Pasupathi as Attorney General—a post to which he had been appointed by...