Gurudawa

‘It was around the end of 1956. Bandaranaike set off a bomb in our heads…’ Sirimavo said. He came home early that day. I felt that he was in some worry. He told me to put aside my household chores...

Former Nepali Prime Minister Sharma Oli comes from a poor farming family. His mother passed away when he was just four years old. In 1958, his family lost their farmland due to floods, forcing them to abandon their village. It...

‘The President says that if he loses, he will accept defeat and go home and sleep. Should he be allowed to sleep? No. What he need is not the vote but a punch to the face. I tell J.R. that...

After President Premadasa’s assassination, his widow Hema sought the Colombo Central seat, as its longtime organizer Sirisena Cooray had decided not to contest the 1994 general election. At the same time, Ranil Wickremesinghe—having faced humiliating defeats in Biyagama at the...

Harsha says that the government will do what Harshala says. There is no principled disagreement in this case. That is the main issue between the opposition and the government. Since there is no disagreement, no matter who comes out of...

When Mahinda was at his peak after winning the 2010 presidential and general elections, an astrologer made a prediction. That prediction was that Mahinda would, meet his end one day by the hands of a woman. Mahinda was not upset...

In a press conference held before Trump became president, US President Donald Trump called Indian Prime Minister Modi his close friend. ‘Modi is a man who is not afraid of anyone. He is a kingmaker. He is my close friend...’...

Questions Being Asked About the Government: Have the thieves been caught? Has the tax been reduced? Has the IMF agreement been changed? Have they stopped corruption and brought prices down? Have they stopped privatization? When the opposition raised these questions...

Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike did a miracle to pave the way for the Maithri-Ranil government in 2015. Maithri, Ranill and Anura were able to label the Rajapaksas as thieves because of the game the Rajapaksas played to remove Shirani....

‘Sri Lanka's first executive president was J.R. He was the leader of the government as well as executive president. He was also the leader of the UNP, the ruling party that appointed him to the presidency. After J.R. became president,...