Gurudawa

The Batalanda torture chamber was first exposed by ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. Corruption and terror of the 17-year U.N.P. government were revealed by the ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. However, it is said this was done according to Chandrika’s political agenda. When the U.N.P. nominated...

There is a similarity between the 1956 General Election and the 2024 General Election. The UNP, which had ruled the country since 1947, was swept away in the 1956 General Election. The UNP also lost the opposition leadership. For the...

The only local government institution that the JVP has won in the history of local government in Sri Lanka is the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha. The JVP won the Tissa Pradeshiya Sabha in the 2002 LG election. By winning Tissa, the...

The JVP participated in the 1994 general election under the Nation Salvation Front, concerned that voters might recall the party's violent history during the 1988-89 period. At the time, the JVP lacked a strong campaign slogan, as their previous anti-Indian...

‘I even took a break to listen to Anura’s budget. I remembered the budget that NM, presented after forming a coalition government in 1970 as the Finance minister. We were excited to hear that budget. The 1970 government came to...

Swarna Mallawarachchi was Vijaya Kumaranatunga’s first on-screen partner, starring alongside him in his debut film, Hantane Kathawa. Because of this, she was often referred to as Vijaya’s first girlfriend. Before his tragic murder, Swarna acted with him in several films,...

"We washed away the blood of the UNP and removed the dung..." These were the words of Gamini Dissanayake, who had once been expelled from the UNP and went on to form the Eagle Party, officially known as the Democratic...

After his release from prison following the 1971 rebellion, Rohana Wijeweera entered the 1982 presidential election with high hopes. He believed both he and the JVP would secure a significant share of the vote. However, the results were disappointing—Wijeweera received...

“Can the Rajapaksas go to Hambantota now and do politics?” This was the question posed by former State Defense Minister Ranjan Wijeratne in Parliament, silencing then-opposition MP Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mahinda, who had been persistently raising concerns about the disappearance of...

Ranil Wickramasinghe, a rigorous critic of Hambanthota Port, became prime minister in 2015 and, to the surprise of countries such as the USA and some Western states, decided to lease the port to China. Ranil was a well-known pro-American leader....