Talk given by Rajan Hoole at the release of the book, Democracy Stillborn, at Trimmer Hall, Jaffna, on 11 Nov., 2022. The fellow speakers were Devanesan Nesiah, Ahilan Kadirgamar, Swasthika Arulingam and Kirupaimalar Hoole. The meeting was chaired by Mahendran Thiruvarangan First, a message from K. Sritharan, who was with Rajani Thiranagama and Rajan Hoole […]
By Lynn Ockersz The ‘Long Arm of the Law’, Often clumsy and paralyzed, Is dead on target this time around, Brutally bloodying the pleading lass, Her piercing screams of doubling pain, Failing to still that Beast within him, Now fully roused and baying for blood, And his role as protector is now forgot, For, his […]
The late Gomin Dayasri declared he didn’t want to be a President’s Counsel. Appearing on Sirasa Pathikada, the outspoken lawyer said that there was no point in requesting such a title. Dayasri said so during a conversation with the late Bandula Jayasekera, who invited him on several occasions. Dayasri pointed out the absurdity in the […]