Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Curious Case Of Jeyakumari


| By Tisaranee Gunasekara
"If they treated us like this for engaging in a demonstration one can imagine the situation in the North. We thought they did something big by finishing the war in our country. Now it looks as if they just killed innocent people" - A Weliweriya resident
(March 16, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)  Jeyakumari Balendran Pictured is often carrying a picture. The enlarged and laminated photograph shows a group of adolescents doing physical-exercises. Ms. Jeyakumari's youngest son, a former child-soldier, is reportedly in the photo; the photo is from a government publication showcasing the regime's rehabilitation programme.