Presidential Election 2015 & The Tamil Voter: We Need Change For Democracy
[Militarised Jaffna, the Tamil heartland]
by Sivamohan Sumathy-31/12/2014
What is striking about the 2015 elections? It is the upsurge in the call for democracy and the call to put an end to aggression, arbitrary actions. Significantly, it has opened up spaces for the minority community, the minority voter, to once again find a voice within the politics of the state.
There is a resounding call for democracy today. A very clear message has been sent to the powers that be that one cannot be arrogant about power and resistance will always emerge from some quarter. The space for democracy has widened. People are speaking openly, acting openly, and giving voice to their aspirations.
Presidential Election 2015 & the Tamil Voter We Need Change for Democracy by Thavam Ratna
[Militarised Jaffna, the Tamil heartland]
by Sivamohan Sumathy-31/12/2014
What is striking about the 2015 elections? It is the upsurge in the call for democracy and the call to put an end to aggression, arbitrary actions. Significantly, it has opened up spaces for the minority community, the minority voter, to once again find a voice within the politics of the state.
There is a resounding call for democracy today. A very clear message has been sent to the powers that be that one cannot be arrogant about power and resistance will always emerge from some quarter. The space for democracy has widened. People are speaking openly, acting openly, and giving voice to their aspirations.
Presidential Election 2015 & the Tamil Voter We Need Change for Democracy by Thavam Ratna
Presidential Election 2015 & the Tamil Voter We Need Change for Democracy by Thavam Ratna
