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, September 13, 2015

How to progress on the National Question

Tricky but potentially productive prospects ahead


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by Kumar David-

Today’s papers (Sept.13) will see a surfeit of gossip on who’s who and horse trading re ministerial appointments. Their number has turned ‘good-governance’ into a term of derision, but Sirisen and Ranil (S&R) have thickened their hide after the elections. Repeated flops in the courts, Avant Garde the most recent, confirms the incompetence of the CID and the AG’s Department and aggravates worries about the state machine (and S&R?) conniving with the old-time crooked leaders.