Rivalry Among TNA And Tussle With Devananda Is Death-Knell For Tamil Aspirations
by Pearl Thevanayagam
(May 17, 2014, Bradford UK, Sri Lanka Guardian) Douglas Devananda wins Hands down whichever Party comes to power. His Machiavellian politics transcends mere rhetoric. Having been a comrade of Velupillai Pirabakaran during Eelam struggle in the '70s, he finally had the gumption to side with the governments in power to gain rights and some kind of economic redress for Tamils in North and East.