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

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Tzar of the working class celebrates 65 years in the CMU


article_imageFebruary 2, 2013
A gathering at the May Wickremasuriya hall at the CMU where Comrade Bala Tampoe addressed the membership.

Comrade Bala Tampoe gestures to drive a point as he mesmerizes the gathering in his signature stylethe vernacular

by Maheen Senanayake

Given a platform to mark his 65th year of service to the CMU, veteran trade unionist Bala Tampoe of Friday used the no frills occasion to trace the progress of the union rather than his own.