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Author: Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe

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Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, War Crimes

The Presidential Election: A Diabolical Deception!

This up-coming presidential election would be comical, if not for the fact that it is deceptively diabolical. The contention between incumbent president Mahinda Rajapakse and retired General Sarath Fonseka and the arguments…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 12/18/200912/14/2009
Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The up-coming Presidential election and the aspirations of the people

It would be fair to say that the vast majority of the people aspire for a life with peace, dignity, security, democratic freedom and prosperity. They aspire for an open, honest, efficient…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 12/04/200912/02/2009
Colombo, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Vavuniya

The fate of Internally Detained Persons and the future of freedom and democracy

There is much  controversy over the fate of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), whom I wish to refer as internally detained persons. In essence, this controversy revolves around the nature of the…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 11/30/2009
Colombo, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

The Case of Tissainayagam: Who is on Trial?

J.S. Tissainayagam, who had been under detention since March 7- 2009, was convicted on all three charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act  (PTA) on August 31- 2009 by the High Court…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 11/03/200910/27/2009
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Liquidation of the Liberation Tigers of Thamil Eelam (LTTE): Lessons Paid In Blood!

Introduction: The killing of the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Velupillai Pirapaharan, has brought an end to a stage in the development of the Tamil National Liberation Struggle….

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 11/02/2009
Colombo, Post-War, Religion and faith

In Defense of Buddhism

I feel that there is a pressing need to rise to the defense of Buddhism. This is because Buddhism is being degraded and exploited  as a reactionary political ideology by a grade…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 10/30/200910/27/2009
Peace and Conflict

The Present Political Conjuncture: Fatal Delusions, Momentous Challenges and Historic Opportunities

Politics of Supremacy: This article is addressed to the broad revolutionary-democratic platform that shared a minimum, common, transitional  principle and policy towards the Tamil national liberation struggle, in an effort to orient…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 10/28/200910/27/2009

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