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Author: The Silva

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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

OPEN AND SHUT: ANOTHER LETTER TO OUR MAJESTY

Photo courtesy The Daily Beast Your Highness, I am writing to be Informing you that my wife is leaving home today, threatening to be joining the Opposition. Please do not be thinking…

The Silva The Silva on 11/28/2014
Colombo, Diplomacy, International, Politics and Governance, Satire

Letter to Nonis the Chris

Dearest  Mr. Nonis, who is doctor also, It is with the greatest sadness that we are hearing about the assault upon your person by the person who is supposed to be monitoring…

The Silva The Silva on 10/14/201410/14/2014
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Satire

The Silva Elections

Photo courtesy The Daily Beast The news from the Uva side is not good. The vote base of Our Majesty’s government is doing a Jack and Jill – tumbling down the hillside.…

The Silva The Silva on 09/24/2014
Colombo, Satire

Wake up and go to sleep: The tale of the two tweeterings

Photo courtesy Al Jazeera On the Sunday I am suddenly getting up early in the morning. I am getting the tweetering. I am big fan of the tweetering because it is always…

The Silva The Silva on 06/19/2014
Colombo, Fiction / Creative Writing, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith, Satire

A modest proposal for the development of the Buddhisms and Tourisms also

Image via Last time I am writing opened letter. Peoples are reading it and telling me, The Silva, you are writing very intelligent things in support of Our Majesty and his country.…

The Silva The Silva on 06/03/201406/10/2014
Colombo, End of war | 5 years on, Language, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Satire

Opened letter to His Majesty Mahinda Rajapakse the Lord of Sri Lanka and the Universe also

Dear Majesty, My name is Silva. The Silva. I am common man. Very common. So common I am always voting for your Majesty and Your Majesty’s government. However, please be notified that…

The Silva The Silva on 05/03/201405/04/2014

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