The public has every right to ask difficult questions about the Easter Sunday attacks and demand answers. Most importantly the victims, their families deserve truth, accountability & justice. In this framework media...
LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th May 2026
Before the LTTE turned its guns on the Sri Lankan State, it turned them on Tamils. Yet, even 17 years after LTTE defeat there are attempts to continue to portray LTTE as the “sole...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th May 2026
Former Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila addressed the media after providing a statement to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), outlining a series of claims connected to investigative material arising from the Easter Sunday terror investigations. What...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th May 2026
Calls for reducing or removing Security Forces camps in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province in particular the Jaffna & Wanni security forces, are being promoted as post-conflict normalization, reconciliation, and civilian land release. These...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 6th May 2026
The reported move by the Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka to obtain a statement from Asad Maulana living overseas since 2022, in connection with allegations involving Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay, raises several questions. Media reports...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd May 2026
35 years out of 78 years of independence went into dealing with insurrections and terror against the State of Sri Lanka. This is almost half of Sri Lanka’s independence. While many strife to...
Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st May 2026
On 21 April 2019, suicide bombers linked to the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) attacked 3 churches and 3 hotels, killing 269 people. After seven years, multiple investigations, commission reports, committee findings, and even...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th April 2026
We are in agreement on one point: on 21 April 2019 Zaharan and a team of suicide bombers targeted 3 hotels and 3 churches causing 269 fatalities. PART 1 — ESTABLISHED FACT Zahran...
Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th April 2026
The Cardinal has publicly expressed uncertainty as to why churches were targeted in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. However, this is not an unresolved mystery in terms of established findings. Multiple investigations — including...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd April 2026
Sri Lanka is not being taken over by force. No foreign troops. No invasion. No declaration of surrender. What is happening is far more dangerous. History has shown us that sovereignty was...
Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th April 2026
Since May 2021, a sequence of public statements has attempted to reshape the understanding of the Easter Sunday attacks and promote a new narrative burying a critical factor that may contribute to...
