D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Sri Lanka’s first,last and only North -Eastern Province Chief Minister A. Varatharaja Perumal Embarks on Political Project to Boost Provincial Councils.

The provincial councils scheme , implemented since 1988, has seen a number of chief ministers being elected by the various provincial councils over the years. Although the norm has been for each ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

The Abduction and Killing of Human Rights Activist and Lawyer K.Kanthasamy by the EROS 35 Years ago.

The Political struggle of the Sri Lankan Tamils to have their grievances redressed and lost rights restored has brought forth many “quiet” heroes. I say quiet because these persons never sought ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Beginning of “Black July “; 15 July Meesalai Army Attack and 23 July Thinnavely LTTE Ambush.

The first part of this article titled “Black July; Anatomy of an Anti-Tamil Pogrom” was a brief overview of the horrific anti-Tamil violence that engulfed the Sri Lankan nation in July 1983. The ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had failed to submit even a single document to establish that he had properly exercised his discretion in Granting a Pardon to Duminda Silva

This question arises in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court holding that the pardon granted in 2021 by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to his political ally, Duminda Silva violated ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Memories of Interacting with Upali Wijewardene as a Journalist.

Today (Feb 17) is the birthday of Sri Lanka’s popular business magnate Philip Upali Wijewardene. If Upali Wijewardene were among the living now, he would have celebrated his 86th birthday this year.
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

The March 1965 Elections , Signing of the Dudley-Chelva Pact and the Formation of the “Hath Haula” National Govt

The Parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 was an important turning point in the post-independence history of Sri Lanka known as Ceylon then. It was this election held sixty years ago that led ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Legendary Muslim Congress Leader MHM Ashraff and the Course of Muslim Politics.

Commemorative Article Denoting 25th death anniversary of Muslim Congress leader MHM Ashraff on 16 September. Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, known to all MHM Ashraff was one of the brightest stars ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

From “Namo Namo” to “Sri Lanka Matha”: How Lanka’s National Anthem was Amended Due to Superstition.

Sri Lanka is experiencing a tremendous economic crisis. Several knowledgeable persons describe the current period as the worst ever phase in the Island nation’s post-Independence history. Many acts of ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

“Operation Fonny”: Shameful Arrest of Ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka by the Army he had Commanded.

Sri Lanka’s one and only Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka is very much in the news lately. The Gampaha district MP and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) chairman launched a “People’s Revolution”protest ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Sri Lanka’s Finest Foreign Minister and Multi-faceted Personality Lakshman Kadirgamar’s Spiritual Dimension.

Former Sri Lankan Foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was killed on 12 August 2005 by a sniper of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) concealed in the house of an unsuspecting neighbour.
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

SJV Chelvanayakam and the Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi(ITAK)/Federal Party(FP).

The Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi(ITAK) known in English as the Federal Party will celebrate its 75th Birthday in December this year. The premier political party of the Sri Lankan Tamil people known as ...
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B.Saroja Devi: Sparkling Actress Hailed as the “Kannadathup Painkili” (Kannada Parrot) was also Praised as the “Abhinaya Saraswathi” (Goddess of Expression)

Tamil cinema fans like this writer who grew up on a diet of Tamil movies were deeply saddened when veteran South Indian actress B. Saroja Devi passed away some days ago on 14 July 2025. The ...