Comments on: Much Ado about Eastern Democracy? http://www.groundviews.org/2008/06/03/much-ado-about-eastern-democracy/ groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:37:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dayan jayatilleka http://www.groundviews.org/2008/06/03/much-ado-about-eastern-democracy/#comment-2859 dayan jayatilleka Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:46:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=874#comment-2859 Well, I guess Its a choice: either the take inherent in rajeev sritharan's slightly confusing cascade of unremitting negativism or that of sudha ramachandran the last protege of the famous sri lankanologist, the late prof urmila phadnis of the JNU. her most recent piece on sri lanka concludes that the dream of a Tiger homeland is dead, with the military and political changes in the East. Now that seems like a strategic change for the better. Well, I guess Its a choice: either the take inherent in rajeev sritharan’s slightly confusing cascade of unremitting negativism or that of sudha ramachandran the last protege of the famous sri lankanologist, the late prof urmila phadnis of the JNU. her most recent piece on sri lanka concludes that the dream of a Tiger homeland is dead, with the military and political changes in the East. Now that seems like a strategic change for the better.

]]> By: Sarvan http://www.groundviews.org/2008/06/03/much-ado-about-eastern-democracy/#comment-2857 Sarvan Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:35:39 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=874#comment-2857 The problem in Sri Lanka is that there is no democracy. There is a type of rule justifying a mono ethnic Sinhala rule. Even the unilateral constitution of this country is drafted to do this job. In democracy there is freedom of expression. But The Sinhala nation disgraces any one who tries to solve the problem of self rule for Tamils or express freely against the bloody and unwinnable war. The rule is subjugative oriented than participation at ground level. Why was Ranil so disgraced in front of the legislature yesterday ? To make him be silent. Democracy can never come to the East from a bunch of rulers in Colombo who do not value democracy and know to practice it. The problem in Sri Lanka is that there is no democracy. There is a type of rule justifying a mono ethnic Sinhala rule. Even the unilateral constitution of this country is drafted to do this job.

In democracy there is freedom of expression. But The Sinhala nation disgraces any one who tries to solve the problem of self rule for Tamils or express freely against the bloody and unwinnable war. The rule is subjugative oriented than participation at ground level.

Why was Ranil so disgraced in front of the legislature yesterday ? To make him be silent. Democracy can never come to the East from a bunch of rulers in Colombo who do not value democracy and know to practice it.

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