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Slumdogs and Revolution

The film Slumdog Millionaire after already having won several international awards has gone on to win no less than eight Oscars. No film, it appears, has ever provoked so sensational an international response as this one. What on earth is all this about? The question arises because on the surface it seems to be no more than an average rags-to-riches …

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LTTE versus Democracy

In my article Lasantha and Democracy in the Island of January 21 I argued that the LTTE is loosing the war because it practices dictatorship while the Government is relatively democratic, which fits in with the fact that in the modern era wars are invariably won by the more democratic side. I argued further that the explanation for what looks …

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why demonise muslims ?

On  11 February 2009 The Morning Leader published a letter by Brian Jansz  of Pannipitiya describing even freedom struggle of Muslims as terrorism.It was a   deliberately misleading letter. Perhaps a  one panted by anti Muslims forces. I sent my response to the Editor,Morning Leader, who responding promptly asked me to forward  my response to the Editor-Sunday Leader. As requested my …

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