The Columnistz

21/04/2020

And The Deadly Virus – Even The Muslim Corpses Aren’t Spared!
..Gota’s favouritism towards certain ethno-religious groups in Sri Lanka and how the politics of his regime is to shape up wasn’t just left to the above subtle gesture alone, in his inauguration address he made it abundantly obvious, He said:

“We knew right from the beginning that the Sinhala Buddhists of this country will be behind my victory. Although I knew I would be voted in by the Sinhala Buddhists, I expected the Tamils and Muslims to also be part of my victory. But my expectations were not met.”

Analysing the voters in a racial and religious basis set the stage for the politics that is to follow, and today, a mere five months into his presidency, we are seeing Covid-19 crisis, the global pandemic that is raking havoc around the globe, where no human being, regardless of their race, colour, social status is spared, taking a racial tint in Sri Lanka, perhaps the only country, apart from Modi’s fascist India, that is shamelessly looking at the infected on a racial ground. Read More...

On the 18th day of November 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 7th executive President1 of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. This ceremony and his inauguration speech set the stage for what is to come in Sri Lankan politics. This ceremony was staged at an ancient Buddhist temple....

14/04/2020

...Today we are told the face mask should be worn to save us and others from the virus by the media and last year we were told the face cover was a threat to us by the very same media and it shouldn’t be allowed in public. So it keeps worrying that the same human being could act differently depending on the information bombarded...Read More

As I walked through the deserted market towards the police station which was always bustling with people shouting screaming, pushing and shuffling one another. Vehicles rushing madly, horns blurring as it screech past, clogging the air with black poisonous fumes drivers cursing one another

09/04/2020

He also revealed the sad status of the democratic representatives who were chosen by the public through this rotten democratic model to lead them. The MP declared “I don’t need character certificates from anyone here. There are 100 MPs here who hold bar permits, two who are engaged in drug trafficking and one who is engaged in racing and betting. Can we obtain character certificates from such persons?” His statement shows us that the very parliament, the home of the democratic process itself is not fit for the supposed purpose... Read more...

For Sri Lankans, the first quarter of 2020 has almost exclusively been a tale of two viruses that have been unraveling day by day. One is novel and was timely identified as Corona in the early days of the New year. The other infection is, sadly, a widespread one. It is called ‘Corruption’ which ...

04/02/2020

...In recent years Muslim minorities of India and Sri Lanka are facing a similar situation to that of the Jews in Germany. A continuous feel of guilt is imposed on our community to create an atmosphere that would portray our existence as a threat for the nation. And this threat is used as a propaganda tool to gather the people to form a majority in the parliament. No political party in India or Sri Lanka would succeed unless they are able be successfully deceive the nation every single time there is an election. The people see this as the bigger threat, while the resources of the land are sold for a cheap rate to its masters in America, Europe or their agents in the region....Read more

As February 4th dawns upon us, nearly 21 million of Sri Lanka’s inhabitants will be celebrating its 71st independence day once again. A celebration of freedom and independence from colonial rule after nearly four centuries under the Portuguese, Dutch and then the British.

24/01/2020

#ஏமாற்று வித்தை – டபிள்யூ. விஷ்வ குப்தா

ஸ்விஸ் தூதரக சம்பவம், Hit & Run (சம்பிக்க), Crocodiles (ராஜிதவின் 10/11/2019 செய்தியாளர்கள் சந்திப்பு) மற்றும் அண்மையில் ரஞ்சனின் ஒலிப்பதிவு சாகசங்கள் என யாவுமே கடந்த எழுபது ஆண்டுகாலமாக நமது தேசத்தை அழிக்கக் காரணமான அனைத்து ஆட்சிகளும் இயக்கிய “நாடக நிகழ்ச்சிகளிலிருந்து” வேறுபட்டவை அல்ல. Keep Reading in the link...

நவம்பர் 2019இல் நடைபெற்ற ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தலின் உண்மையான பங்குதாரர்களான 12.5 மில்லியன் வாக்காளர்களின் கவனத்தையும், ....

22/01/2020

ரஞ்ஜன் ராமநாயக்கவின் தொலைபேசி உரையாடல் பதிவுகளானது நாட்டின் நிர்வாகத் துறை குப்பையாகியுள்ள நிலையினை மக்களு.....

25/12/2019

"...Terrorism whether waged by informal groups or States hiding behind the cloak of national security is equally deplorable. Extremism and terrorism can best be managed by a holistic approach, focusing on the social and emotional reasons for extremist behaviour, with a human-centred approach. Therefore, confining to an anti-Muslim agenda, in fighting those cancers eating into the fabric of humanity, will not only be a futile exercise, but suicidal too; akin to missing the woods for the trees..." READ MORE in the link 👇👇👇

In hindsight, the barbaric Easter Sunday massacre- Sri Lanka’s equivalent of America’s 9/11, was most unfortunate as it was a preventable tragedy. Compound failures predominantly on the part of the establishment let it happen. Particularly, what makes this tragedy more despicable was that it als...

27/11/2019

"These imposters make pompous claims to be nationalists and pretend to be religious, the goal of which is to deceive their people. Their claim to be nationalists is false, for they pit one community against the other and work against the national interest. Their claim to be pious is false too, for no pious person would ever seek political greatness by standing on the dead bodies and destroyed properties of other communities, as a result of the racism he aroused. " Read More 👇👇👇

It is the greatest of men who take to politics, and they do so due to the fear of being ruled, in their abstention from politics, by those who lack greatness and are below them. That was Plato talking. Greatness of a ruler is not found in him simply being a ruler, but in being able to produce wise l...

18/11/2019

Sri Lankan presidential election 2019 is over. Gotabaya Rajapakshe has won, which has made some people happy, and others unhappy. Happy people believe that everything will be hunky dory from now on, while the Unhappy people believe that hell will break loose. But the truth of the matter is that both...

12/11/2019

Ustadh Rasheed Hajjul Akbar, a prominent Muslim leader who served as the Ameer of Jamath-E-Islami, leading the party for more than 24 years was picked up from his home based on allegations made against him for ‘propagating extremist views’. Unfortunately, Ust. Hajjul Akbar is not the only victim...

30/10/2019

Conflated MMDA Discussion: Nothing but a Convenient Distraction!

https://thecolumnistz.com/2019/10/29/conflated-mmda-discussion-nothing-but-a-convenient-distraction/

Many are often raising the popular slogan of ‘One-Nation-One-Law!’ passionately in their party manifestos and at political rallies these days. Such slogans have mainly gained popularity due to an atmosphere created by the tragic Easter Sunday Attacks and the untimely MMDA debate that ensued as a...

30/10/2019

Easter Sunday Massacre: Calculated Conspiracy Against Muslims

https://thecolumnistz.com/2019/10/24/easter-sunday-massacre-calculated-conspiracy-against-muslims/

Easter Sunday Massacre: Calculated conspiracy Against Muslims; Need of the hour is a Sinhalese leader who could think for the whole country above destructive racist politics

30/10/2019

Six Months On: Easter Tragedy Forgotten, Muslims Demonised & The Culprits Still At Large

https://thecolumnistz.com/2019/10/24/six-months-on-easter-tragedy-forgotten-muslims-demonised-the-culprits-still-at-large/

Six months ago, in the wake of extremely shocking scenes relating to the Easter Sunday massacre, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, called on Sri Lanka’s government to “mercilessly” punish those responsible “because only animals can behave like that”. Both religious and world leaders strongly conde...

30/10/2019

Impact of Western Colonialism and the Celebrations of Independence Day

https://thecolumnistz.com/2019/02/03/impact-of-western-colonialism-and-the-celebrations-of-independence-day/

As February 4th dawns upon us, nearly 21 million of Sri Lanka’s inhabitants will be celebrating its 71st independence day once again. A celebration of freedom and independence from colonial rule after nearly four centuries under the Portuguese, Dutch and then the British.