A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, June 16, 2017
SATYAGRAHA FOR NEARLY 100 DAYS
Friday, June 16, 2017
Some of the relatives of missing persons engaged in a Satyagraha
campaign for nearly 100 days opposite the Governor’s office in
Trincomalee protesting over the failure by the authorities to provide
information about their loved ones jumped into the sea saying it was
pointless for them to live any longer but they were rescued by another
group engaged in the Satyagraha yesterday morning. The group of
relatives waded into the water and began to hurl abuse against the
government for its failure to heed their request.
But the other group insisted that they should continue living for the sake of their remaining children.
Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Eknelgoda were
among the group which jumped into the sea with the objective of ending
their lives. Some Intelligence officers who were taking video
photographs of the relatives’ association secretary Mrs. Nagendran
Jeyalakshmi alias ‘Asha’ left the scene when she abused them. She said
they objected to outsiders covering the event other than media
personnel.
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