The Void In The Nation’s Heart
“After the war in 2009, society became divided into two. There was hate propaganda on the internet. Sinhalese got together and wanted to boycott Muslims shops… This religious division was used by Sahran to this advantage. He used this to turn people onto his side.” ~
Nilantha Jayawardana, former head of SIS (Lankadeepa – 30.7.2020)
In early November 2019, a 45 year old man in Northwest Sri Lanka sought divine assistance to find a wife. The intermediary was a former labourer who became a godman after his body was invaded by the spirit of a dead monk. Claiming that planetary influences were impeding the supplicant’s path to marriage, he undertook negate these via a magical ritual.
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“After the war in 2009, society became divided into two. There was hate propaganda on the internet. Sinhalese got together and wanted to boycott Muslims shops…This religious division was used by Sahran to this advantage. He used this to turn people onto his side.”
Nilantha Jayawardana, former head of SIS (Lankadeepa – 30.7.2020).
In early November 2019, a 45 year-old man in Northwest Sri Lanka sought divine assistance to find a wife. The intermediary was a former labourer who became a godman after his body was invaded by the spirit of a dead monk. Claiming that planetary influences were impeding the supplicant’s path to marriage, he undertook to negate these via a magical ritual. .
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi
Petitions by sacked members to be taken up in Appeal Court tomorrowView(s):
Protesting against interference in the SLMC, (from left) Dr. Sarath Gamini de Silva, Prof. Lalitha Mendis, Prof. Mohan de Silva, Prof. Colvin Goonaratna, Dr. Nanda Amarasekera, Dr. Harischandra Gambheera and Dr. Srilal de Silva. Pic by Indika Handuwala
The Court of Appeal is due to take up tomorrow (December 14), the two petitions filed by the five members including the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) against their sacking by the Health Minister.
SLMC President Prof. Harendra de Silva and council members, Dr. Sunil Rathnapriya and Dr. Upul Gunasekara, challenged their removal in the Court of Appeal on December 2 and the other two council members, Prof. Narada Warnasuriya and Dr. Pushpitha Ubesiri, on December 7.