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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
by S. Indran(November 24, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Dr.T.C.Rajaratnam and his client Douglas Devananda have set the hounds on R Jayadevan, following his recent reply asking several key questions and welcoming their threatened legal recourse. Rathika Murugesu and S.T.A. Pillai, should understand that R Jayadevan is living in a democracy where the rule of law prevails and there are multiple...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
by Dr.T.C.Rajaratnam(November 25, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) I refer to the article written by Mr.Rajasingham Jayadevan on November 24, 2008 which refers to the two articles under the captions of ‘Jayadevan has no Moral Right to Challenge Minister Devananda’ and ‘Do not abuse the Country’s sovereignty’ published in the Sri Lanka Guardian written under two questionable names. Indeed, I do not...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... same breath he gave as a ray of hope by saying ‘but, there is a way out, if you can meet Minister Douglas Devananda and explain him of your position he would be able to help you’. Devananda of EPDP?, my wife said it over, inquisitive to know whether he was referring to the same person. How can he help if there were no flights, I intervened. There are Air force Flights, if the...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
By venturing to answer un-asked questions, the learned lawyer has positioned Douglas Devananda for further scrutiny. Does the ‘tremendous service’ claimed include taking absolute control of the private shipping service to Jaffna following the assassination of Maheswaran'* ' I invite Mr.Jayadevan to Sri Lanka to come as a guest of the Government and see for himself the enormous number...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
By their own admission, political analysts have said that the war can be won but terrorism cannot be eradicated. Several countries are lobbying the Sri Lanka Government for a ceasefire. There will always be a lacuna – an allegation to successive Governments that what the Tamils have got is not enough- the only way out is to appoint Douglas Devananda as the Prime Minister as soon as possible.Douglas...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
For purposes of convenience and clarity I have analyzed the article in defense of Douglas Devananda :1. “The two news items under the captions ‘Pragmatic Political Programme of the EPDP’ and ‘Douglas Devananda: The guardian of the Tamils’ published in the Sri Lanka Guardian prompted me to write this open appeal. The purpose of writing this appeal is to touch on issues that...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
by Dr.Tellipallai C Rajaratnam(November 10, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) It is an honour and privilege to pay tribute to Douglas Devananda on his 52nd Birthday. Hope springs eternal. All it needs is to implement the 13th amendment of the Constitution in the North according to fulfill the aspirations of the Tamils. Douglas Devananda has escaped 13 attempts on his life. Some...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
As a school time friend at Jaffna Central College and having been involved in the political activities in the late 1970’s, I too sincerely extend my birthday greetings to you when you are celebrating your 52nd birthday.Your document titled ‘Pragmatic Political Programme of the EPDP’ gives a fair account of the overall historical circumstances of the conflict in a nutshell, but unfortunately, the stages...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Douglas Devananda hails from an aristocratic family. He has that touch of class. But like all other leaders, his attempt to strive hard to discipline others to respect fellow human beings and inculcate the norms of democracy and human dignity -whether he has succeeded in doing so or whether he will succeed only time can reveal. This may not always be successful as there is a Tamil proverb which the...
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Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Sri Lanka to give pension to all Sri Lankan senior population - report 7:11Nov 29, Colombo: In an unusual move, Sri Lanka is looking into the possibility of initiating a pension scheme to all the senior population in the country.A local newspaper quoting Social Services and Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda stated that the government is seriously considering the implementation of a pension...
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Good Read (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
B. Muralidhar Reddy The demand for truce is a bogey raised every time the LTTE is militarily weakened, says Sri Lanka’s Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda. Douglas Devananda, Social Welfare Minister in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), has clear views on the current military and political situation in Sri Lanka...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
The capture of Pooneryn by the Security Forces was hailed by key Tamil political figures saying that it was somewhat like breaking the backbone of the LTTE. Praising the bold efforts of the Security Forces in taking control of Pooneryn, Jaffna District Parliamentarian and the Eelam People's Democratic Party leader Douglas Devananda said that the capture of Pooneryn was a great victory...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
... These demented verbalizations seek only to subvert democracy. To the contrary, the EPDP and Douglas Devananda represent the best democratic aspirations of the Tamil people, and that is why Subra seeks to denigrate them. The conundrum here is in understanding how the Free Media Movement can pair itself with a media aberration that is freely fascist and moves for blood and damnation.Subra's...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
The Free Media Movement (FMM), an independent Colombo-based media watchdog, in a press release issued Wednesday, accused leader of Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda for threatening Managing Editor of Jaffna Daily Uthayan, and condemned the disruption to the distribution of the paper by the paramilitaries of the EPDP.
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SiberNews (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
The Free Media Movement (FMM), an independent Colombo-based media watchdog, in a press release issued Wednesday, accused leader of Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda for threatening Managing Editor of Jaffna Daily Uthayan, and condemned the disruption to the distribution of the paper by the paramilitaries of the EPDP.
