D. B. S. Jeyaraj

The Abduction and Killing of Human Rights Activist and Lawyer K.Kanthasamy by the EROS 35 Years ago.

The Political struggle of the Sri Lankan Tamils to have their grievances redressed and lost rights restored has brought forth many “quiet” heroes. I say quiet because these persons never sought ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

“Operation Fonny”: Shameful Arrest of Ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka by the Army he had Commanded.

Sri Lanka’s one and only Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka is very much in the news lately. The Gampaha district MP and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) chairman launched a “People’s Revolution”protest ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

“Sri Lanka Thaayae”: How the National Anthem Written by Ananda Samarakoon was Translated into Tamil by “Pundit” M. Nallathamby with Government Approval.

Sri Lanka celebrated seventy-seven years of gaining independence from British rule last Tuesday(Feb 4).The occasion was of historic importance as it was the first Independence day under the presidency ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Sri Lanka’s first,last and only North -Eastern Province Chief Minister A. Varatharaja Perumal Embarks on Political Project to Boost Provincial Councils.

The provincial councils scheme , implemented since 1988, has seen a number of chief ministers being elected by the various provincial councils over the years. Although the norm has been for each ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

People’s Tribunal Headed by Justice De Kretzer Condemns Police in Jaffna for Excesses at the IATR World Tamil Research Conference on 10 January 1974.

Fifty years ago in January 1974, the International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) held the fourth World Tamil research conference in Jaffna. Violence was unleashed against Tamil civilians ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

The March 1965 Elections , Signing of the Dudley-Chelva Pact and the Formation of the “Hath Haula” National Govt

The Parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 was an important turning point in the post-independence history of Sri Lanka known as Ceylon then. It was this election held sixty years ago that led ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Zahran Hashim Alias ”Al Ubaida” was the Linchpin in 2019 Easter Bombings.

Distressful memories of the Easter Sunday suicide killer bombings of Churches and Hotels on 21 April 2019 were revived for many this week when the British TV Channel 4 aired a documentary in its ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Beginning of “Black July “; 15 July Meesalai Army Attack and 23 July Thinnavely LTTE Ambush.

The first part of this article titled “Black July; Anatomy of an Anti-Tamil Pogrom” was a brief overview of the horrific anti-Tamil violence that engulfed the Sri Lankan nation in July 1983. The ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

Politicization of the Military,Rajapaksa Family’s Divisive Politics and the Sarath Fonseka- Jagath Jayasuriya Feud

The United Lingdom (UK) has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans allegedly responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations committed during the war between the Sri Lankan armed forces and ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

How Tiger “Col” Kittu Lost a Leg when a Bomb was Thrown at him in Jaffna.

Former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) Jaffna district commander Sathasivamillai Krishnakumar alias “Col”Kittu was regarded as the uncrowned king of Jaffna in the mid-eighties of the twentieth ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

“Siva Senai”(Siva’s Army) Leader Sachithananthan Weakens Tamil Nationalism Further by Widening the Hindu-Christian Divide.

Current media coverage in Sri Lanka is heavily focused on the forthcoming Presidential elections. Though officially not announced yet, it seems a foregone conclusion that the presidential poll would ...
D. B. S. Jeyaraj

“Brigadier” Balraj was the finest military commander the tigers ever had. Balraj’s military skills were appreciated even by his opponents in the Sri Lankan Army..

Former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy military chief Kandiah Balasegaran alias ‘Brigadier’ Balraj is regarded as the finest military commander the tigers ever had. Balraj was a much ...