Ranjitham Gunaratnam didnt give his life.. He paid with his life for the lives he took. Being one of Wijeweera’s inner circle and politbureau member did he not sanction the killings of all those who violated their almost daily hartals? Someone needs to take responsibility for that orgy of violence against decent, honest and consciencious Sri Lankans who’s only crime was to carry out their duties to their contry and turn up at work.

Somawansa, the only one left of that commitee of executioners should be made to answer for these crimes. He is getting far too easy a ride. Why is no one questioning his role in ordering the executions of thousans (6000 by his own admission) of our countrymen?

Mark my words. This thing is going to kick off again. Economic collapse, reversals against the LTTE, A third JVP insurrection are all on the cards for Sri Lanka in the very near future. MR will have to make some serious compromises and deft manoevers to keep this country afloat. The question is, does he have the statesmanship for it?

Even the Khmer Rouge sincerely believed they were creating a just society for all Cambodians. They were not crooks like the Lon Nol govt that preceded them but in the end they succeeded in doing more harm to Cambodia than Lon Nol, the Americans and the Vietnamese put together. One third of Cambodia’s population perished in the 4 years of Khmer Rouge rule. Their idealogical naivity, intense paranoia where they saw a conspiracy in almost everything, and even Theravada Buddhism are all said to have played a role in this tragedy.

These same qualities are present in the JVP too. Their wish to impose their idealogy on the entire population. Their idealigical naivety and paranoia where they believe the Burgoise, India, America, Norway, NGOs, LTTE, Tamils are all conspiring to destroy Sri Lanka. They may not be as corrupt – yet. But they are capable of harming Sri Lanka in a way that neither the SLFP, UNP or the LTTE would ever be able to.

I don’t agree with JVP politics of either Somawansa or Weerawansa faction, but admire the Gunaratnam brothers for not joining the racist LTTE, but instead choosing to fight for a society they believed would be just for all Sri Lankans.

You need to dig up some information on this Premkumar Gunaratnam (Alias Kumar or PG) the purpoted Grand puppeteer of the JVP. He spent some time in Bogambara Prison around 88 then dissapeared off the radar. Seems like he re-surfaced intact in Australia! Turns out he is now a “Doctor” although he studied engineering at Peradeniya before the revolution got in the way. I am sure there is a fascinating story behind this Tamil head of the ultra anti-Tamil political organisation which we know so little about.

Various strategies were deviced to overcome this problem as a result of which knowingly or unknowingly they revolved around strategies of ‘muddling the pool’ and creating poverty, confusion, chaos and carnage holding two succesive governments to ransom thanks to the number of parliamentary seats they got thanks to some of the illconceived constitutional provisions of JRJ. Now it is a “catch 22″ for the JVP, the governments in power.

The only principle on which the current government, the JVP, JHU etc. thriving at present is the “pro Sinhala Budhist and Anti Tamil” war cry that has kept them going for a while. No army marches on empty stoamach. It has come to that level. Weerawansa undoubtedly has oratorial talent and a crowd-puller and deserves a better place only if he can use those talents on good things. Alas, he is not built that way. He was evidently corrupted by much more mundane things that affected the so called regimental party disciplines. It was obvious for quite sometime that he was more than testing the patience of party big-wigs and this is the pay-back time not only for WW, but also for the entire JVP and in the process dragging the Rajapakses who were manupulating them.

JVP is one of the party that recon the right of minorities specially rights of Tamils.

I was a tamil studied in a university in south. I was impressed by the JVP campain and even I voted for them in 98/99 election.

JVP was not a racist party at that time. Tilvin Silva was a racist from the begining, but he was not exposed at that time.

Wimal was the target by Tilvin. Somawansa was equally racist and thinks that himself as an idologist. He was influenced by Tilvin.

Wimal was the vote gun for the JVP. Without him, in my opinion JVP is just a junk group. Wimal knows how to admire people / talks in a debate. Tilvin and Somawansa are just flying in dreams that they have the power in SL. They think they can play well.

Wimal will now, most probably promote PNM or else just to surrender to Somawansa. Soma wants to be the next president in SL. Note it down if Wimal is not there he/JVP can get only less than 5-6% of vote in South.

Now the only happy guys in south will be the JHU group.