Comments on: Chanaka at 50

By: Pradeep Jeganathan

Pradeep Jeganathan — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:16:36 +0000

Hey Niggy — Good essay. Moving.
Thank you.

By: Qadri Ismail

Qadri Ismail — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:18:56 +0000

Chanaka, like all of us, couldn’t avoid making mistakes. But on one thing I have no doubt. If he were alive today, he would be a leading voice against the brutal, anti-democratic, war-mongering Rajapakse regime, not one of its accomplices. Even though I am not a liberal, I miss his passionate, articulate, considered contributions to Sri Lankan political discourse.

By: Abey

Abey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:53:24 +0000

Chanaka was humilated and cheated by late SLMC leader Ashroff. During the 1994 General Election, SLMC and LP had election pact,which agreed to allocate National list position to Chanaka. After Ashroff joined the CBK government, he nominated Asitha Perera as MP due to CBK’s pressure. But he promisied to Chanaka, Asitha will be replaced by Chanka within few months. Ashroff never fullfilled his promise to Chanaka. Ashroff even didn’t answer for Chanaka’s phone calls. Frustrated Chanaka, died. He was great man. We lost him.

By: pitumpe

pitumpe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:38:36 +0000

Chanaka’s vehicle crashed in to a Parapet wall in down south and one of his subordinate became as General Secretary of the Party

After a year when I passing the tragic parapet wall on my way to Katharagama, I saw a Man blessing to the Parapet wall which chanaka’s vehicle crashed. Then I asked that man what are doing near the parapet wall?
He replied me that “without this Parapet wall I would not became as General Secretary that is why I am blessing towards this parapet wall”.

By: Crazyoldmansl

Crazyoldmansl — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:36:09 +0000

I remember him as an intelligent and eccentric fellow who did not fear to stand alone. I doubt that he would have even considered following Rajiva to the peace secretariat or Palitha to the UN.

Chanaka was not the kind of fellow who would lend himself to the justification and whitewashing of the genocide of the Sri Lankan Tamil Community or any other.

It is a pity he is not around. I would have liked to see how his perspective played out amongst his peers.

By: j.muthu

j.muthu — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:59 +0000

Srilanka lost some good leaders, he’s one of them.

By: Sri

Sri — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:08:33 +0000

So once upon a time,Mr Rajiv Wijesinghe was a liberal.

Had Chanaka lived he would have beent he Secretary of Peace secratariat or even ambassader of Sri Lanka at Geneva.
Humans are very strange!