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Tribute to a veteran journalist
Glorious days with Ajith Samaranayake
My good friend for nearly three decades, the
affable Ajith Samaranayake is no more. Much was written about this
great and brave journalist during the past three days following his
untimely demise last Wednesday. A week before his death (exactly)
the previous Wednesday was the last time I met him at the Sunday
Observer Sports Desk. We met twice on that day. I shall come to
those details later in this tribute.
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Prabhakaran's All India Bar Association
An organisation, identifying itself as the 'All
India Bar Association', recently issued a statement requesting the
Indian Government to intervene in Sri Lanka's crisis and prevent the
killing of ethnic Tamils by the Sri Lankan Government. I for a
moment was rattled and then gained my composure, as even my fading
memory could not trick me into believing that their so called, self
styled, Bar Association was the equivalent of our own Bar
Association.
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A week such eventful...
This week will be crucial in shaping the
country's troubled peace process. The events lined up for the week
is so vital that, they will, undoubtedly, determine the direction of
the peace process.
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