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C.V. Wigneswaran

Justice C.V. Wigneswaran, PC is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, judge, politician and Member of Parliament.

    October 9, 2026
    History/Human Rights/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka’s Forgotten Clerical Toll: 724 Buddhist Monks and Clerics Killed

    During Sri Lanka’s second JVP insurrection, 41 Buddhist monks and two Catholic priests were reportedly killed by the JVP’s armed wing, while government security forces and paramilitary groups were blamed for the

    Editorials

    Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize and the Unfinished Struggle for Justice

    Navi Pillay’s 2026 Nobel Peace Prize celebrates a lifetime of challenging impunity and defending human dignity. Yet her legacy also raises difficult questions about accountability, political power and the credibility of international institutions, reminding the world that peace requires more

    October 9, 2026

    Mercedes Workers’ Leader Warns Cost-Cutting Threats Risk Undermining Trust

    Business

    Mercedes-Benz workers’ representative Ergun Lümali has warned that threats of factory closures and demands for employee concessions risk damaging trust between management and the

    BaFin Fines Volkswagen €1.2 Million Over Financial Disclosure Breach

    Business

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    Sri Lanka: Open Letter to The – The Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros

    February 10, 2023
    Columns

    My humble salutations to the most Venerable Mahanayake Theros! Self Introduction My early life had been in Kurunegala and Anuradhapura. I used to spend considerable time within the precincts of the Mahabodhi

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    Sri Lanka: To be or not to be an Et tu Brute

    December 20, 2022
    Columns/Politics

    The division among Tamil Politicians is not a strange phenomenon. Their keen intellect and selfish motivations keep them always divided. They air many varied views. For example, many think Ranil is a

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    Sri Lanka: Deconstructing Sinhala Psyche

    December 3, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Sarath Weerasekera M.P. has said that I lived 65 years among the Sinhalese but I’m now saying Sinhalese cannot live in the North. He has also said that the Tamils should not

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    Sri Lanka: Ramifications of Constitutionalism

    November 18, 2022
    Columns/Politics

    The Sri Lankan Tamils of the North and East have been urging for the recognition of their traditional homelands from almost the time of Independence. During the grant of Independence, the Tamils

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    From Dravida Nadu to Eelam: Myths Vs Facts

    October 28, 2022
    Culture/History

    OPEN FOR DEBATE A friend of mine sent a copy of the article by Journalist Shenali D Waduge by email. I read same. I think I had met her when I was

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    Sri Lanka: Political Prescription to 22A

    October 21, 2022
    Columns/Politics

    Following article is based on the speech made by the author at the parliament during the second reading of Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill It was expected that this Bill would

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    We must learn lessons from history

    September 4, 2022
    Columns/Politics

    I represent the Jaffna Electorate not the Colombo Electorate. The problems of the North and East are different from those of the South. This Country consists of two Nations. – the Tamil

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    Sri Lanka: Costs of Sinhala Hegemony

    September 2, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    The Government should have reduced expenditure at a time of severe economic crisis that we undergo presently rather than raising it further while the public suffers from high inflation rates. If benefits

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    Sri Lanka: Our Meeting with President and His Promises

    August 14, 2022
    Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

    At the invitation of the President, I met his Excellency along with our Party senior member Mr. S. Selvendra at 4.30 PM on 10th August 2022 at the Presidential Secretariat. The Prime

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