MDMK protest against broadcasting President’s Interview
MDMK cadres on Monday staged an agitation in front of the office of a private TV news channel in Chennai, which is scheduled to broadcast...
TNA decides to back common opposition Presidential candidate
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has decided to back common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the next presidential election. TNA leader R. Sampanthan made the announcement...
UN chief calls for ‘peaceful and credible’ election
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has conveyed his “strong expectation” that the Government of Sri Lanka will ensure “the peaceful and credible conduct” of its...
Salman Khan Campaigns for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Upsets Tamil Parties
Actor Salman Khan has earned the ire of political parties in Tamil Nadu for agreeing to campaign for Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in elections...
Sri Lanka: An election that India needs to watch
Any nation-wide election in the neighbourhood is a treat and/or threat for India not to miss watching even otherwise. Advanced presidential polls in Sri Lanka,...
Postwar Sri Lanka’s Awkward Peace
Two men were riding the train known as the Queen of Jaffna as it rattled through the haunted battlegrounds of Sri Lanka’s civil war. One...
Commonwealth to observe election
Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of Guyana, will lead the Observer Group, which follows a formal invitation from Sri Lanka’s Commissioner of Elections, Mahinda Deshapriya. Commonwealth...