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By Sureka Nilmini Illangakoon
May 9 attacks:
On May 9, 2022, Gampaha district MP Sahan Pradeep Vithana was in a hurry to leave for the farewell event held for former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. According to the MP, he visited Rajapaksa and left early as he was to visit the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy on the occasion of his wedding anniversary. “It was only when we left the Sri Dalada Maligawa...
The exact damage caused by the violence that swept across the country on May 9 remains unknown. On that day, properties of over 70 public representatives linked to the Government were attacked and destroyed. Many feel this incident should never have taken place. Recalling the day’s events, Puttalam district MP Piyankara Jayaratne talks about how his residence in Madampe...
Changes in a country’s political culture is inevitable. However, these changes are only important if it is beneficial to the society at large. May 9, 2022 was a day that changed the country’s political culture. The day’s events resulted in over 70 public representatives of the Government becoming victims of a spate of violence that spread across the country. Among them...
To many of those who were affected on May 9, 2022 is full of disturbing and unfortunate memories. The day’s incidents were reminiscent of the country’s once violent past. Anuradhapura district MP S.M Chandrasena is yet another victim of the violence that spread across Sri Lanka on that day.
Chandrasena admits he was present at Temple Trees on May 9, to bid farewell to the...
May 9 terror:
It can be said May 9 2022 was a dark day in Sri Lanka’s history. Among the politicians affected by the events of violence on the day was Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Kalutara district MP and State Minister of Social Empowerment Anupa Pasqual.
Attending the farewell event held for former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on the day, Pasqual denies he had any...
By Sureka Nilmini Illangakoon
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Colombo district MP Jagath Kumara says he visited Temple Trees on May 9, 2022 after receiving...
The fateful May 9, 2022, will go down in history as a dark day in this country’s political history. The reputation of the country...
The incidents of violence that took place in Sri Lanka on that fateful May 9 evoked the memories of a much darker time period in...