Electoral Reactivation of Provincial Councils
My late friend and comrade Kethesh Loganathan, son of a famous banker and a Georgetown alumnus, noted for being a theoretician of the Marxist-led EPRLF and later the Deputy Head of the Peace Secretariat (SCOPP), was assassinated by the LTTE.
He named his book Lost Opportunities, reflecting his view on the Sri Lankan tragedy.
He saw the key motif of the Sri Lankan tragedy as lost opportunities.
Historical examples include JR's promise of an ethnic Roundtable in 1977, which was only convened in 1984, and the failure of SWRD to immediately enter the B-C Pact after the Sinhala Only act in 1956.
Additionally, Chandrika's failure to implement the B-C Pact or 13A in her first year is cited as another missed opportunity.
The question remains as to when AKD will hold PC elections.
Author's note: Urgent need for electoral reactivation.