By Revd. Lakshman Wickremesinghe –
30 years ago today the late Bishop of Kurunegala, the Revd. Lakshman Wickremesinghe, one of Sri Lanka’s finest sons, delivered what turned out to be his final Pastoral Address to his diocese. Because of the continuing relevance of issues raised in that insightful Address we reproduce it today.
Late Bishop of Kurunegala, Revd. Lakshman Wickremesinghe
There are theories and there are facts. Theo- ries vary… The facts however cannot be de- nied. Thousands of Tamils, old and young, and even little children, were assaulted, robbed, killed, bereaved, and made refugees. They saw their homes, possessions, vehicles, shops and factories plundered, burnt or destroyed. These people were humiliated, made to live in fear and rendered helpless…
Wyatt K / September 23, 2013
I like the photos, but it is hard to just cut and past them to the Facebook pages of people who are blocked from access. This is excellent….
@Wyatt K, just post the link in FB, anyone can access now, because it is https , see; https://www.colombotelegraph.com – CT
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C. Wijeyawickrema / September 23, 2013
Why did he say that Chevanayagam was a Tamil Moses? Was he supporting separatism in 1977? Did he oppose caste pollution implemented by the math prof Sundaralingam?
Since he was not a Buddhist he did nit know that Buddhist folks never discriminated against others. It was the Colombo political families who did it
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Burning_Issue / September 23, 2013
Come on Mister, The Buddhist Sinhala voted for the Sinhala Only. Both the Banda/Chelva and Dudly/Chelva pacts shelved because of Buddhist Sinhala revolt. The Buddhist Sinhala enjoyed the Tamil bashing; more the bashing the more they like it! You have the audacity to write what you have written!
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Piranha / September 23, 2013
“…. Buddhist folks never discriminated against others”
Yes, just like the BBS saints. Also, those who murdered, raped, plundered and set fire to tamil homes and businesses were all Sinhala Christians and Veddas.
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cyril / September 23, 2013
Ranil’s uncle and another traitor
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Probono Publico / September 30, 2013
he is not a traitor but a righteous son of mother lanka,while you are loser who clings to racism cyril!
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Bensen Burner / September 23, 2013
Father Lakshman was not only a devout priest but was also one of the most brilliant intellectuals ever produced in Sri Lanka. He was the first to get a first class in political science. His humility was commensurate his achievements and attainments at such an early age. we miss him. Bensen
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crazyoldmansl / September 25, 2013
He was not a sinhala buddhist and that made all the difference. He was quite the aristocrat though and knew very well how to play the caste card when required.His diocese was neatly arranged along caste lines.
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manel fonseka / September 25, 2013
You crazyoldman-sl: “play the caste card”? “diocese…arranged along caste lines”?
This is new to me. Please do elaborate. I knew Fr Lak,as I always called him, from about 1957 & was never aware of this side of him.
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