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Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 10 November 2020 Admiral Prof. Jayanath ColombageForeign SecretarySri Lanka Ministry of Foreign AffairsRepublic BuildingSir Baron Jayathilake MawathaColombo 01Sri Lanka Dear Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage: It was with great admiration that I read the Press Release from your Ministry which said – […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 October 27, 2020The EditorTHE OTTAWA CITIZEN Dear Editor: You asked a very simple question, Can a Tamil Tiger Change his Stripes? This is about Suresh Sriskandaraja, “Waterloo Suresh”, a smart Tamil Tiger, an extremely intelligent Tamil Tiger, a clever Tamil Tiger, who almost hoodwinked the American […]
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Sunday, September 6th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 5 September 2020 Mr. C.V. WigneswaranLeader, TAMIL MAKKAL THERSIYA KUTTANISri Lanka ParliamentKotteSri Lanka Dear Mr. Wigneswaran (Wiggy): What’s going on Wiggy? You have exposed yourself indirectly that you bombed your Grade 8 Ceylon History’ subject and failed it miserably, at Royal College, by giving a helluva-go to usurp the […]
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Saturday, August 29th, 2020
Asoka (Weerasinghe) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 29 August 2020 Mr. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, LL.B (London)Leader of the Tamil National Peoples’ Front (TNPF)Member Parliament for JaffnaParliament of Sri Lanka KotteSri Lanka Dear Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam: Permit me to introduce myself to you, as you might wonder who this guy is, who calls himself Weera-sinha […]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada Mr. C.V.WigneswaranLeader, TAMIL MAKKAL THERSIYA KUTTANISri Lanka Parliament KotteSri Lanka. Re: Observations on your address to Parliament Dear Mr. Wigneswaran: It was with great interest that I read your inaugural speech to Parliament, wanting to know what the new Tamil Political-Man on the Block […]
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Sunday, July 19th, 2020
Asok Weerasinghe Ottawa Your Excellency David McKinnon: Kindly read my response to your Canada Day message to Sri Lankans 19 July 2020Your Excellency David McKinnonHigh Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka33A, 5th LaneColpettyColombo 3Sri Lanka Dear High Commissioner David McKinnon:Re your Canada Day (July 1) Message to Sri Lanka We must stand together and embrace […]
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Thursday, July 9th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada. 7 July 2020Your Excellency David McKinnonHigh Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka33A, 5th LaneColpettyColombo 3Sri Lanka Dear High Commissioner David McKinnon: Re: Your Canada Day Message to Sri Lanka. We must stand together and embrace our diversity as strength.” And […]
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe 2 June 2020 (for Lowell, Nirmal and Chem) Just now a cloud of screaming black ravensflew over Minneapolis, perched on the leafless trellisof branchesof trees at the PowderhornCommunity and shed tears of bloodfrom their paining red eyesand I sighedO my brother GeorgeO my peopleIt was no more a faceless horrorthat got youit was […]
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Friday, May 29th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 28 May 2020 The EditorDIPLOMAT MagazineOttawa, Ontario Dear Ms. Campbell: Re: Visvajit Sriramrajan’s article – Post-War Sri Lanka: Fractured and Unjust forTamils. I am surprised and disturbed that this article so rich with distortions and untruths found space in your valuable […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 17 May 2020Your Worship Bonnie CrombieMayor of MississaugaMississauga Civic Centre300 City Centre DriveMississaugaL5B 3C1Ontario, Dear Mayor Bonnie Crombie: I read with much disappointment your Statement on the Tamil Memorial Day. What was that all about, Mayor. What Tamil Memorial Day are […]
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grover Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 14 April 2020 (Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day) Editor (Letters)THE OTTAWA CITIZENOttawa, On. Dear Editor: So I, as a Sinhalese-Sri Lankan-Canadian finally got it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his approach, to show the world Canada’s arrogant New World Order, clinically and surgically removed Sri […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2020
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 17 January 2020Ms. Meenakshi GangulySouth Asia DirectorHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH350 Fifth Avenue34th FloorNew York, NY 10118-3299USA Dear Ms. Meenakshi Ganguly: What’s this that I read, a nasty bit of news reported by Human Rights Watch from New York which said, Respect for […]
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Monday, January 6th, 2020
Asoka Weearsinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 6 January 2020 Ambassador Hanspeter MockAmbassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka63 Gregory’s RoadColombo 7Sri Lanka Dear Ambassador Hanspeter Mock: Since I wrote you last year, on 29 December 2019, I have been reading the continuation of your Switzerland Saga in Sri […]
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Monday, December 30th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 29 December 2019 Ambassador Hanspeter MockAmbassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka63 Gregory’s RoadColombo 7Sri Lanka Sir: MOCK MOCK” (Asoka Weerasinghe-AW) Who is there?” (Hanspeter Mock -HPM) It’s Hanspeter” (AW) Hanspeter who…?” (HPM) It’s Hanspeter..the diplomat … from the Alps” (AW) Ah..No… […]
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 4 December 2019 Ambassador Hanspeter MockAmbassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka63 Gregory’s Road Colombo 7Sri Lanka Dear Ambassador HansPeter Mock: While your beautiful country is getting ready with mulled wine, Christmas Music, twinkling lights decking almost every tree around the country, […]
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Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe. Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa. Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 14 November 2019 Rt. Hon. Maithripala SirisenaPresident of Sri LankaPresident’s SecretariatGalle FaceColombo 1Sri Lanka. Mr. President: Re: Granting Presidential pardon to 34-year-old Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence for murdering 19-year old Yvonne Johnsson at Rajagiriya’s Royal Park […]
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Saturday, September 21st, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Ottawa-Vanier 17 September 2019 Jag SahotaConservative Candidate for the Calgary-Skyview Riding Campaign for Canada’s Federal election of October 2019, seeking Ananda Wijesinghe’s VOTE.. Hi Jag:I am not in your riding but in the Ottawa-Vanier Constituency. You might ask – Why the heck are you writing to me then? It is a dam good […]
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Monday, July 15th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 11 July 2019 His Excellency David McKinnonCanadian High Commissioner for Sri LankaCanadian High Commission33A 5th LaneColpettyColombo 3Sri Lanka. Dear High Commissioner David McKinnon: Re: Canada distorts the Truth about Tamil Genocide allegations in Sri Lanka I read with hurried interest […]
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Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 1 June 2019 Mayor Patrick Brown, MPP Office of the MayorCity of Brampton2 Wellington Street WestBramptonOntario L6Y 4R2 Your Worship Mayor Patrick Brown: Oops! Did someone shatter your and your City Councillors Moral Code of We are Holier than Thou” when you […]
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 23 May 2019 Mayor Patrick Brown of BramptonCity HallBrampton, Ontario Dear Mayor Patrick Brown: Bravo! and you finally did it. You were stroking the Ontario’s Tamil Tigers faces holding onto their tails, for almost a decade, even when you represented Barrie as a […]
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Friday, May 10th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 10 May 2019 Mayor John ToryCity Hall, 2nd Floor100 Queen Street WToronto, OntarioM5H 2N2 Dear Mayor John Tory: A friend of mine sent me a copy of your Proclamation – Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, May 18, 2019” Sweet Mother of Jesus, is this true […]
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Friday, May 10th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 8 May 2019 Mayor Jim Watson & Councillor Tim Tierney (Beacon Hill)City of Ottawa110 Laurier WestOttawa, OnK1P 1J1 Your Worship Jim Watson & Councillor Tim Tierney: Re: The intention of Tamil Canadians wanting the City of Ottawa to Declare May 18, 2019 as […]
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Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 3 May 2019 Mayor Patrick Brown, MPP Office of the MayorCity of Brampton2 Wellington Street WestBrampton, OntarioL6Y 4R2 Councillors: Rowena Santos, Paul Vicente, Doug Whillans, Michael Palleschi, Jeff Bowman, Martin Medeiros, Charmaine Williams, Pat Fotini, Harkirat Singh, Gurpreet Dhillon Dear Mayor Patrick Brown: […]
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Sunday, March 31st, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent. Gloucester. Ontario .K1J 6G1. Canada 28 March 2019 Chief Minister Hon. Edappadi K. Palaniswami Office of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Veda Nilayam 81/36 Poes Garden Chennai -600 086 Tamil Nadu India. Cc:Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHRC, Geneva Lord Naseby, House of Lords, […]
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Monday, January 21st, 2019
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 20 January 2019 Hon. Tilak Marapana Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha Colombo 1 Sri Lanka Dear Honourable Minister: I was intrigued to read the news item Marapana instructs Lankan diplomats to boost image of […]
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Saturday, December 15th, 2018
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 15 December 2018 MIKE ADLER TORONTO. COM Dear Mike: Re: Tamil Heritage Month launch reflects pain of Sri Lanka’s war. With my ongoing interest in this 30 year long Tamil Eelam War in my Homeland, Sri Lanka, which ended with the last bullet […]
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent Gloucestd,m Ontario. This response to Henry’s (USA) pertinent question to my response to Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon’s meeting with former LTTE terrorists in Mullaitivu, recently. He asks: “Is there a possibility that newspapers in Canada will give due publicity to letters such as yours.” The answer is : Yes Henry. […]
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Monday, December 10th, 2018
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada December 10, 2018 High Commissioner David McKinnon Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka 33A, 5th Lane Colpetty, Colombo 3 Sri Lanka. Dear High Commissioner David McKinnon: I was a bit chafed to see your photo with former LTTE fighters in Mullaitivu in the latest […]
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Monday, November 26th, 2018
Guest Speaker : Asoka Weerasinghe, SLUNA – AGM, Saturday, 24 November 2018, at Advent Lutheran Church, 2800 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario Mr. President of SLUNA, Members of the Executive Committee, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, the Daughters and Sons of my Mother Lanka and Friends of my Mother Lanka; This is the topic: ‘Current UNHRC […]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 7 November 2018 Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario M74 1A1 Dear Hon. Premier Doug Ford: Re: Mr. Vijay Thanigasalam, Conservative MPP for Scarborough-Rouge Park’s Statement at the Ontario Legislative Assembly on 30th October, 2018 (Hansard) on Sri […]
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