Asoka Weerasinghe  Gloucester . Ontario . Canada January 4, 2023 Letters EditorTHE OTTAWA CITIZEN You said that ‘Canada linked to alleged war horrors… accused of killing innocents in Syria and Iraq. Let’s not white-wash Canada’s indirect involvement in the killings of innocent Sinhalese people in the border villages in North and East of Sri Lanka in the thousands during […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario  . K1J 6G1 . Canada 1 December 2022Rt. Hon. Ranil WickremesinghePresident of Sri LankaPresidential SecretariatGalle Face Center RoadColombo 1Sri Lanka Dear Rt.Hon. President Ranil Wickremesinghe:               Re: Nepotism ‘Machang Diplomats’ at Sri Lanka’s Foreign Missions You have surprised and disappointed me one more time.  I have just […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J G1 Canada 1 September 2022 Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN This is in response to Les Bovell on “Many fear wrongly being called racist”,who is Black and immigrated here in 1969, believes that he was treated well in Canada as a “black” immigrant.   “Lucky You.  Congratulations”, I […]

 Asoka (Weerasinghe) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 25 August 2022 Hon,. Pierre Poilievre MP Conservative Party Leadership Candidate -2022 Dear Pierre. I note that you are galloping to victory to lead the Conservative Party, the Party that put me  through emotional waves of highs and lows when you all dealt […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .K1J 6G1 Canada 25 June 2022 Mr.Patrick BrownMayor of Brampton,Ontario/Candidate for Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.Office of the MayorCity of Brampton2 Wellington Street West.Brampton, OntarioL6Y 4R2 Dear Mayor Patrick Brown: I just received an email about YOU which said, Patrick Brown and the Brampton […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr) Kings Grove .Crescent . Gloucester ,. Ontario . K1J 6G1 13 April 2022 Mayor Patrick Brown MPPOffice of the MayorCity of Brampton2 Wellington Street WestBrampton, OntarioL6Y 4R2 Dear Mayor Patrick Brown: Now that I have gathered through  bylined Tonda Maccharles’s news item in the Toronto Star, Patrick Brown vows in video to […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 15 February 2022 Mr. R. Sampanthan MPPresident, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) 16 (30), Martin Road  Jaffna Sri Lanka Dead Mr. Sampanthan (Sam): the sunday morning of February 3, 2022, bylined Aazam Ameen said,’Sampanthan writes to UNHRC Mission in Geneva saying Sri […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 1 February,  2022 Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of OntarioOffice of the PremierLegislative BuildingQueens ParkToronto, OntarioM74 1A1(Doug.Ford@pc.ola.org)  Dear Premier Doug Ford of the Province of Ontario and your 29 Cabinet Ministers who voted for Bill 104 supporting the Tamil Pox-Hoax Genocide Coalition of Fraudsters. Re: […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1  . Canada, 13 January 2022 Mr. R. Sampanthan , MPPresident, Tamil National Alliance16(30), Martin RoadJaffnaSri Lanka Dear Mr. Sampanthan (Sam): You intrigue me, and here I am writing to you again.  This time to let you hear my thoughts on your down […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent  . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1  . Canada 29 December 2021 Dr.Jehan Perera Executive DirectorNational Peace Council of Sri LankaColomboSri Lanka Dear Jehan Perera: I read the statement by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s to the UN General Assembly which was short and dignified.  Expressing his thoughts by saying that there is […]

by Asoka Weerasinghe  (Introduction) I want to take you back 51 years to present to you an important vignette in Sri Lanka’s military history,  The year was 1942.  Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. Sir. Winston Churchill, in his monumental work on the Second World War referred to an incident that took place somewhere […]

Asoka (Weerasinghe) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G . Canada 16 September 2021 OPEN LETTER to M.A. Sumanthiran MPParliament of Sri Lanka(Sumanthiran_m@Parliament .lk) Dear Mr. Sumanthiran: This is my third OPEN letter to you.  I wanted to know more about you other than just a Tamil MP who has adopted a surrogate Mother in  Madam Michelle Bachelet , […]

Asoka Weerasinghe. Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester  . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 9 September 2021. (Sumanthiran_m@parliament.lk)Parliament of Sri Lanka Dear  Mr. M.A. Sumanthiran: You must be surprised to receive another OPEN LETTER from me in eight days .  Here is the reason. I have come across your name during many, many moons, and have read your Tamil […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Ottawa, Canada (sumanithiran_m@parliament.lk) Dear M.A. Sumanithiran: What is this that I read in a The Island Online – news copy of 27 August 2021, that  ”Sumanithiran wants US as mediator here”    Sweet Mother of Jesus, Oh Great!  Are you Nuts or what, Sumanithiran?”. Shucks…I noticed that the photographer that took your […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . KJ 6G1 Canada 26 April 2021 Mr. Khalid UsmanWard 7 CouncillorCity of Markham101 Town Centre BoulevardMarkham, Ontario, L3R 9W3 cc.  Mayor Frank Scarpitti Dear Councillor Khalid Usman: Re: Tamil Memorial Monument in Markham’s Ward 7. Permit me to address the members of the City of […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .K1J 6G 10 April 2021 Hon. Marc Garneau, PC CC CD MPMinister of Foreign AffairsGovernment of CanadaHouse of CommonsOttawa. Honourable Minister Marc Garneau: Re Canada welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka That statement of yours stymied me, foxed me, googlyed me,  made me […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1  . Canada 1 March 2021 Mr. Indra Mani PandayIndia’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva9 Rue du ValaisGeneva 1202Switzerland Dear Mr. Panday: Re: India  calls upon Sri Lanka to fully implement 13 A to address aspirations of Tamil community/ India signals to […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada. 12 February 2021 Mr. Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State2201 C Street NW, Room 206Washington D.C 209520-2204US. Dear Mr. Blinken: It was with special interest that I read the announcement of 8 February that the U.S. is rejoining the United Nations […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 30 January 2021Madam Michelle BacheletUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsPalais Wilson52 Rue des PaquisCH 1201, GenevaSwitzerland. Dear Madam Bachelet: What is it that I read that the UN Rights Boss calls for Sanctions on some Sri Lanka ex-military? Then […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]