By Fred Sherwin Courtesy The Eastender  Nov. 22 Gloucester’s most prolific poet still going strong at 80 He’s published 19 collections containing more than 400 poems including his most recent offering POEMS: Pilgrimage to Discover Dylan Thomas”, a literary tribute to his favourite poet containing poems written and lovingly cared for over more than half […]

Asoka Weerasinghe  Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 9 November 2015 OPEN LETTER TO Ariyanetthiran, former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP from the Eastern District of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Dear P. Ariyanetthiran: I just happen to read the news item in the New INDIAN EXPRESS of November 5, 2015, posted […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 15 August 2015 Mr. Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100, Kanata, ON K2M 1P6 IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS LETTER ON THE TAMIL TIGERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS IN CANADA Dear Jack: My Sri Lankan-Canadian friend Visita Leelaratna briefed me of […]

Asoka Weerasinghe OPEN LETTER to Members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) – Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi Headquartered in Jaffna, Sri Lanka Ladies and Gentlemen of TNA I read with interest your Parliamentary Election, Manifesto of 2015, and have taken  the liberty to forward you a letter sent to you all a few years ago, which […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 27 May 2015 Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs Government of Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dear Minister Samaraweera; I read in Tamil Diplomat of May 24, a head line Sri Lanka to Organise a Diaspora Festival: Says Foreign Minister […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 18 May 2015 Dear Don Suraweera: To continue with my response of 13th May to your Hello Friends: I just wanted to let you know about a great event that is organized in relation to reconciliation or ask forgiveness from the Tamil […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 6 May 2015 Honourable Maithripala Sirisena President of Sri Lanka President’s Secretariat Galle Face Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Dear Honourable President Maithripala Sirisena: I felt somewhat assured that you will be an honest caretaker of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 12 April 2015 Mr. Gaurav Ahluwalia First Secretary (Political) & Head of Chancery High Commission of India in Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Dear Mr. Ahluwalia: What’s all this eye-wash by you on behalf of your country India, when you said I am constrained […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario.  Canada Good Friday, 2015 Sri Lanka’s My3 Palanaya Bilingual Policy – A Warning Responding to Douglas’ Comments & Questions Dear Douglas: I was pleased that you read my letter of concern to President Maithripala Sirisena of 30 March, 2015.  It was written from my heart the […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario  . Canada 28 March 2015 Your Excellency  Maithripala Sirisena President of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Galle Face Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Copy to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Your Excellency: Sri Lanka’s  My3 palanaya Bilingual Policy – A Warning […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada 23 March 2015 Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Lanka Colombo 1 Sri Lanka.   Dear Minister: It was exasperating to read the news in Adaderana of 19th March which said: Sri Lanka’s new government […]

Every Sri Lankan [Tamil and Sinhala] should read this and pass it on to others……………. Dear Members of the TNA, I was livid to read what P.K. Balachandra had reported of your concerns about the Sinhalese influx into North Lanka ”.  Let’s get this crystal clear to all you shadows of the late Velupillai Prabhakaran, […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 12 January 2015 Hon. Jason Kenney, MP., PC Minister of Employment & Social Development & Multiculturtalism House of Commons, Ottawa Dear Jason Kenney: Thank you for forwarding John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affair’s statement of congratulations on a Sri Lanka’s Successful Presidential Elections.   That was magnanimous […]