MERGING OF THIS BLOGSITE

I thank all the readers of this blogsite who have been a source of strength for me to write.
However, for reasons of better administration I am merging this blog with my other blog HARIHARAN'S INTELLIGENCE BLOG available at www.colhariharan.org

I seek your continued support and critical comments on issues I raise in my blogs which will now be available only in HARIHARAN'S INTELLIGENCE BLOG.

Col R Hariharan (Retd.)

Sri Lanka Perspectives - June 2012

By Col R Hariharan

Highlights

•         Indian National Security Advisor Shiv Shankara Menon’s one-day visit triggered media speculation as it came after President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil in the third week of the month.

• Political confrontation between ruling coalition and opposition was triggered after ten goons armed with T-56 rifles, riding motorcycles carried out brazen daylight attack on a JVP meeting in Southern Sri Lanka killing two persons.

• Provincial councils of Eastern, North Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces have been dissolved preparatory to the elections to be held for them in September 2012. The election commission has called for filing of nominations from July 12 to 19; the elections will be held on a Saturday falling on 1st, 8th or 15th September 2012. Opposition parties have castigated the government for not announcing the Northern Provincial Council elections, which are long overdue.