Lankadeepa journalist launches book on ethnic conflict

Sunday Lankadeepa journalist Ranjith Ananda Jayasinghe presented a book authored by him on the ethnic conflict to President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently.

The publication has been released in view of World Literacy Day that fell on September 8.

Ranjith Ananda Jayasinghe presenting his book ‘Bedumvadaye Gamanmaga’ to President Mahinda Rajapaksa

The attempts made by political leaders to resolve the ethnic conflict and the comments in the Soulbury Commission on the ethnic issue have been brought under closer review in the publication.

The Nehru – Kotelawala agreement between former Premier Sir John Kotelawala, and Indian Prime Minister Shri Nehru, the Bandaranaike –Chelvanayakam pact, the Sirima-Shasthri pact, the Dudley- Chelvanayakam pact, the 1987 peace accord signed by former President J.R.Jayewardene and former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi and the Ceasefire Agreement are among the documents reviewed. Bradman Weerakoon, former secretary to the Prime Minister has written the foreword of the book which would also be useful for those closely studying the ethnic issue and for students of political science.