Lesser known facts about the impeachment saga
The now concluded impeachment trial of the Chief
Justice (CJ) was remarkable for the ridiculous nature of the
theatrics staged by the defendant and her legal advisors. It also
stood out for the more significant reason of typifying and
demonstrating the key elements of a widely used template devised by
Western intelligence agencies to create unrest in post-colonial
countries. Though the operation failed, they tried.
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Ravi Shankar: ‘The Godfather of World Music’
Ravi Shankar, who died on Wednesday aged 92, was
the world’s most famous sitar player, who popularised classical
Indian music abroad largely through his work with The Beatles’
George Harrison.
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‘CJ has committed blunders unbecoming of an high official’
Our legal fraternity has to realize that the CJ
as the Head of the Judiciary is an employee of the Executive arm of
the government. While her judgments have to conform to laws, her
interpretations of Laws, inclusive of the interpretation of the
Constitution, must be in public interest to promote the programmes
of the government. We cannot forget that it is the government that
is eventually responsible to the people as it has to seek a fresh
mandate at any election under the democratic process. The checks and
balances enshrined in the Constitution are sacrosanct and apply to
CJ as well Reply to SL Gunasekera’s letter to BASL:
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