The death of former Minister Nandana Gunathilaka has ripped the veneer off the "clean politics" image currently being projected by the present government and the leadership of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), bringing a dark and gruesome reality back into the public discourse. A note left by Mr. Gunathilaka, once a prominent figure and a former presidential candidate for the JVP, claims that his life was being hunted by "Killing Squads" allegedly operated by a group including JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva.

The Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led government, reportedly unsettled by the rapidly escalating anarchy and public dissent following its recent ascension to power, has launched a campaign to suppress the rising young voices within the opposition.f

In a move set to reshape the country's political landscape, the youth leadership of Sri Lanka’s two main democratic forces is preparing to establish a unified front against the arbitrary rule of the NPP (National People's Power) government, which they claim is imperiling the nation's democracy and darkening the future of the younger generation.

The death of former Minister Nandana Gunathilaka has ripped the veneer off the "clean politics" image currently being projected by the present government and the leadership of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), bringing a dark and gruesome reality back into the public discourse. A note left by Mr. Gunathilaka, once a prominent figure and a former presidential candidate for the JVP, claims that his life was being hunted by "Killing Squads" allegedly operated by a group including JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva.