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Lasantha Wickrematunge |
Lasantha Wickrematunga was the editor of
the Sunday Leader. He was shot in the
head on the way to work. In many ways he
was the de facto leader of the
opposition, as the political leaders
speaking at his funeral are generally
failures. Lasantha broke stories of
large scale corruption, injustice and
tyranny ranging from the CBK’s Water’s
Edge deal to the sketchy defense
procurement of the Rajapakse brothers.
He basically lambasted everyone in a
country that needs a good lambasting and
handed the opposition quite a few good
plums (that they turned into prunes). He
was thought by many to be too big to
die, but they were wrong. He is dead,
his wife is a widow and his children are
fatherless. The opposition to the war
and tyranny in this country is now
reeling. But at least it is awake. These
are some photos I took during the
funeral procession.
www.indi.ca/2009/01/lasantha-wickremetun
gas-funeral/
86 photos | 1,665 views
items are from 12 Jan 2009.