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/

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items are from 12 Jan 2009.