Letter to the Editor - Jaffna Monitor

Beyond the Rubble of Simple Stories: A New Sri Lankan Consciousness Emerges

Dear Editor, For decades, the story of Sri Lanka has often been told through the distorting lens of reductionism. a complex conflict simplified into binaries of hero versus villain. Narratives were kept in protected silos: a Tamil story of state persecution, a Sinhala story of national defence, and a Muslim story of a community caught in the crossfire. These isolated accounts, while containing truths, perpetuated division. From the rubble of these siloed histories, a more complex and honest co

Letter to the Editor November 2025

Jaffna Monitor

Nov 16, 2025 — 2 min read

Don’t Give Stones to Haters to Throw at You

Dear Editor, When I first came across Jaffna Monitor, I was flabbergasted. Here was something our Tamil community had never seen — a publication unafraid to say what the mainstream Tamil narrative refuses to say, unconcerned about being branded or sidelined. Intrigued and concerned, I reached out through my channels and met your editor, known as Kaniyan Pungundran. I expected a well-funded operation with strong backers. Instead, I met a man who had walked to our meeting, explaining that nearly

Reader's Voice

Oct 16, 2025 — 2 min read