charles
charles wijewardena was killed in jaffna on thursday. for a cop ( he was sp jaffna at the time of his death), he was a good guy. i met him a couple of times when he was an asp in trincomalee and i remember him as a soft spoken, mild kinda guy. he had a good reputation in the area, which is saying a lot.
but more to the point he was a part of our growing up. who can forget his unbelievable rugby in the 70's and early 80's? that famous match against the havies at havelock park in 1978 when havies were leading 15 - 3? he helped level the scores at 15 all and on the stroke of full time he put over a 50 meter penalty to win the game for the police.
in sri lanka we continue to kill off all that is good. only the politicians remain. maybe there is a corrupted and converlouted point in all this but right now things seem, again, hopeless and dreadful.
but more to the point he was a part of our growing up. who can forget his unbelievable rugby in the 70's and early 80's? that famous match against the havies at havelock park in 1978 when havies were leading 15 - 3? he helped level the scores at 15 all and on the stroke of full time he put over a 50 meter penalty to win the game for the police.
in sri lanka we continue to kill off all that is good. only the politicians remain. maybe there is a corrupted and converlouted point in all this but right now things seem, again, hopeless and dreadful.
posted by the scribe at 11:52 AM
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