But after rereading the extremely sensible and topical article “Remembering Richard: And the Silence that Empowers Those in Pursuit of Power” . I came to know his mother, Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu, and her plight, when she came to Geneva seeking justice (not revenge) before the UN Commission on Human Rights in 1990. It was titled “A Manifesto for an Alternative Society.” There was nothing subversive in this article, except his alternative vision. Nothing SubversiveThere was no indication, in this article, that Richard was supporting the JVP or its violence. Let me quote the first two paragraphs of the Country Report of the Human Rights Watch for the year 1990 to summarise the situation.

Source: The Nation March 22, 2021 00:00 UTC