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Mainstream, Vol 64 No 12, May 1, 2026

Sri Lanka: Federalism and Paths to Constitutional Reform | S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Memorial Oration by G. L. Peiris

Friday 1 May 2026

Delivering the S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Memorial Oration at Jaffna Central College, the legal scholar and former minister traced decades of missed opportunities for political accommodation. The full text of his address is published below.

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka