New menace to lanka Ceylonese party with indian interests by J R. Jayavardana!
The news that Dr.Colvin R de Silva and Mr.S.C.C.Anthonipillai were arrested in India for participating in strike of labourers of one of the largest textile mills in south India is an event of passing more than interest.
i do not think we need to go in to the merits of the strike. For though it is notorious that indian workers are very poorly paid in comparison with the wages paid in Ceylon. We have not the information nor the power to interfere in a matter coming with in the province of Madras Government
What concern us is the strike, ostensibly under the leadership of the Madras labour party, Is control by the Bolshvic Leninist Party of India.
Four of Whose leaders in India are Ceylonese. Namely Dr.Colvin R.De Silva , Mr.Leslly Gunavardana, Mr. S.C.C.Anthonipillai and Mrs. Carolin Anthonipillai
This then is an Indian political party
It work lies mainly with Indian workers. To establish itself it must work for and put in the forefront the interest of Indian workers.
Their objects are no doubt laudable. They follow in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru .Who have devoted their life to raising Indian masses ,including worker from poverty and misery.
Similar movements exists in other countries too.
In Ceylon we have the labour party and various socialists parties which have worked for several years to improve lot of the workers.
It is however when the Bolshvik Leninist Party seeks to establish in Ceylon, too , and work in Ceylon through its ceylon unit that the workers of the ceylon as well as the millions who call this land their mother land should begin to ponder on how the activities of this indian political party will affects the people of this country.
