Prof. Ravindra takes on the murder of a president
View(s):“The Assassination of President Premadasa of Sri Lanka” is the latest book by Professor Ravindra Fernando.
Political assassinations have occurred down the ages in history. Almost all political assassinations are surrounded by mystery and conspiracy theories. This book describes how President Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated by a suicide bomber at the May Day Rally in 1993.
After discussing the life and times of the president, Professor Fernando explains the bomb explosion and the identity of the alleged assassin.
The book gives an insight into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan civil war, and the end of the Eelam war.
Professor Fernando explains the post-mortem examination of the assassin and the post-mortem examination of President Premadasa and other victims. He describes the extensive report he submitted to the Magistrate’s Court on the assassination, at the request of the Magistrate, Champa Buddhipala.
The book covers the police investigation of the assassination and contains photographs of the scene of explosion.
The book is published by VijithaYapa Publishers.