Towards a New Green Era identifies the latest global financial crisis as one primarily created by lop-sided unsustainable development and explains why it is wrong to see it as pure financial, energy or climate crisis. It sheds light on the fact that the socio-politico calamity had been created by limited resources, environment pollution and limitations in development. The book goes on to caution that unless moves are made to reverse the trend there’s a danger of the crisis triggering a situation which could continue to push the fate of the human civilization to the brink. The need to shift the global dependence on fossil fuel to alternative techniques including renewable sources has been emphasized. An interpretation as to what should form the new paradigm – its key features, has also been included. Further explanations have been provided for sub concepts such as Green Accounting, Green Agriculture, Green industries and Green cities and many others.

This book goes on to analyze the most central themes of its advancement – the Sunni-Shia split, history of Israel- Palestine conflict, the war in Afghanistan and its evolution as a war between west and communism and the birth of Al Qaeda, the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and elsewhere, Iraq-Iran conflict and partition of India and the spreading out of extremism in South and East Asia. It also sheds light on the role of Sri Lankan Muslim fundamentalists in the backdrop of war, mushrooming of extremists Muslim sects and the radicalization of Sri Lankan Muslim community especially during the last fifteen years or so.

In Al Jihad Al Qaeda I maintain that it is mandatory for the other communities to support the moderate Muslims in Sri Lanka in order to prevent a further radicalization of the community putting the security of the entire country in jeopardy. It is with a sense of gratitude that I have mentioned as to how the Sri Lankan Muslim leaders sided with the Sinhala leaders in the run up to the independence while the Muslim leaders in India moved to divide their motherland based on religious lines.

Though the book came under attack by a few extremist elements several moderate Muslims have confided in me that they appreciated the content. In the same work I have set aside a chapter for Christian fundamentalism. The conflicts triggered by the birth of breakaway groups have spanned for over thousand years since the Crusade and have had a major impact on world politics. Also discord between Catholics and Evangelists, Catholic Church and Liberation Theologists and the function of Opus Dei activists too have been elucidated.

I assume that this is the first classical work on Al Qaeda and Opus Dei written in Sinhala.

This was how the first seeds of separatism were sown. Later when the separatist movement metamorphosized as terrorist movement its members were unanimous in their stand that Trincomalee should be the capital city of their homeland and claimed right to land, sea and natural resources in the Eastern province.

The purpose of Negenahira Sinhala Urumaya was to lobby support and provide legal and political ideological backing for the de-merger of the North-East province created by J.R. Jayewardena through the Indo-Lanka Accord merging the Northern and Eastern provinces.

The book chronicles the history of Sinhalese in the Eastern province with ample proof – evidence for ancient Sinhala settlements based on documents by both local as well as western historians – to debunk the Tamil argument. It further explains the as to how the British went on to colonized East with Tamils and Tamil leaders from Chelvanayagam to Devanayagam created illegal settlements and encroached the historical homeland of Sinhalese. King Senarath offered land for thousands of Muslims in the East to protect them from Portuguese harassment and another set of Muslims were provided with lands by the English to curb the Wellassa rebellion.

The book provides statistics of the ethnic cleansing of Eastern Sinhalese and Muslims by the LTTE and also showcases the cauldron of communal politics created by colonization programmes of the region.

I have also discussed the possibility of developing East as a naval, trade and energy opening to East Asia.

However with a view to muster public support to our cause we published the document under the title ‘National strategy to defeat the LTTE’ including whatever points we could do. The 29 point plan encompassed three key areas viz – a military front to nation, reinforcements and upgrading of weaponry.

When perusing through the battle plan of 2006-2009 it became quite obvious to us that we have been talking on the same lines ten years ago.

Koti Viniwideema also explains Tamil nationalism here as something that was essentially born due to the proximity to Tamil Nadu where there is a move to carve out a greater Dravidian land. The allegations of discrimination against Sinhalese have been mere excuses used by opportunistic leaders to mislead the Tamil population.

In the book I have compartmentalized Tamil nationalism in to four eras where it emerged in different avatars viz- The efforts to make Sri Lanka a Tamil state from 1911-1931, 50/50 move from 1931-1948, attempt to win autonomy in view of secession from 1948-1974 and the terrorist movement that ran up to 2009.

I have also explored how politics of Tamil Nadu, New Delhi, Asian powers and western nations contributed to the attempts to fragment Sri Lanka.

Following debates and discussions with the like minded and those with opposing views a second edition of my book was published in 1991 in Roneo print. The book laid the foundation for the first ever green political movement in Sri Lanka – Janatha Mithuro.

In Sangwardanaye Thunveni Yamaya I have debunked the misconception that man can overpower nature. Both liberal capitalists and Marxists in their ignorance of man’s limitations subscribe to the view that the sky is the limit for development. I have pointed out that due to three reasons man is incapable of achieving unlimited growth – viz Scarcity of resources, pollution of environment and limitations in science and technology.

While many see society’s problems as challenges posed to respective socio economic systems, the book goes on to explain that both capitalism and communism are only two sides of a same coin. It emphasizes the need for a society where there’s a mechanism to control man’s unbridled greed, measures to prevent amassing of wealth, assurance of individual freedom and discharge of the collective responsibility.

The book goes on to explain the need for a fresh set of economic policies aimed at replacing the present unwholesome system with green energy, agriculture, industries, cities and transport systems and other features of sustainable development. The will-power, non-violence and China have been highlighted as the most decisive factors in this policy shift, if at all it is to take place. The centrality of the celebration of diversity in society, just as much as the celebration of bio-diversity, has been underscored.

The book serves as the first handbook of Sri Lanka’s green political movement.