I am writing to provide a response to fellow Australian Dr. Jayaratne Pinikahana’s interesting article entitled Open invitation to SL academics who left country during war appearing in The Island on 16 February 2011. I am sure my beloved friend (and one time mentor), Professor Carlo Fonseka might have said, had he read the Dr Pinikahana’s patriotic article, "this is indeed a display of expatriate patriotism (from Australia!)" But As far as I know, Dr Pinikahana is not showing his patriotism from Down Under, but he has made a commitment to "return" to Sri Lanka to give his expertise back to his mother land. This is indeed a gracious act as he has lived and worked in Australia for the last 17 years holding a number of positions ranging from senior lecturer to Research fellow.
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