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In his first interview for public television in Sri Lanka upon his return to the country after his stint as Ambassador to France and UNESCO in Paris, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka talked about a number of issues related to governance, foreign policy, devolution, the growing Islamophobia in the country, his work with youth and the critique that he is “a skilful, eloquent, erudite proponent… of the status quo”.Via http://groundviews.org/2013/02/16/a-former-ambassador-speaks-out-interview-with-dr-dayan-jayatilleka/source: Groundviews