How the SLFP split

Soon after President Maithripala Sirisena assumed duties as the SLFP Chairman, his close associates, including former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, called on him to introduce drastic reforms to ‘clean up’ the party. For obscure reasons, such calls fell on deaf ears and no tangible action was taken to bring about meaningful party reforms.

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Behind Closed Doors

Racecourse deals, a Basil gamble and images on FB

One does not need Einstein’s brains to understand that Susil Premajayantha and Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, the General Secretaries of the UPFA and the SLFP respectively, played into the hands of Rajapaksa when it came to the election nominations. Although President Sirisena did not want to give nominations to nearly 20 ex-MPs of the party,

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cat’S eye

Oh what a web is woven by vaulting ambition and unbridled undercurrents!

A couple of slogans from the past keep going through Menika’s head as she listens to news on TV; discusses matters with others; and has her mind preoccupied with the elections and whether the previous president of this country will contest like any ordinary citizen.

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