All’s lost when it’s rotten at the top

Recent media reports disclosed that Sri Lanka had the dubious honour of being near the top for corruption in Asia.
There was another report about steps contemplated to control corruption.

When bribery is practised at the highest level by offering ministerial portfolios to attract crossovers from opposition parties as publicly admitted by a prominent minister of the government (even after signing an MoU to co-operate on national issues while another prominent minister stated that elections cannot be won without telling lies!), what can you expect from lesser mortals?

It is unfortunate that people with a sense of honour and self respect have become a rare breed in our political system.

God help our country if our ignorant, easily fooled people do not open their eyes and elect politicians of a higher calibre into the legislature.

By Lincoln Wijeyesinghe, Dehiwala