Ruling the country minus politicians better for all

By Rypvanwinkle

"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "why is everyone complaining about the government these days?"
"Why do you say they are complaining?" Bindu's father Percy asked.
"Why, thaaththa," Bindu said, "wherever you look there is some protest or strike organised against what the government is doing..."
"That only shows how democratic the government is, in allowing all those strikes and protests..." Percy pointed out.
"I don't quite agree with that, thaaththa," Bindu said.

"How could you say that?" Percy was puzzled.
"Why, thaaththa," Bindu pointed out, "whenever someone wants to stage a strike, the government now goes to courts and prevents them from staging a strike..."
"But don't forget that so many others are also going to courts against the government..." Percy declared.
"When did that happen?" Bindu wanted to know.

"Why, Bindu," Percy recalled, "even Satellite has now gone to courts against her security being withdrawn..."
"But don't forget that it was the courts that ordered a reduction of her privileges in the first instance..." Bindu argued.
"But, Bindu", Percy said, "the courts seem to act as if no one is immune from prosecution, if they have done something irregular..."
"Why do you say that, thaaththa?" Bindu queried.

"Why, even that minister's son is being brought to justice, thanks to what the courts are doing and for once the politicians don't seem to be able to bend the rules in their favour..."
"But thaaththa," Bindu said, "for everything else, the politicians are becoming like the English cricket team..."
"Why are they like the English cricket team, Bindu?" Percy wanted to know.
"Why, thaaththa, when they began their stint here, we thought we are in for a good time..." Bindu explained.
"And what has happened now?" Percy inquired.

"Why, now they are heaping burden after burden on us and all we can do is just grin and bear it..."
"That may be so," Percy conceded, "but I am sure we will emerge winners in the long run..."
"Why is that, thaaththa?" Bindu demanded.
"Why, Bindu, we have so many ministers to safeguard our interests and they are all telling us why the rising cost of living should not concern us that much..." Percy observed.

"Who said that?" Bindu asked.
"Why, Minister Bandula says we should not worry too much about the rising price of milk powder because milk powder is not very good for your health..." Percy explained.
"So," Bindu asked, "are we going back to the 'seeni nethuva thei bonnan, miris nethuva hodi kannam' era..."
"I am not so sure about that," Percy said, "but I am quite sure that we will have quite a few similar requests in the near future..."
"What kinds of requests are those, thaaththa?" Bindu wanted to know.

"Why, we might be told to travel without using vehicles..." Percy suggested.
"Or, we may be told to eat bread without using wheat flour..." Bindu proposed.

"Why, Mahinda maama has already told us that we should eat kurakkan instead..." Percy recalled.
"Thaaththa," Bindu said, "I have another suggestion that could improve the health of all of us..."
"And what is that?" Percy asked.

"Why, if someone could rule the country without any politicians, that would be better for all of us..." Bindu declared.
Percy didn't quite know what to say to that.