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Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) frontliner and Jaffna district parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran was at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday for a private meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. As he walked in, he noticed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena was leaving the office following a meeting. Among the critical issues the Jaffna politician discussed with President Wickremesinghe [...]
Rising to the occasion
My dear Chamari and the women’s cricket team, I’m writing to your team – instead of writing to Namal baby who lost half of his team or to Uncle Ranil who stole that half of the team – because what you did last week inspired a nation that has few victories to celebrate. It is [...]
Political opportunism: All for the love of the country
With the commencement of the countdown for Presidential Election 2024 the switching of political allegiances and the consequent political traffic has increased considerably adding to the confusion that voters are faced with. The largest movement of political traffic was witnessed soon after the long delayed but expected announcement of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s intention of entering [...]
Political uncertainties serious setbacks to economic recovery
Despite the Election Commission’s announcement that the presidential election will be held on September 21 and presidential aspirants are paying their deposits, some still doubt whether it will be held. Consequences Our political columns and news stories give the latest reports on the election. The postponement of the election would have dire consequences for the [...]
All that glitters is not gold in Sri Lanka’s Presidential election fray
If the glittering promise of the ‘Jathika Jana Balavegaya’ (NPP) is supposed to offer a better, brighter Sri Lanka to put an end to the ’76 year old curse’ of its political rivals, it is time that NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake refrain from justifying his actions during the run-up to the September 21st [...]
Mahinda left with SLPP’s empty shell while Ranil scoops band of merry men
What’s the buzz, weird things are a happening on the election front Once upon a time not so long ago, Mahinda Rajapaksa was the soul and shepherd of the SLPP flock that would blindly trot over the brink at his command. But now, the mesmeric magic that breathed in Mahinda seems to have taken flight [...]
Eyes right as Lankan diaspora turns to ‘home’ elections
Not many back in what they see as their home country, realise how quickly the community has grown in the UK. Just a few years back those in Sri Lanka were counting the numbers in their four and five hundred thousand. Now our High Commission here tells me that it has mounted to seven hundred [...]
SLPP leadership’s rift with Ranil widens, sending shockwaves across political landscape
Pohottuwa politburo meeting decides to field its own candidate; long catalogue of disagreements being formulated Namal says decision was taken in the best interest of the party; Bandula makes police complaint over Namal’s Homagama remarks General Secretary Kariyawasam says disciplinary action will be taken against rebels Several SLPP ministers pledge support to Wickremesinghe, but his campaign hit [...]
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