Home Yin And Yang Of Parliamentary Politics Dr. N M Perera, the first Leader of the Opposition, seen here with J. R Jayewardene, the country’s first Executive President. JRJ had no love for the office of Leader of the Opposition, and as Finance Minister, when NM was Leader of the Opposition refused to release funds for the functioning of the Opposition Leaders office.( Pic. Courtesy, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Asia’s Oldest Democracy.)