By Vishvanath
Politics and physics are worlds apart, as is obvious, and the Newtonian laws have nothing to do with political theories, but a recent development in Sri Lanka’s national politics shows that ‘for every action, there is an equal...
by Vishvanath
What made the NPP’s three electoral wins in a row possible was its successful propaganda drive, which effectively divided politicians and political parties into two camps, vilified those in the rival group as crooks, giving the electorate a...
by Vishvanath
The majority of local councils are still in an unholymess, without any party being able to muster working majorities in them, and political battles are raging as a result. The government and the Opposition are accusing each other of bribing councilors in...
By Vishvanath
The JVP-led NPP declared victory in the struggle for dominance in the Colombo Municipal Council prematurely, the other day, but the battle is far from over. The NPP has won over some Independent councilors, but the SJB and...
By Vishvanath
The people speak loud and clear in some elections, but in others they don’t. When a controversy arose over the final result of the 2000 US presidential election, with Democratic candidate Al Gore having won the popular vote...
By Vishvanath
Speculation was rife in the wake of the JVP-led NPP’s mammoth victory in last year’s general election that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) might hand over the leadership of the JVP to someone else and continue to lead...
by VishvanathThe JVP celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 14 on a grand scale, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake himself attending it as the Chief Guest. All speakers at that commemorative event boasted of the fact that JVP had...
By Vishvanath
Sri Lanka is apparently coming under a pall of political uncertainty, again, following Tuesday’s local government (LG) elections; the government and the Opposition are jockeying for control of the hung local councils across the country.
The NPP’s victory in...
by Vishvanath
The much-awaited local government (LG) elections are scheduled to be held tomorrow at 13,759 polling stations countrywide. More than 75,000 candidates are in the fray. Stakes in the contest are extremely high for all political parties, especially the ruling...
By Vishvanath
The NPP government has made elaborate preparations to put on a show of strength tomorrow, with only a few days to go before the local government (LG) elections. It will hold its May Day rally at Galle Face,...
By Vishvanath
There is hardly anything that Sri Lankan politicians do not make use of to gain political mileage. They do not even spare religion, religious leaders and places of worship. This practice, however, is not of recent origin; its...
A brief history of duplicitous politics and broken promises
By Vishvanath
Old habits are said to die hard, and the NPP government and its leader, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stand accused of employing the same campaign tactics as their predecessors in...
