All the signs are that the countrywide anti-government protests are getting out of control. One person has already been killed in an incident, where the police opened fire on a group of protesters who blocked a level crossing at...
By Vishvanath
Politicians are known for their remarkable ability to see opportunities in crises. Never do they care to make moral judgements when they pursue their dreams. They are driven solely by self-interest, and in the pursuit of their ambitions,...
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s Sri Lanka visit and talks with the Tamil political parties here triggered speculation that the Rajapaksa government would be compelled to expedite the process of holding the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections. But...
The government may have thought the Easter Sunday attacks would be forgotten with the passage of time like the other such tragic incidents and attendant probes the country has witnessed. It may also have labored under the delusion that...
It is seldom that sane voices of experts are heard, much less taken on board, amidst the awful cacophony of politicians’ brays, in this country, where people seem to have turned to a perverse form of entertainment—political prattle, which...
By Vishvanath
There seems to be no end in sight to efforts being made to delay the upcoming presidential election. Close on the heels of the dismissal by the Supreme Court of a fundamental rights (FR) petition which sought a...
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been the real driving force behind the SLPP. It was his popularity and charisma that enabled those who were opposed to the Yahapalana government to gain political traction following the change of government in...
By Vishvanth
Rhetoric and diatribe are crescendoing as the next presidential poll approaches. Some election campaigns have already gone into overdrive with prospective candidates traversing the country in a bid to garner votes. Speculation is still rife in political circles that the government may...
By Vishvanath
An election season is in the air as another year is drawing to a close. Political parties are shifting gears. They are likely to go into overdrive in mid-2024. Elections are a Dickensian paradox in this country. They...
By Vishvanath
An election year in Sri Lanka is characterized by a surge in political protests, which prompt the government in power to flex its muscles, causing clashes between the police and Opposition activists. Protests help political parties mobilize their...
Many people may not be familiar with the above-given free verse poem, which has resurfaced recently, and is being widely circulated via social media. It used to be more or less the JVP’s revolutionary anthem, several decades ago. Roughly...
Politics continues to take precedence over everything else in this country notwithstanding the unprecedented economic crisis. Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam has informed the Supreme Court that the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, submitted by the SJB to the parliament,...
