By Visvanath
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena finds himself in an unenviable position. The Opposition’s no-faith motion against him will have to be taken up for debate in the parliament soon. Although the SLPP, which the Speaker represents, has a parliamentary...
By VishvanathThe SJB is preening itself on the success of its women’s rally in Kandy on Saturday (Feb. 24). Itsleader and presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa, speaking at the event, spelt out his party’s policiestowards women. The first conference of...
By Vishvanath
Political parties are upshifting with only about eight months to go for the next presidential election. The SLPP-UNP government stands accused of trying to put off the presidential poll as well, the way it postponed the Local Government...
by Vishvanath
Sri Lankan politics may be divisive and obnoxious, but it is always exciting nonetheless; it is full of dramatic twists and turns. Political circuses keep coming to town often, so to speak, and they overshadow everything else.
JVP leader...
By Vishvanath
Group dynamics could be problematic. They have the potential to impact the unity of any organization adversely, be it social, political, economic or otherwise. Even close-knit families tend to disintegrate when group dynamics are not managed properly. The...
By Vishvanath
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is using everything at his disposal to gain maximum possible political mileage and increase the momentum of his presidential election campaign, which commenced in earnest last month. He came under heavy fire for proroguing the...
By Vishvanath
Former Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, MP, is the new kid on the block among anti-corruption campaigners in Sri Lanka. He was fairly well-known as a politician and Cabinet minister, but his rise to national fame was due to his courageous battle against corruption...
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...
By Vishvanath
Politics and rhetoric are inseparable, especially in Sri Lanka, where politicians are never short of excuses and try to defend the indefensible. This is what the SLPP leaders do whenever they meet the press; they invariably sound unconvincing...
By Vishvanath
Tact is not a trait of the members of the SLPP-UNP government. Their pugnacity knows no bounds. Lessons that the popular uprising of 2022 offered have gone unlearned, and the ruling party politicians seem to believe...
by Vishvanath
Sri Lanka’s presidential aspirants are heard articulating their policies and making various promises these days. They also level very serious allegations against each other.
Entrepreneur cum lawyer Dilith Jayaweera (DJ) of the Derana/Triad/George Steuart fame waxed eloquent on his...
By Vishvanath
The UNP, the SJB and the NPP have launched their presidential election campaigns in earnest. They have decided to field their leaders, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, respectively, as their presidential candidates....
