By Vishvanath
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) is going to elect its leader for the first time in its 74-year history, according to media reports. The contest for party leadership, to be held on Jan. 21, will be...
By Vishvanath
Former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) have patched up a compromise. They were seen together attending a ceremony to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the SLFP founder and former Prime Minister S. W. R....
By Vishvanath
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidential election campaign has got underway in earnest. He visited the North from Jan. 04 to 07, and there he met a large number of members of the northern public and the representatives of various...
By Vishvanath
An election year has dawned, marking the beginning of what may be called a crossover season. A high-profile defection was reported on Jan. 01, 2024 itself, when SLPP MP Shan Wijelal de Silva (SLFP-Galle District) switched his allegiance...
By Vishvanath
The Colombo-based commentariat is speculating that the SLPP is not likely to field a member of the Rajapaksa family as its presidential candidate, and therefore, business tycoon, Dhammika Perera, stands a better chance of running for President with...
The Colombo-based commentariat is speculating that the SLPP is not likely to field a member of the Rajapaksa family as its presidential candidate, and therefore, business tycoon, Dhammika Perera, stands a better chance of running for President with the...
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
The SLPP’s second national convention held last Friday (Dec. 15) has attracted much media attention for all the wrong reasons. Going by the SLPP leaders’ fiery speeches replete with rhetoric and bellicosity, the event looked more like the...
Brigadier SK Chatterji (Retd);December 15, 2023
Two full-fledged conventional wars are concurrently writing hugely blood-stained stories on two different continents. The Ukraine War is close to being two years old, while the other in Gaza is barely two months. Over...
By Vishvanath
Elaborate arrangements have been made for the SLPP’s national convention to be held on a grand scale in Colombo, today. A large number of party supporters and political leaders representing the constituents of the ruling coalition are expected...
By Vishvanath
The Opposition’s anti-government campaign in the parliament has resonated with the irate public, but it has failed to yield the intended results. The government has retained its hold on the legislature, and the Opposition has failed to match...
by Vishvanath
No government ever wants to undertake anything that increases the cost of living in an election year. As an avalanche is to a mountaineer, so is the political fallout of a massive tax increase to a regime preparing...
