Gone with the wind
President Chandrika Kumaratunga who was in Hambantota on Friday, the first public gathering she was attending after she removed three ministers and prorogued Parliament, faced a rather embarrassing moment.

The President was attending the commissioning of a water project for the people of the area. Everything went smoothly till she began unfurling the national flag. The flag in midway was seen flying off, the strings had come off , the wind did not help, the flag was being blown away quite a distance until it landed on the ground.

An apparently shocked President walked off hurriedly. Embarrassed organisers were blaming each other for the mishap. An invitee was heard saying "not exactly an auspicious start to the President's public meetings after the big political event".

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