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Home » ColumnsMylvaganam could not raise millions, therefore he could not buy ticket from party
It is a well known secret that if you want to win an election in Sri Lanka, be it from Presidential to Local Councils, you might need millions to carry out a high-spending campaign, even if you are well educated and qualified to represent the people. Those who cannot raise millions had to be sidelined [...]
The bizarre Cabinet
My dear Mahinda maama and Gota maamey, I thought of writing to congratulate both of you, not only on the resounding victory the ‘pohottuwa’ party recorded at the recent general election, but also on the choices you have made in selecting new ministers. From what we saw in the last few days, we are likely [...]
Urgent economic challenges for the new government
The new Cabinet of Ministers that were sworn in on Wednesday face an immediate task of stabilising the economy. Mitigating the external financial vulnerability, reduction of the large fiscal deficit, reducing the growing unemployment in the country and alleviating poverty are challenging tasks in the current inhospitable global economic environment. However their resolution is vital [...]
A constitutional humpty- dumpty and lessons galore
Party triumphalism following the August 5th 2020 Rajapaksa election win in Sri Lanka is reminiscent of the unfortunate fate of Humpty Dumpty before a fall. Chastened then and joyous now This is nothing new as Rajapaksa-ites gloating over the consternation of the ‘yahapalanaya’ camp may be unkindly reminded. These chastened followers glowered in sullen dismay [...]
Trying to feed a multitude
It was no joke though it was turned into one by some of our urban glitterati and social media twitterati who probably cannot distinguish a paddy plant from a weed. When the posts of individual state ministers were gazetted and announced sometimes in minute detail, those who spend their time with a highball in hand [...]
Will Rajapaksas’ third coming give national reconciliation a chance?
After a long five-year intermission spent wisely preparing for a comeback, the spectacular third advent of the House of Rajapaksa to the centre stage of Lankan politics was made replete this Wednesday morning when Mahinda Rajapaksa followed by his ministerial retinue were formally sworn in to high office by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the sacred [...]
Ministerial appointments: Loyalists rewarded
No portfolios for Maithripala Sirisena and his backers SJB duo hold talks with Ranil Wickremesinghe on new UNP leadership and a possible re-merger A 20th Amendment to replace some 18A and 19A provisions Measures to re-boot economy Swept by a landslide two-thirds majority at the August 5 parliamentary election, the empire hit back. That politically [...]
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