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Alliance raises eyebrows of both living, dead
In the Land of Never Return, Solomon and Sirima were discussing
the recent events in the land they once ruled. They were very concerned
by what their offspring were contemplating...
"What
do you feel about this idea of getting together with the Reds?"
Solomon asked.
"When I got together with them, they eventually deserted me..."
Sirima said.
"But these are not the same Reds; these are the revolutionary
types..." Solomon pointed out.
"I
suppose these chaps are worse," Sirima said, "after all,
they did try to overthrow me..."
"So, why then is our Podi Duwa trying to work with them?"
"I am not really sure whether she too likes the idea,"
Sirima said, "I think she is also being forced to do it..."
"Or
may be she thinks it is a short cut to power..." Solomon argued.
"If so, why is she still talking to the Greens and having a
good laugh with the Green Man during the Independence Day celebrations?"
"Knowing her," Solomon said, "that must be to keep
the Greens guessing. I would have done it myself..."
"And
it would keep the Americans, Norwegians, Japanese and the Indians
happy as well..." Sirima agreed.
"The question is," Solomon observed, "even if she
does come to power with the help of the Reds, whether she could
work with all their policies and demands..."
"Yes,"
Sirima agreed, "I had so many difficulties working with N.M.
and Colvin who would oppose anything that looked like being vaguely
capitalist..."
"But don't forget," Solomon said, "Podi Duwa always
had this leftist streak in her which is why she formed that party
with Vijaya..."
"That
is the other issue that everyone else is raising," Sirima said,
"why is Podi Duwa getting together with those accused of killing
him?"
"If you ask her, she will probably say that it was never proved
beyond reasonable doubt with all those conspiracy theories still
floating around..."
"And," Sirima said, "I suppose she would argue that
she is being asked to talk to Prabhakaran, the man who tried to
kill her, so there is nothing wrong with talking to the people who
are accused of killing her husband..."
"What
do you think the Greens would do about this?" Solomon asked.
"I think they must be very worried about facing the Reds and
Blues together which is why they are keen to keep talking to Podu
Duwa..."
"But I don't trust the Green Man," Solomon said, "he
has something of his uncle about him..."
"But
at least the policies of the Blues and the Greens are more similar
than those of the Blues and the Reds..." Sirima said.
"Yes," Solomon agreed, "and what worries me is what
Loku Duwa has said about all this..."
"What
is that?"
"She is supposed to have said that this partnership is destined
for disaster..."
"Then," Sirima asked, "shouldn't we try to do something
about this?"
"I don't think we should worry too much..." Solomon said.
"Why do you say that?"
"We
have one good guarantee that this alliance will not prosper..."
Solomon assured. "And what guarantee is that?"
"Why, Mallo is a key figure in this whole exercise, so it shouldn't
last long..." Solomon said.
Sirima didn't want to disagree with that. |
