They got no definite clear answer!

Three to four Diyawanna members of a main political party in the opposition had recently called on a Pohottuwa bigwig.

He has become the choice for top office of an unknown group!

This politico once ran for the highest office and later had to spend some time in the state lodge as well. A belligerent character, he is now occupying a main chair in the Telephone party.

Is he having second thoughts?

There is a Top Team member elected to Diyawanna from a district close to Colombo. By the way, he is a senior member of a political family there.

A prominent absentee on May Day!

There is a taciturn Diyawanna politico who has reportedly said that he will remain an ‘independent’ in the council despite being a senior member of the Top Team!

He failed to get the province of his choice!

Having learnt that new governing ones were to be appointed, a politico, a former purohita had called on a bigwig at the country’s main office and had told him that if he were appointed as the governing one of the Eastern province from where he hailed, he would be in a position to garner several lakhs of votes for his boss at the forthcoming big poll.

“Lightening struck due to God’s wrath!”

Lightening has struck the Colombo 7 official residence of the head of a very important establishment, they say

High-flying professors brought down to terra firma

These seniors knew through experience that the grand designs being advocated by the duo were not down to earth – neither reasonable nor practical!

Is a split in the Blue party in the offing?

A group from the Blue party is said to be set to team up with the Telephone party and their plan is to persuade the party chief to go into an alliance with that party.

Will the troika quit the Balavegaya?

There is a troika formed in a certain political Balavegaya that stands for unity, they say.

The tale of Bill passed in a hurry!

The debate on the VAT (Amendment) Bill had to be postponed on the day it was taken up due to lack of a quorum. In fact, some government bigwigs as well as many opposition members were absent on that day.

Becoming a laughingstock by trying to look very clever!

There are wonderful characters among the Diyawanna council members. Some of them possess the wonderful forte to hold up truth as falsehood or vice versa, they say.

Ambitious advisor incurs the antipathy of party members!

Some Telephone party members are said to be disenchanted with the party these days mainly due to wrong advice being proffered to the party chief by a certain party heavyweight!

She is active in Pohottuwa again!

An actress turned Diyawanna member from the South who had fallen out with her party Pohottuwa in the recent past has now decided to return to the fold, they say.

The large delegation to Dubai conference comes under fire!

The main opposition has raised a cry of protest that an unusually large entourage has accompanied Number One on his visit to the Dubai conference.

Has he turned a new leaf or is marking time?

A heavyweight of the Telephone party who had been carrying on a selfcentered lonely campaign disregarding party discipline in the recent past has now decided to behave himself, they say.

Court judgment had made him uneasy!

Quite recently the Pohottuwa chief secretarial one met a Diyawanna member of that party from the Galle district at the council canteen.

The top contender for high office balked again!

There is a certain high-up who made an effort to secure the main chair of the Khaki department whenever it was about to fall vacant. Just before the third service extension was granted to the incumbent, this ambitious contender had approached two Buddhist monks who are well- known as power brokers often taking a hand in the matter of making political appointments to high posts.

A corrupt mandarin vying for a lucrative high post!

Following the recent ‘expulsion’ of the state purohita caught smuggling gold and some other valuable items on his return from abroad, covetous eyes are on the top post of a statutory body that comes under the purview of this state ministry. It is common knowledge that the head of that statutory body is appointed by the state purohita concerned and now that he is gone and a new head for that body is likely to be appointed by his successor, it is s

“ We will have our day…!”

A group of young government Diyawanna members had gathered at the council lobby for a chat on the day the no confidence motion against the Top team Member for Health was taken up for debate.

He has burnt boats behind him!

The removal of the Blue party secretarial one is something we had predicted earlier. Now the die is cast!

An implosion in Malimawa in the offing?

The plan is to nominate another party member for Number One office despite the Malimawa chief has already announced himself as the party candidate, in a bid to pave the way for a heated session at the politburo meeting, they say.

Top post contender involved in another scandal!

A high-up in the security sector who has already come down from being ‘bandu’ to ‘bindu’ due to his unsavory record has reportedly got involved in another scandal! According to the story that has com

A disgruntled politico warns Number One of a grave ‘political danger’ ahead!

There is a certain former purohita who is among the few others again aspiring to top team status. He is known to have an unbridled tongue and in fact, he, once, fell afoul of the law by talking out of turn. By the way, this politico hailing from a district known for its cool climate is heading the list of highly disappointed top team office hopefuls as well. And he is said to be holding a grudge against the powers that be over this issue. A few

Costly sorcery proved futile!

The country’s ambassadorial post in a European country is something in very high demand among both career diplomats and certain politicos and some of them resort to using undue influence to secure such a position. Meanwhile, some envoys already in this post in such countries are reluctant to move out from the post and try their best to hold on to it!

A big row in Pohottuwa in the offing?

A section of the party advocates the fielding of the party’s architect at the forthcoming race for Number One office. However, another section of the party is said to be against it.

A subtle plan afoot to secure Top Team office?

There is a whisper going around in the Pohottuwa party these days that it is none but a section of the Pohottuwa members with ties to the main office of the government blocking the new appointments to the Top Team, they say.

How one governing one escaped getting the chop!

The impending move to appoint new governing ones to the provinces has become a hot topic these days. However, only four governing ones have been asked to tender their resignation. Meanwhile, sources say that the government’s initial plan was to replace five governing ones with new ones.

She loses her high post and fails in bid to secure another!

A lady who was functioning as the head of a state-run undertaking was removed from the post quite recently.

Aspirants to Number One office seek Gota’s support?

The former Number One Gota is said to be no longer interested in participating in active politics.

A state institution steeped in corruption?

There is a state- run undertaking described as a ‘Bureau’ which deals with all matters relating to the country’s natural resources like minerals.