Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!

A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to win brownie points from political bigwigs in the district, they say.

Straight to high post through the back door!

A former purohita of a now-dissolved provincial council has suddenly metamorphosed as a head of a provincial State body responsible for highways, they say.

A Kekille judgment to favour a friend!

A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offence committed by one of her subordinates.

Political crisis stalls opening of development projects!

The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, they say.

Set to move from the wings to the centre stage!

A businessman sibling of a very powerful authority is planning to enter national politics with a big bang.

Tried to please all, but pleased none!

There is a departmental head who was elevated to the current office during the ousted regime.

Dried up party fund was a shock to them all!

A political party quite active in the upcountry estate sector had held a grand party the other day. The party chief who is nattily dressed in the usual black suit, his son and other party seniors had attended this party.

Poised for a somersault ?

One political party leader allied to the Green party-led front was conspicuous by his absence at the recent massive opposition protest in Kandy, they say.  This politico leading a min

A shift from brains to brawn?

November 16 that witnessed the Speaker’s chair being carried away and desecrated has already gone into history as a day of infamy and horror of the country’s august assembly.

Waiting for the call!

A Pohottuwa politico has decorated his house frontage with green flags and pennants these days, they say.

Unofficial fines fund the evening party!

There is a khaki boss at Alawpura who has hit upon a convenient means of raising adequate funding for their regular evening party at which they would empty several bottles of high-quality liquor.

Position on borrowed time not high enough for him!

There are two Diyawanna members from Wayamba who function as co-organizers of a certain electorate. One of these Diyawanna members was elevated to the top team level while the other was offered a portfolio at state level.

An addition to the head count!

A coconut fibre mill owner, known to be a prominent Green party supporter in a certain ‘yaya’ area has given up his party after receiving a high office from the new regime, they say.

He had to run for life!

Antics of some active players in the ‘Numbers Game’ that began with the advent of the October 26 regime have spawned numerous humorous stories that may regale those in the know of them for years to come, they say.

He can’t go against his own men!

The occasions arise for the people in a predominantly agricultural area in the country to seek the services of a certain state body looking after the activity of a river-based development project.

They taught him a lesson!

A coordinating secretary of a political bigwig who attended a recent party conference in Kandy had to make a dash for safety when a group of party activists set upon him the moment he made his appearance there.

Praying for an end to father’s woes!

A well-known daughter of a very high political authority had quietly visited a prominent kovil off the pearl-city at dawn the other day to offer a pooja.

Offer to come in another guise!

The top men of the new regime have not given up the idea of hooking some green members at whatever cost despite opening a can of worms with audio clips containing voice- cuts relating to political horse-trading going public.

Making predictions to suit the aspirations!

A prominent green party stalwart confided in a businessman buddy his desire to consult a reputed astrologer in a neighboring part of the neighboring country. And the businessman lost no time in arranging for the astrologer to quietly visit the politico’s residence in the city.

“His garrulity is a congenital abnormality!”

There is a white-collar high-up whom some in political circles brand as ‘a queer one’ these days.

One is shying away when the other is eyeing it!

The green party is gearing up the party machinery for a general poll these days.

Will he resist the lure of dirty lucre?

When the political horse-trading that followed the regime change was on a very high gear, a Diyawanna politico from an East-based minor political party got a deputy office after a successful bargain. 

Undiplomatic diplomacy?

The Diyawanna politicos of a certain North-based political party have stopped using their mobile phones for any politically important communication purpose. They have taken this unusual step after coming to know that whatever conversation they conduct over the phone is reported to two leading Colombo-based diplomatic missions.

All didn’t raise their hands!

The current Number Two the other day sent for a group of Pohottuwa seniors, who were elevated to top team status in his new regime.

Politics here anathema to him!

A foreign Head of State deeply concerned over the current political crisis in this country had contacted over the phone a scion of a leading political clan now employed abroad and requested him to seriously consider entering politics in his motherland.

Got a beating for not minding his business!

A Coordinating Secretary of a political heavyweight was badly roughed up by an angry crowd on the day the posse of Policemen had to protect the chair of the august assembly.

Romeo has become a nuisance to them!

A fresher-Diyawanna member has become a nuisance to the young fair staffers attached to the committee offices of the august assembly, they say.

A brute disciplining children!

There is a principal of a school in a remote locality in Rajarata who is said to be deriving a sadistic pleasure by severely punishing the children even for a very minor offence like being a little late to school.

Tax dodger carries on regardless

A company running a factory has defaulted on tax payments amounting to some Rs.190 million, but the authorities concerned had failed to act either to recover the tax monies or to take punitive action against the company.

Desperation led him to indiscretion

A leading Diyawanna politico from the South, once back at home, had sent for a local pal and spilled out to him to all top party secrets.