None of the Blue party’s Diyawanna ones -- either the backbenchers or purohitas at state or deputy level -- got a promotion to top team status at the latest reshuffle of the pack. According to reports, there were several Blue ones who were eagerly looking forward to a kick upstairs and conspicuous among them were grey-haired and bearded senior from Colombo, Lucky from Mahiyanagana and the business tycoon from Negombo. 
The sensational news in the recent past that a 20-member rebel group in the Green party was poised for a do-or-die battle to bring about a radical change in the party hierarchy kept even the party members and sympathizers at the grassroots level on their toes. In fact, it was welcome news for them for they were eagerly looking forward to a revival of the party with the old set giving way to new young blood.
This lady was promoted to a zonal high office in the education department over and above the heads of several persons much more qualified seniority and merit-wise thanks to her close connection to a powerful provincial political authority.
Government audit has revealed that two white-collar high-ups of a state-run undertaking had pocketed Rs.113 million of public money from the sale of a certain product essential for the transport sector. But no disciplinary action has been taken against the errant duo due to the intervention of a powerful politico.
A Green party Diyawanna politico representing a constituency north of the city renowned for pearls in ancient times, had been seen carrying a tray of flowers inside the most sacred Buddhist shrine in the hill country almost daily in the recent past.
The political sibling of the Giruwapattu family who has been given the credit for leading Pohottuwa to victory at the last mini-polls, held a bash the other day to mark his birthday. His elder sibling, the former strongman too had attended the event. Gabby Rattaran had brought the birthday cake.
Purohita Mangie had wanted to make a certain request to Number One ever since taking over the Finance portfolio and he was patiently biding his time. And the opportunity had come in his way quite recently and he had told Number One that he, as the person handling Finance wished to deal with the closely allied subject of Banks as well.
There was a rumour swirling in political circles in the recent past that a Blue big gun from Rajarata was getting set to join the Green party. Some Greens ruling the roost in that part of the country went long-faced when they first heard this rumour, they say.
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