This top team member who made it to Diyawanna council from the gem-rich district is known to be one not usually given to angry outbursts. However, the politico took his supporters on the home turf by surprise the other day when he launched a broadside at a character known as ‘Paala ’at a public rally.
A news-piece that went viral recently said Number One and Number Two held a one-on-one, four-hour deliberation behind closed doors in an evening a few days ago at the former’s official residence and the views they exchanged on several serious issues generated much heat leading to a fiery verbal duel.
Diyawanna members would meet in the lobby to have a friendly chat or to have a laugh over some tit-bits floating around whenever they get a break from their day’s work. There are times when some of them come out with even top state secrets by way of amusing anecdotes at these gossip sessions.
This purohita once held high office. He had the other day tried to phone a colleague in the top team for an urgent matter and had abused in choice Sinhala the colleague’s aide when the latter had given the stock reply: “Sir is at a conference!” every time he called.
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