Party whip to come down on deputy whip

A deputy purohita who is also expected to wield a whip over the government side in the absence of his chief accompanied the chair of the Diyawanna council on an official visit to the land of Uncle Sam.

He has now set his sights on a place in world politics

A politico from the South holding a key portfolio in yahapalanaya who has reportedly grown sick of party politics in the country has set his heart on securing a high post in a world organization, they say. 

They could be liberal with bottles, not with their opinions

Seniors of the Blue party faction that decided to contest the future elections under the ‘Hand’ symbol had recently met at the residence of the Betel leaf secretarial one to discuss their political future.

A story about a politico with a difference

A Green politico who made it to Diyawanna from Polonnaruwa has told his colleagues that he had no intention of seeking re-election to the council in future.

Will he clear this hurdle too?

The entourage that accompanied the Big Boss to the UN in the land of Uncle Sam recently included a media consultant well known for his ‘staying power’ unaffected by regime change. By the way, his name is also mentioned in connection with various business deals, they say.

The event was like a wedding without the bride

Several yahapalanaya top brass including the second in command had attended a ceremony held at the Colombo port the other day to mark an important Naval event. 

What a disappointment for them

The ordinary members from both sides and the members of the top team of an upcountry council were set to go on a jaunt abroad. 

Some don’t build castles in the air

Police sleuths have begun investigating the assets of a Police high-up serving in the Central Province following the discovery of a big mansion built by him on a sprawling estate belonging to ‘another person’. 

Good looks pay good dividends

This young girl got her appointment as an assistant to a white-collar high up in an august establishment only two months ago. Nevertheless, she has been included in a team of officials selected for a foreign tour over the heads of many seniors counting long years in service.

For him, Green is like a red rag to a bull

A group of Green party supporters who had taken the initiative to accord a public reception to a certain political leader at Pelmadulla have been placed in a dilemma following an order received from a powerful white-collar bigwig to dismantle the pandal erected in connection with the ceremony. He had also given a call to an MP in the area not to allow the pandal to come up.  

Twelve bottles did the trick

A local politico backing the yahapalanaya had attended a protest staged by a group of peasants in Rajarata recently. Soon after reaching the venue of the protest, he had contacted a high political authority on behalf of the protesting peasants.

He knows he can’t throw the first stone at the errant high-up

A high authority of a state body connected to travel has received a complaint that a certain white-collar bigwig of the institution had tried to outrage the modesty of the better half of another official of the same place while riding together in the elevator.

He laughed all the way back home from the Customs

Despite the firm commitment of the Big Boss to the ‘Matata-titha’ temperance campaign, there are a few lesser mortals in yahapalanaya who are bent on minting money by racketeering in the booze trade.

He gets egg on the face again

A secretarial one handling matters connected with mass media had got a shelling from the second in command of yahapalanaya recently.   

Astrological snag stalls the launch of the new party

An astrological snag has stalled the launching of the proposed new political party by the JO group.

They are set to take the bull by the horns

Amidst the much publicized moves by the JO group to form a new political party headed by the former strongman, there are reports about persistent efforts being made by a group of Betel leaf seniors to bring about a friendly understanding between the former strongman and the Compassionate one leading to the restoration of unity in the split Blue party.

He theorises about the current power equation

The vociferous JO group set to form either a new political party or a new political alliance had decided to make an assessment of the political might of the two main parties based on their respective strengths in the Diyawanna council. Having arrived at their conclusions, they had met their leader, the former strongman for a discussion.  

A nexus between funeral oration and Police security withdrawal suspected

Some Government high-ups were highly perturbed over the former strongman being accorded the honour of delivering the funeral oration at the cremation of the late Anunayake Thera of the Ramanna Nikaya.

Promised Constitutional reforms to change shape?

The subject of the proposed new Constitution came up for discussion at a high level conference held quite recently.

He is to get the final warning

A controversial head of a department responsible for civil security and law and order was the subject of a discussion held at a very high level recently.

Peace talks that ended in a drunken orgy

There is a rumour doing rounds that a discussion held with the aim of re-uniting the splintered Blue party had ended in a drunken orgy with hardly any positive result achieved.

Taken for a ride after the catwalk

A story has gone viral about how a group of five fashion models hired to participate in a big show abroad have been cheated out of their fees amounting to a total of Rs.5 million by a prominent politico.

He has become a laughing stock

The head of a certain government institution has become both a nuisance and a laughing stock to his subordinates, they say.

A tall order from a politico

A certain politician had to present a critique on a recently published book running into 845 

They are set to teach him a lesson

A plan is underway to stage a big revolt against the Western PC administration at the unveiling of its annual Budget for 2017, they say.

Delay in prosecuting culprits draws ire

The subject under discussion was expediting legal action against onetime big guns who committed grave offenses during the previous regime. 

Damage control bid leads to another round of adverse publicity

There seem to be many who appear to believe that politics would be quite dry and drab sans the element of love and romance to enliven it. 

He failed to fool the prelate

A loud-mouthed one of two-birth dates’ fame from the JO group the other day had an audience with an eminent Buddhist prelate at his temple in Kandy. 

Monk asked to play peace maker

A prominent Buddhist monk hailing from the Narahenpita area recently received a telephone call from the ‘palace’ of a high government authority.

He makes a head- start over two major rivals

The Green leader recently announced that he intended grooming a second-in-command for the party.