His rugged honesty and candour surprised them

The party leaders of the Betel leaf alliance met at the official residence of its secretarial one recently on the invitation of the alliance leadership to work out the fundamentals of their collective participation in the upcoming elections. 

Nepotism at its worst

Believe it or not! There is a provincial purohita hailing from a well-known political clan who has got six family members drawing salaries as his office staff.

Another forest destroyer in action

A close kinsman of a leading political authority is reportedly cutting down a forest reserve and he has already put up a paving slab factory on a cleared patch which is ringed by a 15-ft high parapet wall.

Striking while the iron is hot

The official vehicle used by this whitecollar high-up heading an establishment related to education was damaged in a road accident.

Upbraided for not bending the law

Several khaki ones had got a shelling in raw filth from their big boss for arresting a certain dashing beauty.

Some are more equal than others

A politico, now an inmate of a state-run lodge had been fortunate enough to enjoy the comforts and facilities of the hospital attached to the lodge from the day one of his term and an order had come from above recently that he be sent back to a cell in the lodge.

Domineering couple, a thorn in their side

A domineering couple very close to a leading powerful politician of a main political party has become a thorn in the side of the party’s local political activists, they say.

They have become a nuisance

Hordes of politicos descending on a certain leading local government institution these days have become a veritable impediment to its smooth functioning, they say.

Set to take the bull by the horns

The Blue party members of the JO met the other day to take a decision on a collective stand they should take when they attend the special meeting with Number One scheduled for a day in the first week of next month.

His arrival required a departure

The former strongman the other day accompanied by security personnel as usual called at a well-known temple in the city to pay his last respects to a Buddhist prelate.

Will they succeed this time round?

Yet another serious bid to solder together the JO and the pro-Compassionate One faction is being made behind the scenes these days, they say.

Diplomacy taking bizarre turn?

There are several countries keeping a coveted eye on our country for their own purposes. Two to three powerful Asian countries are among them. In fact, these Asian powers are in a race to strike deals with our country. 

He is on the war path

Government has failed to allocate sufficient funds for the development of the Western province. The purohita in charge of the subject made this charge at a recent meeting at the top table. 

He is set for the comeback

A Green politico recently suffered a heavy fall from power which those close to him attributed to the malefic influence of Saturn. Now they claim that Saturn has turned benefic following its recent ingress into a new sign and the man is about to get back his high office and other status he lost.

They planned to restore the game to its pristine glory

They had met to ascertain the cause for the fate that has befallen our popular game which once brought much prestige to the country. 

They didn’t know him

A special ceremony was held at an official mansion to mark the recent annual Hindu cultural festival, Deepavali. 

He bagged a prized catch

A senior purohita holding a high post in the Blue party journeyed to Chilaw area recently to meet a colleague, once Green, now Blue, who held deputy status relating to foreign affairs under the previous regime. 

The last days of the Pompeii

Worse days are in the offing for the once high-flying Colombo-based Green politico who is now being roundly blamed for tainting the yahapalanaya, they say.

Spotting a black sheep!

Two Betel leaf senior purohitas –  both onetime secretarial ones-one from the Colombo district and the other from Kurunegala – had recently called on Number One to tell him on a colleague in the top team.

Now looking for another match to take on the Goliath!

The move planned by the high-ups of the main alliance dominating the North to pit the former CJ from the North against Big-Wig who has now become a thorn in their side, has misfired, they say.

Antics of a pervert!

This interpreter in the Diyawanna council, a holder of an executive position as well, has become a veritable nuisance to the young fair ones working under him, they say.

A query that stumped him

A heated exchange between two top cops that narrowly stopped short of fisticuffs witnessed at a high-end city hotel the other day has created a sensation in political circles. A powerful purohita in yahapalanaya was the cause for their verbal duel, they say.

Outraged over the slight caused!

The former madam was appointed the Blue party’s chief organizer for the family bastion Attanagalle the other day. But, she had said that she could not feel happy about this appointment, because the politico who drew countrywide condemnation for forcing a female teacher to genuflect before school children was appointed a Blue party chief organizer in his area the same day.

Another ploy to further delay the polls?

The purohita handling the subject of provincial and local government administration and the tough talking Red party leader had been seen holding a ‘kasu-kusu’ round in a corner of the Diyawanna council the other day.

Impunity comes through right connections

A provincial politico elevated to the purohita status recently is said to be using his influence to shield a fair and lovely one who had defrauded Rs.1.8 million while serving in a co-operative establishment.

Envy breeds malice

A fair white collar one who had ably served as an interpreter to a high political authority during the latter’s official visit abroad is said to be getting shabby treatment from her divisional head ever since that occasion.

He is more equal than others

A prominent purohita in yahapalanaya on a recent visit to the main state-run lodge had reportedly spent about one hour chatting to a politico serving time there.

“They never saw me”

The bond commission, ahead of concluding the recording of evidence, has served summons on two purohitas.

Once a month to a foreign city just for a night-out

Believe it or not! A yahapalanaya purohita had made it a practice to make a round-trip to a destination in a neighboring country once a month for the past several months in a row just for a night-out!  Diplomatic sources have been mystified when it had come to light that this purohita hailing from a district bordering Wilpattu used to enplane for one particular destination in an evening and would fly back home the following day, once a month

He is holding the bottleneck

The expert ‘imported’ to run the apparatus of the new economic council headed by Yahapalanaya Number One himself, has come in for flak from Green heavyweights.