Romeo – Juliet drama entertains Ministry staff

A Romeo- Juliet drama unfolding at a key Ministry is creating a welcome diversion for the staffers these days, they say. 

They want to cut him down to size!

The young talkative Betel leaf Diyawanna member from Polonnaruwa recently threw a tantrum over some injustice done to him by the JO and announced that he was withdrawing himself from all political activities of the group. 

An enlightened political leadership from father and son!

The gabby purohita who played a lead role in ushering in yahapalanaya after burning bridges behind the former strongman, has now embarked on a new mega plan to ‘blaze the path for a new political journey’, they say.

Woes of a wooer

The Group of 18, widely known as the G 18 has become the main topic in political circles these days.

Jester to stage a comeback

A former purohita who calls himself a direct descendant of King Dutugemunu is poised for yet another political somersault, they say.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

This story is about two close relatives engaged in a protracted battle. Both are powerful characters at provincial level in the hill country.  One is a male and the other a female.  

Wanted funds, but got a sermon!

A number of political heavyweights have already teamed up with the new political alignment that has come up from the East to topple the ‘Tree’ and the one ruling its roost.

A propaganda blitz to justify postponement of polls!

Despite the assurance given by polls authorities recently to hold the elections to provincial bodies dot on time, the yahapalanaya authorities are said to be miles away from any readiness or intent to hold either the local or provincial pools in the near future. The news coming down the grapevine says that strategies have been set in motion to further delay not only the local polls, but also the provincial polls.

He is only raring to make a dramatic exit!

A Green party deputy has begun breathing fire and brimstone at high-ups in both main political parties.

Pomposity of a politico’s father

The father of a purohita from a coconut growing area was on his way to the nearby town when he drew up his vehicle on seeing a roadside durian seller.

Political appointee harassing subordinates

A certain character who has secured the post of Commissioner General of a key state establishment through political influence has begun victimizing subordinates whom he dislikes, they say. 

Double dealer riding double decker booed

Two double decker buses were deployed recently under a tourist promotion drive launched in a city dotted with numerous sites of religious and cultural significance.

Caught playing double game

A pro-JO politico from the periphery having sneaked a meeting with a very high political authority the other day had made an appeal to the latter to remove a certain provincial purohita highly critical of yahapalanaya and appoint him in his place.

Building castles in the air!

A proposal to provide for three Vice Presidents to represent the major communities in the new Constitution now in the making has been made by several interested parties, they say.

Armed with propaganda tools for the next pole-vault!

A rumour doing rounds in political circles says that a purohita who happens to be a leader of a minority party on the political fringe has acquired a TV channel and a Radio channel. 

Sleaze allegation originates from home itself!

A complaint against a very senior purohita in yahapalanaya had been made to sleaze investigating authorities recently, they say.

It was ‘Appochchi mala!’ for them!

A gabby Blue party purohita from Uva distributed irrigation water pumps among the poor peasants in a certain village in his electorate several months ago.  And the thankful peasants happily carried these water pumps straight to their respective farms.

G 18 come down to 16?

There had been talk for some time that an 18-member dissident group was getting set to quit the Government together. But initially perhaps none outside this group may have known for sure who these 18 dissidents were. It was guesswork for everyone. 

They are set to take the city!

The JO is reportedly set to capture the city council at the local polls expected by the year-end.

Did he convey a cryptic message!

Yahapalanaya Number One had given a lengthy pep talk to his office aides at a confab held at Nelum Pokuna recently.

Their impotent anger over the factitious show!

A pinkama to invoke blessings on Yahapalanaya Number One was held at a big mansion in the sacred city in the hill country recently. 

Timing of an arrest

Attempts by law-enforcement authorities to arrest an errant Dharma- Chakra wearing security high-up had been thwarted by a top political authority on a number of occasions. 

Misuse of two state vehicles

Two super-vehicles belonging to a key Ministry have been released for use by private parties on the orders of the purohita in charge.

His pleadings have become a nuisance

Speculation is rife in political circles these days that a group of yahapalanaya backbenchers are set to quit the government and go independent in the council. 

Deputy delays flight by one hour

A deputy who was due to accompany a leading politician on a flight to attend an opening ceremony at a distant place had got a tongue-lashing from the latter when he turned up at the helipad one hour late.

He accepts the denial true to Diyawanna tradition

The one who presided over the Diyawanna council during the previous regime had recently received a very important telephone call. 

Sweet music first and an aching heart later

Reports that the country was heading for a severe scarcity of the staple food were sweet music to the ear of a purohita who knew the alternative was to import sufficient stocks to cover the shortfall.

‘Jig is up’ warning sent some of them scuttling away

Yahapalanaya’s 18-member dissident group had planned a night-time tryst in the VIP lounge of a high-end hotel in Rajagiriya area the other day.

Deafening silence about astounding prediction

An offspring of a prominent politico hailing from the South made a sudden visit to the Southern part of the neighboring country recently.

Rags to riches story behind biggest ever tourist hotel in the South

A fortunate member from a very high family in the country has begun putting up the biggest-ever tourist hotel in the South at a uniquely scenic sea-side spot.