The spirit of give and take

A politico who held a very high position in a provincial body had got his ladylove appointed as a consultant and what is worse is that he had violated a policy decision adopted by the council for the purpose of promoting her family business.

She is to lose the bird in hand too

There is a high flying female politico facing the prospect of getting grounded without any high office due to a snag that shattered her dreams at the recent Ministerial reshuffles.

Once in power, they trust only family members

A certain purohita is said to be busy using all the tricks of the trade to have his sibling appointed as the head of a key State establishment.

Ignorance or a bona fide mistake?

A gaffe made by a political high-up with official ties with the Sasana in the message he issued to mark last Poson has raised laughs in Buddhist circles. 

Inventory items mistaken for personal effects?

A large number of items including cutlery, valuable flower vases and wall-mounted decorations and paintings worth several lakhs of rupees had gone missing from a ministry soon after the recent portfolio change.

Et tu Brute

A certain high riding flamboyant purohita was divested of the key portfolio he held as widely expected at the recent reshuffle of the pact. 

Celebrating birthday amid death and destruction

It was the people of the Kalutara and Ratnapura district who suffered the most from the recent floods and landslides.

Adding insult to injury

The nation had to suffer the worst disaster in recent years when flash floods and landslides wreaked  havoc destroying thousands of houses and taking a heavy toll of human and animal life. 

Ready co-operation softened their hearts?

Ratnapura was the district that suffered most in the recent disaster. The Diyawanna members of the JO group hailing from the district too had buckled down to relief and rescue operations in dead earnest.

Distributing crutches and wheelchairs is his new job

This one is a deputy cutting a striking figure both on the political scene and the silver screen. At the recent reshuffle of Deputies and State ones, this worthy too got a new portfolio with an additional subject relevant to the past of the hill country capital. 

Rebuke the least expected

This purohita has been under constant fire from the opposition and the civil society for some time as the villain behind the postponement of the long overdue local polls from time to time. 

He failed to show up, but brother was there to shore up their spirits

It was one of the worst-affected parts of the Galle district. Most houses were under swirling flood waters. Some were marooned on high elevations. 

Cultivating with next round in view

A certain Diyawanna member is said to be spending most of his time in the office of an official connected to a leading political authority whenever the council is in session.

They no longer build castles in the air

A politico elevated to purohita status after making it to Diyawanna through the ‘list’, is busy putting up a three-storey mansion overlooking an ‘oya’ these days.

“Remember, politicians come and go…”

Some minor employees of a state-owned undertaking related to aviation had quit their jobs expressing their disgust at the shabby treatment meted out to them by a female high-up. 

Difference between then and now

A former powerful politician the other day attended the funeral of a close kinsman of a political stalwart in an area close to Colombo hallowed by the Buddha’s visit according to tradition. 

Too big for his shoes?

There is a chief purohita who ignores invitations to attend official conferences summoned by the members of the top team at the centre. 

Sound and fury finally signified nothing

A group of Green party backbenchers raised a sustained hue and cry in the recent past against the much publicized move to ‘regroup’ the top team while its delivery was being long laboured. Not to be outdone, the Blue party bigwigs carried out a counter-campaign demanding the proposed regrouping so necessary for the government’s battle ahead.  Meanwhile, a story doing rounds said that even the powerful Madam at a meeting at

Cheers for disciple and jeers for Guru

A commemorative ceremony was held recently in the native place of the slain Tiger leader. The chief purohita for the North and the official leader of the opposition were among the distinguished guests invited to the ceremony. 

He had to forgo his foreign tour for nothing

A young purohita from Wayamba with a voice in demand in the entertainment industry left the country last Friday on an official visit to China. He had well in advance obtained the approval for the visit from all higher authorities concerned.

Too big for his shoes?

There is a chief purohita who ignores invitations to attend official conferences summoned by the members of the top team at the centre. 

Chastened for wanting a forbidden fruit

There is a certain state purohita hailing from the Puttalam district who had been complaining for the last several months he had become a virtual nonentity in his Ministry as he had no powers or functions assigned for him to do any productive work. 

Lost his job when he thought he was quite equal to it

The chair of an important statutory body fired a broadside at the government during a TV talk show recently. 

Discovering new ammunition to use against a political opponent

A certain Diyawanna member had announced an interesting discovery he had made at an informal meeting of the JO recently.

Indignity he suffered was of his own seeking!

A certain head of a department having direct dealings with the general public had invited the subject purohita to a regular official conference with the divisional heads of the department.

Unauthorized, but five-storied!

An unauthorized five-storied building is coming up just opposite the entrance to the official residence of a top political leader, they say.

His own actions don’t bear close inspection

There is a government department entrusted with the statutory function of carrying out a systematic and independent examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts of all state establishments, state authorities and state-owned undertakings at regular intervals and also whenever the necessity arises. 

He is more equal than others!

A former politico who is supposed to be serving a sentence passed by courts is said to be having a cushy time at a secluded place. 

He is too penny-wise for their liking!

A group of white collar high-ups of an establishment connected to air traffic had a severe disappointment when their political authority was not moved out as expected when the pack was reshuffled recently. 

Shenanigans of a showman

Number One in yahapalanaya attended a special religious ceremony to mark Vesak. The event drew a huge crowd to the city.