Son is now better known than his father

A group of yahapalanaya purohitas the other day were doing a collective postmortem on the latest May Day scene in the city. Senior Banda from the central hills, the former Betel leaf secretary from the Colombo district and the former Blue party secretary from Wayamba were there among others in this group. 

He is to continue in the saddle after all

A glowing compliment paid to a satin coated bully-boy-type purohita of his party by the Green leader recently has taken the winds out of a widespread speculation that the latter is due to lose his portfolio in the top team reshuffle said to be in the offing. 

Set to bat for another team?

It is a well-known fact that all main political parties tried their level best as never before to attract the largest possible crowd to their respective May Day rallies this year. However, there is hush-hush in political circles that a certain prominent purohita and a young fair Diyawanna member had kept away from the Getamba May Day rally without giving an excuse.

Dragons pose a new challenge to them

Government of the Dragon Nation has at long last taken up cudgels against the JO leadership for trying to undermine the Hambantota port deal. 

He wanted to entertain them, but got only boos in return!

A prominent politico was a distinguished guest at the birthday party of a well-known business tycoon held recently at a scenic spot in the central hills. 

Cheating begets cheating!

A group of employees attached to a station connected with public transport in Wayamba who received an incentive payment of Rs. 2,000 each for attending a May Day demonstration and a rally of a certain political party had reportedly attended a May Day rally of another political party. 

A typical worker’s lunch ahead of the Workers’ Day!

A purohita who attended his Ministry after the National New Year vacation had to make do with a piece of bread with parippu curry for his lunch.

His perks irk her!

Some of the perks being enjoyed by a leading politico thanks to a high office he once held have been whittled down following protests made by a onetime powerful madam, they say.

A present to suit a fairy tale birthday party

A story buzzing in political circles these days says that a politico from the Puttalam area has given a staggeringly expensive birthday present to his granddaughter.

They got it from the horse’s mouth

A rumour that a young lady from a high family in the country was planning to run for North Central Chief Minister made a sensation in political circles recently. 

She’s no pushover

The decision taken by the JO leadership to field the big-mouthed lady from the Gem City area as their chief ministerial candidate at the upcoming provincial polls has raised the hackles of practically all JO Diyawanna members from the district. 

He was not welcome either

Number Two in yahapalanaya held a big powwow at the Araliya Grove on the garbage mount issue the other day.

Was it an act of revenge?

Seven to eight Blue party Diyawanna members associated with the JO group lost their Blue party organizer posts recently.

Is Vig on the way out?

A ding dong over the Northern Chief Ministerial post has already begun though the poll appears to be miles away. 

Answer was well written on his face

A prominent Buddhist monk residing in Narahenpita area, on a request by a high political authority called on him at his palace in the city the other day. This monk is well known as a loyal supporter of the former strongman. 

A staggering ‘fine’

The party leadership had imposed a ‘heavy fine’ on several senior purohitas: Rs.5 million each as their share towards the party’s May Day expenses. 

Stage being set for new-look yahapalanaya?

A prominent purohita who is said to have played a vital role behind the scenes to bring the yahapalanaya into power had a three-hour one-on-one discussion with Number One quite recently.

Now he has to contend with comrades turning rebels

The party led by Prince Panchaudha is fast cracking up mainly because of his arbitrary actions as party leader, they say.

They think it is a religious practice

A departmental head who is keen on making meditation part of the day’s schedule for all his employees has for a start ordered all staffers in his office to participate in a 15-minute meditation session every working day of the week. 

New laws to bleed taxpayer dry?

Yahapalanaya has decided to enact new legislation aimed at widening the country’s fiscal base.  Government has ‘borrowed’ this new legislation from the African country Ghana, they say.

Now she flexes her muscles too

A heated exchange between a prominent purohita in yahapalanaya and a provincial ruler that took place at a main Buddhist temple in Senkadagala area made sensational news in the hill-country recently.

A quarrel over a tender affair

A senior Green party purohita from the Gampaha district and a fair PC member from the same district were recently involved in a tussle over a Katunayake airport tax service tender affair. 

A love triangle and a man in a tangle

A former deputy purohita, he once created mayhem in the country.

A lion’s roar reduced to a whimper

A Yahapalanaya purohita who once made a big hullabaloo against the proposed deal to hand over the management of the Hambantota harbor to a Chinese company is no longer gung-ho about the issue, they say.

Yahapalanaya in theory and favouritism in practice

A letter containing this appeal had been presented to the political authority when the latter attended a New Year oil anointing ceremony.

Curiosity almost killed this cat

It was truly a political cat! This cat had been a familiar sight to journos covering the regular media briefings of a certain political party.

Wife laments politico’s decision to go independent

The decision taken by a certain Diyawanna member to function as an independent member severing all links with the government has highly upset his wife who is said to be in tears these days. 

He passed the hat to buy the water pump

A proposal to install a water pump to provide safe drinking water for devotees visiting a place of Buddhist worship at a distant place came up at a meeting of Dayakas held at the precincts of this sacred place recently. 

Thought he was dead but found him large as life

A rumour that a certain former Diyawanna member had committed suicide recently sent shock waves through some parts of the country.

Dejected rejects make a swift shift

A former Wayamba PC chairman and a member of the Blue party who were badly disappointed when their claims were rejected and a complete ‘outsider’ appointed as the organizer of an electorate located close to Kurunegala had immediately joined forces with the joint opposition, they say.