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A section in the Blue party proposed to the new Big Boss that the aggressive Doctor be considered for a key office in the party.

The new Big Boss had no reason to take exception to this proposal. After all, he could not forget how hard the Doctor campaigned for his victory. The proposal was duly presented, but it drew a howl of protests from a group of seniors in the party. They charged that the Doctor, going on his past record could switch to another party at the drop of his hat and therefore was not reliable.

Meanwhile, a Diyawanna member, a former holder of the fisheries portfolio who had occasion to clash with the Doctor had decided to fish in troubled waters. He prepared a long list of past acts of commission and omission on the part of the Doctor to be handed over to the new Big Boss.

The latest reports say that the Doctor’s rival from Gampaha has started a losing battle.