A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to win brownie points from political bigwigs in the district, they say.

A former purohita of a now-dissolved provincial council has suddenly metamorphosed as a head of a provincial State body responsible for highways, they say.

A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offence committed by one of her subordinates.

The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, they say.

A businessman sibling of a very powerful authority is planning to enter national politics with a big bang.

There is a departmental head who was elevated to the current office during the ousted regime.

A political party quite active in the upcountry estate sector had held a grand party the other day. The party chief who is nattily dressed in the usual black suit, his son and other party seniors had attended this party.

One political party leader allied to the Green party-led front was conspicuous by his absence at the recent massive opposition protest in Kandy, they say.  This politico leading a min

November 16 that witnessed the Speaker’s chair being carried away and desecrated has already gone into history as a day of infamy and horror of the country’s august assembly.

A Pohottuwa politico has decorated his house frontage with green flags and pennants these days, they say.

There is a khaki boss at Alawpura who has hit upon a convenient means of raising adequate funding for their regular evening party at which they would empty several bottles of high-quality liquor.

There are two Diyawanna members from Wayamba who function as co-organizers of a certain electorate. One of these Diyawanna members was elevated to the top team level while the other was offered a portfolio at state level.

A coconut fibre mill owner, known to be a prominent Green party supporter in a certain ‘yaya’ area has given up his party after receiving a high office from the new regime, they say.

Antics of some active players in the ‘Numbers Game’ that began with the advent of the October 26 regime have spawned numerous humorous stories that may regale those in the know of them for years to come, they say.

The occasions arise for the people in a predominantly agricultural area in the country to seek the services of a certain state body looking after the activity of a river-based development project.

A coordinating secretary of a political bigwig who attended a recent party conference in Kandy had to make a dash for safety when a group of party activists set upon him the moment he made his appearance there.

A well-known daughter of a very high political authority had quietly visited a prominent kovil off the pearl-city at dawn the other day to offer a pooja.

The top men of the new regime have not given up the idea of hooking some green members at whatever cost despite opening a can of worms with audio clips containing voice- cuts relating to political horse-trading going public.

A prominent green party stalwart confided in a businessman buddy his desire to consult a reputed astrologer in a neighboring part of the neighboring country. And the businessman lost no time in arranging for the astrologer to quietly visit the politi

There is a white-collar high-up whom some in political circles brand as ‘a queer one’ these days.

The green party is gearing up the party machinery for a general poll these days.

When the political horse-trading that followed the regime change was on a very high gear, a Diyawanna politico from an East-based minor political party got a deputy office after a successful bargain. 

The Diyawanna politicos of a certain North-based political party have stopped using their mobile phones for any politically important communication purpose. They have taken this unusual step after coming to know that whatever conversation they conduc

The current Number Two the other day sent for a group of Pohottuwa seniors, who were elevated to top team status in his new regime.

A foreign Head of State deeply concerned over the current political crisis in this country had contacted over the phone a scion of a leading political clan now employed abroad and requested him to seriously consider entering politics in his motherlan

A Coordinating Secretary of a political heavyweight was badly roughed up by an angry crowd on the day the posse of Policemen had to protect the chair of the august assembly.

A fresher-Diyawanna member has become a nuisance to the young fair staffers attached to the committee offices of the august assembly, they say.

There is a principal of a school in a remote locality in Rajarata who is said to be deriving a sadistic pleasure by severely punishing the children even for a very minor offence like being a little late to school.

A company running a factory has defaulted on tax payments amounting to some Rs.190 million, but the authorities concerned had failed to act either to recover the tax monies or to take punitive action against the company.

A leading Diyawanna politico from the South, once back at home, had sent for a local pal and spilled out to him to all top party secrets.