It has transpired recently that a prominent purohita in yahapalanaya had had six personnel from the Presidential Security Division assigned for his security when he was in the opposition.

A fair and lovely politician who once  announced that she was prepared to sacrifice her life for the well-being of the people in her native place was seen nowhere in her area when it went under flood waters, they say.

A certain Diyawanna member from the Puttalam district who had made a name for acts of thuggary is said to be walking on air these days.

Diyawanna members call this politico the ‘Jester of the House’ because of his ceaseless antics which at times descend to the level of buffoonery. 

A young purohita had to tender an apology in the House the other day for hurling an obscenity at a former purohita when, of course, disciplinary action by the chair was staring him in the face. 

The king rooster leading the cockerels is a highly dejected and disillusioned man these days, they say.

The king rooster leading the cockerels is a highly dejected and disillusioned man these days, they say.

Stories are galore about how political bigwigs who were going round the flood-hit areas to direct the relief aid distribution rather late in the day had had to face the wrath of the flood victims.

There were many politicos who tried to exploit the flood situation to gain political mileage. Here’s a story about such a worthy hailing from the Colombo district.

The Northern chief purohita and his party chief from Trinco who happens to be the occupant of the main chair in the official opposition   continue to be at loggerheads, they say.

The election of the chair of the body controlling the gentlemen’s game is now a thing of the past. But indications are that some people who made an unsuccessful bid to grab the chair have not given up their cherished desire. 

Most of our politicians of yesteryear who were brought up in the Western lifestyle discarded the ‘tie-coat’ attire for the national dress when they entered politics. The purpose was to identify themselves with the common man. Their succes

There is speculation in political circles that a reshuffle of the team at the top table is round the corner. 

A high political authority has severely reprimanded a purohita at state level for distributing relief parcels among flood victims with a sticker displaying his mug.

The Special Police Unit probing the abuse of public funds is expected to quiz several popular actresses who had opened beauty parlors and taken a hand in organizing reality shows in the recent past. 

Sparks flew as expected during the much publicised Diyawanna council debate on an airline that had become a heavy burden on the exchequer.

The other day, a well-known artiste in the country was quizzed by the Special Police Unit probing the abuse of public funds.

A certain politico made sensational news some time ago when he broke a leg in a daredevil midnight escapade during his stay in a high-end hotel in a foreign country.

An ambitious son of a prominent politician too had been among some politicos who took undue advantage of the disaster caused by floods to bag a measure of cheap popularity. 

A purohita from the South was seen walking up and down the House during the sittings on a day last week in a state of great agitation.

Law enforcement authorities have been busy rounding up illegally held elephants – mostly young ones in various parts of the country for the past few months. And several cases filed against the parties responsible for keeping these animals in ca

A number of Betel leaf purohitas are said to be in a state of indecision about their political future. Such a wavering purohita from a district famous for its gems ran into a JO camp stalwart of the same political party quite recently.

The diplomatic mission of a European country that played a lead role in the aborted peace bid celebrated the country’s Independence Day at a function held in the mission premises recently. 

A workshop was held in a city suburb recently to familiarize the Diyawanna members with the nuts and bolts of the proposed Right to Information Act.

The furor that rocked the august assembly the other day when the opposition made a noisy protest claiming that the score on a vote taken on an important Bill has even made newspaper headlines. 

The conduct of a holder of a very high office in the august assembly has come under fire from the Green party members, they say.

Several purohitas had fired salvoes at the top-two of the special Police unit investigating the financial crimes committed by the big shots of the previous regime when they met at the top table last week.

A certain purohita has made secret plans to become the team leader at the top table in yahapalanaya, they say.

The name of a Sri Lankan who worked in Dubai for a monthly pay of Rs.25, 000 about 15 years ago figures in the Panama Papers list, they say.

This better half of a former provincial purohita from a cool climate suspects the fidelity of her husband so much that she has made it a practice to check the incoming and outgoing calls registered on the latter’s mobile phone.