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Mon, 25 Nov 2024 Today's Paper
The Green heavyweight from the city who is known to have coveted the deputy post in the party is a disappointed man these days, they say.
In the matter of distributing job opportunities under the programme for providing employment to the low-income groups, two leading politicos in a certain area have claimed the lion share leaving a poor quota for the local politicos, they say.
There is a move by some influential politicos to appoint a retired security officer as the Security Consultant of the august assembly when there is the possibility of selecting a well-qualified experienced person from among those already in service t
A person with strong political connections have started a garments factory within the premises of a school causing much inconvenience to the school children, they say.
On learning that the gate at the entrance to a place of worship had got damaged when a former local politico’s vehicle had crashed into it by accident, a young leading politico at national level had reportedly given a sizable amount of money to the
Some acolytes of a onetime high political authority have begun paying frequent courtesy calls on their former boss, they say.
A telephone party front-liner in the upcountry recently came under from fire from environmentalists for clearing part of a forest reserve in Hantana. However, the politico has claimed that he had cleared a block of land belonging to him.
The ‘Tree’ party leader has found himself on the horns of a dilemma, after finding that some of the party’s Diyawanna group members have been striking deals with the regime hierarchy on the sly, they say.
Some people, according to a popular Sinhala proverb, have made it a habit to worship the rising Sun and turn their back on the setting Sun.
The Telephone party activists of an electorate South of Colombo, not too far from the city, had got agitated when the lady organizer of the area failed to show up in connection with any political activity following the recent polls.
A piece of land located in a Mahaweli zone which had already been identified as a suitable site for a Day Care Centre has been given on a special permit to a school-going son of a provincial politico through the intervention of an influential young p
A female Diyawanna elected for the first time from a district north of the capital of central province has reportedly begun dominating the political landscape in the district while the onetime well-known trio from the ‘elephant family’ appears to
An ambitious young man who missed his chance of making it to Diyawanna through the List due to his better half getting in his way has gone into a sulk, they say.
This local politico from a township off Kandy and his buddy from outside is said to be going around the area these days saying that they are drawing up a list of allottees for the trade stalls in the market complex coming up on the bus stand premises
This politico from a district not very far from the city gained such wide publicity within days of the present regime taking office, his name has become a household word today.
A certain character who had long been chummy with the ‘Telephone’ party chief has of late distanced himself from the latter, they say.
This party senior, a versatile politico is a top team member even today.
A certain top team member during the Yahapalanaya days referred to an area of activity where the segment of the workforce found short in physique could be employed.
This politico who is known to have had a foot in both camps has now sought refuge in his original party, they say.
There is a politico who unsuccessfully tried to make it to Diyawanna from an area of ancient kingdom fame.
An American campus had in the recent past had conferred doctorates on several well- known big guns in government departments. A popular khaki department spokesman and a state lodge high-up had been among the recipients, they say.
A one-time purohita of the yahapalanaya regime was delivering a lecture in the Diyawanna council lobby the other day. His one-man audience was a prominent member elected from the East and the latter in fact, had once functioned as the political chief
The front-liners of a minority political party here had recently held a discussion with some diplomats from a powerful country in Asia.
A row between a top team member and a purohita at state level has split the government supporters in Siyane Korale into two rival groups, they say.
There is a professional who held the highest position in a financial institution during the former regime. In fact, he should get the credit for the billions of rupees in profits made by several institutions that functioned under his stewardship.
Diyawanna members become entitled to many privileges and facilities. They get more privileges and facilities when they become political authorities as well.
The local level Green politicos looking forward to contesting the upcoming provincial council polls are said to be busy sending feelers to the ‘telephone’ party stalwarts seeking some form of togetherness between the two parties.
The old game of intruding on others’ authority has begun again, they say.
The battle for the Green party leadership has now become one between two main contenders with the Diyawanna former main chair entering the arena.
Most Red party cadres are said to be attributing the debacle they suffered at the general polls to switching to the Compass. Many of them are reportedly insisting that they go back to the good old ‘Bell’.
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