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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 Today's Paper
A certain purohita the other day summoned to his office all the people to whom he had given jobs.
The economist who had been serving the country’s big boss as his advisor has suddenly disappeared, they say.
It is no news now that the Green leader had an uneasy moment when some people heckled and jeered him at a meeting in the Matale area for the entire country could watch the incident telecast by several TV channels.
A well-known soothsayer of Rajarata is said to have invited the Deva Mandalaya (Pantheon of deities) to meet him to pose some queries to them.
There is a Pohottuwa Diyawanna member who is quite active in politics in a constituency in the Pulatisipura area.
The red comrades are said to be in constant touch with the General and the other big poll candidate, who promised to settle the country’s foreign debt, in a bid to get them to withdraw from the race in support of the Red Prince.
Some top Diyawanna politicos are said to be making an effort to prevent the arraignment of a person taken into custody for suspected involvement in a carnage.
This establishment providing an important utility to the public would disconnect the supply to a household of an ordinary person if the monthly bill falls into arrears amounting to a small sum like Rs. 2,000, but it is continuing to provide the servi
A close relative of a high political authority has gone into the occupation of a luxury apartment in a condominium, they say.
This political authority hailing from the Matale area has, as most others do, set apart a day in the week to look into the problems of his constituents.
A prominent black-coated Diyawanna member, once an active Leftist, had recently visited the diplomatic missions of two leading European countries.
A large crowd turned up at the Green front’s inaugural rally held at the Galle Face Green.
Blue Diyawanna politicos who were to join Pohottuwa at the very outset from the Opposition are being held in high regard by the Pohottuwa bigwigs, they say.
Two political party leaders of the Green-led front had agreed to a request made to them not to address the propaganda rallies held in Colombo and elsewhere in the South, they say.
A onetime popular TV channel, which suddenly went out of operation, has now been thrown up for sale, they say.
The General in the race has become the biggest challenge to the comrades now trying to find their direction with the Compass.
The Madam now determined to take the crisis-hit Blue party under her charge, has already asked the Blues who have defected to Pohottuwa to return to the ranks. But so far, she has not received a positive response from any of them, they say.
A possible serious clash between two groups of activists of a political party in the bud in an electorate North of Colombo was averted due to timely intervention of some peace-makers.
It has come to light, that the tab computers officially provided to some politicos with the taxpayers’ money are being used by their wives and children.
Top men of Pohottuwa held an important conference on the occasion of Yo’s homecoming at the Medamulana residence.
Some Blue Diyawanna politicos who once vowed to protect the ‘Hand’ symbol are said to be now making overtures to the Green party. Even the Kalutara rebel who came forward to protect the party making a big bang also made a retreat at the eleventh
The Blue party had come to a decision to back Gota’s candidacy as practically all members of the central committee were in favour of it. And Number One was due to make the official announcement about it at a media briefing by the weekend.
The Kalutara rebel had always described himself as a diehard Blue and since of late he had begun talking about his seniority in the Blue party as well.
Number One and a Blue party politico from Gampaha district, a namesake of Sinhala poet of a bygone era, had the other day arrived for the funeral of Harin’s father together in the same vehicle. They were fresh from participating in the Blue party m
Two Diyawanna members who recently cast their lot with Pohottuwa are said to be poised for another somersault. One of them is a defector from the Green party hailing from Wayamba and another one from the Blue party with roots in the South.
On the nomination day for the big poll, Gota met an old colleague.
There is a government establishment responsible for promoting rural agriculture. The head of this establishment, a political appointee, drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 150,000, is said to be using five official vehicles!
A very high political authority was due to attend an important religious ceremony in Siyane Korale and a group of his security personnel had visited the area to look into the security concerns well ahead of the event.
A meeting of a political party due to be held in a hotel in an area hallowed by the visit of the Enlightened One did not come off as planned due to an underhand move by a politico of the same party, they say.
A young Diyawanna politico of an aggressive type, a scion of an upcountry political family, has reportedly taken a holiday from political activity.
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