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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 Today's Paper
Two of the several Diyawanna politicos sworn in as top team members at the second round had said that they did not want these portfolios as they were burdened with too many subjects, knowledgeable sources say.
The two Telephone party Diyawanna members who joined the government to accept top team office defying the stand taken by the party not to be part of the government, have received the letter suspending their party membership and removing them from al
When it became known that Number Two was going to step down, the Pohottuwa high-ups held council to discuss who should succeed him.
The second chair of the Diyawanna council fell vacant when the holder of this office, a Blue party politico from Sabaragamuwa resigned.
The altercation between the Telephone party’s future defense purohita and the young gabby one from Badulla that took place at the meeting held at the conclusion of the party’s protest march the other day has become a leading talking point these d
The Telephone party chief and the lanky party stalwart commanding a ‘regiment’ have not been on good terms for some time, they say.
Those who were dropped when the top team was reshuffled, had reacted to it with much anger and anguish. One of them was a gabby politico from Wayamba who had received a double blow when he lost another prestigious position at Diyawanna council.
A certain gabby politico who once had to languish in the state lodge for shooting off his mouth had recently got egg on his face when he tried to admonish the people at a public meeting.
A prominent Pohottuwa politico has got his wires crossed these days, they say.
There is a provincial strongman who is trying these days to dislodge a female zonal head who is said to have refused to dance to the tune set by the Pohottuwa’s local politicos.
It has been reported to the bigwigs of the regime that there are three State purohitas who are deliberately keeping away from their Ministries.
The protest organized by the Telephone party drew a massive crowd and many expected that it would get a cyber mud attack from the pro-government sources by way of reaction. So, the Telephone party supporters were getting ready to counter such an atta
Recently there was a religious ceremony in a Buddhist temple in an area not far from the city. Present at this ceremony were a number of government and opposition Diyawanna politicos as well as some mandarins holding high office.
An informal decision is said to have been taken to keep away a certain prominent Diyawanna member from all government meetings and other collective activity.
There is a certain top team member who has always been a riddle to political observers.
A fair one has now distanced herself from the activities of the Telephone party, they say.
“ I, in a sense, lost both the neck and the pot as told in the proverbial Mahadenamutta story as a result of extending my support to these people!”
This state purohita from Digamadulla known for his simple lifestyle had the other day got into an ugly mood.
Several government seniors and backbenchers are said to be pressing both the Number One and Number Two to give walking papers to the heads of two state bodies which are the main focus of public attention these days.
The last weekly meeting of the top team which had to go Zoom given the Covid situation had gotten protracted due to the discussion straying to the crises relating to electricity and fuel as well. It was well past ten in the night when the proceedings
The boorish behaviour of a certain political authority from Badulla area has become a source of anxiety and concern to the seniors in the government.
This gabby Diyawanna politico holds a high political office in the government. He hails from the upcountry.
There is a notorious racketeer with links to underworld, active in the maritime area in the South. He is also involved in a cattle racket.
The Diyawanna politico who has now shifted his political base from Badulla to Siyane Korale is an unhappy person these days, they say.
The wife of a prominent politician is said to be lavishly spending money on her facelift treatment – for removal of wrinkles and sagging skin to look much younger, they say.
This wife of a mandarin holding a high position in a major assembly is functioning as the main personal aide of her husband when he is in office as well. The lady is also enjoying almost all privileges that her husband is entitled to by the virtue o
There is a certain commission authorized to take decisions regarding power cuts. However, a power cut had been imposed quite recently without the approval of this commission.
There are many people who are disappointed that the actor-turned politico now languishing in the state lodge has failed to obtain a pardon and the politico himself is said to be highly disconsolate about it, they say.
A group of veteran members of the Bell party has reportedly risen up against the party leadership for taking the party gradually away from the path of socialism to another one close to liberalism.
Some government Diyawanna politicos in the Gem-city district are reportedly embroiled in a tussle to get Police personnel of their choice appointed to high positions in the district.
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