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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 Today's Paper
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.
A prominent Diyawanna politico had stockpiled chemical fertilizer necessary for his paddies ahead of the decision taken to impose the ban of fertilizer imports, they say.
A woman customer had railed at a political authority when he was inspecting a state-run shop in the Kataragama area and later a security officer of the shop had been interdicted for not taking timely action to prevent the scene.
Some knowledgeable people in the power sector who are truly concerned about the power crisis greatly affecting the day-to-day life of the public have expressed the view that two bigwigs directly connected to the power supply task should be given the
There is a certain religious dignitary who used to deliver sermons in support of Pohottuwa in the run up to the last general polls.
A certain politico who suffered defeat at the general polls is said to be trying to annex part of a reserve land by dumping on it the junk from the building site of his new house.
A former political authority had wanted to hold the launching of a book written by a school child at his school itself, but the principal of that school had refused to cooperate with the former to hold the ceremony as planned.
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