He has holed up to escape the farmers’ wrath!

There is a purohita at state level elected to Diyawanna from an upcountry district known for its cool climate.

This gabby purohita who began his political career from the Blue party has now hitched his political wagon to Pohottuwa. To every one’s surprise, he has gone into seclusion these days.

He is said to be avoiding  public functions in the area and would not even attend a wedding held in the evening hours. 

Some inquisitive ones  who had made indiscreet inquiries why this politico who, by the way, had to face an untoward incident on a bridge in his area recently, was fighting shy of the public, had stumbled on the reason, they say.

Most of the people in his district are peasants who eke out a living by farming. These farmers are said to be in a nasty mood these days due to the unavailability of fertilizer. They are so angry they would castigate in choice Sinhala any Diyawanna member or purohita if they happen to come across them.

So, this purohita is holding himself aloof from the people in the area given the possibility of getting a mouthful to his face from some angry farmer, they say.