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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Freedom Party Blues II
14 May 2015
Divided and
confused, the SLFP is morphing into President Sirisena’s greatest
vexation, with its shifting allegiances towards his predecessor,
determination to scuttle his reform agenda and frustration that he has
chosen to govern with their archrival UNP
14 May 2015
Mahinda Rajapaksa, defeated in an unprecedented third bid for the
presidency on 8 January this year, is living in a bubble - again.
This bubble is a skillful construct of his most faithful acolytes. It is inflated by weeping masses at his door, fawning supporters dogging his every move and large, raucous crowds at rallies begging for his return to power. Acrimony between incumbent presidents and their predecessors has become something of a tradition in Sri Lankan political life. Thus, like Chandrika Kumaratunga before him, Mahinda Rajapaksa is also trailed by TV cameras and journalists, waiting for the controversial sound bite against the incumbent Government that he inevitably provides at every opportunity.
This bubble is a skillful construct of his most faithful acolytes. It is inflated by weeping masses at his door, fawning supporters dogging his every move and large, raucous crowds at rallies begging for his return to power. Acrimony between incumbent presidents and their predecessors has become something of a tradition in Sri Lankan political life. Thus, like Chandrika Kumaratunga before him, Mahinda Rajapaksa is also trailed by TV cameras and journalists, waiting for the controversial sound bite against the incumbent Government that he inevitably provides at every opportunity.
