සාම ප්රයත්නයේ අභියෝග
EPDP leader and minister Douglas Devananda told a Sinhala daily that he does not oppose talks with the LTTE but that a northern and eastern settlement is possible without it if the other Tamil parties agree. The piece likens this to the views of the JVP, the Sihala Urumaya and Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, notes Dinesh Gunawardena’s silence, and argues that Devananda, who prospered under Premadasa and now the People’s Alliance, owes his armed guard and power to the war, casting doubt on the government’s sincerity.
කවුරු දිනුවත් ජනාධිපති ක්රමය අහෝසි වන ඡන්දයක්
Ivan describes S.B. Dissanayake as the man now steering the People’s Alliance, whose hints foretold the dropping of Lakshman Jayakody and possibly Richard Pathirana, and who shaped the national list. He recounts the sidelining of Dharmasiri Senanayake, S.B.’s ambitions for the media ministry and premiership, and alarm within the alliance at a drift towards junta rule. With no clear winner likely, any government will need small parties such as the JVP and may have to agree to abolish the presidency.