Sweden, Nov. 24 -- Presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa's Camp appears as if they are shocked by their ignominious defeat. Apparently one very senior minister had commented that he was sure that Premadasa would win by at least a ten thousand margin. In reality, the defeat was written in the walls.

The Yahapalana Government's defeat was building up over the past four and half years - that is almost from the point they came to power. The cheap campaign for 2020 Presidency only accelerated it. In fact, during these years the Sri Lankans were akin to the crabs in the pot of boiling water.

It was not always obvious that the water was boiling, but there were definite signs of it. When the Central Bank bonds were scammed within a month of com...