Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- In politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, nor are there permanent political alliances. Only interests remain, and alliances are formed as the situation demands to realise aspirations. This is exactly what Sri Lankans have been experiencing for the past few years.
It is common knowledge as to how the 2015 political change made way to the emergence of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), relegating Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to the third rank in the country's political arena. Today, the SLFP is not much in the reckoning.
After the 2019 presidential elections now, the United National Party (UNP) is in its worst ever identity crisis since a formidable faction under the stewardship of MP Sajith Premadas...