Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- In recent Sri Lankan political history, there were watershed moments that changed the directions of governments.

The past governments sometimes experienced such defining moments when they were at the peak of popularity. The immediate impact of them was minimal, rather invisible. Nevertheless, it started becoming visible in the long run changing the course of government and ensuring its downfall in the end.

Such defining events only sowed seeds to be sprouted up later when conditions develop in favour.

For example, the 2010/2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa government took a radical decision to impeach then Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. She was impeached according to the procedure laid down in the Constitution. A Par...