Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Last week's killing of Lasantha Wickremesekara, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) controlled Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha chairman, inside the chamber by a gunman, and subsequent allegations and counter-allegations over the killing have rekindled the fear of the return of political violence. The killing was politicised before the blood dried up. However, more appropriately, the brazen murder should prompt an honest discourse within Sri Lankan politics about the political underworld nexus, which does not seem to disappear, no matter how eloquently our politicians pledged for good governance.

The slain Pradeshiya Sabha chairman Lasantha Wickremesekara-- the police are being criticised for circulating social media videos o...