Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- When Indian Foreign Minister Subhramanyam Jaishankar (left) paid a visit to Sri Lanka he made sure he met UNP Leader Wickremesinghe

University academics setting up a collective with Sajith Premadasa as its head suggests there is growing dissent regarding the activities and the elbows out attitude of the government

Sri Lanka as a nation has many challenges this new year and among them is to build a vibrant opposition. We've seen many moves by Saith Premadasa and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the Government seems to be moving steadily on the path to strengthen its resolve in a forceful manner.

In terms of the role of the opposition mention must be made of a collective formed by university professors and lectu...