Srilanka, May 8 -- At the time of writing, the National People's Power is leading the count after the LG Polls and there is a prominent advertisement carried on television about the perishing of crows.

The news about both are pleasant to the ear. The NPP, as expected, is cruising towards a comfortable victory. But the popular television channel that carries a propaganda campaign using 'the crow' makes us understand that the voter is supreme and has significant potential to usher in change at an election. Combining the crow and the existence of the lawmaker to make an advertisement is classic; given that these are election times.

The problem associated with the less affluent, who have voting rights, is that they are below the poverty ...