Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The much debated 20th Amendment to the Constitution that was submitted for vetting by a Special Committee appointed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in its novel form, when the Cabinet meets today. The new version of the 20 A was submitted to the PM yesterday afternoon. President Rajapaksa, no doubt ,will come in for high praise for giving ear to all shades of opinion including views expressed by the Government representatives,themselves, and even among those who worked tirelessly to have him elected, on certain aspects of 20A.

Contrary to the grim picture painted of him as a dictator and one set to rule with an iron hand by his detractors, President Rajapaksa in...