Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The unchecked events leading from the Mirihana attack to Galle Face fiasco from March 31 to May 9 was threatening the country with anarchy. Finally, only one man stood between some semblance of democracy and absolute anarchy. That man was the Prime Minister of the country. The problem was that even by May 12 President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could not find a suitable candidate to fill in the position.

President's first choice was the Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. In fact, President offered the job to Premadasa the day before the Galle Face incident and the eruption of violence thereafter islandwide. President informed Opposition Leader that then PM Mahinda Rajapaksa would resign from premiership and requested Premad...