Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- A Sri Lankan opposition politician was shot dead in his office last Wednesday (21), marking the country's first political assassination in recent years and exposing once again the deep rot in our politics, policing, and governance.

Lasantha Wickramasekara (38), Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, and a member of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), was meeting constituents when an unidentified gunman entered his office under the pretext of getting a letter signed, drew a revolver and fired multiple shots. Wickramasekara, popularly known as 'Midigama Lasa', was rushed to the Matara General Hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries. Police confirmed that a pistol was used in the attac...