Srilanka, May 18 -- The post Local Government (LG) election discourse is replete with conversations about how certain mainstream Opposition parties so-called, performed at the polls. None of these Opposition forces gained anything significant in the LG polls held after the general elections where they faced a rout.

That hasn't stopped persons such as Thalatha Athukorale (UNP) from claiming that the Government has lost its mandate and should now 'go home.' (A direct quote, that.) This is rich, coming from a politician representing a party that has woefully underperformed. But also this statement is so ridiculously false that perhaps Athukorale should consider giving up politics, issuing an apology, and resigning to a quiet life at home h...