Reflections on the 'Sihala Urumaya' that was

Fragments-Posted by Uditha Devapriya 

On October 10, 2000, there was a Parliamentary Election. Two days later, a newly formed party split over its National List seat. The Central Committee had selected one person for that seat. This person had later resigned over the split, a problem given that he was the party's president. Worse still, the split had been a tug-of-war between him and a younger rebel, who was apparently hellbent on forcing everyone into selecting him.

In the end, that rebel got what he wanted. He got the seat.

S. L. Gunasekera, the president, had commented on him and his faction: "A set of intolerant Talibans."

Reflections on the 'Sihala Urumaya' That Was by Thavam Ratna