-By Our Investigative Correspondent
(Lanka-e-News -16.Feb.2025, 8.00 PM) In what can only be described as a political thriller that even Netflix would struggle to script, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Maithripala Sirisena allegedly convened a high-profile secret meeting at the luxurious Amari Hotel. The mission? To mastermind the ultimate takedown of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People's Power (NPP) government.
Sources close to the waiter who served the group’s unlimited coffee refills claim that among the distinguished plotters were Anura Piyadarshanayappa, Susil Premajayantha, Mahinda Amaraweera, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Udaya Gammanpila, Nimal Lansa, Rajitha Senaratne, Andrewan Vijayawardhana, and the ever-present Sagala Ratnayaka.
While the official agenda of the two-hour meeting was not publicly disclosed, leaked information suggests that the primary focus was Operation "NPP Takedown"—a well-coordinated effort to weaken the government, divide its parliamentary strength, and orchestrate a wave of public unrest.
The strategy is reportedly as follows:
Find the Weak Link – Identify susceptible NPP parliamentarians and persuade them to publicly criticize President Anura, thus creating the illusion of internal discord.
Manufacture a Crisis – Encourage strikes, particularly within the teachers' union and port workers, to destabilize the government and fuel anti-NPP sentiment.
Micro-Protests to Mega-Protest – Start with scattered minor demonstrations across the island, which would then culminate in a massive, united anti-government uprising.
Diplomatic Whispers – Engage with Colombo-based diplomatic missions, subtly influencing foreign envoys to believe that the NPP government is crumbling under its own weight.
Ranil’s Masterstroke: The Parliamentary Comeback – The ultimate revelation from the meeting? Ranil’s desperate plan to return to Parliament by removing UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake and appointing himself in his place.
However, Ranil’s grand comeback plan hit an unexpected snag: Ravi Karunanayake, who has no intention of going down without a fight. Soon after whispers of his potential ousting surfaced, a group of his supporters stormed UNP headquarters in Sirikotha, demanding Ranil’s resignation instead.
Eyewitnesses say the Sirikotha entrance was temporarily blocked by a group of passionate Ravi loyalists, some of whom were spotted passionately waving placards reading “Ravi for PM!” and “Ranil: The Expired Leader!”. Meanwhile, Ranil, avoiding any direct confrontation, reportedly sneaked out through the backdoor, allegedly mumbling something about "political ingratitude."
Adding more spice to this already chaotic political plot, former President Maithripala Sirisena—who once ran a government with Ranil but later spent years criticizing him—now appears to be his new partner in mischief. Sources say Sirisena, who has been politically wandering in the wilderness, sees this as his last chance to be relevant.
During the Amari Hotel meeting, Sirisena allegedly suggested that they use his old trick—breaking parties apart from within, a method he successfully employed against the Rajapaksas in 2015. However, this time, the challenge is bigger because the NPP’s brand as a disciplined and ideologically firm movement makes internal divisions harder to manufacture.
One name conspicuously missing from the guest list was former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. While some sources suggest that he preferred to watch the drama unfold from the sidelines, others claim he is simply tired of attempting to overthrow governments and is now more focused on his next cricket match.
The big question remains—can this unlikely coalition of political veterans, many of whom were previously at each other’s throats, actually pull off a successful takedown of the NPP government? Given the past failures of similar plots and the public’s growing disillusionment with career politicians, the odds seem stacked against them.
However, history has shown that Sri Lankan politics is anything but predictable. Whether this conspiracy crumbles under its own weight or manages to cause serious trouble for the NPP government remains to be seen.
For now, the people of Sri Lanka watch as another episode of the nation’s never-ending political drama unfolds—one filled with backdoor meetings, protests, power struggles, and, of course, an aging politician still clinging to the hope of a parliamentary comeback.
-By Our Investigative Correspondent
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