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Sri Lanka struggles due to twin problems namely the national ethnic problem and the economic crisis. It is the people in the north east who are directly and greatly affected by the national ethnic crisis. On the other hand, the economic crisis affects not only the people in the north east but also those in the other parts of the country. Every citizen in this country is seriously hit by the economic crisis.
The government is adopting diverse political strategies to distract the attention of the people from these two crises, political and economic. The government is trying its best to silence the opposition that is mounting against the government due to the impact of these crises.
It can be said that the festival conducted in Colombo to celebrate the victory at Thopigala was one such strategies. The felicitation ceremony held at the Trincomalee naval base, a couple of days ago to mark destroying of the three LTTE ships, is also such a political strategy.
One does not know how long such political strategies can distract the minds of the people from the main pressing issues of the country. While the government is planning to hold functions regarding military successes to turn the attention of the masses away from the problems of the people, the opposition parties are exploring ways and means of highlighting the economic crises and rallying the people with the view to defeat the government. These are the strategies of the government and the opposition.
There is speculation that there is a likelihood of the United National Party and the Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna to work together. As far as political philosophies are concerned, the UNP and the JVP are diametrically opposed to each other.
Yet, the JVP has given an indication that both parties could work together. In today’s political climate a person or a party can join any political party irrespective of their political commitments, for political convenience. It won’t be strange if the green and red flags are displayed onthe same political platform, before soon.
Somawansa Amarasinghe, the JVP leader, has stated that if the UNP can change its political ideology, there will not be any difficulties in both the JVP and the UNP working in collaboration with one another to pack this government home.
There are indications that the UNP, roaring to capture power and the JVP, vowing to teach a lesson to the Mahinda government for violating the agreed understanding, may converge on a common platform to topple the government, despite their divergent political views.
The Sinhala parties, that have been using the Tamil problem as a political pawn to come to power, are again making political moves with that end in view.
It will not be a surprise if the UNP gives up its commitment for devolution of power to meet the aspirations of the Tamil people in order to form the new alliance.
An English translation of the Editorial in The Sudar Oli, a Tamil daily, based in Colombo
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