{"id":244133,"date":"2025-11-05T02:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=244133"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:43:20","slug":"the-opposition-has-no-trump-cards-to-play-against-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-opposition-has-no-trump-cards-to-play-against-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opposition Has No Trump Cards To Play Against The Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Asoka S. Seneviratne<\/a>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Prof. Asoka.S. Seneviratne<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen a government governs with integrity, the opposition can only survive on lies \u2014 and even lies eventually collapse under the weight of truth.\u201d <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

The opposition\u2014both within and outside Parliament\u2014remains united by a single, obsessive goal: to discredit, destabilize, and, if possible, topple the legally elected government. In pursuit of this ambition, they organize frequent protests, marches, and rallies across the country. Their latest attempt, the so-called \u201cVoice of the People\u201d<\/i> (Mahajana Handa)<\/i> scheduled for 21 November 2025, is presented as a mass uprising against government policies.<\/p>\n

But the symbolism behind this date reveals their real intention. It was chosen to echo the \u201cMahinda Sulanga\u201d<\/i> rally of 2015, which was then a decisive moment of political momentum and change. Yet, the political and economic environment of 2025 is entirely different. In 2015, the opposition rode a genuine wave of public anger, economic frustration, and internal fractures within the government. That momentum no longer exists.<\/p>\n

Today, the opposition finds itself in a desert of political relevance, armed only with slogans that no longer inspire and narratives that no longer convince. Their weapons\u2014once sharp\u2014are now blunted. Their credibility, once a currency, has been completely devalued.<\/p>\n

What remains is desperation disguised as activism.<\/p>\n

1. <\/b><\/span>The High Cost of Living: A Narrative Exhausted<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The opposition\u2019s favorite and most repeated slogan is the \u201chigh cost of living<\/i>.\u201d<\/i> It is their supposed trump card\u2014a talking point they hope will resonate across households. Yet, the people are not easily deceived.<\/p>\n

When this government assumed power, Sri Lanka was in ruins. Inflation had skyrocketed beyond 70%, the rupee was collapsing daily, the Central Bank was on life support, and reserves were nearly gone. In short, the country had been bankrupted by the very forces that now shout the loudest about \u201ceconomic hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under this government\u2019s leadership, the economy has stabilized through tough, disciplined policies\u2014fiscal consolidation, targeted welfare reforms, and transparent state enterprise restructuring. Inflation has been dragged down from 70% to around 5.5%, while the exchange rate and reserves have regained credibility.<\/p>\n

The government has been honest with the public: these reforms are not easy, but they are necessary. The people understand that temporary sacrifices are the price of long-term recovery. For the first time in decades, Sri Lankans are seeing stability<\/i> rather than chaos, discipline<\/i> rather than political gimmicks, and competence<\/i> rather than corruption.<\/p>\n

Hence, the \u201ccost of living\u201d slogan has lost its sting. It is no longer an indictment of government failure\u2014it is evidence of recovery. It reminds citizens not of current suffering, but of the economic collapse inherited from those who now pretend to care.<\/p>\n

The opposition\u2019s criticism collapses before complex data. The cost-of-living argument, once powerful, is now a broken record echoing their own economic mismanagement.<\/p>\n

2. <\/b><\/span>The Hypocrisy of Corruption Allegations<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Accusing others of corruption has become the opposition\u2019s ritual defense mechanism. Yet, no political charge has backfired more spectacularly.<\/p>\n

For over seventy-five years, Sri Lanka\u2019s political and bureaucratic elite, led by these very opposition forces, institutionalized corruption. They transformed public service into personal enterprise, enriched their families through state contracts, and used power as a tool of private accumulation.<\/p>\n

Today, those same individuals\u2014many facing active investigations or court cases\u2014attempt to paint themselves as champions of transparency. Their speeches about \u201caccountability\u201d are not moral arguments but survival tactics.<\/p>\n

The irony is bitter. The public remembers the era when corruption reached industrial scale\u2014where national assets were sold for commissions, public projects became private fiefdoms, and debt piled up to fund personal empires.<\/p>\n

By contrast, the current government\u2019s record is one of transparency and clean process. Development projects are conducted openly, with procurement audits and parliamentary oversight. Even large infrastructure initiatives\u2014those dismissed by the opposition as \u201croad shows\u201d\u2014are designed with national benefit, not personal enrichment, in mind.<\/p>\n

When those with decades of proven corruption accuse others, the public rightly laughs. The opposition\u2019s outrage is not moral conviction\u2014it is moral bankruptcy dressed in political theatre.<\/p>\n

3. <\/b><\/span>Fabricated Claims of Oppression <\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The third tool in the opposition\u2019s arsenal is the claim that the government is \u201coppressive\u201d<\/i>\u2014that it seeks to silence dissent and dismantle democracy. This accusation is both intellectually dishonest and historically absurd.<\/p>\n

If there is one political camp in Sri Lanka that perfected the art of oppression, it is the current opposition. The historical record speaks clearly. Under JR. Jayewardene, opposition parties were crushed, trade unions were dismantled, and the 1983 pogroms were unleashed under the cover of state complicity. Under Chandrika Bandaranaike and Mahinda Rajapaksa, enforced disappearances, media assassinations, and unlawful detentions became the norm. Even Ranil Wickremesinghe\u2019s years were marked by political witch-hunts and repression.<\/p>\n

Those who orchestrated decades of true state terror now cry \u201coppression\u201d because they are finally being held accountable under the law. What the opposition calls oppression<\/i> is in fact the impartial application of justice\u2014an unfamiliar experience for those who once lived above it.<\/p>\n

The government has consistently upheld due process, judicial independence, and media freedom. Law enforcement acts under the rule of law, not under political orders. The public knows this difference.<\/p>\n

Thus, the narrative of \u201coppression\u201d is nothing more than a desperate shield for those fearing accountability. They mistake lawful justice for persecution and interpret the end of impunity as tyranny. But the citizens of Sri Lanka see through their dramatics.<\/p>\n

4. <\/b><\/span>The Core Truth: Fear of Accountability<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the slogans, marches, and fiery rhetoric lies the real reason for the opposition\u2019s panic: fear of accountability.<\/p>\n

For the first time in decades, the machinery of justice is functioning. Politicians and businessmen long considered untouchable are being investigated for fraud, tax evasion, narcotics links, and money laundering. Institutions like the Bribery Commission, CID, and FIU have been strengthened, depoliticized, and empowered to act.<\/p>\n

This has rattled the old political establishment. Those who lived for years under the illusion of immunity now find themselves under the microscope of justice.<\/p>\n

The \u201cVoice of the People\u201d rally is not a cry for freedom\u2014it is a cry of fear. They know that the government\u2019s anti-corruption drive is closing in, that ill-gotten assets are being traced, and that courtrooms, not rallies, await them.<\/p>\n

They attempt to turn this fear into political energy by manufacturing narratives of \u201cdictatorship\u201d and \u201crepression.\u201d But the truth is unmistakable: what they fear is not political oppression but criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n

The people of Sri Lanka understand that accountability is not oppression\u2014it is liberation from decades of corruption, impunity, and abuse of power.<\/p>\n

5. <\/b><\/span>Naked Ambition: Restoring Lost Wealth and Power<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Strip away the rhetoric, and the opposition\u2019s ultimate motive stands exposed: the restoration of lost power and privilege.<\/p>\n

Their politics is not a crusade for democracy, governance, or national renewal\u2014it is a battle for personal survival and financial restoration. They seek to re-enter the corridors of power not to serve the nation, but to reopen the treasury of opportunities that sustained their political empires.<\/p>\n

Every accusation, every protest, and every speech they deliver has one hidden agenda\u2014to rebuild the system of political patronage and corruption that once made them rich. Their dream is not to rescue the people but to rescue their own fortunes.<\/p>\n

The public, however, has matured. The collective memory of economic collapse, corruption, and elite manipulation remains vivid. Sri Lankans have experienced the difference between reform and rhetoric, and they know the cost of returning to the old order.<\/p>\n

The opposition\u2019s campaign, therefore, is not a movement of people\u2014it is a movement of politicians chasing lost privilege. It is not a moral uprising\u2014it is a financial one. Their \u201cvoice\u201d represents not the nation, but the echo of their fading relevance.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n

In the final analysis, the opposition\u2019s strategy rests on four crumbling pillars:<\/p>\n

1. A high cost of living narrative that has been rendered irrelevant by tangible economic recovery.<\/p>\n

2. Corruption allegations that boomerang back to expose their own decades-long record of theft and abuse.<\/p>\n

3. Fabricated claims of oppression that collapse before the truth of due process and lawful governance.<\/p>\n

4. A deep fear of accountability, masked by noisy rallies and exaggerated rhetoric.<\/p>\n

Beneath these lies a fifth and most revealing pillar\u2014naked ambition\u2014the desperate hunger to reclaim lost power and wealth.<\/p>\n

The government, by contrast, continues its course of structural reform, institutional strengthening, and long-term national renewal. It does not rely on slogans or theatrics but on measurable progress\u2014lower inflation, fiscal stability, anti-corruption enforcement, and social welfare rationalization.<\/p>\n

The opposition, devoid of vision and credibility, has no real trump cards left to play. Their \u201cVoice of the People\u201d rally will not echo the aspirations of citizens\u2014it will resound with the noise of their own fear, resentment, and political decay.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka stands at a historic juncture today. For the first time in many decades, it is being led by a government with the courage to confront the root causes of its national decline. Those who destroyed the system now cry foul because that system no longer protects them.<\/p>\n

The people have seen enough of empty promises, dynastic corruption, and political deceit. They now understand that real change demands both honesty and hardship\u2014and that only through disciplined governance can the nation rise again.<\/p>\n

In that light, the opposition\u2019s campaign is not a threat to the government\u2014it is a confession of its own irrelevance. Their cards are on the table, and every one of them is blank.<\/p>\n

The government holds the only genuine mandate\u2014to rebuild a nation, restore integrity, and secure the future. Against that, the opposition\u2019s noise is just that\u2014noise. Their era has ended; Sri Lanka has moved on.<\/p>\n

*The writer, among many others, served as the Special Adviser to the President of Namibia from 2006 to 2012, was a Senior Consultant with the UNDP for 20 years, and a Senior Economist with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (1972-1993). He can be reached at asoka.seneviratne@gmail.com<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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