by Nilantha Ilangamuwa
(The views expressed are his own)
Sri Lanka is under siege after the introduction of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution which dissolved term limits of the President who, by an earlier constitution, is above the law and can now dispense with the independence commissions for free & fair elections, corruption control, police and government services which was introduced by the 17th Amendment.
The current President has abused the mannerly political culture in Sri Lanka far more than any previous leader has done. He has done away with all the norms of basic principles for good governance while taking the country into his custody. Now the country is dancing to the music played by the Rajapakse regime; like a puppy following its tail.
