Under the ancient mango tree older than most parliamentary promises and far more reliable—sat the emergency council of national importance: Podi Mudiyanse (Chairman, Village Council),Tikiri Nilame (Minister without Portfolio but With Opinions),Professor No Degree Ranhoti (Senior Advisor on Everything, Specialist in Nothing),and Gamarala (Farmer, taxpayer, involuntary sponsor of national experiments). were present to expressed their views […] The post Footnotes of the Republic – Episode 10 : The Coal That Wouldn’t Burn (But Burned the People Anyway) appeared first on Lankanews.lk .