An Editorial Reflection
By: Roger Srinivasan
Today we mark one year of visionary leadership — a year that reclaimed our nation from fear, corruption, and division, and set it on the path of justice and renewal.
One year ago, a weary nation placed its trust in new leadership — not out of blind hope, but out of a desperate need for change. For too long, the country had suffered under the weight of corruption, nepotism, and mismanagement. The people longed for a leader who would not merely promise reform, but embody it; one who would not rule from above, but serve from among them.
In a single year, much has changed. Fear no longer dictates the rhythm of daily life. The drug barons and underworld lords who once operated freely — some from foreign soil, issuing orders of violence and death — have been hunted down. Their empires lie fractured, their reign of terror dismantled. For the first time in decades, the streets whisper not of fear, but of freedom.
The cancer of corruption, too, has been confronted head-on. Politicians who grew fat on the people’s poverty now find themselves ensnared by justice. Their hidden wealth is being seized, their impunity stripped away. The message is clear: no one is above the law.
Yet the leader who has guided this renewal has not sought the limelight. He shuns grandeur, choosing instead the quiet path of service. He is, in truth, an asset to the nation and a gift to the people — a leader delivered by Providence, walking a few steps ahead of those who would harm the Republic.
Perhaps the most profound transformation has been moral: the banishment of racism from politics. For decades, cynical leaders played the vile trump card of ethnic division, pandering to the majority Sinhala community while alienating Tamils, Muslims, and others. That era is gone. Today, all races are embraced with dignity and equality, each community valued as a cherished child of the nation. Diversity, once manipulated for division, is now celebrated as strength.
This first year is not the end of the journey, but the foundation of a greater one. The task ahead remains immense: rebuilding institutions, restoring the economy, and deepening democracy. But the trajectory has shifted. The people know, at last, that change is possible— that a nation once betrayed can be reclaimed.
One year on, the promise of renewal shines bright. Justice is no longer a dream, but a reality in motion. Hope is no longer an illusion, but a force alive in every village and city. This is not merely a new chapter in the nation’s story. It is a reclamation — of justice, of unity, of dignity. Above all, it is the beginning of a dawn that belongs to every citizen, now and for generations to come.
