By: Roger Srivasan
For seventy-five years, Sri Lankans were presented with two stark choices: head or tail, Green or blue, one of two entrenched parties that monopolised the political landscape. Generations of citizens, weary yet loyal, cast their votes in a system that left little room for genuine change.
But today, a new dimension has entered the political arena. It is not merely a third party — it is a movement. A force that stands resolutely against corruption, nepotism, and the scourge of the drug menace. It is a vision of clean governance and accountability, unshackled from the baggage of the past.
Unlike the tired politics of transactional loyalty and opportunistic shifting of allegiances, this new political dimension is defined by its integrity. Many of its supporters, including those who were once prominent figures in the traditional parties, have embraced it not out of expediency but conviction. They see in it a rare chance to reclaim the nation from decay and restore dignity to public life.
This new dimension is not just about politics — it is about principle. It is about the promise that the twin evils of corruption and narcotics shall be vanquished, consigned forever to history’s annals. It is about leaders whose legitimacy derives not from backroom deals but from the will of the people.
For the first time in living memory, Sri Lanka’s political horizon is expanding. A long-suppressed yearning for honesty, discipline, and national renewal now has a home. The people have discovered that they are not condemned to the old binary of head or tail — they can finally choose the whole coin, stamped with integrity.
This is the new dimension in Sri Lankan politics: a dimension of hope, of moral clarity, and of unyielding resolve.
