Anura to re-join ‘Carnival of Clowns’, gets enhanced security

As widely expected in political circles, Anura Bandaranaike, MP, over the weekend reached an understanding with President Mahinda Rajapaksa to re-join the Cabinet, which he once dubbed as a ‘Carnival of Clowns’.

President Rajapaksa amidst tight security visited Visumpaya, where Bandaranaike had, since his latest crossover (from the ruling coalition to the Opposition), just before the December 14 final vote on the Budget, stayed despite a vacation order. The government slashed his security contingent from 72 to two, withdrew his kitchen staff provided by the Ceylon Hotels Corporation and his vehicles immediately after he joined the Opposition.

Altogether, he had over 100 workers provided by the government, sources said. Had Bandaranaike rejected the President’s overtures, he would have been removed from Visumpaya shortly, sources said.

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