Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has launched a scathing critique of President Anura Dissanayake, warning that the administration’s chaotic handling of the public service and its punitive policies will earn the President a place in history not for reforms, but for failure. With asset declaration deadlines looming and rural resentment rising, Champika says Sri Lanka needs structured, patriotic leadership not political posturing.
Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has launched a blistering attack on President Anura Dissanayake, claiming the President has no coherent program to reform or build Sri Lanka’s ailing public service.
Speaking at a public event, Champika declared, “All this administration does is sit at the table and talk. There’s no action, no vision.” He specifically criticized the government’s decision to deduct 1/30th of the monthly salary of public servants who fail to submit their asset and liability declarations by June 31st, saying this punitive approach has led to chaos in the public sector.
“This is why the public service is a mess. There’s no strategy. Just reactionary moves,” he said.
Champika warned that if the current state of disarray continues, President Anura will go down in history as a leader who “did nothing” by the time December 31st rolls around.
“We need a patriotic program driven by formal knowledge and structured reforms, not this rural hatred-obsessed group that is incapable of executing real governance,” he stressed.
He also noted that mere administrative decrees cannot reform a system as complex as the Sri Lankan public service. Instead, Champika called for visionary leadership with the intellectual capacity to steer policy, improve service delivery, and restore public confidence.
