Srilanka, Oct. 11 -- Despite the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) having 40 seats in Parliament, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) with only three seats seems to be the main Opposition for the past few weeks, due to the latter being in confrontation with the government than the former.

The SLPP has caught the public eye in the recent days following the passage of the Presidents' Entitlement (Amendment Bill) on September 10 which resulted in SLPP leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was adamantly staying in a Rs. 3.5 billion worth state-owned bungalow being forced out from that house.

Although other past Presidents -- Chandrika Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe -- were also by ...