Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The Communist Party of Sri Lanka added its voice to the growing public outcry in response to the unfolding revelations surrounding the coal procurement scandal. These revelations have, once again, exposed the deep rooted corruption embedded within the neoliberal governance framework that has dominated the country's economic management for decades, according to a statement from the party.

The CPSL condemns, in the strongest terms, the irregularities and manipulations that have allegedly taken place in the awarding of coal supply contracts. These actions represent not mere administrative lapses but a systematic betrayal of the public trust, carried out at the expense of the national economy and the working people who ...