Sri Lanka, June 18 -- History is full of bizarre twists where events take surreal turns. Those who appeared to be the saviours of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack victims - victims of one of the most heinous crimes in Sri Lankan history committed seven years ago, now stand accused of the same crime.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) that accused the then ruling parties, the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of weakening the intelligence apparatuses of the country leading to the terrorist attacks that took place on April 21, 2019, are awkwardly struggling now to prove its innocence for the same carnage.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was considered then to be a tough and strong administrator and an expe...