Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Prior to the meeting, hundreds of attendees under the heavy influence of alcohol were seen behaving deplorably in videos widely shared on social media. The slogans raised by some of these individuals went so far as to openly brand the party's national organizer, Namal Rajapaksa - who is positioned to lead the party - as a "thief".

According to social media footages, several attendees explicitly stated that although they showed up at the meeting, they would not vote for SLPP in the upcoming elections. They even added that if Namal had plundered public property, he must face the full force of the law.

These individuals cannot be genuine supporters of the SLPP. Instead, it seems that the event organisers simply bro...