The Baby Prince’s daydream: Opposition’s empty trump cards against AKD Govt.

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” — Philip K. Dick

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SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa waves at the large crowd that gathered for the 21 November anti-Government rally at Nugegoda

ON 05 November 2025, I wrote an article for Colombo Telegraph titled “The Opposition Has No Trump Cards to Play Against the Government.” That analysis was published well before the Opposition hastily announced its so-called “Nugegoda Rally” scheduled for 21 November 2025. The political landscape was already clear: the Opposition had run out of ideas, narratives, and credibility long before they attempted to gather crowds.

In my article, I demonstrated—with evidence echoing across speeches, press briefings, and parliamentary performances—that the Opposition had been recycling the same five exhausted talking points for months. These were: (a) the overplayed and increasingly unconvincing complaint about the high cost of living; (b) the blatant hypocrisy behind their corruption allegations, coming from individuals who once normalised corruption as a governing method; (c) manufactured claims of oppression aimed at reviving public fear; (d) the Opposition’s deep-seated fear of accountability under the new administration; and (e) their undisguised desperation to recover lost wealth, privileges, and political power.

In short, long before they marched to Nugegoda, the Opposition had already exposed its weakness: they had no new trump cards, no fresh ideas, and no moral authority left to mobilise the public. What remained was a tired script, repeated loudly but empty at its core.

The Opposition’s fabricated “Trump Cards” and the real history they attempt to rewrite