🇱🇰 Political Analysis: JVP-FSP Rivalry, Sajith on 13A, and MR's Legacy 📈

• JVP Gen Sec Tilvin Silva pledged never to forgive "enemies and traitors" (implicitly the mainstream Opposition and FSP). • The JVP-NPP government skipped global summits (BRICS, COP 30) but signed a Defence Partnership MoU with the USA. • JVP-FSP Rivalry: JVP's commemoration crowd was static, while the rival FSP's crowd was significantly bigger than its usual turnout, indicating FSP is growing as JVP stagnates. The FSP denounced the JVP-NPP as "zealous converts to neoliberalism." • JVP-NPP Challenges: Analyst notes signs of overreach, citing a sharp drop in votes at Local Government elections and defeats in Cooperative and Pradeshiya Sabha budget votes. • 13th Amendment (13A): Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa confirmed support for the full implementation of the 13A during a Delhi visit, drawing criticism from Sinhala ultranationalists. • Mahinda Rajapaksa Re-evaluation: The former President, turning 80, is credited for his historic role in winning the war against the LTTE, reunifying the island, and post-war infrastructure modernisation using Chinese surpluses.