Rise and fall of Nazeer Ahamed in the Muslim Congress

The landmark verdict delivered by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the first week of October has brought “glad tidings of great joy” to most Sri Lankan political parties in general and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) in particular. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Padman Surasena, S. Thurairajah and Mahinda Samayawardhena heard a petition filed by former SLMC Deputy ..