Mowlana left high and dry as ambitious politico gets cold feet

This mowlana, or Muslim cleric of sorts, was also a sorcerer and lived in a village not far off Colombo.The retinue that visited him to seek what the future holds included politicians and bureaucrats too. One of them was a regular and went there every week. His ambition was high - he wanted to know when he would become Defence Minister. He not only sought the mowlana's blessings but also whatever mantra he could perform to make his dream come true.It was only after many weekly visits did the man realize that he was going to a village that was under close watch. Why? The wife of Zahran Hashim, one of the master minds of the Easter Sunday attacks, was from that village.

He had not gone there thereafter. The mowlana is waiting with open hands to receive him and his santhosam.