We retired home to discuss how Dr. Perera might solve the present crisis if he was alive. The crisis that Dr. Perera faced as the Minister of Finance in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)/LSSP/Communist Party (CP) Coalition Government in 1972 was far worse than what confronts us today. To end this, Dr. Perera and the coalition government developed the producer co-operatives (such as farmers) and the consumer co-operatives as genuine peoples’ organisations. The co-operatives were so successful that Dr. Perera brought down the price of essentials to affordable levels, and even gave a measure of rice free. I wonder whether what happened to Dr. Perera and Prof. Bibile had any bearing on this.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2021 18:00 UTC