‘Achcharu’ – Sri Lanka’s political pickle View(s):While Kussi Amma Sera and Serapina have dominated these columns with their juicy gossip and ‘handy’ column ideas, this time it was the turn of another equally, belligerent woman to steal the show. “Hema-thenama (everywhere)… achcharu.”It was unclear, I was in a pickle (nope, achcharu) and since I had a puzzled look, KAS went on: “Mahattaya, Mabel Akka-ge achcharu adahas, apey ratey tattvaya gena. Apparently the trio had been in a heated conversation on rising prices based on the latest hike in fuel prices. It’s not rising oil prices, hesitantly passed to consumers which appear to be the problem. While the argument is that local prices should reflect overseas trends, governments present and past have not always followed this route.

Source: Sunday Times May 19, 2018 19:02 UTC