Raghavan joins Gota in political roundabout

When it comes to politics, even learned academics are no different from seasoned politicians. Academic turned politician and former Northern province Governor Suren Raghavan made a U-turn this week when he accepted the portfolio of State Minister of Education Services and Reforms. The appointment came just days after he put a post on his Facebook page calling on President Gotabaya

Rajapaksa to resign due to the massive country-wide protests.

The day after the appointment, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) removed Mr Raghavan from all positions he had been holding in the party.

However, party officials downplayed the fact that he was appointed as a National List MP under the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), and not by the SLFP.

The worst comment came from one of his personal assistants who served him during his tenure as Governor. Hours after Mr Raghavan accepted his portfolio, he too put up a trilingual post on Facebook with the word 'Shame.'