“Deshabandu Goes Down – Parliament Erupts Over IGP’s Disgrace”

Karma has a badge – and it just got revoked.

In a bombshell that has sent shockwaves through the political corridors and police precincts alike, Parliament today officially turned its back on none other than the once-untouchable Inspector General of Police, Deshabandhu Tennakoon.

And yes, folks – he’s been found guilty on ALL charges of gross abuse of power.

Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, clearly relishing his moment on center stage, laid it all bare in an eyebrow-raising parliamentary address this morning. With a theatrical flourish worthy of courtroom drama, he tabled the damning report from the three-member Committee of Inquiry, which reads like the final chapter of Deshabandhu’s long-fraught reign over the police force.

“This marks a historic moment… the first time in the Republic’s history…” the Speaker intoned – and boy, did it feel like it.

The committee – chaired by Supreme Court Justice Padman Surasena, with Appeals Court’s Justice Neil Iddawala and NPC Chair Lalith Ekanayake riding shotgun – dropped the hammer with unanimous findings. Deshabandhu’s guilt? Crystal clear. The recommendation? Boot him out.

What’s got tongues wagging in the tea rooms of power is not just the verdict – but the rare move to publicly release the report, and in all three languages, no less. Translation: nobody’s sweeping this under the rug.

Parliament is now set to vote on whether to make Deshabandhu’s fall from grace official. Behind closed doors, sources say some MPs are delighted, others uneasy, and a few reportedly checking their own closets for skeletons.

“Institutional accountability” was the Speaker’s chosen phrase.

“Finally got caught,” was ours.

With a long record of controversial decisions, questionable silence during public crises, and whispers of unchecked arrogance, Deshabandhu was no stranger to criticism. But this? This is career vaporization, courtesy of due process.

As the Speaker put it, “We uphold the values of constitutional governance...” And somewhere in the back, someone might have muttered: “At last.”

The debate and final vote are coming soon. And if you thought this was dramatic, wait till the backroom alliances start shifting.

Deshabandhu’s badge may have said “service and protection” – but it’s the law that just served him.