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Prioritise People based Constitution making- A depoliticised method – By Bernard Fernando It is well known that the silent majority of the sovereign voters across the country elected the new President and his team as the only political party fully committed to creating a new political, public and media culture through a series of crucial ‘Political and Electoral System Changes’ via a New Constitution ‘by the People and for the People’. Towards that end, they have overwhelmingly succeeded in, a) precipitating the elusive National reconciliation effort by building pillars of ‘Sri Lankan ness’ in the four corners in North, South, East and West of the Country;       b) setting live examples of ‘System change’ by nominating more Political Professionals and  Women to the Parliament;                                                                                      c) curtailing Govt. expenditure by reducing privileges to MPs such as duty free vehicles, and princely meals at heavily subsidized rates ;                                                     d) celebrating Independence ...