STANDING – and withstanding Like never before, politics as it is practised in Sri Lanka has come under scrutiny by virtually all its stakeholders acting at the same time. What began in a darkened suburb as a candlelit protest against untenable power outages has brought a plethora of grievances into the light through a panoply of demos, marches, rallies, and sundry civil society agitations. Glad it hasn’t come to sit-ins – yet. Have an eye open for agents provocateurs of any persuasion – apolitical as they may be if they are armed thugs operating incognito – and how a peaceful protest can turn …