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Dear readers, have yourselves heard.

Hit the apple with a pithy one-liner on the issue written on it and win a prize. Please make it short and to the point. Responses will be published daily from Monday to Friday, when the winner will be named.

Try to spare the head on which the apple rests but if you really want to do otherwise, so be it! However, we reserve the right to edit responses to keep them within the confines of decency and the law.

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Last week’s winning Caption

Ranil’s discard Mahinda’s trump card

Spade Ace
Homagama


Responses

Politicians are actors before voters, therefore no question arises, art or politics.Artists in politics have anaesthetic effects on voters.Dr. Amaradewa, Minister of Fisheries see how come?

W. Ranasinghe
Anuradhapura

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Anarkali can now easily pick a person for the role of villain to act with her in films.

George Wijesuriya
Kirillapone

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Ideal show show girl for ‘show business’ that’s Sri Lankan politics.
With the antics of our pack of political jokers certainly nearing endurance limits, a ‘jokeress’ wuld provide the much needed ‘comic relief’.
Sri Lankan politics being apparently synonymous with obesity poor little Anarkali too might ‘balloon up’ and roll off the screen.

Lakshami
Kirillapone

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She has brought a whiff of freshness into an otherwise boring contest.

Nimal Bandara
Kandy

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Who will want to harm her save a beast?

Anoma Rupika
Hikkaduwa

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Antony ruined his future because of Cleopatra; who will do an Antony here because of Anarkali?

Douglas Fernando
Moratuwa

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A beautiful fish in a contaminated pond infested with ugly eels.

Sam
Galle.

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Ummmmmmm …. ma!

Willy N.
Wattala

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Once your fans worshipped you, Anarkali; now you are worshiping all and sundry

Dr. S. E. Jeyaratnam
Talawakelle.

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Anarkali may find a bagful of villains for her future films from Galle.

Nayananada Kaluwella
Matale

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Some artistes are like pigs, they love muck.

Thanga
Colombo

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Politics is the last resort of all scoundrels.

Gamini Dasanayak
Nittambuwa

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She is in trouble as she ate the forbidden fruit on her head.

Gautami Siripala
Tangalle

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Heroes and heroines of the celluloid world become villains in the real world of politics.

Madurapperuam V.
Colombo.

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Anarkali, I will give both my vote and heart to you.

Pubudu
Galle.

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Place a crown instead of an apple on her head, she will be a ‘queen’.

Iffam M.
Colombo

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I loved this damsel in films and on TV but I am disappointed after her entry into politics.

Dasun M. J.
Colombo

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