Chandra Wickremasinghe, in The Island, 17 October 2021, where the title runs thus “CBK had an impulsive streak but was gracious in admitting mistakes”
With President Chandrika Kumaratunge assuming office, there was once again a flurry of activity in the Presidential Secretariat and in the Ministries, as she was anxious to expeditiously push through various development programmes she had in mind. Although she did not believe in an overly centralized system of Presidential rule, she kept a close tab particularly on the major development projects and programmes of Ministries by having regular review meetings with them.
