A prominent President's Counsel who played a major role in building the ruling Compass movement is reportedly maintaining a strict silence these days.
Grapevine chatter suggests the senior lawyer's silence is due to his intense dissatisfaction with the government's proposed constitutional amendment.
A faction of government ministers and lawmakers who quietly share his stance are also advising leadership off the record to abandon the controversial move.
These internal critics have reportedly warned government top brass that pushing through this amendment simply to satisfy the whims of two or three key individuals will inflict severe damage on the government's standing.
Rumours are also swirling that a high-ranking ruling party figure occupying a top office in the Diyawanna Council is fiercely opposing the proposal.
Despite vocal pushback from key figures at home and abroad, the government has reportedly resolved to press ahead with the amendment regardless.
Opposition figures view the move as a direct attempt to suppress rival political parties.
Interestingly, a section of the opposition is quietly thanking the government for giving them a clear reason to unite, having failed to find common ground for so long.