Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @CPASL
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
13
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Tweets covering
4 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka granted leave to proceed with a petition challenging the postponement of local government elections. The petitioner, Dr P Saravanamuttu, argued that the failure to hold elections violates the rights of citizens. The decision is seen as important in light of recent threats to the independence of the judiciary. The petition was filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), which cited violations of Articles 10, 12(1), and 14(1)a of the constitution.
Topic Modeling
1. Legal challenge to postponement of local elections in Sri Lanka 2. Alleged violation of constitution articles 10, 12(1), and 14(1)a 3. Leave to proceed granted by the Supreme Court 4. Petition filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives Sri Lanka (CPASL) 5. Concerns about threats to the judiciary's independence and citizens' rights in Sri LankaEmotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including relief, determination, and concern. The granting of leave to proceed in the FR petition filed by @CPASL is seen as a key decision in light of recent threats to the independence of the judiciary. @CPASL argues that the failure to hold Local Government Elections violates the rights of citizens and has caused concern for the future of Sri Lanka. Despite these concerns, there is a sense of determination to fight for justice and uphold constitutional rights.
Trend Analysis
1. Legal Challenge: The main theme of these tweets is the legal challenge filed by Dr. P Saravanamuttu and the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPASL) against the postponement of local government elections in Sri Lanka. The tweets discuss the arguments made in the petition and the alleged violation of constitutional articles.
- SC granted leave to proceed today to the FR petition filed by Dr P Saravanamuttu as a co-convenor of CMEV and ED of @CPASL challenging the postponement of LG elections. Leave to proceed granted on alleged violation of Articles 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the constitution. #LGE2023
- In its Petition, @CPASL Argued that the failure of the several Respondents to hold Local Government Elections on or before the 19th March 2023 is a violation of the rights of Citizens of Sri Lanka, (2/3)
- The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed in the FR case filed by @CPASL on the grounds of alleged violation of Article 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the Constitution. (1/3)
- SC granted leave to proceed today to the FR petition filed by Dr P Saravanamuttu as a co-convenor of CMEV and ED of @CPASL challenging the postponement of LG elections. Leave to proceed granted on alleged violation of Articles 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the constitution. #LGE2023
- In its Petition, @CPASL Argued that the failure of the several Respondents to hold Local Government Elections on or before the 19th March 2023 is a violation of the rights of Citizens of Sri Lanka, (2/3)
- ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 10, 12(1) සහ 14(1)a වගන්ති උල්ලංඝණය කිරීමේ චෝදනාව මත @CPASL ගොනු කරන ලද මුලික අයිතිවාසිකම් නඩුව ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් විභාගය සඳහා අවසර ලබා දී ඇත. (1/3)
- Todays decision is key considering recent events including threats to the independence of the judiciary. More info re case filed by @CPASL here- #SriLanka #election2023
- @HRWMyanmar @GlobalJusticeC @GCR2P @cpj_bracu @amnesty @brouklondon @BHRNUK @FortifyRights @CPASL @asia_ajar @LegalActionWW @ICJ_org
- SC granted leave to proceed today to the FR petition filed by Dr P Saravanamuttu as a co-convenor of CMEV and ED of @CPASL challenging the postponement of LG elections. Leave to proceed granted on alleged violation of Articles 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the constitution. #LGE2023
- In its Petition, @CPASL Argued that the failure of the several Respondents to hold Local Government Elections on or before the 19th March 2023 is a violation of the rights of Citizens of Sri Lanka, (2/3)
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
6
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of Original tweets
3
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
13
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
4
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
4
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
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Twitter Web App | 7 |
Twitter for iPhone | 4 |
Twitter for Android | 2 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
bfonseka | Bhavani Fonseka | Human rights lawyer. Always a student. Adores food, movies & travel. HKS alumni. Eisenhower fellow. RTs not endorsements | 13,467 |
mhmhisham | Mohamed Hisham | CoFounded a Tech firm, used to work for Gov., working in Dev Sector. Passion on social change & love Travelling. All Tweets/Opinions are in my personal capacity | 5,567 |
cmev | CMEV | Independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence. | 3,860 |
Apelankawe | Vidura V | All tweets Personal. RTs not endorsement. My theme song, courtesy of Gypsies....go ahead..click https://t.co/bCabdpfTxV | 2,483 |
asiajcoalition | Asia Justice Coalition | The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations promoting justice and accountability in Asia | https://t.co/7hGmgYb4sP | 1,252 |
ittappalaga | ittappalaG adnanA | The public tweets of a private citizen | RT ≠ endorsement | Here for TwitterLK until further notice. | 677 |
BajawKamare | The Undertaker | Kaputu Ka Ka | 229 |
AragalayaXCo | Aragalaya X Core | #Collective of independent citizens united to get the #power back into the hands of the people by making the goals of #Aragalaya #LKA a reality #TakeBackControl | 44 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
bfonseka | Bhavani Fonseka | Human rights lawyer. Always a student. Adores food, movies & travel. HKS alumni. Eisenhower fellow. RTs not endorsements | 1,331 |
Apelankawe | Vidura V | All tweets Personal. RTs not endorsement. My theme song, courtesy of Gypsies....go ahead..click https://t.co/bCabdpfTxV | 968 |
BajawKamare | The Undertaker | Kaputu Ka Ka | 936 |
ittappalaga | ittappalaG adnanA | The public tweets of a private citizen | RT ≠ endorsement | Here for TwitterLK until further notice. | 476 |
mhmhisham | Mohamed Hisham | CoFounded a Tech firm, used to work for Gov., working in Dev Sector. Passion on social change & love Travelling. All Tweets/Opinions are in my personal capacity | 407 |
asiajcoalition | Asia Justice Coalition | The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations promoting justice and accountability in Asia | https://t.co/7hGmgYb4sP | 378 |
cmev | CMEV | Independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence. | 8 |
AragalayaXCo | Aragalaya X Core | #Collective of independent citizens united to get the #power back into the hands of the people by making the goals of #Aragalaya #LKA a reality #TakeBackControl | 0 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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AragalayaXCo | #Collective of independent citizens united to get the #power back into the hands of the people by making the goals of #Aragalaya #LKA a reality #TakeBackControl | 4 |
bfonseka | Human rights lawyer. Always a student. Adores food, movies & travel. HKS alumni. Eisenhower fellow. RTs not endorsements | 2 |
ittappalaga | The public tweets of a private citizen | RT ≠ endorsement | Here for TwitterLK until further notice. | 2 |
Apelankawe | All tweets Personal. RTs not endorsement. My theme song, courtesy of Gypsies....go ahead..click https://t.co/bCabdpfTxV | 1 |
BajawKamare | Kaputu Ka Ka | 1 |
asiajcoalition | The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations promoting justice and accountability in Asia | https://t.co/7hGmgYb4sP | 1 |
cmev | Independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence. | 1 |
mhmhisham | CoFounded a Tech firm, used to work for Gov., working in Dev Sector. Passion on social change & love Travelling. All Tweets/Opinions are in my personal capacity | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1636297750416351232 | SC granted leave to proceed today to the FR petition filed by Dr P Saravanamuttu as a co-convenor of CMEV and ED of @CPASL challenging the postponement of LG elections. Leave to proceed granted on alleged violation of Articles 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the constitution. #LGE2023 https://t.co/vfgyQVxUKL | 10 |
1636309101797085185 | Todays decision is key considering recent events including threats to the independence of the judiciary. More info re case filed by @CPASL here- https://t.co/LZg6yCkln5 #SriLanka #election2023 | 2 |
1638065807388463104 | @HRWMyanmar @GlobalJusticeC @GCR2P @cpj_bracu @amnesty @brouklondon @BHRNUK @FortifyRights @CPASL @asia_ajar @LegalActionWW @ICJ_org | 0 |
1637338226087153665 | In its Petition, @CPASL Argued that the failure of the several Respondents to hold Local Government Elections on or before the 19th March 2023 is a violation of the rights of Citizens of Sri Lanka, (2/3) | 0 |
1637338223167799297 | The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed in the FR case filed by @CPASL on the grounds of alleged violation of Article 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the Constitution. (1/3) | 0 |
1637337672011112448 | @CPASL එහි පෙත්සමෙහි තර්ක කරන්නේ වගඋත්තරකරුවන් කිහිප දෙනෙකුගේ කාර්යභාරයේ අසාර්ථකත්වය නිසා 2023 මාර්තු 19 වැනි දින හෝ ඊට පෙර පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණය පැවැත්වීම ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරවැසියන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් උල්ලංඝනය කිරීමක් හැටියටය. (2/3) | 0 |
1637337669343621120 | ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 10, 12(1) සහ 14(1)a වගන්ති උල්ලංඝණය කිරීමේ චෝදනාව මත @CPASL ගොනු කරන ලද මුලික අයිතිවාසිකම් නඩුව ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් විභාගය සඳහා අවසර ලබා දී ඇත. (1/3) | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
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1636297750416351232 | SC granted leave to proceed today to the FR petition filed by Dr P Saravanamuttu as a co-convenor of CMEV and ED of @CPASL challenging the postponement of LG elections. Leave to proceed granted on alleged violation of Articles 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the constitution. #LGE2023 https://t.co/vfgyQVxUKL | 13 |
1636309101797085185 | Todays decision is key considering recent events including threats to the independence of the judiciary. More info re case filed by @CPASL here- https://t.co/LZg6yCkln5 #SriLanka #election2023 | 7 |
1638065807388463104 | @HRWMyanmar @GlobalJusticeC @GCR2P @cpj_bracu @amnesty @brouklondon @BHRNUK @FortifyRights @CPASL @asia_ajar @LegalActionWW @ICJ_org | 0 |
1637338226087153665 | In its Petition, @CPASL Argued that the failure of the several Respondents to hold Local Government Elections on or before the 19th March 2023 is a violation of the rights of Citizens of Sri Lanka, (2/3) | 0 |
1637338223167799297 | The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed in the FR case filed by @CPASL on the grounds of alleged violation of Article 10, 12(1) and 14(1)a of the Constitution. (1/3) | 0 |
1637337672011112448 | @CPASL එහි පෙත්සමෙහි තර්ක කරන්නේ වගඋත්තරකරුවන් කිහිප දෙනෙකුගේ කාර්යභාරයේ අසාර්ථකත්වය නිසා 2023 මාර්තු 19 වැනි දින හෝ ඊට පෙර පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණය පැවැත්වීම ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරවැසියන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් උල්ලංඝනය කිරීමක් හැටියටය. (2/3) | 0 |
1637337669343621120 | ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 10, 12(1) සහ 14(1)a වගන්ති උල්ලංඝණය කිරීමේ චෝදනාව මත @CPASL ගොනු කරන ලද මුලික අයිතිවාසිකම් නඩුව ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් විභාගය සඳහා අවසර ලබා දී ඇත. (1/3) | 0 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#lge2023 | 2 |
#srilanka | 2 |
#election2023 | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@cpasl | 13 |
@bfonseka | 2 |
@hrwmyanmar | 1 |
@globaljusticec | 1 |
@gcr2p | 1 |
@cpj_bracu | 1 |
@amnesty | 1 |
@brouklondon | 1 |
@bhrnuk | 1 |
@fortifyrights | 1 |
Top 10 mentions

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