Hameed Steps Away from Party Politics, Jihan Cites Doctrinal Clarity and Nationalist Reorientation

After more than 15 years of deep political involvement, respected political strategist and nationalist commentator Jihan Hameed has officially announced her exit from all forms of party politics. The move comes amidst growing ideological confusion within mainstream party platforms and what she describes as a critical need for sovereign clarity in Sri Lanka’s national discourse.

Hameed was long associated with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and worked closely within the political network surrounding Namal Rajapaksa. While she retains respect for the individuals she once worked alongside, she states that the collapse of internal discipline and the rise of mixed ideological currents have made it impossible to advance coherent nationalist policy through traditional political structures.

 

“Despite my influence, I could not contribute to internal party reform through policy. I had to use legal mechanisms, including Supreme Court interventions, to uphold what I believed was constitutionally right,” Hameed noted in her statement.

She emphasized that her departure is neither emotional nor reactive, but strategic:

 

“The platform has changed. I wish the party well as it continues building around Namal Rajapaksa, but I will not return. I now stand entirely with the nationalist doctrine- independent, public, and uncompromised.”

In recent months, Hameed has emerged as a leading voice in Sri Lanka’s digital resistance movement—issuing legal challenges, publishing analytical briefings, and driving large-scale public conversation on sovereignty, foreign influence, and cultural preservation. She describes her new role as that of a “civilian intelligence architect” operating outside the constraints of party politics to reintroduce doctrinal clarity into public life.

“I will continue to monitor every political party. But when sovereignty is at risk, I will speak. I have left politics, not the battlefield,” she stated.

Hameed’s exit reflects a wider pattern in Sri Lanka’s political landscape where disenchantment with traditional institutions is giving rise to decentralized, doctrine-driven movements led by individuals operating beyond conventional party lines.