Sri Lankan leader of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe walks in front of a mural showing President Mahinda Rajapakse during a public rally to protest against rising living costs in Colombo on January 7, 2009. Sri Lanka’s inflation rate eased to 22.6 percent in 2008, due to lower food prices in December. Analysts say the government’s 1.7 billion war budget to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels this year, has fuelled inflation. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)