I just watched a live news broadcast on Sirasa TV. In it, members of the SLFP, by authority and (apparently) majority, proudly announced that President Maithripala Sirisena was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, replacing ex-President Mahinda Rajapakse. Now here’s the interesting part. Maithripala Sirisena, the former General Secretary of the SLFP, ran for the President… Continue reading What Color is the Hansaya?
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The Devil We Know: Stories from the #PresPoll
As the elections approach, shit gets real. Here’s some of it: Severed dogs’ heads are delivered to the houses of Brito Fernando and Prasanga Fernando, two of the activists behind the “Change with Reform” campaign. Former diplomat Dr Dayan Jayatilleke chats with a man with a fake accent, revealing his ideas of a perfect nation: Russia… Continue reading The Devil We Know: Stories from the #PresPoll