Interview| I Think More People in the North and the South Will Vote for the NPP: Ahilan Kadirgamar
The HinduPublished : Nov 13, 2024 20:29 IST - 21 MINS READ Ahilan Kadirgamar, who teaches sociology at the University of Jaffna and has been a long-time human rights activist, has a keen eye on developments in Sri Lanka. Just as there have been major changes in politics in Sri Lanka’s south—who would have imagined that a coalition led by the JVP would come to the helm of state power? There’s a lot at stake now because when a new government like this comes, and if they fail, there’s also the chance of a much more polarising chauvinist regime coming to power. One of Kethesh’s books is titled Lost Opportunities because Sri Lanka has also been a history of lost opportunities. “There’s a lot at stake now because when a new government like this comes, and if they fail, there’s also the chance of a much more polarising chauvinist regime coming to power.