T he process of doing something all over again can be terrifying for some, especially for a minority group that had made some progress on its demands and was hopeful of an equitable future in a majoritiarian milieu. In his analysis of the Sri Lankan elections, Alan Keenan, senior consultant, International Crisis Group, said: “The explicitly pro-Sinhala and anti-minority rhetoric …
Just about five years ago, the Sri Lankan people handed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa a decisive electoral defeat and brought to power an unlikely coalition comprising the two main political parties. But the Sri Lanka People’s Party leader has bounced back after the April 21 explosions and is now the most popular politician in Sri Lanka. The other problem was …