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My beloved Sri Lanka- What's next?

My beloved Sri Lanka- What's next?

Will the ousting of the Rajapaksas bring about real change in the island paradise? We will have to wait and watch.

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Jul 13, 2022
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There was a lull in the monsoons on that July 2009 afternoon when I got on a bus from Colombo’s Fort for the Katunayake junction. My Sri Lankan brother’s car had issues, and so for the first time since I started visiting the country in 2002 I was taking public transport to the airport.

The bus had a photo of Mahinda Rajapaksa, then a hero for ending the…

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