#gotabaya rajapaksa

[tehtariks]

sri lankan protestors throwing a pool party at their president’s house? good for them love this energy

(edit: and for those who were asking, women got in on the action too- including nuns protecting protestors)

[rubiscodisco]

in the past 48 hours we’ve had boris johnson resign, shinzo abe assassinated, bong bong marcos get covid, and the presidential palace of sri lanka get stormed by protesters

bring out the guillotine, besties! waiting to see whose head (of state) rolls next

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

The week of political upheaval isn't finished! Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe,and now Gotabaya Rajapaksa!

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Rasika Ruwanpathirana

Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe.

His latest attack took place on a peaceful protest Aug. 18 that was organized by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) in Colombo, along with other progressive forces and artists. Witnesses say they were attacked unprovoked, and individuals were chased, beaten and arrested. Some of them were kidnapped by unidentified militia and held for hours in undisclosed locations.

[hussyknee]

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I tried to make a bullet point explainer of how many people, not just his family, but this motherfucker alone, has kidnapped, disappeared, tortured, killed, displaced, terrorized, bankrupted, cheated, defrauded and violated since the '80s and all the lives he's ruined. Was 17 paragraphs in before I ever got to his actual Presidency and realized I was crying too hard to continue. Anyway, considering that he's single handedly destroyed what was left of Sri Lanka, the answer is probably the entire population of 22 million. I don't want him arrested, I want him LYNCHED. I want to drink his fucking blood.

Victory to the struggle!

අරගලයට ජය!!

[deicidedruid]

Bring out the old guillotine, we’ll show ‘em what we all mean

[spooky-lord]

hadron collider sent us to a very specific timeline wrt consequences for conservative governments on island nations

[premimtimes]

EDITORIAL: Sri Lanka’s Uprising and Lessons for Nigeria

EDITORIAL: Sri Lanka’s Uprising and Lessons for Nigeria

Coming after a year-long lockdown of the global economy, as the healthcare sector struggled to contain the more harmful effects of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year was always going to be fraught. In the end, by cutting off access to major supplies of wheat, grains and some commodities from the region, it has piled on price pressures…

[indizombie]

Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation marks an ignominious change in fortune for a man who for years was simply Sri Lanka's most powerful man. His decade as president saw him oversee the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009, but he was dogged by allegations of serious human rights abuses, as well as claims - which he strenuously denies - that he was corrupt while in power. He was denied a third term as president in 2015. But less than five years later he was back - although this time as prime minister, serving as the right-hand man of younger brother Gotabaya. The allegations of corruption have added fuel to the current protests - many people believe Mahinda Rajapaksa paved the way for his family to plunder the country's wealth for their own financial gain. Billboards and chants demanding the family return the country's "stolen money" are a common sight at the protests across Sri Lanka.

Ayeshea Perera, Asia editor, BBC

[averann]

Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe elects president by parliament

Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe elects president by parliament

Published on: 20 July 2022 – 09:29Modified: July 20, 2022 – 11:54 Sri Lanka’s interim president and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected president by parliament on Wednesday (July 20), replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, The latter resigned last week after fleeing the bankrupt country. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the nephew of a former head of state and six-time prime minister from a…

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Sharon Black 

So far the mass protests and upheaval have not changed social or property relations in Sri Lanka. Sections of the mass movement have demanded the formation of a representative people’s council that could act as a consultative body to parliament. It is unknown at this point whether or how far the Sri Lankan working class will be able to propel things forward under present conditions. At the same time the danger of increased U.S. involvement and deeper privatization looms large. There is already evidence of attempts by U.S. imperialism to jockey and insert its interests into the equation.

[viralbake]

Seems problems are following Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan President, everywhere he goes. After Maldives he left for Singapore and the country is not interested in letting him stay more than 15 days, as per the resources.

[don-lichterman]

From hospital gate to upmarket store, fuel squeeze chokes Colombo

From hospital gate to upmarket store, fuel squeeze chokes Colombo

🔴 An official who worked at former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s office says she’s been trying her luck in the fuel queue for the past three days, without success. 🔴 Another official at former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office says he has “just enough” to get to the market. He used to get fuel from government sheds earlier but not after Rajapaksa fled. 🔴 A senior Sri Lankan diplomat has…

[krazyshoppy]

गोटाबाया राजपक्षे सिंगापुर भागे तो एक्शन में सुप्रीम कोर्ट, भाईयों के देश छोड़ने पर लगाई रोक

गोटाबाया राजपक्षे सिंगापुर भागे तो एक्शन में सुप्रीम कोर्ट, भाईयों के देश छोड़ने पर लगाई रोक

Sri Lanka Supreme Court Latest Order: श्रीलंका के सुप्रीम कोर्ट (Sri Lanka Supreme Court) ने आज एक अंतरिम आदेश जारी करते हुए पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री महिंदा राजपक्षे और पूर्व मंत्री बेसिल राजपक्षे को अदालत की इजाजत के बिना 28 जुलाई तक देश छोड़ने से रोका दिया है. श्रीलंका के डेली मिरर ने इस संबंध में जानकारी शेयर की है. इससे पहले मंगलवार को श्रीलंका के सुप्रीम कोर्ट में याचिका दाखिल की गई थी, जिसमें…