But who asked him to do that? No one is asking that question.
Sri Lanka’s most pro-western politician and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe-who is the only United National Party (UNP) member of parliament after his party was decimated in the 2020 elections-told parliament this week that he has spoken to the head of IMF and she has agreed to help Sri Lanka. She argues that political reforms need to start from democratizing political parties so that young people would have a choice to vote honest people into parliament, and even stand for office themselves.īut the protests have been smartly manipulated to promote a narrative that an IMF bailout is the only solution. She said the youth groups would not tolerate any politicians joining their protests.
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Civil unrest spreading across Sri Lanka in the past few weeks resembles the beginnings of the Arab Spring uprising by youth frustrated with corrupt political systems which left the Middle East in utter chaos, and the youth at the mercy of human traffickers and European governments.įormer Sri Lankan Human Rights Commissioner and Law Professor Deepika Udugama speaking on Sirasa TV earlier this week said that young people are protesting because they are worried of their future and don’t trust any politicians.
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