There is simply no choice. It should be a one-horse race but with the violence that the Rajapaksas are capable of unleashing (which was clearly acknowledged by Sirisena) and the possibility that Gotabaya Rajapaksa will launch a military coup, or rig the ballot boxes to the extent that the election will be a farce, I would not be surprised if Rajapaksa wins the election. In any case he has said that he will be the President on 9 January 2015 even of he loses the election since his term as President does not expire for another two years. If he wins, the two years remaining will be added to the six year term, and Sri Lanka will be cursed with this dreadful regime for another 8 years, probably for the foreseeable future. As for the Tamils, they will be gone – genocide of the Tamils. The Tamil vote for Sirisena, might, I stress the word ‘might’, prevent this disaster. Sirisena might also be a disaster for the Tamils but less of a disaster than Rajapaksa. Nothing can be worse than the Rajapaksa junta for Sri Lanka in general, the Tamils in particular.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:50:57 +0000
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