2009 is the highest point in the personal life and politics of Mahinda Rajapaksa. As the first time Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa had destroyed the most powerful and cruel terrorist organizations in the world, Tamil Eelam’s liberation (LTTE), ending the 30 -year -old civil war. The unbelievable victory has improved his stature both at home and abroad. All Rajapaksa clans sunbathe in glory. They don’t have a rival to shift them. Supporters of the euphoria and joy began to describe it as a legendary King Dutugemunu reincarnation.
Even the controversial fortune teller, Sumanadasa Abeyagunavardane, well -known said, “Twenty -five years ago, I said there would be a hero from Ruhuna. Now he is what we believe, President Mahinda Rajapaksa “.
According to the GroundViews website, the total transformation occurs like this: Democracy has citizens. The king needs a subject. Absolute king needs a true subject to slaves. Mahinda Rajapaksa was praised as a ‘lion in the lion flag’, ‘father of the nation’, ‘the wonders of the world and the universe’, ‘gold sword that defended the nation’, ‘golden thread that unites the hearts of splitting’, ‘leader who conquered the world’ and ‘the sun and moon to the country that beat terror’. He has been proclaimed by Sangha as ‘Trown of Three Land of Sinhala which is universally famous’.
The words can be like a small dose of arsenic,” said Victor Klemperer [VIII]. The endless prison of servility is that the Rajapaksa propaganda aims to change citizens who are critical and disrespectful into obedient ‘good subjects’ without thinking.
A few days after the 2010 presidential election, Rajapaksas who won attended a music performance sponsored by the country, ‘Jaya Jayawe’. The last panegyric that night was dedicated to the President’s mother. When the singer sang, “Mother, are you watching from heaven, as a son, sent by the gods and the Brahma to your womb from the Palace of the Golden Estana, protect the nation?” Government TV shows ‘Putra who is heaven’, President Mahinda Rajapaksa listened with Complaisance Manifest. His attitude that really shows that he considers the pouring of idol worship like that becomes his right. It is the attitude of a man who sincerely believes that the absolute power and life of life are his right and will do anything to prevent anyone from disturbing this fate of both ordinary citizens, the army commander who won the war or the chairman of the court.
Driving a big popularity, Mahinda advancing the presidential election and winning well by defeating the head of the army Sarath Fonseka. After peace returned to the island country, global entrepreneurs landed there looking for large investment opportunities. China, with its baseless pockets and the aim to build a base in the Indian Ocean which is closer to India, began to reach the Rajapaksa family, promising the country’s overall development.
Rajapaksas who is cleverly realizes that dealing with China will help them both financially and politically. LTTE’s death has reduced Sri Lanka’s dependence on India and the island led by Rajapaksa ready to embrace the new world order.
After the end of the Tamil Eund War, the majority of the Sinhala Buddhist consisting of 70% of the total population threw their strength behind the Rajapaksa clan which almost increased to Demi-Dua’s status.
The Rajapaksa clan thrives with Sinhala Buddhist nationalism. The majority who dared began to emphasize he dictated the requirements to the Tamil and Muslim minority. It matches Rajapaksa politics and they also encourage it. Between 2010 and 2015, they gathered enormous wealth and power. The total neglect of the rule of law, insult to democratic opposition, extra judicial murder, kidnapping, judicial manipulation, and media rumors also gave them a bad name during the period.
The opposition came together to defeat the Rajapaksa clan, and in the January 2015 presidential election, Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered a surprising defeat at the hands of his own minister of agriculture Maithripala Sirisena. The new government has vowed to permanently end the Rajapaksa clan government. Mahinda stated that he would return to govern again. The new national government was shaken from day 1, and in 2019, Rajapaksas returned to power. Actually, they are much stronger and many think they will be in power for a long time. The 2019 Easter bombing also played a major role in their great victory.
For their misfortune, Covid-19 attacked and destroyed the economy of the island country immediately after that. The President of Gotabaya, full of arrogance and there is no real experience in dealing with sensitive problems such as the economy, not listening to more sane votes both inside and outside. Only to keep in power at any cost, Rajapaksas rejected all accusations against them as fake who finally forced people to protest them.
The same people who had encouraged the Rajapaksa clan as Sri Lanka’s savior had turned around to call them “traitors”. They were looking at their blood and the powerful family hiding to save their lives.
Unbeaten Rajapaksa Pictures are now built with tatters. The shameful out of power has destroyed all the myths built around the family.
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