Sri Lanka Becoming ‘Sinhalese-Only Country’

Rajapaksas use religious issues to consolidate control

Sep 30, 2020

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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

Sri Lanka is undergoing a massive and dramatic transformation under the newly established Rajapaksa government, although one not unexpected. The dream to make the island a ‘Sinhala only’ territory was never so close to realization as today, nor was Sinhalese domination more pronounced and officially backed.

While Sri Lanka’s Rajapak…

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