Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Mighty Fall Of Rajapaksas

Hariharan's Intelligence blog

Written on January 14, 2015
Power is a heady drug and can make one feel invincible. As Lanka’s former president alienated his own party and minorities with strong-arm tactics, the electorate handed him a defeat he least expected
By Col R Hariharan | INDIA LEGAL January 31, 2015 |GLOBAL TRENDS| Sri Lanka polls
THE recently concluded Sri Lankan presidential elections belied President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s confidence as he was beaten by Maithripala Sirisena, former health minister and a long- term colleague of his. People seem to have preferred “unknown angel” Sirisena to “known devil” Rajapaksa, as he described himself in an election rally.