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Monday, August 31, 2015
The politics of Good Governance and Ethno (Sinhala/Tamil/Muslim) Nationalisms
by Rajan Philips-August 29, 2015,
In
the January presidential election, having been let down by astrology
and political machinations, then President Rajapaksa invoked the spectre
of nationalism and national insecurity to shore up his sliding support
among the Sinhalese. His efforts fell short by 400,000 votes. He and his
supporters blamed the shocking defeat on Western conspiracy and
minority voters who voted virtually en masse for Maithripala Sirisena.
In the August parliamentary election, the Rajapaksa forces upped the
nationalist ante and campaigned to win a majority of parliamentary seats
with the votes of the Sinhala Buddhists only.