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But political life here is another story. This is Mahinda Rajapaksa. His image is everywhere in southern Sri Lanka, which is where he's from. He's been involved in politics all his life. He's both a former Prime Minister and President. He is at the center of the current constitutional crisis in this country. I have neither the space, nor the time, nor the inclination to give all the details of this man's career. Suffice it to say that the words greed, ambition, nepotism, cronyism, bribery, kickbacks among many others, have shadowed him for decades. Whether or not this frail democracy will prove strong enough to overcome the current crisis remains to be seen. But when members of parliament are shown on worldwide TV fist fighting and throwing bottles at each other who can predict what will happen next? Click below for a good overview of the situation. |