In Gotabaya’s Lanka: Many fear the rise of majoritarian sentiment in Sri Lanka | The Indian Express

In Gotabaya’s Lanka: Many fear the rise of majoritarian sentiment in Sri Lanka | The Indian Express

Written by Ahilan Kadirgamar |Updated: November 28, 2019 10:00:03 am

The writer is a political economist based in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

In Gotabaya’s Lanka: Many fear the rise of majoritarian sentiment in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, with the longest history of universal suffrage in Asia, every election excites the nation, and that will be the case with the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (AP/ File)

Less than a fortnight after Sri Lanka’s November 16 presidential elections, the country is faced with two realities. One, a new regime buoyed by its triumphant support base and eager to consolidate an iron political grip. Second, a political opposition in utter disarray, with some citizens consumed by anxiety.