Video Commentary: How Corruption and Post-Colonial Identity Politics Paved the Way to Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis Commentary
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Video Commentary: How Corruption and Post-Colonial Identity Politics Paved the Way to Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis
Edited by: JURIST Staff

In the following JURIST video commentary, Dr. Thamil Ananthavinayagan of the University of Nottingham (UK) discusses the July 20, 2022 parliamentary appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of Sri Lanka. This is the latest development in a series of political upheavals in recent months that saw the ouster of Sri Lanka’s former president and prime minister, both members of the Rajapaksa political dynasty. The reshuffling has occurred against the backdrop of economic turmoil that has engulfed the country in recent months, leading to food, medication, and fuel shortages. Dr. Ananthavinayagan discusses how corruption, post-colonial identity politics, and ethnic divides have paved the way to the present turmoil.

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