Get to know Kothanbhaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, who closed the path by fleeing the country.
Kothanbhaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, was nicknamed “The Terminator” for his work against the Tamil Tiger rebels. It ended the decades-long civil war.
But this time, President Kodanbhaya will become the memory of the people of Sri Lanka. As the president who caused the country’s economy to collapse. and had to end his tenure by fleeing the country in the end
Kothanbhaya is one of the Rajapaksa family. A family of four that has long held power in Sri Lanka. Kothanbhaya was previously the Minister of Defense. under the government of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005-2015
Godanbhaya had previously denied allegations that the Sri Lankan army under its leadership had killed at least 40,000 ethnic Tamils in the country towards the end of the war. as a strong man among the Sinhalese that is the majority of the country’s population to be more clear
Godanbhaya is also thought to be responsible for the kidnapping of journalists and dissidents in a white van and disappearing without a trace under President Mahinda’s government. An incident that is seen as an outlaw
while among the Buddhists in the country, Khothanbhaya is a Sinhalese warrior like King Dutukamunu. who is known for defeating Tamil rulers. and reigned for 24 years. After three years in office, the former Sri Lankan president became the shortest elected president of Sri Lanka in history.
The root cause of the Sri Lankan crisis is partly due to Sri Lankan politics that has long been under the influence of the Rajapaksa family. Until being known as one of the most influential families in national politics in the world. And it is seen as one of the reasons Sri Lanka’s path to failure.
In addition, the policy focuses on production for the domestic market rather than exports. It also resulted in Sri Lanka’s severe current account deficit. while foreign currency reserves are severely scarce aggravated by the COVID-19 situation and the Ukrainian war As a result, the economy collapsed rapidly. eventually leading to default on debt
throughout his tenure Kothanbhaya is known for canceling many policy changes. revokes more than 100 laws that have been promulgated
Kothanbhaya had previously refused to adopt democratic reforms in the country. and continue to increase the power of the President but in the last months of tenure Kothanbhaya returned the power to the parliament again.
including the tax reduction policy announced shortly after taking office Policies that are part of the economic crisis that have caused a large amount of government revenues to disappear. This time it came back to increase again.
While the policy that fails the most is the ban on chemical fertilizer imports in April 2021, which aims to be the first country in the world to be able to produce 100% organic farming. In return, a large number of crops died. It had to be reopened six months later for chemical fertilizer imports and failed to compensate the millions of affected farmers as promised.
In addition, during the epidemic of COVID-19 Kothanbhaya has also been criticized for its policy of refusing Muslims. The second largest population in the country Burial of covid-19 victims and compulsory cremation only This caused dissatisfaction among the Muslim world and human rights groups around the world.
The countless mistakes of the Kotanbhaya resulting in food problems oil shortage The price of goods in the country has soared. People began to gather in the streets in many cities across the country. The calls for Kothan Phaya to resign from office grew louder and louder.
#GotaGoHome has become a trend on social media. As protesters occupied Kothanbhaya’s luxury home in Colombo. along with hanging a replica of the Kotanbhaya And that’s a sign that Kothanbhaya probably won’t have a place in Sri Lanka anymore. And the only way to survive is to flee the country. with the destination in Male Maldives itself.