How Sri Lanka’s Crisis Has Roots In History of Discrimination Of Minorities

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By The Conversation Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis. In a remarkable display of anger on Saturday, thousands of protesters disregarded government curfews, rampant military and police presence to storm the presidential palace and the prime minister’s residence, demanding their resignations. It came as the Rajapaksa government halted the sale of fuel to ordinary people. It is the first country to do so since the global oil crisis in 1979. For several months, Sri Lankans have suffered shortages of food, fuel and other critical supplies. Schools have been…

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