Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Koti, Deshadhrohi and UNP-Karayas

The title roughly translates to Tigers, Traitor and UNPiers.

I’ve come to understand, that the moment you talk about the rights of the minorities, you become a kotiya. If your argument is for a federal system, people’s right to self determination or how minorities are oppressed, you will be tagged a kotiya at the end of it.

I’ve come to understand, that the moment you criticize the current administration, you become a deshadhrohiya. If you talk about how your basic rights like free speech and movement are curtailed, how the system manages to cover everything under the umbrella of national security and get away with it, how the administration lacks vision, how the big guy is catering to the red neck Sri Lankan south, you will be tagged a deshadrohiya at the end of it.

I’ve come to understand, that the moment you point out the faults of the administration system, when you criticize how the administration is, when you point out that it’s becoming a nanny state, you will be tagged a UNP-Karaya at the end of it.