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Jagath Weerasinghe: Sri Lanka's bloody past

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Is Sri Lanka a Democracy?

The Raja Paqsa family had a strong hold on state institutions in Sri Lanka. Is that a thing of the past? I mean, you mentioned the role of artists in forging a future. So can people like you be in the vanguard of this new Sri Lanka where people demand a better government to deliver them a happier and more prosperous future? Yes, I think we are. It boils down to the problem of higher education in this country. We need critical thinking introduced into our curriculum at universities.

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