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What The Hell Happened to Sri Lanka? with Desh Amila

Desh Amila

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Frequency: 1 episode/54d. Total Eps: 6

A five-episode documentary audio series, moderated by Australian - Sri Lankan producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur Desh Amila, that attempts to investigate the domino effect of events particularly around the Rajapaksa regime, that led up to the island’s current economic and political crisis.

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🇫🇷 France - Politics
03/06/2025
#100

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Episode 5: Covid: The Last Straw & National Protest

Episode 5

Friday, July 28, 2023 • Duration 22:28

Episode 4 took us on a journey that explored the underbelly of racial discord often ignored in Sri Lanka’s tourism brochures. The story covered attacks from different communities, hidden factions, election winning propaganda and Rajapaksa notoriety.

From magic potions endorsed by Health officials, military lockdowns to forced cremations of Sri Lanka’s minorities and the deaths of thousands – the belief and conviction that once lied in the Rajapaksas began to crumble. A future for Sri Lanka now felt impossible and the resentment would ultimately lead to a National Protest that took the world by storm.

Speakers:

Anuruddha Bandara (founder of people’s protest site Gotagogama)

Asif Fuard (journalist, former war correspondent)

Dr Harini Amarasuriya (parliamentarian, activist)

Marlon Ariyasinghe (journalist)

Sandun Thudugala (researcher, activist)

Vraie Cally Balthazaar (researcher, politician)

Follow Desh Amila on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Desh_Amila

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdesh/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeshAmila/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deshamila/