Leader of the National Freedom Front – MP Wimal Weerawansa says that the agenda of making Sri Lanka the 29th Indian state is in the hands of Ranil Wickramasinghe whom he has referred to as the ‘Vibheeshana of the modern age’.
He said this while recently launching his book “Rama Ravana and Vibheeshana Noothana Kathawa”, at the Laxman Kadiragamar Institute in Colombo.
He further said :
“I decided to launch this book with the objective of initiating a genuine social dialogue on the current challenge we are facing as a state and a nation. You know, a few years back there was a movement in Ukraine called the ‘Maidan Uprising’. Ukraine is now in a ‘post-Maidan Uprising’ period. It was this struggle that led to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Likewise, the ‘Galle Face uprising’ in Sri Lanka has now led the country to a similar state, but to a war without live ammunition. According to the ‘Ramayana’ epic, Vibheeshana is Ravana’s brother, who later betrayed him. Although Ranil Wickramasinghe is not Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s brother by blood, he can be symbolically called as such. Due to several factors including the ‘Galle Face uprising’, the reins of power went to Ranil Wickramasinghe’s hands. Today, we are faced with the duty and responsibility of rescuing and reviving the state, which is being taken on a path which will lead to the end of its sovereign existence.”
