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Daily Financial Times
Daily Financial Times
The protests were a justifiable response to the unprecedentedly bad material conditions of life Vox Populi, Vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God. That may not always be true, but this is one of those times that it is. If President Gotabaya Rajapaksa does not heed the voice of the people and go, the awakened citizenry will ensure he cannot stay. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his inner circle of securocrats were taught a singular lesson by the citizens on Sunday 3 April 2022. While the 20th amendment makes for an autocratic presidency, this Constitution, like the previous one,…