Who is to blame for Sri Lanka’s crises? | Head to Head
Who is to blame for Sri Lanka’s crises? | Head to Head
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country in 2022 – amidst mass protests and an economic crisis– parliament elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
As President, Wickremesinghe negotiated the country’s biggest bail-out, but his critics say he is part of an establishment that…
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the anchor is not looking for answer…just make statements and allegations…
Ranil murderer
@Mehdi, please learn Hindi language and do this with Modi
Hello Mr AL Jazeera why you not asking like that question Chinese Xi jinping about uigur muslim
Hassan please invite rajapaksa family to your show
I am not taking anyones side but this anchorship is not neutral. That is not what they teach in journalism. As a journalist you need to be neutral and bring up both the sides before the audiance and let them decide thats it. You are not a judge you are an anchor only. And this is not media trial.
Mehdi is excellent journalist. I follow his Zeteo news. Its very good.
INDIA convince the LANKAN government to integrate with INDIA.
Mehdi is an absolute disgrace of a journalist. He has a predetermined narrative and is unwilling to listen to his guests. Terrible!
BTW !!! open for booking. sri lanka's number one stand up comedian.( occasionally seated) Ranil Wickramasinha (watch out Russel peters)
Excellent reply by President Mr Ranil Singhe.
Journalist is behaving like a stupid person. Because journalist is not allowing to reply.
He's right about Medhi not allowing anyone to answer.. he won't ever shut up for more than 5 seconds!
Once again Ranil displayed himself not as a statesman but as a comedian.
EVERYONE'S BREAKING EACH OTHER EVERYONE THINKS THEIR COMMUNITY IS SUPERIOR NO ONES SATISFIED AND TRAPPED IN MIRAGE OF MONEY FAME POWER, HIDING REPEATED MISTAKES INSTEAD OF REFORMING TO LEAVE BETTER FOR FUTURE HUMANITY UNFORTUNATELY SAD TRUTH OF OUR PLANET 😢🇮🇳🕉️
Bjp gvt…plus mischief s
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If the comperor would interview Modi on the Human Rights issue in India as CM and PM on the same basis , many truths would come out on the , corruption and brutalities would come out along with his HM at both positions
What exactly is this justice that Britain seeks? It is certainly not universal, nor impartial. The UK has never sanctioned its own war criminals, nor has it held accountable the architects of its colonial-era massacres. Winston Churchill, whose economic policies during World War II starved three million Bengalis to death in the Bengal famine of 1943, has never been posthumously condemned. The vast wealth stolen from India, estimated at $45 trillion over two centuries, has never been returned.
The survivors of the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya, who were tortured in British-run detention camps, were only offered meagre financial settlements decades later, long after most had died. Sri Lanka doesn’t even have proper records of the indigenous people who were virtually wiped out by the British. During British colonial rule in Burma, an estimated one million people died due to factors such as the Anglo-Burmese Wars, forced labour, military repression, and the devastating famine of 1942, which alone claimed between 300,000 to 500,000 lives.
Additionally, the forced relocation of indigenous peoples in Australia and the suppression of their cultures were part of Britain’s colonial atrocities. The exploitation of enslaved Africans and the brutal slave trade in the Caribbean also represents a dark chapter in British history, contributing to the immense wealth of the empire at the expense of human lives. None of these crimes have led to sanctions, nor have there been meaningful legal consequences.
Britain’s crimes extend beyond its colonial past into modern conflicts. During the Malayan Emergency, British forces executed civilians, burned villages, and detained thousands in camps. In Cyprus, they tortured anti-colonial detainees. The UK’s 2003 invasion of Iraq caused widespread destruction, while its 2011 intervention in Libya led to instability. In Afghanistan, British actions resulted in civilian casualties. This game is continuing. Despite ample evidence of war crimes, Britain has refused accountability, stalling efforts for reparations and justice. Meanwhile, with no substantive evidence—only fabricated claims—they continue to target Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s war was not one of conquest; it was a battle against a ruthless terrorist organization that turned children into suicide bombers. The LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) did not merely kill civilians—it enslaved its own community. Young Tamil girls were forcibly recruited, stripped of their childhoods, and sent to die in combat. Adele Balasingham, an Australian-born UK citizen, was one of the chief enablers of this human tragedy.
She lived in Sri Lanka, training these girls, tying cyanide capsules around their necks, preparing them for war. Today, she resides peacefully in the UK, a country which proscribed the LTTE, untouched by legal scrutiny. Why has she not been sanctioned? Why does the British legal system, so eager to hold select few Sri Lankans accountable, offer her protection instead of prosecution? The idea that the UK sanctions Sri Lankan individuals for human rights violations while allowing known terrorists and war criminals to live freely within its borders exposes the fraudulence of this entire exercise.
Why does Britain get to keep its plunder, while punishing others for their wars? How can the descendants of looters lecture the looted on ethics? This is not justice. Walter Rodney, the Guyanese historian, meticulously detailed the economic and political strangulation imposed by European powers on Africa in How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.
How about Bring Gotabhaya rajapaksha? Will stand a chance of winning an oscar
Can any political leader in Sri Lanka participate in an interview like this?
The Anchor or interviewer is trying hard to put his words in mouth of the politician. That's not the way. Who in Amnesty, who are other world bodies to dectat what a ruler should or should not do? Hassan and his likes have an agenda. They are experts in pushing all the wrong things in a dictator's tone. They have always a lopsided facts and figures to "creat" a scene.
India’s silence on the atrocities in Sri Lanka was very political and let this all happen.
What kind of anchor he is ?? He is not allowing him to talk!
Mehdi should let his guests speak, he cuts them off unfairly too many times
Mehdi Hasan is a baised journalist who doesn't allow his guests to talk. This was not an interview, it was a session of allegations without a right to reply 😂. Just like the rest of his interviews
just to be clear. although I agree with these crooks being booted out of parliament (rajapaksha + Ranil W.) don't ever say Mahinda Rajapakshe is a war criminal. he is the reason we have peace in Sri Lanka. don't ever forget that
He is litterally crying while putting a laugh in his face , what a clown , these are the same kind of politicians in South and South East Asia. No accountability to the nation and its people. The only accountability is to power and money .
Mehdi is such a bully. He spends all the time asking questions without letting him answer. I'm an Indian and have nothing for or against Sri Lanka. Mehdi's holier than thou approach to every problem in the world is frankly abhorrent.
sad really
Sri Lankha is so beautifull island country but in the hands of dumb corrupt people.
Totally, ranil was damaged 😂😂😂😂
I mean come on. Mehdi is plainly bullying the politician here. Props to him for asking the right questions but maybe give Ranil a right to reply lol
The interviewer is being very foolish asking questions, without knowing the facts. Let’s see what European governments would do when their properties are being destroyed.
Typical Asian Uncle- Read the report🥲
Madame Madura❤
I saw the Tigers laughing in the audience—this is not the end. This is a moment of silence
India is to be blamed. India is the favourite bogey man for the Sub continent. From Maldives to B Desh when anything goes wrong, blame India.