Gravitas: The story of political dynasties
Do you want to enter politics? It helps if you come from the right family. The induction of a new minister in #SriLanka's government proves how.
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The Rajapaksa family has single-handedly sold off Sri Lanka to China.
@AdityaPandey-eb7wq
3 жыл бұрын
Just like Indian Congress party.
@User-qf1oe
3 жыл бұрын
We love CHINA we are srilankan
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@AdityaPandey-eb7wq haha...but we elected other government too. Also we have regional parties.
@Ashish009ism
3 жыл бұрын
@@User-qf1oe Good Luck with your Love. Already Hambantotta port gone🤣🤣🤣
@SIUXCR7
3 жыл бұрын
@@User-qf1oe I am Srilankan. Don't use "we". Because so many people of Srilanka hate china. Me to.
Rahul Gandhi... " The ON and OFF President of the Congress Party" 🤣🤣🤣
@baghyasrib6929
3 жыл бұрын
I knew she's gonna insult him😂😂
@krunalbhatt110
3 жыл бұрын
@@baghyasrib6929 why shouldn't she! He deserves that ! because his only achievement is that he was born in that family 🤣😂🤣
So it's basically a monarchy now
@coyotestylepro1150
3 жыл бұрын
You hate to see it
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@coyotestylepro1150 why won't people hate monarchy? Seems like you love it, slave
@coyotestylepro1150
3 жыл бұрын
@@dss6838 i knw u r but wat am i 😁
Sri Lanka is this family’s private ltd company
@Seth-jb5fu
3 жыл бұрын
As a sad sri lankan I can say it’s true 😒😪
Chalo Sri Lanka now officially a private limited company! Like Khangress party of India.
@vishwanipathirana4129
3 жыл бұрын
A good balance analysis
හොදටම කරලා තියෙන්නෙ ඔය 😂👏👏
And then we have Rahul Gandhi- An ON/OFF President of the Congress Party. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@sndy2436
3 жыл бұрын
I object. His brain has never been switched ON.
Basil Rajapaksa could not contest for the general election not because of corruption allegations, he could not contest because he is a citizen of America, Basil is a dual citizen of USA and Sri Lanka. During that time dual citizens were not allowed to contest in any elections, after the general elections Gotabaya Rajapaksha removed that.
@classoppressorbourgeoisie8416
3 жыл бұрын
Doesn't Srilanka have other capable people ? why from the same family? Srilanks is not a family asset.
@sandeevbandara4401
3 жыл бұрын
@@classoppressorbourgeoisie8416 Sri Lanka is a cursed country. First the post independence political instability, second civil war and now Chinese colony. Capable people of SL doesn't like to enter politics.
@GhostRider-sj4lq
3 жыл бұрын
@@sandeevbandara4401 ane ponnayek nowi idapan wesige putha awajathaka balla
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't Basil Italian though. Just kidding
@sandeevbandara4401
3 жыл бұрын
@@dss6838 He is American Sri Lankan
Even lalu yadav shy away after watching this.
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
And what about paswans and yadav? As South Indian I don't know much but do know how the drama is all around them Recently one fellow questioned authenticity of Indian vaccines.
@ChiefJoey5971
3 жыл бұрын
@@dss6838 report came go check it
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChiefJoey5971 can you be specific
All in their 70s. Only thing remaining to do is declaring Sri Lanka as The Kingdom of Rajapakses.
One big happy family she says with her typical Indian accent - she is classic as always.
From today Sri Lanka should be called China Rajapaksa 😂
@kdkabaranka2364
3 жыл бұрын
It is a story of jealousy, not truth
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@kdkabaranka2364 who is jealous and what is truth. Sorry for your loss btw
😂😀im living in sri lanka..this is our sad reality😐
Is Sri Lanka a democratic country? Sometimes I feel all Asian countries still have feudal system, democracy is just a name🤫
@krishnaa9571
3 жыл бұрын
I think democracy doesn’t work for Asia, esp Indian sub continent.. time to re-think..!
@ckpal3575
3 жыл бұрын
@@krishnaa9571 Except for East Asia
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@krishnaa9571 talking about India specifically, cannot have one family now, not anymore. Who will represent this diverse country? 😂
@warnasamika
3 жыл бұрын
@@krishnaa9571 completely agrees with you. Democracy is the modern way of divide and rule. With democracy, not someone outside dived citizens, they dived by themselves.
@orecreeper2128
2 жыл бұрын
@@warnasamika sometimes a bit of internal division is better to prevent total division. At least democracy means the US is still one country right now, if Joke Biden had absolute power, it would instead be 50 countries right now. Authoritarianism has been tested for millennia in the past and people got rid of it because the system sucks. Every so often, you'd get a dumbfuck in power who screws the entire country up and there would be nothing to stop them.
You forgot Nipuna Ranawaka, the sister's son. And all other extended family members in power positions. All the vultures flocked together to get a piece of this dying country.
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
I am so sorry for your people. Another beautiful country is getting tormented by 21st century colonists. 🙏
@axardev
3 жыл бұрын
Hope things get well
Sri Lanka slowly selling to China.... Chinlanka 😂😂😂
@chamikadilshan7421
3 жыл бұрын
Haha lol😂
@kdkabaranka2364
3 жыл бұрын
It is a story of jealousy, not truth
@simriths.s5976
3 жыл бұрын
@@kdkabaranka2364 why should anyone be jealous of Sri Lanka. 🙄
@kdkabaranka2364
3 жыл бұрын
@@simriths.s5976 what is your country?
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@simriths.s5976 he is just a sad soul commenting this thinking people will consider Sri Lanka string, which it isn't.
Srilanka pvt limited 😂
I like her pause on raul gandi. Her silence speaks louder then words
Congress of SL. Tough it out, my SL friends or revolt. We (Indians) were stupid enough for allowing congress to become a monarchy that never cared about the nation, and put our guard down in the Hindi-Chini bhai bhai (Indian-chinese brotherhood), which was extremely damaging.
@aryansinghrana1990
3 жыл бұрын
Congress ke party president ki list nikalo or dekhlo koni monarchy haien
@user-ty1ul4ug6x
3 жыл бұрын
@Justice GK true
@starrynight43451
3 жыл бұрын
@Justice GK The Buddhists in SL worship Hindu gods and there are Hindu statues in Buddhist temples . There is no end to lies of Tamil nationalists
@iesaismail9965
3 жыл бұрын
@Justice GK are you a lankan?
@vishwapremarathna9286
3 жыл бұрын
@Justice GK sri lankans don't hate hindus...most of the buddhist temples have Gana, vishnu, kaali like worship places... Even some like meq don't believe those gods, we don't hate or disrespect... You need to know that
She said " then we have Rahul gandhi the ON OFF member of parliament"😂😂🙏🏻
Rahul gandhi 'on off president'. 😀😀😀 She nailed it.
Congress Did the same in India , still doing it ..........
The on and off president of party ....that line hit me hard 🤣🤣🤣
Please talk about Tamilnadu dynasty politics as well 🇮🇳🙏😊
@atheistkingdom6372
3 жыл бұрын
Dynasty politics seems to be more in the North than the South so first let us talk about that.
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@atheistkingdom6372 it's everywhere. But we have balancing here, due to multiparty system and now states having more say than earlier. So it's different now. People are also more involved, so they won't let their representation go away
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@atheistkingdom6372 recently k shailaja had to resign, for undeserving son inlaw of CM SO don't act that South is of clean politics.
@atheistkingdom6372
3 жыл бұрын
@@dss6838 politicians in the North are choosen on the basis of their religion and higher caste..but in South it's completely different.
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
@@atheistkingdom6372 they what is DMK? 😂 You think I don't know? Reddy v/s kammas? That's not a issue?
One big happy family 🤣🤣🤣
3 Rules we need. 1. Relatives can't join politics if their family is in the parliament, 2. if you older than 60 , try elders home , 3. you get to Run the country only once, after that step down Go home,thank you for your service, oo right this is not a job this is a service keep that in mind
Rajapaksha clan is curse for Sri Lanka and India too
@warnasamika
3 жыл бұрын
Pain. 🤣🤣😂😂 fail towards China... 🤣😂
Api thama hodatama kare
The lankans have decided to vacate lanka and move abroad, they have chosen this family to be the real estate agents to sell the country to you know whom
@pianoforme122
3 жыл бұрын
What about Indians..always runnings behind congress..hope henceforth congress will be over thrown
3 million subscribers soon.... Congratulations 🎉
On off🤣🤣 nailed it
🙏💔 Thank you WION for being on the right side 🙏💔 💔💔💔 Thank you for exposing the truth 💔💔💔
Its their company's internal issue we should not comment 🤣
Good that you spread that in your news line Palki, because most of public don't accept this situation here in Sri Lanka
That lil pause on raga was🔥😂
As srilankans it is our fate to have such corruption family as rulers in our country.
There only few functional democracies in this world, some democracies are just dynasties and people of those countries deserve that Indian was on of them
The Philippines is rife with political dynasties. I mean, the late previous president is the son of the nation's first female president.
It's like kingdom.. They back to monarchy
Well said!
They did not even wait to retire all at the same time corruption at its peak
Sri Lankan congress?
@manishsingh4682
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
Before :- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 😅 Now :- Rajapaksa & Brothers ltd
As I learn of the Gupta it is an interesting topic surnames especially British colonial names handed out to most first peoples around the world Ie MacDonald or likewise 🦅🏆😎
@shravangupta4828
3 жыл бұрын
Gupta dynasty(period) of india history?
@dextermorganbloodspattersp6382
3 жыл бұрын
@@shravangupta4828 yes
like the last ending lines...but how many of them is deserves too, the question that no easy answer.....
You forgot about the Bandaranaike Family who also made Sri Lanka fall down.
Its like family business
Rahul Gandhi has ordered full box of Burnol cream after watching this😁😁😁
@sndy2436
3 жыл бұрын
This will never happen, either he must be busy watching POGO or Bangkok shows
Superb video Ma'am
Very interesting long pause when it came to Rahul Gandhi. She had to compose herself and make sure a politically correct statement followed.
@dss6838
3 жыл бұрын
😂 what's wrong. I have ideological problems with current government. But this party congress had enough time to reform, they didn't... They killed the concept of opposition, sometimes its more crucial than one election. Election lasts for a month, opposition for next 5 years.
😂😂 it's funny and sad for srilanka don't give too much power to one party in this case one family 😂🙏🏻
❤🖤
All because of Mahinda Rajapaksha stood against the whole world to defeat the separatist tamil tigers , no matter how many innocent tamil civilians get killed. The majority sinhala people were so grateful for saving the country. Which is the true fact. Remember the same people rejected his corrupted government in 2015. So no dynasty regime but a family who did something that majority people were expecting. Now presidential power makes these decisions.
it's all about family
Srilanka is a part of China from ancient time, after 99 years China,china will deploy army at Srilanka ,still Srilanka even don't have single fighter jet.
Sri Lanka will be ruined🤐
In the future Rajapaksa will be synonymous to Leader 😂
Just like congress
On Off prez of Congress haha😀😂
You missed one he is not a rajapaksa by surname but a close relative
Major issues for pa and secretaries.. Because they did not difference between company board meeting.. Cabinet meeting or dinner party.. All are confusing
Sri Lanka is handled by China and India is handled by USA 🤮😂
It’s monocracy…we have family dynasties ruling our States and India. It’s the same in our neighbourhood.
Basil Rajapaksha is not known internationally but hes the real MVP of all Rajapakshas. The guy who orchestrated Mahinda and Gotabaya to come to power, then to destroy the powerful SLFP party to create his own party SLPP in 3 years. The guy is basically Amit Shah of Sri Lanka, but the problem is hes corrupt to the bone, Gotabaya is the only one not corrupt in the family but knows how to fight wars but not politics
Sad reality in SL 🥴
I like this women. She should be in entertaining business rather than ugly politics .
They have forgotten their servant maid. May be later they will make her as minister soon.
Totally how many Rajapakses in Sri Lanka 🤔
Children became what they are curious of.
This will continue forever...unless and until people take their Right to Vote seriously. I would recommend people to give opportunities to new candidates rather than just voting for the same old sick politicians over and over again. They may not be experienced but they sure will bring new ideas to the table unlike the old ones who ruled for decades yet brought nothing but new types of corruption, exploitation, abuse of power etc.
Chi lanka private ltd. One day this country will become 2nd Haiti 😂😂😂
Time to end Dynasties in South Asia
have you heard of Singapore's lee/li dynasty? these "govs" claim to be democracies... but they are more a kin to pseudo fiefdoms, but the problem isn't these people exploiting the situation, but rather they are a symptom of our societies desire for a return to monarchies
On off tubelight
I saw on TV how Srilankan captain stood in favour Murlidharan and fought with empires for declaring his action foul and threatened to abandon the match...not only the won that match but also become WC winners ahead....nowadays no such voice seem to rise when tjeir motherland is on stake ....how can be it possible for a family to hold entire power of nation what good have done to nation except a LTTE eradication that too when India indirectly support them ....most importantly one of the brothers and head of SLP is USA citizen and in line to be president or Primeminister also slammed for corruption charge ....they will all left Srilanka when regime will change and make it too helpless to contest against Chinese suppression...today Tamil is replaced tomorrow singhla also replaced ...they will be camps like uighers and slaves of Chinese CPC slaves...
As things goes fine there , Sri Lankan’s wouldn’t mind family relations or nepotism
Of course, what else is new
After few Years, 🇱🇰 Will become a 30th State of India.
Other than Basil Rajapaksha all of them elected by people in fair election whats the problem of that?..
Convert name of Srilanka into Rajapaksa or better would be Chini Rajapaksa
Is it a democracy or monarchy?
පවුලක්ම රට කෑවා😡😡
It's going to crumble, it won't work. Show's how greedy they are. Will the Sri Lankan keep quiet?.
Now srilanka comes under rajabakshey pvt.lmt.. Chaina: am i joke to you ?
Tamil nadu present state government(DMK): karunanithi(ex CM) has 3 wife and every wife has 2 son. So totaly six son's in that Stalin(1) is presnt CM, Kanimozhi(2) Is MP, alagiri(3) party leader, murasolimaran (4) ex finance minister of *INDIA* during congress period, other two son's are so famous and richest persons of tamil nadu they own sun tv(tn largest tv network), sponsers of srh team, red fm,gemini tv,sun pictures, 8 alcohol companies, chuti tv,aditya tv etc... And that stalin's son udiyanidhi stalin is elected as mla now.
Modi deserves to be the PM of our country. I just fear which crooked person from opposition will become PM after him?
On -Off president of the Cong party.. lmao
All the rajapaksas will go with the with the wind very soon...
Sri Lanka is beautiful country with beautiful people. People in SL respect Rajapaksa family because of they have shown their dedication towards country. There are many can listed. People live happy with peace because of Rajapaksa's. Also people love them. As you discriminate in this video, nothing like that happening in SL and only the Rajapaksa family have understand the value of country. Respect correct people with correct reasons. Thank you
@OshanViduranga1
2 жыл бұрын
You are miserable. You are enslaving the Rajapaksas not only because you did not reduce the price of your poonakku but also because the people of the country are not happy.🤣🤣🌷🌷💩💩🖕🖕🖕
@OshanViduranga1
2 жыл бұрын
රාජපක්ෂලා හොදට තනකොලයි පුන්නක්කුයි දෙනවද බයි ගවයෝ💩🌷💩
@poppatmohammadisapdfile7892
2 жыл бұрын
hello what's your opinion now ??
@Days_WithRaam
2 жыл бұрын
Ha bhai aa gya swad 😂😂🤣🤣
Better than third class RSS or BJP cadres.
Royal family
India getting allergic rajapaksa name 😂🤣😅 news news news
We are lucky😂😂💣
Being a Sri Lankan myself, I can say with confidence that certain "facts" stated here are absolute bull. I'd be cautious about other reports on this network going forward considering the level of misinterpretation demonstrated here to prove their point.
@junior-uo4dy
2 жыл бұрын
Bayya
@puranappu5791
2 жыл бұрын
@@junior-uo4dy umbalatath ratata wadiya lokui wirudda paksekata madak wadinakota ena choon eka. Santhosai
@junior-uo4dy
2 жыл бұрын
@@puranappu5791 hutto oya paksha okkoma ekai gobbayo eka therum ganin okkotoma klin thaama redi nathiwa kade yanne nathuwa
@puranappu5791
2 жыл бұрын
@@junior-uo4dy hama magulatama deshapalane gaawagena natanne umbada mamada. Mama kiwwe meke kiyana samahara karunu factually inaccurate bawa 100% danna nisa. Umbe noogath kama pennagena kununharupa wapurala ganna athal eka ganin. Jaya wewa!
@junior-uo4dy
2 жыл бұрын
@@puranappu5791 haa bayyo 😂😂
Monarchy or Democracy
Don't compare Rajapaksas and the Marcoses. Marcoses were voted by the people. Those Rajapaksas were installed.
RAHUL GANDHI. ON OFF Pricedent
Sorry but you can't compare the Nehru dynasty in India with that of the Rajapaksa's in Sri Lanka! Those in the Nehru dynasty were chosen over many generations to be leader of their party & then were democratically elected by the Indian electorate to be P.M. of the country. However with the Rajapaksa's whilst one of two of them may have properly elected into office by the Sri Lankan electorate, most of them got into their positions of power in the gov't through outright & despi cable corru ption & nepo tism!
Corrupted family! Shame on them. Feel sorry for people of Sri Lanka
Don't spread false information. Basil Rajapakshe was not prohibited to contest in the 2020 general election. Whether his entry into parliament is a necessity ?. That's a different question.