India’s neighboring country Sri Lanka is going through a period of instability these days. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has had to resign from his post and even after that the period of violence is not stopping. Somewhere the houses of ministers are being burnt and there are clashes with the MPs. The family of former PM Rajapaksa himself had to take refuge in the Naval Base to save his life. Meanwhile, some celebrities in India, referring to these situations, have advised their country to learn. These personalities include historian Ramachandra Guha, senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan and banker Uday Kotak.
Uday Kotak has tweeted saying that the burning Sri Lanka is telling what not to do. Uday Kotak, CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank tweeted, “The Russia-Ukraine war is going on and it is only getting tougher. The real test of the countries is now. The strength of institutions like judiciary, regulatory authorities, police, government, parliament will matter. Doing what’s right, not populist, is what’s important. A ‘Jalta Lanka’ tells all of us what not to do.’ No one is mentioned in Uday Kotak’s remarks, but his opinion is also being seen by some as an advice to the Modi government. Although at one point he has been one of the supporters of the Modi government.
Guha said – the situation in Sri Lanka is a warning for India
Meanwhile, while talking to the media at an event, historian Ramachandra Guha has termed the situation in Sri Lanka as a warning to India. He said, ‘Sri Lanka could have been the most prosperous country in Asia. They had high rates of literacy, health services, sex ratio. But this country was ruined because of Sinhala and Buddhist majority. He also said that if importance is given to one religion and one language, then the condition of India will also be like Sri Lanka. A similar opinion has also been expressed by lawyer Prashant Bhushan. He has compared the situation in India and Sri Lanka by sharing some newspaper cuttings on Twitter.
Prashant Bhushan compared India by sharing newspaper cuttings
He has written with this, ‘Do you see some similarity between what the rulers of Sri Lanka did in the last few years and what the rulers of India are doing today? Will its consequences in India be the same as the situation in Sri Lanka today?’ Significantly, the situation in Sri Lanka is getting worse and the economy has become so weak that the foreign exchange reserves have come down to only $ 50 billion. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s debt from other countries has also increased to $ 51 billion.