Why Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Marxist ideology may not help solve Sri Lanka’s economic woes- The Week

Why Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Marxist ideology may not help solve Sri Lanka’s economic woes- The Week

Two weeks before the presidential election in Sri Lanka, members of the island nation’s business community gathered at the Monarch Imperial hotel in Colombo to listen to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was the surprise frontrunner. The businessmen were probably concerned about a Marxist leader taking over as president. Anura spoke for about an hour, trying to assuage their concerns and explaining his plans for the economy.

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Source: https://www.theweek.in/theweek/more/2024/09/28/anura-kumara-dissanayake-sri-lanka-marxist-leader-president.html