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Rohini Mohan, an Indian political journalist who spent several years in Tamil areas and wrote about the war's aftermath in her book The Seasons of Trouble, said the election was bittersweet for many of the people she had spoken with.
"Tamils would blame themselves for Rajapaksa coming to power — many call it the biggest mistake of their lives," she told VICE News, referring to the decision to boycott the 2010 election. "It wasn't easy to support Sirisena, however."
https://news.vice.com/article/siris...nning-sri-lankan-presidential-election-result
Rohini Mohan, an Indian political journalist who spent several years in Tamil areas and wrote about the war's aftermath in her book The Seasons of Trouble, said the election was bittersweet for many of the people she had spoken with.
"Tamils would blame themselves for Rajapaksa coming to power — many call it the biggest mistake of their lives," she told VICE News, referring to the decision to boycott the 2010 election. "It wasn't easy to support Sirisena, however."
https://news.vice.com/article/siris...nning-sri-lankan-presidential-election-result
