Last chance for Lanka as the island nation gears up for Presidential polls on September 21

After over two years of the aragalaya (Sinhala for ‘The Struggle’), Lanka is gearing up for the Presidential election on September 21. Lanka came a long way after the uprising in July 2022, which saw the ouster of the Rajapaksa brothers for the economic hardships they had to endure. These included inflation, which had soared to over 100 per cent, a critical shortage of fuel for motor vehicles and a food and fertilisers crisis that pushed Sri Lanka to the brink of a shocking economic collapse. However, the presidential polls would give Sri Lanka another chance to make their fortunes with Sajith Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe among the dozen other leaders in the fray for the polls.