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Hope the rumours about Mahinda Rajapaksa becoming PM are true. No politician captures the essence of #SriLanka's rotten political culture quite like Ranil and MR. Having them together as President and PM would help make sense of the past 20 years of #SriLankan politics. #lka 1/ 
MR became President of this nation twice without any significant academic qualifications, exceptional intelligence or in-depth knowledge on important matters. His recipe for success is simply his unmatched charisma, his talent for maintaining political friendships, and.. 2/
his ultra-masculine personality. He has blazed a trail for any future politician who wants to enter politics purely to gain power and engage in corruption, and we're already seeing many who have been inspired by him in parliament. 3/
RW, on the other hand, has shown that it is possible to make your ultimate dreams come true through political opportunism. He best exemplifies the old adage "there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in politics." 4/
The precedent he set last year could inspire future politicians to sleep with their political enemies when convenient. He has also shown that it is ok to abandon your core policies when expedient. 5/
RW had always projected himself as being against militarisation and using Buddhism to gain political mileage, until last year when he gave up both those principles to become President. 6/
While these political giants have always been portrayed as polar opposites, they're just two sides of the same coin. They've relied on each other for political survival for two decades. How fitting it would be if they were to rule this country together like brothers in arms. 7/
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