Monday, November 10, 2008

How Christians captured political power in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

How Christians captured political power in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Bandaranaike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrika_Kumaratunga

Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, fourth Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956-1959).

Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, Christian wife of Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, three times Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 1960-1965, 1970-1977 and 1994-2000

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Daughter of above two. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka between 19 August 1994 – 14 November 1994

How come Christians captured supreme political power in Buddhist majority country? That too Husband, Wife and their daughter ruled Sri Lanka for 21 years?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius_Richard_Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene, served Prime Minister between 1977 and 1978, and served as a President from 1978 until 1989.

Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, 3rd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka between 1953 to 1956. His mother converted to Christianity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lionel_Kotalawela

Why Christians converted to Buddhism to capture political power over Buddhist majority
Sri Lanka?




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