Taylor Dibbert critiques the proposition made in a recently published article by researchers at the University of Maryland that "Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka's current president, is poised to follow in Nelson Mandela's footsteps and help heal a divided nation." Mr. Dibbert notes that Sri Lanka's case is significantly different from that of South Africa and that progress in Sri Lanka since Sirisena took power has been inadequate and slow. Unlike Mandela, Sirisena lacks the broad support of various communities and, in particular, the Tamil community, which has become disillusioned following his failure to act on core Tamil issues.
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