This week’s memes

(The memes published by MPA are presented as objects of analysis and documentation. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of the views or positions expressed within them, but serves to examine how such narratives circulate in the public sphere.)

Meme 1:

Top: On May 1

Bottom: On the remaining 364 days

Meme 2:

Vijay: I am not an angel

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: I am not a magician.

Meme 3:

The Anura Kumara of Tamil Nadu

Meme 4:

Top row: Write Jaffna off to Tamil Nadu

Bottom row: Did you think that Katchatheevu and Jaffna are your father’s property for you to just give it like that? 

Context: Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna made a statement in parliament claiming that Jaffna, along with Katchatheevu island, should be given to Tamil Nadu.

Meme 5:

If you need a majority to form a government, I will bring my MPs and come

Meme 6:

You do not have a majority. If you want, take him. He has a gun and all.

Context: Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna allegedly threatened a woman in Periyavilan by brandishing a firearm. 

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