Memes

May 11, 2026 – May 17, 2026

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:

“Did Kapila Chandrasena give you 60 million?”

“Who said so?.”

“It was Kapila Chandrasena who said it.”

“Oh, in that case you will have to ask  Kapila himself for that”

That is all.

Mahinda went home. Now you kids should go home too.

Meme 2:

The law is equal to all except for our frauds, corruption, irregularities, and our minor mistakes. Oh yes!

Meme 3:

The director general of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to Kapila Chandrasena:

“Tell the names of the older one and the younger one (referring to Mahinda Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa)”

“If you write down what I tell you and sign it, those two will also be sent to prison”

“You remember what happened to Keheliya’s witness, don’t you?”

Context: The cartoon depicts the content of an affidavit filed by former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena after being questioned by the CIABOC

Meme 4:

Arjuna Ranatunga: You have CCTV at home, don’t’ you?

Aravinda de Silva: Yes, I do.

Arjuna Ranatunga: In that case, you should be able to see what happened, isn’t it?

Aravinda de Silva: We could have seen it if we had watched it at the time of the incident itself. We cannot watch it now, there are no recordings.

Arjuna Ranatunga: What “marvellous” (using an obscene Sinhala word for sarcasm) technology you have.

Meme 5:

The upasakas (lay disciples) of the village, after seeing how the panduru (small amounts of money put into the tills at Buddhist religious sites) they put during the pilgrimage in the hope of attaining nirvana, were being spent by the chief incumbent on his rape case

Meme 6:

All are the same

Meme 7:

Row 1: Where is that Vijay who said he would remove 717 bars the very next day after coming to power…!

Row 2: And where are you now, giving out new permits after saying you would cancel bar permits…!

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