Memes

June 30, 2025 – July 6, 2025

This week’s memes

Meme 1:

Top: Say that again babe…

Bottom: T-sunami is a man-power disaster

Context: Participating in a panel discussion at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions hosted by the World Economic Forum in June, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi remarked that the Indian Ocean tsunami was a “man-powered” (man-made) disaster.

Meme 2:

But Sri Lanka is a very beautiful country

Context: Referring to a response made by Minister Sunil Handunneththi during a panel discussion at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions hosted by the World Economic Forum in June.

Meme 3:

Meme 4:

I, who would write any answer I want, no matter what question is asked in the question paper for English

Meme 5:

Top: English is an imperialist language nangi (younger sister)… Not knowing English is not a cause for shame, do you understand?

Bottom: If that’s the case, is it right that you laughed when “kaputas (crows) hit the plane” was mentioned?

Context: SLPP Founder Basil Rajapaksa was once ridiculed for responding to a question by stating, “If the kaputas hit the plane…”

Meme 6:

Top: Remembered

Bottom: Forgotten

Context: The bottom image refers to the Kebithigollewa massacre of 2006, where more than 63 Sinhala civilians were killed by landmines allegedly detonated by the LTTE.

Meme 7:

Context: The government announced revisions to the taxes charged on individual item imports, shifting from a weight-based to an HS-code based system. The move sparked criticism with some international retailers announcing the suspension of exports to Sri Lanka.