Memes

March 31, 2025 – April 6, 2025

This week’s memes

Meme 1:

Top: Say no to secret Ranil-Modi agreements

Caption: The ones who used to write these on walls before are now writing essays about the importance of entering into agreements with Modi..

Meme 2:

In vain that we died because of Indian expansionism

Context: Opposing Indian expansionism was one of the fundamental principles of the JVP introduced by JVP Founder Rohana Wijeweera.  

Meme 3:

The commemoration of fallen JVP heroes, April 2025

Let us forever remember our comrades

Context: April 5 is the date on which the first JVP insurgency was launched in 1971, which coincided with Narendra Modi’s visit in 2025.

Meme 4:

Wijeweera was mad! India is not like that!

(See previous memes for context)

Meme 5:

Sri Lanka’s liberals are a bunch of fools who are waiting for Sri Lanka to fall into trouble by sanctions being imposed by even the U.S. if it comes to that.. 

Meme 6:

Debts not paid

Gamini – 1590

Guneya – 450

Shanthi – Lux soap 2 cakes 

Context:  This meme refers to Trump as being like the owner of a small shop in Sri Lanka who keeps tabs on even the small amounts of debt owed by his customers.

Meme 7:

Banner: Tear up the agreement that will handover the country’s oil tank assets in Trincomalee to India!

Caption: The dramas they enacted before

Context: The photograph in the meme depicts a protest held by the JVP while in the Opposition.

Meme 8:

Frame 1: Then

Context: See meme above.

Frame 2: Now

Meme 9:

Context: In July 1987, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was attacked by a Sri Lanka Navy officer during a guard of honour ceremony in Colombo. Gandhi was in Colombo to sign the Indo-Lanka Accords. 

Meme 10:

Narendra Modi: Whenever someone comes from our country, there is a group that always carries black flags. Now, they are not to be seen on the streets… Have you put them inside?

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: That is me only (referring to the protests staged by the JVP in the past to oppose India)