Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, gestures as he stands inside the National People's Power (NPP) party's office in Colombo on September 22, 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, a previously fringe Marxist politician was on course on September 22 to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)