Prime Minister challenges Gotabaya: Make statement on recent ISIS bomb attacks
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will challenge Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa who speaks about national security to make a public statement explaining their stand on the recent bombs attacks made by the ISIS outfit.
He said the government on its part will co-operate with the international community including the US and Russia to eradicate terrorism not only from this country but the entire world.
The Prime Minister issued this challenge addressing an election rally in support of New Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Minister Sajith Premadasa held the Minuwangoda Alice Park grounds on October 30. The Prime Minister said Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is contesting the Presidential election today went to the US during the last stages of the war. After receiving US citizenship he was today vying to become President of Sri Lanka by contesting the forthcoming election.
He said Gotabaya was not a member of the SLFP.
“Although he tried to become President he had no experience even as a Government Minister. In contrast to him NDF candidate Sajith Premadasa had gained experience both as a Parliamentarian and a Minister. People should remember that the notorious Rajapaksa regime would return to power if Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected President,” the Prime Minister said.
He said Gotabaya Rajapaksa who spoke about national security deployed war heroes to perform menial duties like cleaning drains after the war ended. After doing such things he was today boasting that he treated war heroes properly.
“When Sajith Premadasa becomes President he would safeguard national security to the optimum level by re-equipping the security forces with modern technology and equipment. The police force which received step motherly treatment from the Rajapaksa regime would be revamped as a well equipped force when the NDF candidate becomes President at the forthcoming election,” he said.
(Source: Daily News)
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it is useless in challenging him has he he will be stating what he will do when he becomes President for he will never become President and as such he cannot do any thing
USE-LESS yes that is it. Useless people utter USless words. Empty drums make biggest noise. RW headed to Govt. Got all the intelligence reports yes he was useless more than 300 Christians parishes. Now this useless guy challenging GR? He should know that he has to function under GR after the Prez elections.
The more our PM speaks, the more foolish he looks! It was painful to watch him declare to foreign media post April Islamist terrorist attacks that he ” was not in the loop” even though he was PM!
His claims of eradicating terrorism from the world, let alone Sri Lanka, is laughable! Under his watch, not only did we experience destruction of Buddhist statues and then Islamist terrorism, but also the resurgence of the LTTE with three recent incidents at home and one in Malaysia.
-Delusions of grandeur, nothing more!
Can you challenge MY AR*E and see whether you are capable of getting it doing you want forst?
Yeah, I am an old Royalist of yester-year.
I humbly request our illustrious democrat, Hon Ranil Wickremasinghe to quit the UNP on 16 Nov 2019.
Mr. Bond Scammer, you are truly hilarious! You who allowed islamist terrorists to carry out horrific carnages (never seen in SL before you became PM!) on Easter Sunday and by all accounts currently seen where explosives/detonators/guns are being discovered once again in the north showing that LTTE appears to be on the rise again, you want us to believe you are going to eradicate terrorism? Haha that’s a good one Mr. Bond Scammer! You and your coterie of nincompoops have traditionally gone after minority votes shamelessly to the extent of turning a blind eye to certain minority groups’ violence and bigotry/racism directed at the majority and any continuations of you and nincompoops in any seat of power spells DISASTER for Sri Lanka!
RW appears to have some quiet information.
Kattankudi Arabic Presidential Candidate, Hizbullah, has directed 2nd preferences to GR.
Scary, isn’t it?
ITAK, the main constituent of TNA, the former mouthpiece of LTTE that proclaimed LTTE is the sole representative of Tamils and made the most die-hard effort to malign Sri Lanka and her brave fighting forces throughout that horrific separatist-terrorist war, has now openly declared support for Sajith! Additionally, Hakeem and Bathiudeen who have come under criticism for hobnobbing with Zaharan the mastermind of Easter Sunday terror attack and his associate terrorists are now sitting on the same election platform and valiantly campaigning for Sajith! Frightening isn’t it?
Of course Kevin,
ITAK (LTTE Rump) is now with Mod*das*; division is on the cards.
I urge, sincerely urge, all Patriotic Sinhala Buddhist Voters to vote for Gothabhaya Rajapaksa.
His victory will ensure the aspirations of all Citizens including separatist Tamils.