I am the only leader who can deliver - Ranil
 

by Kadugannawa Group correspondent

UNP leader and Presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe declared himself the only leader who could rescue the country from its present ills.

Addressing a Presidential election rally in Kadugannawa on Tuesday Wickremesinghe said that when he took over the reins of Government on the last occasion the country was going through an economic crisis but he succeeded in obtaining international aid to uplift the economy.

He recalled his past record as a Minister holding the portfolios of Education, Industries and Youth Affairs, at different times and his experience as the Leader of the House, as the Prime Minister and also as the Opposition Leader, and added that today he stands before them as the UNP Presidential candidate with a wealth of experience of in the field of politics.

He pledged to establish industrial villages with the help of foreign investors to solve the unemployment problem and bring down the cost of living by increasing production.

Having survived with an unblemished record throughout his political career Wickremesinghe said he was now being subjected to mud slinging but he challenged those who accused him to go ahead with any investigation, the UNP candidate said.

"With the benefit of my past experience I have identified your problems. I consider those problems to be my own. I am ready with solutions to those problems. Among them the Cost of Living, Unemployment, Education and Transport stand out. I am confident I can give you the correct solutions to those problems," he emphasised.