People not ready to handover country to opportunists - Minister
The patriotic people are not ready to hand over the country to an
opportunist who had stated that he was willing to get assistance even
from Prabakaran’s parents, said Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal
Siripala de Silva.
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Farsighted leader |
| * Prosperity
govt’s aim
* Correct economic policy in
Lanka
* President has displayed true
leadership qualities |
He was addressing a political seminar held at the National Youth
Services Council, Kurunegala auditorium.
The Minister said when democracy is fully practised in the country,
it was amusing to observe one of the main slogans of the UNP and JVP
repeatedly stating that they wanted to overthrow President Mahinda
Rajapaksa to restore democracy. “Sri Lanka is a country where democracy
prevails.
This would be further strengthened on January 26 when people exercise
their franchise to vote for a political party of their choice and elect
a president to lead the country,” he said.
The Minister said President Mahinda Rajapaksa having defeated the
LTTE, the most ruthless terrorist organization and eliminated its
leaders including Prabakaran, who terrorised the poor masses of the
Motherland for three decades, is determined to bring prosperity by
increasing productivity in the industrial sector, promoting tourism,
improving educational and health facilities, strengthening the economy
and reducing unemployment in his second term of office.
The Minister said Sri Lanka’s economic problems were not so crucial
as the acute crises faced by some nations. |
