Baseless statement on human rights violations

War is not something like a ‘sil’ campaign conducted in a village temple. It is an armed conflict between two or more warring parties. Victors and the vanquished at war will be determined by the strategy pursued by each party to the conflict, their weaponry power, and more importantly the demonstrated courage by each party at war and host of other related factors.

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Those who market rumours of corruption and abuse of power failed to substantiate accusations:

Executive PM over President

No one knows the difference between an Executive President and an Executive Prime Minister. The Opposition has not explained to the country why they prefer an Executive PM over an Executive President.

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Bold political decisions helped win war

Vanni Security Forces Commander and Competent Authority for IDPs Major General Kamal Gunaratne said that it was a great achievement to resettle more than 173,000 IDPs in their villages within five months which was thought inconceivable by many people and national and international organizations.

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Massive infrastructure development in Matara

During the four-year reign of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the development of the island’s economic and social infrastructure was expedited to a level that the country had never witnessed during the time of previous leaders. According to the Mahinda Chinthanaya, the development was not confined to a particular city or town, but covered the entire country emphasizing a balanced regional development is the key to success in a countries like Sri Lanka.

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