President will protect democracy

Says answerable to the party, the alliance and the country:

Oppn candidate not answerable to any political party, people:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he had always been a great believer in people’s sovereignty and protecting democracy throughout his 40 year political tenure and that he would be committed to protect both in the future as well as he did in the past.

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Government tells Opposition:

Prove your charges

The mud slinging campaigns carried out by Opposition parties against President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family on several alleged transactions and dealings are baseless and unfounded, Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

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