Ranawaka: Vote for amity

Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka stressed that the attempt to create a Pongu Tamil in the country similar to that of the 2002/ 2004, should be defeated and that paying compensation to the LTTE cadres was nothing but paying compensation to terrorists.

Addressing a meeting of the Homagama Jathika Hela Urumaya organization, he said the terrorists who caused bomb explosions in Colombo and even attacked the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy should not be entitled to compensation.

“It is the duty of the JHU to reveal the truth to the country. In 2010 former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka contested the Presidential Election with the support of the UNP, the JVP, the Muslim Congress and the TNA but he was defeated by UPFA candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa, who polled a majority of 80,000

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the election due to the corrupt and illegal activities of other forces and not due to any personal frailty.

votes from the Colombo District. “However, he lost the election in the Colombo District by 163,000 in the last Presidential Election. It is obvious that we have been able to obtain the floating votes for President Maithripala Sirisena.

“Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the election due to the corrupt and illegal activities of other forces and not due to any personal frailty.

“Today the government has taken steps to eradicate illegal drug mafia. We have to campaign against politicians and even some senior police officers, who have joined hands with the racketeers.

“It is the duty of the people not to be misled by false propaganda of the racketeers and the politicians supporting them. We have prohibited the insecticides and pesticides that caused renal ailments.