It was WDJ who said 4 years ago that Gota would be the right man for the job

I am writing as a non- biased ordinary citizen living in the Harispathuwa electorate in Kandy. I thought of sending this letter due to the public controversy surrounding Gotabaya Rajapksa’s candidature for presidency.

A former senior Cabinet Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne has chosen to remain silent but it was ‘WDJ’ as he is commonly known, who with his impeccable political acumen prophesied four years ago that ‘Gota’ was the ideal person to hold the leadership of this country sacrificing his comforts and using his political acumen to govern. WDJ at that time said, “let us have the right man for the right job to get optimum results for the country”.

Those who were critical of Gota are now acting as though they are his closest associates. They are all playing up to him for their personal gain and not for the progress of the country.

Principled politicians, of the calibre of WDJ, are a rare breed indeed today. As WDJ used to say, “the man who reads, is the man who leads”. Sadly most of our politicians cross over to whichever side is the strongest having enjoyed all the perks and privileges they could on the other side.WDJ is one of those rare brave political figures who has never wavered in the public arena. His reputation remains good among the people of this country whether rich or poor and it is not just his constituents but the whole country that needs him today.

Sarath Dhanapala Kandy