Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa, Senior Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, a major party in the government, yesterday strongly criticized President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s special statement to the nation.
He said that the issue that has arisen at present is outside the purview of the President. So I think I did not see or feel much of a message to the people in his very short speech. He said that this is expected in the future and the fact that he will build this in the next three years but a roadmap for the building was not shown. The rulers of a country came to power to correct the mistakes of all those who have done wrong in history. The people gave a huge mandate for that. In order to solve the problems of the country, it is necessary to answer the problem in a self-critical manner with the help of politicians, scholars and intellectuals. We need to protect democracy in the country with transparency and win the trust of the international community. I think it is a dream to rebuild the country without fulfilling these requirements. ”
Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa stated this addressing a media briefing held in Kandy yesterday (17).