I will realise my father’s dream: Navin

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Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake has said that the country has so far not had a President hailing from up country though his father came close to becoming one.

However, Minister Dissanayake told a ceremony at the Niyamgamdora temple in Kotmale that he would try his best to realise his father’s dream.

“ It is in the upcountry, where the UNP has a big vote base. But low country presidents came to power with the upcountry votes. Some Presidents never looked at the upcountry. My father could have become the president. But it will take about 10 years for me to fulfil that dream.” (Ranjan Kasthuri)

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Lord Wolfstein Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:20 PM

Why is a minister who is visiting a ceremony at the Niyamgamdora temple allowed to use a helicopter on tax payers money?

country man Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:41 PM

Most of the politicians and nothing to do people have got this PRESIDENT PHOBIA these days. THIS SHOWS HOW LOW THE" POST PRESIDENT HAS GONE DOWN TO."

DillonDP Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:41 PM

Why are we still living in our fathers dream dont you have your own vision for the country, maan its shame to so called leaders as you

Praja Pathirana Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:44 PM

What about D.B. Wijetunga?

Lion Tuesday, 30 July 2019 01:31 PM

When Junior Bush was contesting presidency in USA he had never said that he is going to implement Senior Bush ‘s program. Our politics is such cheap Sajith says the same thing as Navin.

Not the Russian intelligence agency Tuesday, 30 July 2019 01:40 PM

K G B !

Goodie Tuesday, 30 July 2019 05:00 PM

Dont be another Premadasa Jr. by bragging about father please. Upcountry people given you the opportunity to serve them as Naveen not as Gamini.

Sunil Tuesday, 30 July 2019 05:00 PM

This being a democratic country, where everybody has equal rights, it does not matter whether the President is from the up-country or low-country or what is ethnic or religious background is. However, I am quite appreciative of your vision and sincerely wish that your dreams will come true, sooner than later.

Dr Bala Tuesday, 30 July 2019 05:36 PM

Is that father's dream to burn few more libraries in Tamil areas ??

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