MR trying to win sympathy: Minister

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Colombo, Sept. 11 (Daily Mirror) - Dramas are being staged for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to win public sympathy, Minister of Industries Sunil Handunetti said today.

“The SLPP and Rajapaksas are trying to win sympathy by telling them that they have nowhere to go after they had to vacate their official residence, the Minister said.

“The country has been put on the right track after enacting the President’s Entitlement Repeal Bill. We have kept our promise by getting this legislation approved,” he told Parliament.

Comments - 31

Jo Thursday, 11 September 2025 08:13 PM

Like the back to campus event that the president attended using tax payer money?

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PAtalkDA Friday, 12 September 2025 09:36 AM

Did you carry out the audit? How much was the loss?

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Jo Friday, 12 September 2025 10:43 AM

I didn't do the audit but saw the president attending the event using his official vehicle and official security squad.

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dds Friday, 12 September 2025 12:17 PM

Was it an official invitation to their own country's president by a Sri Lankan institution or just a pretentious official visit? Have you got the proof?

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Hassanda Thursday, 11 September 2025 08:48 PM

Yes its true - Publicity Stunt By MR and Goons Supporters

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Questions Thursday, 11 September 2025 08:50 PM

True. It's a bic quchchan why people visit him. They should first take permission from the government.

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Devindra Thursday, 11 September 2025 08:54 PM

Please be informed that no more funny business. You can fool one person one day. But not everybody every day. Now its peoples' time to fool all of you to the end.

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Dr. Dee esquire Thursday, 11 September 2025 09:10 PM

Issa big qwecktion?

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DHA Thursday, 11 September 2025 09:37 PM

The move is a good move but I feel the timing was wrong.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Thursday, 11 September 2025 09:37 PM

Hey big kocchan, are you trying to get sympathy from Diaspora ?

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Diana Thursday, 11 September 2025 10:31 PM

What sympathy, after he and his family swindled the country to bankruptcy.

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Yohan Friday, 12 September 2025 08:07 AM

Name a single corruption done by MR directly. Uganda money allegation by Kota also became a false accusation. Lol

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priyan arachchige Thursday, 11 September 2025 11:25 PM

Stopping benefits for former presidents will only deliver limited financial gains. Globally, it is standard practice for countries to provide certain facilities to former heads of state out of respect for the office they once held. What truly matters is for the government to prioritise major development projects that generate sustainable growth and meaningful income. The returns from such initiatives would far exceed these small cutbacks. At present, however, the government appears to be focused on micro issues rather than pursuing the large-scale projects the country urgently needs. By paying too much attention to minor reductions, they risk losing sight of the broader vision required to transform the economy. This also reflects a lack of properly exercising the executive powers vested in the government to drive real economic progress.

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Russel Harmmer Friday, 12 September 2025 12:46 AM

Minister is correct. MR and his few supporters whom are paid by him from his looting fund gather him to seek sympathy votes for Namal. MR has so many mansions in SriLanka , Dubai, UK and USA all purchased from the Projects 30% commission.

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Kapila Senaratne Friday, 12 September 2025 12:51 AM

After Him

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Pina R Balusinha Friday, 12 September 2025 02:09 AM

Well done the NPP group! This man should have been kicked out long ago for corruption and mismanagin the country! Still some maroons are behind him after taking ice!

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jeff Friday, 12 September 2025 03:31 AM

Apparently this house was renovated with over 47 million SL RS, during the time Sri Lankan people went through toughest time in their life. They got an extension in this house so that their children can live there.. ( how can you justify that) This house was legally meant for MR and his wife but , in this house all those "Astronauts", and other sons were living there too. These money was tax payers money ,, people should set aside their political differences, and look at this impartially.. this is people's money.. they looted tax payers money ( as per media) not only that they used tax payers money for their luxury. Sri Lanka in this status today because of people like this

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lokka Friday, 12 September 2025 03:38 AM

WE saw who were around him during his saga of departure. The crooks who received all the favors to fleece the country from him were there

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Steve Friday, 12 September 2025 03:56 AM

people paid enough gratitude for this family .by . going through hell. Enough is enough .. just because MR was the President during LTTE time, he had to eliminate terrorism, protection of the country is part of his job responsibility.. that's part of his job, just like a teacher teaches in a school. at the same time, LTTE was eliminated by tri forces, police , national gourds , credit should go to them, MR clan talk so high about eliminating LTTE, but do they talk about bankrupting our country?

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melbournian Friday, 12 September 2025 05:05 AM

It's the 80/20 theory, 20 % don't get it or enjoy protection and privileges under MR, but it will go away. So glad 80% get it and wanted these privileges cut out.

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Dinga Friday, 12 September 2025 05:19 AM

Mind your own business bic quchchan. No more jokes please.

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wnamal Friday, 12 September 2025 05:28 AM

Get the economy moving. Sri Lanka needs 7.5 Billion of foreign reserves by end of this year. Will Sri Lanka achieve this target ? No point taking presidential houses back if the economy is bankrupt by 2027.

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Ram P Friday, 12 September 2025 05:41 AM

Three past Presidents vacated their official Bungalows without drama and MR had a big show. Unless pre planned it could not have happened. Why did MR do is? Of course the people know the answer

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Horek Friday, 12 September 2025 06:22 AM

Namal is going around the country promoting racism. This must be defeated at any cost. The government must carry out investigations properly and bring them before the law. 90 percent of the people know that Rajapakses are a family of criminals. No

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Prof. J.D. Amarasinghe Friday, 12 September 2025 06:42 AM

MR's paid supporters are still there. Who will not just spend a day with a cash reward, a packet of biriyani from a 5 star hotel and a bottle of arrack. This is how Rajapakshes' won the previous elections and now Namal follows that.

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Rupasinghe D.S.D. Friday, 12 September 2025 06:46 AM

I am sure, coming elections Potuwa will win under Namal Rajapakse as our President. They have the easy money power anyway that could change the masses.

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Dr. Jerald Ediriweera Friday, 12 September 2025 06:49 AM

Mahinda told that he will still do politics, see at this age, can't even stand alone but he is still greedy to earn money getting in to politics, what a joke.

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Riad Friday, 12 September 2025 07:57 AM

So now it’s a full-time teledrama? Next episode: *‘Ex-President looking for a house on ikman.lk’*

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Yohan Friday, 12 September 2025 08:05 AM

A guy who damaged the reputation of SL with big quickshans internationally talks about a guy who ended the war. No corruption allegation yet against him directly and he has a good no of supporters still. Big quickshan has gone insane after seeing the crowd. Lol

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Sue Kirthisinghe Friday, 12 September 2025 10:10 AM

There's no question of 'trying to get sympathy'. MR will always be loved by his people unlike your President and you people, who are already hated by most people whether you do a good job or not. Know why? Because you have proved to be unsympathetic and ungrateful and has no idea about the heart beat of the Sri Lankan people. (Except the Jeppas') What you people are doing by harassing the former Presidents is only giving more power to them and making them heroes. You're really cluless aren't you Mr. Handun?

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Pissu Set eka Saturday, 13 September 2025 02:58 AM

A small minority now fyi. The rogues will never be allowed to govern this country. All you past regime supporters live in a dream world.

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