President rejects ‘75-year curse’ slogan: Dr. Harsha de Silva

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Colombo, Feb. 5 (Daily Mirror) - SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said that during his address at the 78th Independence Day yesterday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka rejected the political slogan '75-year curse'.

Speaking in a video on his official Facebook page after the event, Dr. Silva said, “In the President's speech, he said something he does not usually say. There have been good things for 75 years and there have been bad things. That is what we have been saying all along. Good things have happened, bad things have happened, but not all things are bad.”

Dr. Silva added that only when citizens can fully utilize their labour and wealth will they truly benefit. “Everyone knows that there is a problem with whether they are able to use their own labour and wealth in that way in the current situation,” he said.

He highlighted the importance of collaborating with the world, developing the economy through local capabilities, and creating a system where the benefits of growth are shared fairly among all. “That is what we truly believe in as the real independence ,” he said.

Concluding his remarks, Dr. Silva called for unity among all communities, saying, “My wish is that we continue to take forward and strengthen the good things that have happened in our 78-year history since our liberation from colonialism, and move forward by uniting the Sinhalese, Tamil, and Muslim people.”

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Dilkie Thursday, 05 February 2026 03:24 PM

Purile statement by President. The people are aware of the good and the bad. Let's not gi back in time. Look to the best future.

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Bala Thursday, 05 February 2026 03:34 PM

A epitome of a good Member of Parliament who speaks and feeĺs for the country. Wishes the government good when it does well and points out the mistakes when it goes wrong. Time wasters,and MPs like Aruchuna who squander government funds must learn from Dr Hrsha.

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R Navaratnam Thursday, 05 February 2026 08:34 PM

There are lots of bad things in the past 75 years than good things and the Honourabe President was right. Let me challenge you to discuss about this.

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Ram P Friday, 06 February 2026 04:00 AM

Dr Harsha always acknowledges the good and the bad. He has agreed with the President Good and bad things happened over the 78 years. Let us do more good things unitedly to steer the country forward

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Ylg Friday, 06 February 2026 04:32 AM

Well it did throw us into an economic crisis. A civil war, Corruption and murders! What was good about it?

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AIA Friday, 06 February 2026 08:36 AM

It was indeed a very balanced level headed speech by the president

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S P Friday, 06 February 2026 09:17 AM

Look at most of our South Asian neighbours. Aren’t we more democratic, more developed, less corrupt, more literate, more clean and more peaceful? We may have had a civil war and a couple of insurrections and we have a long way to go down the development path but all in all we overcame our violent past thanks to then governments. So it’s a myth that’s now being finally and thankfully cleared.

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