Video: Be cruel to be kind: Keep Mahinda out - Ranil

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who kicked off the election campaign of the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) in Kandy this evening requested the people to have pity on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his loyalists and stop them from coming into parliament.

Mr. Wickremesinghe made this jocular remark with reference to President Maithripala Sirisena's observation that those who rob public funds would be reborn as crows and dogs. “Have pity on Rajapaksa and his loyalists and stop them from coming to power as they will be corrupt once again if they do, and will apparently be reborn as crows and dogs as President Sisisena said,” he told the listeners.

Mr. Wickremesinghe made several pledges concerning the economy, and promised that the whole Western Province would be converted into one mega city, while the city of Kandy would be made a city similar to Colombo. He said Kandy would be expanded. He also pledged to create 48 industrial zones with all infrastructural facilities. He said the industrial zones would be like divisional secretariats with all infrastructural facilities.

Also it was announced that work on the Colombo Kandy highway would be begun before the general elections.

Mr.Karunanayake said gas prices would be reduced by Rs 100.

Ministers Patali Champika Ranawaka, Arjuna Ranatunga and Rajitha Senaratne pledged that they, together with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, would form the next government after August 17. These statements were made just before President Sirisena announced that he would remain neutral at the elections.

The crossover of former JVP MP Dimuthu Bandara Wijekoon to the United National Front for Good Governance was a notable feature at the opening rally. (Yohan Perera in Kandy - With additional reporting by J. A. L. Jayasinghe and L B. Senaratne)

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Comments - 13

karu Tuesday, 14 July 2015 10:32 PM

let the show begin

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Dakua Wednesday, 15 July 2015 02:17 AM

Who is trying to fool whom.

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simon Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:32 AM

What did he do when he was the opposition leader over 10 years ? When there was a crises in the country he leaves the country to travel overseas.

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shan Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:50 AM

Exactly..why not!

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Waza Wednesday, 15 July 2015 05:24 AM

MR THE BIGGEST LOOTER IN ASIA VISITED ALL THE CROOKS WHILE IN HOSPITAL/ JAIL , NOW UPFA TRYING TO SHOW THEY ALREADY GOT RID OF THE CROOKS while the biggest crooks are from mr family AND FEW WEEKS BACK THE UPFA WAS TELLING ITS A POLITICAL REVENGE BY FCID TO GRILL UPFA MEMBERS but they themselves have removed JST 4 waste politicians from UPFA while 98% of waste politicians from UPFA got nominated.MR IS STILL POWERFUL AS HE HAS PLENTY OF MONEY TO BUY THE CROOKS IN THE SYSTEM...PEOPLE WILL CURE MR CANCER THIS FOR SURE AS NOW PEOPLE HAVE REALISED..( another thing mr and thugs r talking abt media freedom these days..heheehee..we know how mr used media freedom and how he threatened journalist by using his white van operator gota)

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Voter Wednesday, 15 July 2015 05:54 AM

It was violated accepted tradition and procedures on getting PM and cabinet, appointing CJ and robing money through bonds. So, these bunch will reborn as dogs and crows. We will not vote to MR to be given to International community to punished for securing country

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Rathnayake Wednesday, 15 July 2015 10:20 AM

Voter you have forgotten to mentioned about the samurdhi fund siphoning

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Mason Wednesday, 15 July 2015 11:01 AM

Mahinda should at all costs be kept out if the country has to go ahead and the people prosper. He will however, be a cog in the wheel which must be smashed up and made inactive.

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nalin Wednesday, 15 July 2015 12:44 PM

Brig it on! There is a new political party emerged under Ranil and UNP. The Terrorist party or (Ex LTTE party) which would not even dream of such thing under MR.

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m. hashim Wednesday, 15 July 2015 12:52 PM

let d show begin keep d crows and dogs of corruption out of politics.

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christo Wednesday, 15 July 2015 01:03 PM

going by the number of crows and stray dogs in Sri Lanka, looks like we have been having politicians and leaders who have been robbing our country of its wealth and resources for centuries....

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Citizen Wednesday, 15 July 2015 01:25 PM

The Central Bank bond scam is an indication of what is to follow

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Aruna Wednesday, 15 July 2015 04:03 PM

Until now nobody knows what MR robbed than opponents merely murmur.

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