Fmr. Prez fully responsible for Easter attack, legal action should be taken: Prasanna

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Former President Maithripala Sirisena is fully responsible for the Easter Sunday attack and legal action should be taken against him, Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

He told the media after participating in a ceremony organised in Yakkala that he did not have issues with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), but action should be taken against Sirisena.

"The SLFP is our beginning, and my honour is given to the party. But we have a problem with the people who led the SLFP in the past. Therefore, in the last parliamentary election, I told them not to vote for anyone who has connections with the SLFP, " he said.

"The former president ruined the party and is trying to destroy the current government too. He should be fully responsible for the Easter Sunday attack," Minister Ranatunga said.

"Every day I will speak where I need to be active against him. Recently we were listening to the speeches of SLFP MPs outside. We can't keep quiet all day. It hurts some people to answer those things. When it hurts, we have to say more than they say. I'm a person who always expressed my opinion. If the government wants to move forward strongly, it has to take direct decisions. If there is someone inside the government who cannot stay, he can sit inside and take all the privileges and go out without shouting lies or we have to protect the collective responsibility with the government," he said. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Comments - 11

Tour guide Friday, 26 November 2021 07:02 PM

When are you going to improve the tourism industry, as this is your portfolio? Not by riding a quad please, but REALLY doing something structural.

Siri Friday, 26 November 2021 07:06 PM

Kettle calling the Pot black.

VJ Friday, 26 November 2021 08:06 PM

What’s stopping you from taking action. The PCOL recommended the same.

Mohan Friday, 26 November 2021 08:08 PM

Why don’t you arrest him ? Why are you telling us

Mark Sim Friday, 26 November 2021 08:12 PM

This statement may be true for not taking action to stop the heinous attacks. But the question remains as to, WHO WAS THE MASTERMINDS behind this operation???? All the members of Parliament keep saying they know who the culprits are, why isn't anything been done about it then!

Freddy Foxx Friday, 26 November 2021 08:30 PM

The New Testament of the Bible quotes a line thus: He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone. A small reminder of a five million property deal this SINLESS minister was involved in with his wife some time back.

Pantha Kumaran Friday, 26 November 2021 08:48 PM

Prasanna, please keep your big mouth shut. We all know very well who was behind the Easter Sunday attack. Don't blame Maithiri for that

Demuni Uduwara Friday, 26 November 2021 08:58 PM

Did you see his prompt reply to the President's remark; same reply is applicable to you. Who is the cat's paw?

abeygunaratna Saturday, 27 November 2021 06:32 AM

Prez Sirisena is responsible for the failure of Yahapalana Govt. too.

samson de silva Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:20 AM

Absolutely true. Love you, Prasanna for coming out with the truth, as you know. Will love you even more, if you can arrest the guy and do the needful.

Nuwan Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:26 AM

Immediately arrest him and do some police interrogations on him. But maybe you don’t want to create a precedent for presidents?

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