Politicians should retire when their time is up: Mahanayaka Thera

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Malwatta Chapter Mahanayaka, Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera said politicians should think of retiring at the correct time as politics is not a profession one does for a lifetime.

The Thera made this comment when deputy minister of Justice Sujeewa Senasinghe visited the Malwatta temple in Kandy today to seek the blessings of the prelate.

The Thera also said the Elections Commissioner was a good Public Servant who performed his duties impartially.

All should unite and work together, without party differences, for the development of the country, the thera said.

The deputy minister informed the Mahanayaka Thera that certain Buddhist monks had arranged to sign a petition to oust the President from the leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. However, the Mahanayaka Thera said this was unlikely to happen. (J.A.L. Jayasinghe)

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