21/6/2007

Former minister Mangala Samaraweera says President Mahinda Rajapakse is the best president Velupillai Prabakaran ever got.

He made this statement addressing the first media briefing organized by the Mahajana Faction of the SLFP, in Colombo today.

Mangala Samaraweera who is said to be one of those who tirelessly worked to appoint President Mahinda Rajapakse to the seat heavily criticized the government throughout this morning’s media briefing.

He said the SLFP has been raided and stolen by a small group of persons and the Mahajana Faction was created to save the party and to reconcile the party's vision. He also requested the public not to misunderstand this as a separate party.

Samaraweera said during the 11 year regime under President Chandrika Kumaratunga democracy prevailed in the country and in the party like never before but the existing government or the leadership does not demonstrate such skill or ability and that it cannot take up criticism since it considers a simple criticism leveled against the Rajapakse brothers as a massive crime.

The Matara District SLFP parliamentarian pointed out that he is totally against dictatorship and that the existing SLFP government has adopted a ethnically biased policy.

He also pointed out that some persons who even don’t have the citizenship in Sri Lanka and fled the country several years ago are spreading racism in the country and therefore President Rajapakse is the best president Velupillai Prabakaran ever got.

He said after 1983 there has not been a leadership in the government that harassed the Tamils in the country and said the recent lodgers’ incident would only push the ordinary Tamils also towards the LTTE.

Samaraweera also touched on the economic status of the country and said a group of incapable Tarzans are handling it and that it is deteriorating by the day.

During the briefing the parliamentarian openly invited every person and party who wishes to put the government right to join them. He said a force is needed to correct the moves of the government adding that if they fail they would create such a government even through an election.

He concluded saying that this country cannot be developed on one persons Chinthana, it needs a Sri Lankan Chinthana.