By unusuma.lk on (LK time)
Responding to Deshaya newspaper, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s decision to revoke his official residence and security was a move to satisfy the Tamil diaspora that contributed to his electoral victory.
Rajapaksa emphasized that many have forgotten the past, reminding the public that it was the heroic tri-forces who halted the LTTE’s wave of destruction. He recalled the Central Bank bombing, the Dehiwala train attack, the Air Lanka bombing, and aerial attacks on Colombo, which were countered under his leadership.
Reflecting on the past sacrifices, he mentioned how villages frequently received sealed coffins of fallen soldiers. He asserted that his leadership was instrumental in ending the violence that claimed thousands of innocent lives, including those of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Rajapaksa remarked that the government would witness public sentiment in the upcoming elections regarding the decision to withdraw security and accommodation from a former head of state, who remains highly vulnerable to security threats.
