{"id":61498,"date":"2018-11-05T18:44:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T22:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=61498"},"modified":"2018-11-05T18:44:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T22:44:19","slug":"mahinda-says-maithripala-removing-sitting-prime-minister-ranil-and-appointing-him-was-a-serious-and-grave-decision-which-he-would-not-have-taken-if-he-were-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=61498","title":{"rendered":"Mahinda Says Maithripala Removing Sitting Prime Minister Ranil and Appointing Him was a “Serious and Grave” Decision Which He Would not have Taken if he were the President."},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, following his controversial accession to premiership, hailed the opportunity to share the same political platform with President Maithripala Sirisena, who appointed him to the position after four years of rivalries which began in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur separation was temporary,\u201d Rajapaksa claimed amidst cheers of his supporters at the \u201cRatama Rakina Jana Mahimaya\u201d rally, organised to show people the strength of the Sirisena-Rajapaksa alliance.<\/p>\n

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The new Prime Minister, speaking of a strong bond with his appointing authority and one-time election rival Sirisena, said that as the duo has known each other for decades, the bond will not be broken by anyone carrying tales.<\/p>\n

Admiring President Maithripala Sirisena\u2019s surprise move to remove the sitting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appoint him, Rajapaksa said the move was a \u201cserious and grave\u201d decision that he would not have been able to take. \u201cThis is a very serious grave decision. I told him that if I was him, I wouldn\u2019t have done it, I would have tolerated the situation without taking action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rajapaksa, who was also appointed as Finance Minister subsequent to Sirisena opting to form a new Cabinet, said that the taxes imposed by the United National Party-led Government had led to an increase in the cost of living, putting serious hardships on the common man. \u201cI went to the Finance Ministry and checked if we could remove the taxes, it was possible, and we have done so. They could have done the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rajapaksa also claimed that Wickremesinghe did not care about the wellbeing of the citizens of the country. \u201cWe are together to work towards the prosperity of the country.\u201d He also urged the minorities to work with him to form a government for the future.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, following his controversial accession to premiership, hailed the opportunity to share the same political platform with President Maithripala Sirisena, who appointed him to the position after four years of rivalries which began in 2014. \u201cOur separation was temporary,\u201d Rajapaksa claimed amidst cheers of his supporters at the \u201cRatama Rakina Jana Mahimaya\u201d …<\/p>\n

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