{"id":65946,"date":"2019-10-10T19:18:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T23:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=65946"},"modified":"2019-10-10T19:18:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T23:18:15","slug":"field-marshall-sarath-fonseka-will-be-appointed-as-defence-minister-responsible-for-national-security-in-future-govt-announces-sajith-premadasa-at-galle-faceex-army-chief-pledges-to-fulfill-duti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=65946","title":{"rendered":"Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka Will Be Appointed as  Defence Minister  Responsible For National Security  in Future Govt  Announces Sajith Premadasa at Galle Face;Ex- Army Chief Pledges to Fulfill Duties if so Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<br \/>\nDharma Sri Abeyratne and Lahiru Fernando<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNP parliamentarian, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday pledged to fulfil to the letter the duty he would be assigned as the Defence Minister of the country. <\/p>\n<p>He was responding to the announcement by NDF presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa that he would appoint the Field Marshal as Defence Minister on coming to power.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Field Marshal told Premadasa\u2019s massive inaugural election rally, themed \u2018Ekwa Idiriyata\u2019, at Galle Face Green: \u201cAs the Army Commander I had pleaded that I be  allowed to end the war without leaving it for my successor and, I achieved it. Like that, today, I promise to fulfill the duty I am assigned to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not fight the war from Colombo and, wearing a tie,\u201d he added. \u201cFrom the bottom of our hearts, we dedicate ourselves to protect the country\u2019s security, the people\u2019s security, territorial integrity, sovereignty and democracy,\u201d Fonseka declared.<\/p>\n<p>Since the previous government did not look after the war heroes properly, Fonseka said that under the next regime, the welfare of these soldiers will be enhanced and solutions would be provided to their grievances that have persisted for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Daily News<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton65946\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D65946&amp;text=Field%20Marshall%20Sarath%20Fonseka%20Will%20Be%20Appointed%20as%20%20Defence%20Minister%20%20Responsible%20For%20National%20Security%20%20in...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dharma Sri Abeyratne and Lahiru Fernando UNP parliamentarian, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday pledged to fulfil to the letter the duty he would be assigned as the Defence Minister of the country. 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