“Politicians’ responsibility is to use power for betterment of people”: President

“It is the responsibility of the politicians not to be destructed from power but to use that power for the betterment of the people,” says President Maithripala Sirisena.

He made these remarks after unveiling a portrait of late President D.B. Wijeythunga on Thursday at the Parliament premises.

“In an era in which the values of the politicians were destroyed due to power, the late President D.B. Wijeythunga was an exemplary leader,” the President’s Media Unit quoted the President as saying.

“A leader who uses the power not for improving his own power but for the betterment of the people is an ideal leader. When we make judgments about all political characters, there are many examples that can be taken from the political life of D.B. Wijeythunga,” the President further stated.

Venerable Mahasanga, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan and many others participated at this event.