President refuses to be pressured by foreign powers

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he was not ready to submit and dance to the tune of foreign countries, while addressing a meeting of the Fiscal Officer’s Union at Temple Trees. The President said he cannot work according to instructions of foreign countries and allow the country to go backwards. He said that no one will be allowed to take the country which was built for the future of the children back to the dark ages and he assured that he would development the nation for the benefit of future generations. “We cannot allow this country to go backwards. We are not prepared to dance to the tune of outsiders,” the President told the group of judicial representatives.

The President emphasised that the current Government’s next step was to build a people-friendly Government and a disciplined and law-abiding society. Speaking about the members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) who have left the party, the President charged that the opposition United National Party’s strategy is to entrap SLFP members to achieve their political aspirations. He said the recent crossovers were part of a plan by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. “Ranil Wickremasinghe and Chandrika Banda-ranaike are now attempting to grab power by misleading the SLFP members and the general public,” the President alleged. Referring to the common complaint of family rule, the President said he only brought his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa into the fold as Defence Secretary since he needed someone who he could trust to lead the battle against the terrorists. The other two brothers, Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa were elected by the people, the President pointed out. The President said however, the public was intelligent and he had faith that they would not fall into the traps set up by the Opposition. All the patriotic people have now joined hands with the Government to bring the country forward, the President said.