Politicians do not retire: MR

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said politicians never truly retire and that it was a wrong interpretation.

“I did not listen to the statement made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake claiming that politicians are starting to retire. I do not agree that politicians are now beginning to retire for the first time. There are many politicians who did not contest the Presidential election,” he said in response to journalists.

He also said that he is not ready to retire from politics and that his retirement is temporary.

“I thought about not contesting the General elections, but politicians never truly retire,” he said.

Commenting on the upcoming Parliamentary elections, Rajapaksa said that everything is ready and that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will effortlessly secure victory.

“SLPP can easily secure a 113-seat majority in Parliament,” he added.

When asked why no Rajapaksa’s are contesting in the upcoming elections, he replied: “Shasheendra Rajapaksa is contesting from Monaragala, he is a Rajapaksa.”