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Ranil requests voters to exercise their franchise courageouslyMain opposition and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremasinghe yesterday asked the voters to exercise their franchise “silently, courageously and with a sense of pride.” Issuing a special statement Wickremasinghe said no one can stop, coerce or in any other way wrest this right to vote away from the people. Full text of Opposition Leader’s statement The people of our country will have yet another opportunity to exercise their democratic right to choose a leader of their choice. No one can stop, coerce or in any other way wrest this right away from them. I request with all sincerity and with the greatest respect from all our voters that they proceed to their respective polling booths and exercise their franchise silently, courageously and with a sense of pride. I also request that everyone, regardless of the candidate they voted for, celebrate the victory of democracy after the final results are announced in a spirit of friendship drawn from the commonality of shared citizenship in our fair land. In particular, as the Leader of the Opposition, I request that you contribute to building a new and more wholesome political culture in our country by standing up to defend your neighbour who may have been at odds with you politically should the need arise. |