“SHAME ON YOU, MAHINDA, SHAME!!!”. – FM SAMARAWEERA RESPONDS TO RAJAPAKSA.
Image: Samaraweera speaking at a side event during the HRC 34 ©s.deshapriya.
By Maangala Samaeaweera.-15/03/2017
Response to Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Media Release of 13 March 2017.
On 13 March 2017 the former President of our country, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, issued a media release titled “Constitutional and legal reforms to destroy the nation”.
My initial inclination, when confronted with statements as inaccurate, inflammatory and erroneous as those contained in the media release issued by Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, is to simply ignore them, as they would serve as the best self-indictment. However, when a former head of state seeks to deliberately cause division in Sri Lankan society by misleading the public, especially after years of conflict in which all communities have suffered, I felt that it is a serious matter that deserves a comprehensive response.
