Mandela: Whose hero?
December 12, 2013
- “It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner, but the jailer as well” – US President Barack Obama
The Sri Lankan Government is taking some aspects of its role a Chair in Office of the Commonwealth of Nations very seriously.President Mahinda Rajapaksa for instance, embracing his dual role as President of the Republic and Commonwealth Chair, issued not one but two messages of condolence to South African President Jacob Zuma on the passing of the world’s most beloved statesman and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.
