CBK has no intention of returning to politics

29 Jun, 2015

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga says she has no intention of returning to politics.

Kumaratunga said that she is not “mad” to return to politics like some others who are attempting to return to power.

Speaking to reporters in Kandy today,?Kumaratunga said that she went home after 12 years in politics on her own free will.

“I have no intention to get back to power,” she asserted.

She claimed that those who are attempting to return to power are those who have things to hide and want to use the power of politics to hide the truth.

The former President said that she had nothing to hide and that she was never involved in corruption or?crime.

Kumaratunga however said that she will assist those in power to rebuild the country without returning to?politics. (Colombo Gazette)

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