Ex-President fears country heading towards destruction

20 Dec, 2016

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa fears the country is heading towards destruction.

Rajapaksa told reporters today that he does not see the country making any progress at the rate it is going.

Rajapaksa also noted that Sri Lanka does not need a “Super Minister” as any Minister who does his work is a super Minister.

The former President said that when he was President there was no super Minister.

He also accused the Government of duplicity, saying the Government accused the former regime of creating a Chinese colony in Sri Lanka but now it is doing the same. (Colombo Gazette)

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