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President at beck and call of Rajapaksas – Sajith
President Ranil Wickremesinghe was a puppet of the Rajapaksas, who had to flee the country in the face of public anger, Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa said, in Puttalam, at a Samagi Jana Balavegaya meeting on Sunday.
“Look at the State Ministers they appointed. Aren’t they the biggest Rajapaksa stooges? The government talks about too many people in state owned enterprises, but what about all the State Ministers? They are a bigger burden than any government servants,” he said.
Premadasa said that neither Wickremesinghe nor the SLPP had learnt any lesson from the anti-government protests.
“Gotabaya Rajapaksa has caused this mess. He never had a policy. His policy was promoting racism. Some media institutions created Gotabaya but when he became President and had to interact with people, everyone realised that he was incompetent. Now, the same forces have brought in Ranil. He is doing the bidding of the Rajapaksas. Ranil has no mandate.”
The French Navy Ship ‘BEAUTEMPS BEAUPRE’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today. (09 May 25)
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with time-honoured naval traditions.
The 80.65m long ‘BEAUTEMPS BEAUPRE’ is a Hydrographic Vessel commanded by Commander BERTHEAU Dimitri and she is manned by 58 crew members.
Meanwhile, the Commanding Officer and a group of crew members of the ship are scheduled to call on senior officers of the Sri Lanka National Hydrographic Office (SLNHO) to discuss key hydrographic matters of bilateral importance.
During the stay in the island, crew members of the ship will explore some tourist attractions within the country and the ship is scheduled to set sail from Colombo on 13 May.
It has been reported that two Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter gunners and four Special Forces personnel have been pronounced dead after a SLAF Bell 212 helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir this (09) morning.
There were a total of 12 armed forces personnel on board the ill-fated aircraft.
It has been reported that a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 Helicopter has crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir this morning.
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