“We should always remember with respect the commitment made by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to create a free and independent country, Asgiriya Chapter Anunayake Thera Most Ven.Wedaruwe Upali Thera said. He said that Mahinda Rajapaksa is an outstanding leader and a hero who can be compared to the great hero Keppetipola. The Thera was delivering an Anusasana during an alms giving held at the Temple of Tooth Relic to mark the 78th birthday of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The Thera also said that Keppetipola hero sacrificed his life for the sake of the country and the nation.”Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa worked with such dedication to eradicate the thirty years of terrorism and save the nation, he said.”The ending of the protracted war was the biggest mission after gaining Independence to the country from colonials”.
He said that war heroes led by then Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa supported Mahinda Rajapaksa to make this achievement.”The history of our country would have changed if this man of the age had not been born.However, many people have forgotten that freedom,”the Prelate said.
On behalf of the Malwatte Chapter Anunayake Thera of Malwatte Chapter Most Ven.Niyangoda Sri Vijithasiri Thera invoked blessings on the former President.
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