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Friday, February 12, 2010 - 5.26 GMT |
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Mature voter
repose trust in us - President |
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The
people
of this
country,
especially
the
villagers
have a
clear
understanding
of the
country
and the
national
cultural
bonds
nurtured
by
Buddhism
and our
other
national
religions
were
strong,
stated
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
addressing
a
meeting
at the
Tangalle
Town
Hall
yesterday
(11).
“And as
you know
one
cannot
get the
love or
respect
of the
community
by
demanding
them but
by
working
honestly
for the
people",
President
stated.
“That
was the
reason
why the
people
reposed
trust in
us. We
have
placed
our
second
manifesto
Mahinda
Chintana
Idiri
Dekma
programme
for
rapid
socio-economic
national
development
that
would be
implemented
by us in
the
future,”
the
President
further
said.
President
Rajapaksa
pointed
out that
for the
first
time in
the
history
of
elections
in this
country
everyone
from
those in
the
state
service
to the
villager
at the
grassroots
level
was
threatened.
But we
were
able to
wipe out
politics
of
terror
with the
last
Presidential
election.
Politics
should
not be
based on
violence
or
vindictiveness
and with
the last
Presidential
election
we have
ended
both
these
evil
trends
in the
political
arena of
our
country,
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
said.
People
in the
North
and East
had not
witnessed
a
democratic
election
for the
past 30
years.
They had
the
opportunity
of
voting
for the
first
time.
I am
President
not only
for
those
who
voted
for me
but for
all
people.
I will
serve
each one
impartially,
the
President
stated.
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