The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party (DVJP), a party predominantly made up of Buddhist monks, will support the UPFA team led by Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The party’s chairman Galagama Dhammaransi Thera, pledged support to Mahinda Rajapaksa, and thanked him for responding to “calls form patriotic forces,” reports island.lk.
In a press release, the Buddhist monk, Galagama Dhammaransi, said,
“It was the UPFA under political leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa that united this country wiping out terrorism. Neo imperialistic capitalist forces have ganged up once again with the support of all treacherous forces both local and international against the UPFA. The people should take this election seriously and use their votes wisely. They should keep in their mind that their vote would have the power of saving the motherland or to let it become a colony of Western super powers.”
“Soon after regime change that took place after Jan 08 polls, the reactionary forces have become stronger and are raising their ugly heads. These forces have no regard for the nation or its glorious inheritance but only to further neo-imperialistic agenda and now are trying to fool the people again to solicit their votes. We hope that people would defeat such forces to ensure that the motherland and our national interests would prevail."