Sri Lanka’s former president, addressing a 'Victory Day' event, said the new government should be ashamed of ‘sabotaging’ Sri Lanka’s Victory Day celebration reports, DailyFT.lk.
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Speaking at a ‘War Heroes Memorial’ ceremony in Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa, said,
“The day we defeated terrorism is the day of victory. However, this day should be celebrated as the Victory Day no as Remembrance Day.”
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Pledging his commitment to the independence of Sri Lanka, speaking to thousands in Colombo, Rajapaksa added,
“We celebrated the victory as one nation and everybody gathered around the Government. We never undermined our country. We never betrayed the independence of our nation too. The country is more important to me more than anything.”
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