The opposition party UNP's Sajith Premadasa said "Sri Lanka did not require foreign advice to solve its problems" and praised his late father, former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, for "not having succumbed to international pressure", the Island reported.
"[The] late President Premadasa had neither succumbed to international pressure nor given in to those who promoted international presence to solve internal problems," Sajith Premadasa, former deputy leader of the UNP, and Hambantota District MP, was quoted by the Island as saying.
"The late President did not try to get political mileage by promoting our issues in the international arena nor did he enter into any agreements with foreign countries," he reportedly added.
Sajith Premadasa was addressing crowds at his late father's remembrance ceremony, which took place yesterday. UNP MPs Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, Talata Athukorala, Buddhika Pathirana and Sujeewa Senasinghe also attended the event.
"[The] late President Premadasa had neither succumbed to international pressure nor given in to those who promoted international presence to solve internal problems," Sajith Premadasa, former deputy leader of the UNP, and Hambantota District MP, was quoted by the Island as saying.
"The late President did not try to get political mileage by promoting our issues in the international arena nor did he enter into any agreements with foreign countries," he reportedly added.
Sajith Premadasa was addressing crowds at his late father's remembrance ceremony, which took place yesterday. UNP MPs Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, Talata Athukorala, Buddhika Pathirana and Sujeewa Senasinghe also attended the event.