Rajapaksas used war for existence, personal gain : Mangala Samaraweera

The Mahinda Rajapaksa regime used the war for its existence and personal gain, says foreign affairs minister Mangala Samaraweera, stressing that it is not the Rajapaksas, but the heroic armed forces who had rescued the country from Tiger terrorism.

The Rajapaksas did not give dividends of the war victory to the people, but instead made it into a personal achievement of their family, he says. He was speaking at a public meeting at Kamburugamuwa in Weligama yesterday (26), organized by former chairman of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Dikkumburage Kulaweera. Led by Kulaweera, who reproached Matara district UPFA leader Dullas Alahapperuma at the handover of nominations for the general parliamentary election, more than 1,500 UPFA supporters obtained the UNP membership on the occasion.