President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially announces candidacy

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Galle, July 27 (Daily Mirror)- President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially announced his candidacy at the upcoming Presidential election during a rally in Galle today.

Mr. Wickremesinghe said he had already placed his deposit as well.

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Ishan Saturday, 27 July 2024 05:42 PM

No refund

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as Saturday, 27 July 2024 06:20 PM

super

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RIP Winkle Saturday, 27 July 2024 07:03 PM

Yawn!

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sach Saturday, 27 July 2024 07:04 PM

Ranil is the reason for the current economic crisis. It was him who mismanaged SL's debt during 2015-19. The one who created the crisis cannot solve it.

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Musthaq Sunday, 28 July 2024 07:53 AM

Pohottuwek

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RIP Winkle Saturday, 27 July 2024 07:05 PM

Had he departed politics gracefully, he might have been remembered with some fondness.

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Mithuni Saturday, 27 July 2024 07:36 PM

It is a very positive move but is it a sincere action from a man alleged to be the mastermind behind many devious political schemes to retain power. Sincerity is questionable because he has never "walk the talk."

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Susantha Silva Saturday, 27 July 2024 07:53 PM

10000% sure he will not get at least 500,000 votes if pohottuwa nominate separate candidate

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sam Saturday, 27 July 2024 08:12 PM

Sorry also ran case

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Patriot Saturday, 27 July 2024 08:22 PM

Ranil Wickramasinghe will win for sure

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Jude Sunday, 28 July 2024 01:29 AM

Based on what your prediction!! There's a good chance RANIL gonna get around 1.5 million votes but that's not enough There's lots of people like you have a blind faith in RANIL.

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Priyan Perera Saturday, 27 July 2024 08:27 PM

Deposit lost I am so sorry.

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Joshua Saturday, 27 July 2024 08:41 PM

Should read ' officially announces the exit"

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Vipin B Saturday, 27 July 2024 08:49 PM

Whatever said and done, he turned the country around from its abyss. He has the political acumen and the international recognition with a good geo-political sense. Had he not been a protector of corrupt Rajapakse clan, he would have been a good choice.

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Dinesh Saturday, 27 July 2024 11:32 PM

not paying your loans and having a party from the leftovers after taxing the people left right and center any idiot can do...nothing has been turned around...we are just having a interval in hell...all he has got is time by kicking the can down the road...

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Musthaq Sunday, 28 July 2024 08:01 AM

OMG if those unpopular actions can be easily done why the rajapakshas didn’t do it , still people want to eat piñata from other countries but not ready to pay for the well-being of the country I know it’s tough for people but must do It’s ok let give NPP and see how things happen don’t shout in one year if things go good give more time for them to do the things a country’s economy is not an easy thing to turn around in one or two years

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Indra Dasa Sunday, 28 July 2024 06:14 AM

RW ,as an Independent Candidate what a JOKE , after more than 40 years in Party politics , now with the most corrupt ,criminalised politicians behind him since all of them including RW are looking for survival for themselves after the realisation of the daily increasing political advantage towards a people's government in Sri Lanka . Also with a pile of debts more than 100b to be paid with the principal and interest Sri Lankan people needs a clean and progressive government with a clear Vision to eradicate current criminalised and corrupted political culture created by RW and Rajapakses while in political power for the last 50 years in Sri Lanka .

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Maduri Sunday, 28 July 2024 12:53 PM

@Musthaq, Rajapaksas were simply trying to avoid a bankruptcy.

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Sudath Kannangara Saturday, 27 July 2024 10:09 PM

"If the country needs to progress economically, the answer is Ranil."

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Pusa Saturday, 27 July 2024 10:15 PM

You will loose again !

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3rd defeat Saturday, 27 July 2024 10:46 PM

With age catching up and unable to dodge again he also ean again

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Ralahamy Saturday, 27 July 2024 11:08 PM

All the best. We need you at least for the next 5 years

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RANIL HOPING TO MAKE IT A FAMILY AFFAIR Saturday, 27 July 2024 11:47 PM

RANIL'S PAST HISTORY IN POLITICS IS NOT WORTH TALKING ABOUT. AS ONE SAID ABOVE 2015-2019 WHAT MORE CAN ONE SAY. MKING A TRIP DOWN SOUTH FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, SIMPLY KEEP DREAMING ON. YOU, YOUR FAMILY TIES WITH THE RAJAPASKE'S AND YOUR ALL STOOGES WILL DO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A EXTENDED FAMILY AFFAAIR, WHERE WE ALL FEATHER OUR NESTS AND RETIRE MULTI BILLIONAIRES. MAKES ME WANT TO THROW UP.

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Punchi Sunday, 28 July 2024 01:41 AM

Japan had to eliminate the control of Samurai and Feudalism to become a modern country. France in 1905 legislated to seperate Church and State. If we don’t seperate the Sanga and Government we are condemned to increasing failure like Pakistan and become a supplier of labourers to countries like modern Israel, South Korea etc

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Pushpa Sunday, 28 July 2024 03:38 AM

Retribution. He could have completed his job for the two years and people might have respected him for what he did. Instead he'll end up as an also ran at the election. Greed for power and sins such as being involved in the burning of the Jaffna library, Batalanda tortures

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Herman Perera Sunday, 28 July 2024 04:41 AM

Listening to his speech he says that he wants to make this like Singapore. For 70 years what did they do. The Poor became Poorer

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Nimal 1 Sunday, 28 July 2024 05:01 AM

Why is he contesting at all? He is heading towards the most ignominious defeat an incumbent leader will ever get in Sri Lanka.

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Motherlander Sunday, 28 July 2024 06:27 AM

Only politician with backbone who took challenge while talker went hinding in the kitchen... country is more peaceful now...all the best

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A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES TO COME, BUT AS THE SAYING GOES " GOD HELPS THEM WHO HELP THEMSELVES, SO GO OUT AND VOTE FOR A NEW PRESIDENT M WHO WILL TAKE THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE FORWARD. Sunday, 28 July 2024 03:22 PM

MOTHERLANDER YOU HAVE A POOR IDEA OF WHAT QUALITIES SOMEONE WITH A STRONG BACKBONE USUALLY HAS, TIME TO GO DO SOME RESEARCH!!. PEACEFUL!! WITH THE MAJORITY STRUGGLING TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES, GIVE THEM THEIR BASIS DAILY NEEDS, PUT 3 MEALS ON THEIR TABLES AND DAILY SUFFERING LIKE NO OTHER TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY!!!. WHILE HE COVERS UP HIS SLPP EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR STOOGES IN GOVT AND OR PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS THAT BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES?. DREAM ON YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE. ALL THOSE WHO VOTED FOR SLPP IN VILLAGES/RURAL AREAS NEED TO CASTE THEIR VOTE ON REALITY IN THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND NOT ON ELECTION GIMMICKS.

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APPUHAMY Sunday, 28 July 2024 06:38 AM

@RW Pls get rid of Ragapakses. Definitely you will win.

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Maha benku horaමහ බැංකු හොරා Sunday, 28 July 2024 07:18 AM

I have disliked this man since high school. As the education minister in the 80s took a foolish decision to remove the founder of DSSMV, Mr. RIT Alles and destroyed that school. He has never been a democrat nor a clean politician. AKD, Sajith, Pohottuwa, they all have one enemy that is Ranil. Sri Lanka would have been so much better without this yamaballa.

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Sri Lankan Boy Sunday, 28 July 2024 07:29 AM

He was given an opponent and he played the role well. Where he fails is that he doesn’t know the best time to down his tools and make a milestone in history. Unfortunately he is going to disappear in the darkness, may be securing a third place in the race. It could be even fourth if Namal succeeds in nominating Damika for the third peace.

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Kumara abeysinghe Sunday, 28 July 2024 11:51 AM

I can’t speak for others but I’m someone who never liked him yet this time time definitely voting for him. And while I’m not a soothsayer , I’m doing so because I sincerely believe he will win and I have always voted for the person who I believe will win , and never gone wrong thus far ,

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Grace Sunday, 28 July 2024 12:04 PM

He officially announced his candidacy. This treacherously cunning person will officially announce postponement of the election. It's only a matter of time. Anyway, people have the right to dream.

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Soori Maripalan Sunday, 28 July 2024 12:12 PM

Please give me this LAST opportunity to make another Batalanda Center at Kelaniya! This has been forgotten by the henchmen from SLPP going after this man.

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Sen Rajapaksha Sunday, 28 July 2024 01:56 PM

I wish him well. Hope he can miraculously make the economy great after his failure of last 47 years

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Fool's Paradise Sunday, 28 July 2024 02:45 PM

When you go through some of the comments here, it is easy to understand why we have been struggling as a nation. Such an idiotic lot who are blind to the facts

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Ranil! You asked for it! Sunday, 28 July 2024 04:50 PM

While reading all these empty comments, I realised that all those party leaders, who bolted away from the post Gotabaya offered them may be cowards. But they are all wise men, because they know the ungrateful Lankan mentality. What Ranil is facing today, after so much of hard work would have been showered on them too. Ranil took over knowing full what the lazy Lankans are capable of. Yet he took over the burden. Now MODAYA BARA USSAPAN.

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EYES WIDE OPEN IN PARADISE Sunday, 28 July 2024 05:41 PM

WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING AS A NATION BECAUASE WE HAVE FOOLS LIKE YOU LIVING IN A COUNTRY, WHICH WAS INITIALLY KNOW AS A PARADISE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. IT IS ONES LIKE YOU THAT CANNOT SEE BEYOND THEIR NOSES, CONCIENTLY BLIND TO READ HOME TRUTHS, UNABLE TO SEE BEYOND ELECTION AND POLITICAL SPINS WE HAVE SEEN ROLL OUT THE PASSED FEW DECADES. TREAT POLITICIANS LIKE GODS AND THINK THE CORRUPT AND THEIR STOOGES WILL TURN FROM THEIR "ME, MY FAMILY AND STOOGES" ATTITUDE AND FOCUS ON THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE OF WHICH MAJORITY ARE POOR. HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN MAJORITY OF POLITICIANS IN THE PAST DECADES HAVE NO INTENTION OF CHANGING AND SO WE NEED THEM WIPED OUT OF POLITICS AND A NEW PARTY BROUGHT IN TO TAKE CHARGE AND NOT ONLY TACKLE THE ECONOMY, BUT BRING ALL THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOWNFALL OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE A COURT OF LAW, CONFISCATE ALL THE ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH THEY STASHED AWAY BACK INTO THE COUNTRY

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Eat hoppers or Drink black coffee Sunday, 28 July 2024 10:26 PM

Proposing his candidacy is the last roll of the dice; win or lose, it's worth the try.

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R Sunday, 28 July 2024 10:55 PM

Excellent news unelected master debating great love machine made efforts several occasions to develop my country. He is the great man turned himself on before election

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