eddy Friday, 01 November 2024 07:52 PM

Opps! Where are those who celebrated the previous news, simply because of the hate they have towards MR? Please come out from where you are hiding.

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sam Friday, 01 November 2024 08:09 PM

Money is wasted when children have no milk and food

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Nihal Amarasekera Friday, 01 November 2024 08:23 PM

It’s all politricks man. Trying to score sympathy votes.

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DJ Friday, 01 November 2024 08:24 PM

Security for what?

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Sambo Friday, 01 November 2024 08:38 PM

Please can someone tell us in which country in the world does ex-presidents get such benefits like in Sri Lanka. Them come in as Millionaires and go out billionaires and still the public has to upkeep them. What ashamed they should be.

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Stripped Friday, 01 November 2024 08:39 PM

Why not ?.. Its high time...

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Shaf Friday, 01 November 2024 08:46 PM

They had a luxurious life with peoples tax money. what they have now is not enough for them that is what is they are crying now

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johan Friday, 01 November 2024 09:17 PM

Sajith wants this type of Media operation to gain his popularity

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Full name : Joseph Navaratnam Friday, 01 November 2024 09:25 PM

For a retired Former President who cannot walk straight what such detailed arrangement for him. He wants state funds for his security when he had ammased so much of USD in his and family accounts. Why can't this old discarded man rest and close his eyes for ever.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 01 November 2024 09:30 PM

Reduction of security personnel to Mahinda Rajapakse is greatly appreciated by the general public. In my opinion, 2 motor bikes and an escort vehicle would suffice. After the election two police officers would suffice. British Primeminister does his marketing with a push cycle. Do not spend tax payers money to provide security personnel to ex-Presidents and , ex-ministers

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Lankan Arab Friday, 01 November 2024 09:53 PM

NPP and AKD seem to backtracking on their words and deeds. Now I am beginning to wonder whom do a believe.

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ACL Friday, 01 November 2024 10:18 PM

USD 37 billion in external ebt, we've paid USD 503 million only and we continue to waste money as a nation of these boozers. Look at how much money is been spent on these elections... Pathetic state of affairs.

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Yohan Friday, 01 November 2024 10:27 PM

Put him in trinco navy base. So he will have security and no need to provide too many vehicles, security guards and fuel.

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Sinna Friday, 01 November 2024 10:29 PM

If he respectfully retired, it’s duty of nation to look after this man as symbol of peace, but this born crook exchanged love of people to looting national funds for family use, in that he succeeded but once most loved, automatically turned to most hated family in the country and his swindling completely evaporated the opportunity of elevating to public offices for his future generations too

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Herman Perera Saturday, 02 November 2024 01:56 AM

If you spend your time in a retirement home the Govt. will save a considerable amount of money for all the PERKS

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Nihal S Saturday, 02 November 2024 03:15 AM

Why not? Tax payers should not pay to secure this guy who robbed our country. Put him behind bars for best security.

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Don Saturday, 02 November 2024 06:21 AM

I think NOP needs to increase MR’s security to top level based on what he did. So, place him in high security prison. He will be maintained by the State until he passes away. Give him all possible facilities inside his large cell. Allow unlimited family visits. No need any personal entertainment objects as he is too old for that.

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Sinna Saturday, 02 November 2024 06:44 AM

Why not even this government is not taking any steps to save people from grip of this python‘s vicious grip, he stole billions of dollars belongs to people and hiding somewhere, people suffer so much due lost wealth,but this guy sleeping on it and his children dancing on it, I think people’s’ safety is more important

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Nihal Saturday, 02 November 2024 06:50 AM

Why do we spend so much on this robber who ruined our country? As him to use the money stolen from the country and it's people. He even robbed the money came to help Tsunami victims in 2004.

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Mohamed Adham Saturday, 02 November 2024 07:45 AM

Not only his security should be reduced but, strangely his Children's security too. We hear that even the house hold work in the homes of his "majesty's" children are being done by PSD personnel !!!! Why is not AKD and his team looking into all this too ?

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Steven M Saturday, 02 November 2024 10:44 AM

Since assuming office, the AKD government has done only confusing the people. There is also report about queues for gas.

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june macapagal Saturday, 02 November 2024 11:48 AM

No need for any security for this thief who robbed all the peoples money. let him hire his own security and pay for that. He has enough money to pay for his security. Ex president Ex ministers and all Ex govt officials shold not be given any benefit at the expenses of the tax payer. This guy is too old to do politics and it is high time tht he goes to dubai and stays in the luxury house that owns in Dubai.

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DHARMATILEKE Saturday, 02 November 2024 12:16 PM

It’s not him but FM Sarath Fonseka should be given protection his tactical manuering that led to impossible possible, Mahinde was just a pen pusher.

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sam Saturday, 02 November 2024 12:59 PM

He need security because he has looted the country!

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Atha Vitharak kathakeranne Somaratne Saturday, 02 November 2024 01:03 PM

No need anything out of our Tax money. MR and his dobies robbed us and why should we provide facilities to this robber. Moreover, completely abolish the facilities to all Ex-Presidents and their wife's. They made in billions, check Sirisena's bank accounts - my heavens how this innocent dog robbed our money.

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DK Saturday, 02 November 2024 04:45 PM

Sixty personnel for the protection for the former president is quite a sizeable number. It can be further reduced to a dozen or so without compromising the security risk to the former president.

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