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Ranil best option for presidency: Prasanna
Gampaha, Jan. 16 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that President Ranil Wickremesinghe should be given another chance to revive the economy and stabilize the country, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the incumbent President is the most suitable person to resolve the economic debacle the country is facing.
He said this during a meeting with SLPP local government members in Gampaha and Minuwangoda yesterday.
The Minister said the country is not in a situation to try out options and said any attempts to do so would plunge the country into deeper trouble.
"Presidential candidates are rampant today. There are various types of candidates. One cannot rule the country just like running a boutique or institute. Anyone can boast. But, everyone cannot perform. We have limited time to resolve the economic crisis and to establish a people-friendly government. Therefore, we have no chance to try out other candidates. This is not a time to experiment," he said.
He said the SLPP has not decided to field a candidate from the party and added that he personally believes that the SLPP must support Ranil Wickremesinghe.
"People had elected presidents in the past to resolve national issues. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected in 2004 to eliminate the war. Maithripala Sirisena was elected in 2015 to ensure good governance and Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019 to establish national security. So, today, we need to elect Ranil Wickremesinghe to presidency to revive the country's economy," he said.
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ROSH Tuesday, 16 January 2024 10:11 PM
Well excellent news this folk is unelected master debating president’s best buddy in his bedroom. He must spend in boot camp to revive his body to cope with steamy bedroom unelected president loves spending night with him on one night stand. He needs to be loved everyday every hour every minute and hour after hour. So we must master debate unelected president before he becomes immortal leader the world ever had. Please help my country to getting rid of unelected master debating president and his overnight cronies who bankrupt my country
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Sanoj Sarathchandra Tuesday, 16 January 2024 10:34 PM
Prasanna Ranatunga is the best candidate for the Fitness First gym in Colombo! We the youth of Sri Lanka will join him, we await his response.
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Jay Simon Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:05 PM
should get all old people, corrupt out of parliament, they should not be allowed to rule the country, should be a maximum age of 50 years. what's the deal with everyone walking around in a white shirt? corrupt and criminal half of them, the rest are inept, just taking advantage of the system, destroying the innocence and purity that white color represents.
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Shantha Tuesday, 16 January 2024 10:54 PM
Prasana don't talk like a fool. Your leader mahinda was running the country like a private business you were worshipping him. Looted all the wealth and send abroad. Now you all want to camafluge and tool the country some more years. You are already a convict by a court.
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Pantha Kumaran Tuesday, 16 January 2024 11:31 PM
Prasanna, please note you are a convict. You decided to appeal against your conviction. That doesn't mean you are innocent. One time you were a pro SLPP and I wonder why you are backing Ranil, the Fox. what our country need today is an honest person to rule us.
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Prem Wednesday, 17 January 2024 12:00 AM
Yes, whole country waiting for your opinion! Next election you are the one first kicked out by the voters…
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Ama Wednesday, 17 January 2024 12:08 AM
Yes Yes Yes of course best ever option to PROTECT ALL ROBBERS, who robbed public money and bought properties in foreign countries.
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ANURA HETTIARACHCHI Wednesday, 17 January 2024 12:22 AM
Pls specify for whom he is best. Believe Prasanna, you wouldn't dream such in your wildest dreams on behalf of masses of this country
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Gt Wednesday, 17 January 2024 12:30 AM
Yeah but easter attacks were orchestrated on behalf of GR, MR stole billions and caused severe hardship for millions of people, RR has taken away many of our rights and put us under a dictatorship style government and he stole millions through bond scam, he also has covered rajapakses tracks or de railed investigations with help of corrupt police, so why should we let them abuse the Sri Lankan people so they can livenin luxury? We need gov that will punish all politicians involved in theft/ money laundering/ attacks on our rights/ all sorts of corruption that benefit themselves and their friends while putting millions into despair, even the worst gov who will punish and return stolen funds can bring sri lanka out of poverty and reduce the burden on the poor, so go to hell prasanna, your thieving days are over, yukthiya after catching all drug traffickers and criminals needs to focus on politicians and bad business men, otherwise what the f does yukthiya mean if only for certain group.
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Akeel Hamza Wednesday, 17 January 2024 02:39 AM
Who ask your opinion which is not worth a used toilet paper, people are not gullible any more.
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lion Wednesday, 17 January 2024 02:51 AM
Listen to the opinion of a cuppam master. We should all get together to send this rouge in to walikada where he deserves to be before the end of this year.
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Abd Wednesday, 17 January 2024 03:49 AM
RW is people rejected politician, who brought in by SLPP to coverup their misdeeds and punish Aragalaya fellows, there he seems successful but he is not expecting to take any action to bring back rajapaksha Loot or central bank robbery but his method of coming out only by taxes,so RW should reject at the first opportunity at hand
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Ranil the protector of criminals Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:09 AM
For Prasanna to avoid going to jail and carry on with his criminal activity unimpeded.
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Nilmini Welivita Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:10 AM
Why is this man not in prison?
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Ram Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:11 AM
Yeah, Ranil is deaf
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Kappan Ranatunga Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:29 AM
This the very reason why we are voting for the JVP. To get rid of criminals like yourself.
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Tinpot president and his criminal friends Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:32 AM
Ranil will not appreciate being endorsed by an convicted criminal.
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TS Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:38 AM
Who created the economic debacle? Of course you should know who can fix it
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Maha Banku Hora Wednesday, 17 January 2024 05:54 AM
Please gather your belongings and get ready to disembark. A jumper is waiting for you.
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L Jay Wednesday, 17 January 2024 05:59 AM
LoL!
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Gemunu De Alwis Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:35 AM
Absolutely correct. SLPP must continue to work with RW.
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Ranatuga will get lose all appeals if non-SLPP president gets in Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:46 AM
Wickremesinghe defends Ranatunga when he was convicted of bribe taking. Ranatunga the crook returns the favouor.
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Gallery Talkers Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:04 PM
If Wickramasinghe was able to do that, then do a peaceful aragalaya in front of the courts and agitate to remove the spineless judges. Don't get fooled by political rhetoric that blames the president for everything. Even you can lodge a complaint and put corrupt ministers behind bars, without depending on the president of the country to do so.
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Land man Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:54 AM
From which END are you talking??.. Shameless donkey..!!
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Dan Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:55 AM
Great. Lost his seat after being the PM. Let's hope that, at least he will win a seat, this time in a general election
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Revamp Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:56 AM
No way with not SLPP. Need to bring to justice all the corruption
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Joshua Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:06 AM
Ha ha.... these fellows only have one sarong to hang on to fir their political survival. Absolutely no talents on their own
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Ara Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:11 AM
Pow Yana Ena mang Nathi wunama ohoma thamai
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Sobers Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:14 AM
The agenda is clear, all Rajapakse stooges and rogues will support Ranil. It would be UNP, SLPP together.
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Nimal Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:24 AM
Why not appoint an academic in Economics as our next Executive President to get the country out of this mess created by the Rajapaksas. RW has no credentials apart from the SL Law College which every Tom, Dick, and Harry has these days. By having all these uneducated fellows (including yourself) in Govt. our country will never prosper.
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Nimal Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:33 AM
Maithripala Sirisena was elected in 2015 to go after the previous corrupt Govt. He did not do that and hence failed. GR was appointed to restore SL. He made the situation worse. At least now, I think people like yourself should stop recommending or nominating anyone other than for your own personal benefit.
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Bernard Jayatilake Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:48 AM
Your party and you are obliged to support him to the hilt to continue the second layer family bandysm of appointing Chairmen of the corporations , institutions and authorities your immediate family members and appointing their spouses and children to high posts in them.
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DOT Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:50 AM
Best option to protect them as well ! Prasanna, we were not born yesterday !
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sam Wednesday, 17 January 2024 08:02 AM
You looters are all in the same boat
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Rajiv De Silva Wednesday, 17 January 2024 08:20 AM
Yes, Only escape for you from spending time in jail is to go with RW.
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Sambo Wednesday, 17 January 2024 08:37 AM
May be for :Pinnas" like you who do not any other place to cling to and earn a big Ping Padiya as you get now. You all will be swept away very soon.
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Gabriella Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:02 AM
Not often I agree with a criminal, but, given the choice between Sajith and Anura, I would have to agree. It amply demonstrates the state of affairs in the country, when a sycophantic, easily pliable, morally bankrupt, impotent wannabe dictator devoid of morals and scruples, insensitive to the needs of the people and a closet Western puppet, is the best presidential candidate. God help Sri Lanka !
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Sokrates Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:06 AM
How can an ancient lawyer turned autocrat with bad advisors be the most suitable person to resolve the economic debacle the country is facing? As has been shown since the president, who was elected by parliament and not by the people, took office, his economic policy has completely failed. Only new loans were taken out and money was begged all over the world. His so-called reforms are window dressing. The foreign exchange used to purchase fuel and LPG was taken from health, education and agriculture budgets, among others. The average citizen is getting worse every day. Food prices are skyrocketing. So far, nothing has been done about the biggest economic loss factor in the country, corruption. The people are starving and the MPs are having fun and getting drunk on boat tours paid for by the taxpayer. Unfortunately, no party has yet fielded a capable presidential candidate, although there are capable and qualified economic politicians. Bootlickers like Ranatunga are not helpful.
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Ah Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:19 AM
Even with or without comments from anti RW guys; RW under grand alliance sail over and be president until he retires gracefully after another decade of involving in POLITICS. BRAVO RANIL
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Concerned citizen Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:19 AM
So that you can continue enjoying perks and benefits, looting us
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Mohamed Adham Wednesday, 17 January 2024 09:20 AM
Yes, yes, of course, it will be like that, since RW is now the guardian of all the Crooks in this country, including Prasanna who is now grabbing Forest land around his House to extend his garden. UDA Minister and conveniently grabbing protected government land. RW protects the best of the best.
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rbh Wednesday, 17 January 2024 10:10 AM
One time he was shouting and saying all shorcoming of ranil and blasted on him and was speaking heavily gainst Ranil the same next time he will say the same thing to Anura and Premadasa so far he not taken for his fraud notice.
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Nihal S Wednesday, 17 January 2024 10:52 AM
Is this the same guy who was convicted by the Courts a while ago? If he is the same, how is he eligible to be a Minister?
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Percy Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:04 AM
Sri Lankans are all corrupt, the option is a European.
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Citizen Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:51 AM
Nice try, when SLPP can't go through front door, then trying through back door. Cheap politicians talk cheap politics. SLPP is the main reason for this country in this situation, non has an idea what is politics. They think if they fool the public and fight in the parliament the country will automatically develop by it self.
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Stanly Wednesday, 17 January 2024 12:11 PM
We need someone who can help the middle-class and poor families to provide comfort in basic life styles essentials cost of living inflation etc etc elect a good PRESIDENT who can take care of the majority citizens in the country who are suffering other economy stuff can be done with honest educated experience professionals in all portfolios accordingly with genuine vision to archive the best for the country
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Grace Wednesday, 17 January 2024 01:08 PM
Please go to a village in your electorate and tell this to the people there. They will be pleased with you
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Volker Metzger Wednesday, 17 January 2024 02:24 PM
Ratnatunga's statement: "We are a people-friendly government" is a mockery of the people in Sri Lanka who have been suffering for years!!! Ranil and his government have always been accomplices of the SLPP MPs and the Rajapaksas, doing nothing about corruption, making the rich richer and subjecting the majority of the people to the sway of tax burdens!!! In conclusion, this government has placed a crushing burden on the people, made the poor even poorer and failed in economic policy!!! Ratnatunga lives in the fantasy land of his brain!!!
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GHT Thursday, 18 January 2024 12:41 AM
The general public must decide it, your bullshit statement makes people thoroughly ANGER on you rather than RANIL.
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