• Huge challenge to keep the trust placed by the people  
• People in the north have trusted a leader in the south. People have rejected racism

By Ajith Siriwardana  

Claiming that it is a huge challenge to keep the trust  placed by the people on the National People’s Power (NPP), NPP member  Tilvin Silva said yesterday the NPP government will make sure that the  excessive power given to the NPP will not be misused and is committed to  use it for the benefit of the people and to uphold democratic rights of  the people.  

He told a special press conference after the General  Election that the NPP never expected a two-thirds majority and that the  NPP has a huge responsibility to utilise the excessive power carefully.  

He said there was a notion in the society that excessive  power corrupts, and added that it was because the governments after 1977  used the extreme power to suppress people and to misuse public property  for their personal benefits.  

Silva said the NPP will not misuse the extreme power to  suppress people but it will be used to develop the country, uphold  democracy, create a society free of fraud and corruption and fulfil  aspirations of the people. He said the NPP’s victory is significant as it is a victory  brought in by the contribution of the people across the country  including the north, east and the upcountry.  

“People in the north have trusted a leader in the south. People have rejected racism,” he said.  

Silva said NPP has increased its vote base by 1.2 million  within just well over 50 days adding that people have accepted the NPP’s  administration for the last month.