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No one can prevent NPP victory; government servants, police, army support us: AKD

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Colombo, August 27 (Daily Mirror) - Claiming that some people entertain doubts that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will resort to a trick at the last moment to prevent a National People's Power (NPP) victory, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that no can prevent the NPP's victory this time.

Speaking at a rally in Minuwangoda, he said the majority of government servants, police and army personnel support the NPP this time and said that Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be able to resort to any tricks.

"People entertain doubts that Ranil Wickremesinghe will resort to some sort of trick at the last moment. He cannot resort to any tricks. The majority of the government servants support the NPP. The majority of the police and army personnel also support us. Retired police and army officers are with us. So, no one can prevent the NPP from coming to power," he said.

Dissanayake said, for the first time that the NPP will form a government to look after the people, adding that so far governments have been formed to look after families and friend of the rulers.