Full text of his speech hereunder (video)
(Lanka-e-News- 05.Sep.2016, 7.30PM) President Maithripala Sirisena made a most salutary exhortation that deserves to be etched in gold in the annals of Sri Lanka history. Referring to the statement ‘Sinhalese wake up’ of Late Anagarika Dharmapala , he said , that should be amended to ‘Sri Lankans wake up’ thereby giving it a national dimension sans racist tendencies with a view to develop the country. The president told this at the 65 th convention of the SLFP held on the 4 th.
The convention was held at the Kurunegala Maliga ground headed by incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena and an ex president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge. The mammoth crowd that attended the convention was clear testimony that attempts at forming a new party rejecting Maithri’s SLFP leadership is an absolute fiasco, and those who made that attempt had met their nemesis.
According to reports reaching Lanka e news , at least there was a crowd of 100,000 participants. 1690 buses of the Central transport Board were reserved for the transport of the massive crowd . It is to be noted all those buses were taken on payment. There were over 500 private buses too to help in the transport.
20 UNP representatives including UNP General Secretary Kabeer Hashim also took part in the celebrations. SLFP General Secretary Duminda Dissanayake , UPFA Gen. Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera and SLFP ex Gen. Secretary S.B. Dissanayake making their maximum contributions to make the convention most successful was clearly visible.
The president who made the keynote address, speaking on ‘Sri Lankans wake up’ made a historic speech that would touch the hearts and embed itself in the brains of the SLFP Party supporters . At the next elections , it will be the hand that will be the symbol , they confirmed unequivocally
The video of the full text of the speech of president Maithripala Sirisena is hereunder
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