I woke up to find that Maithripala Sirisena has won the 2015 Presidential election. The incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded gracefully and left Temple Trees. Before we get to Maithri’s 100 Days and congratulating him and his achcharu coalition, I must thank former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. I am truly grateful to him, as I’m sure are most Sri Lankans, for everything he has done for us and our future. My prayers are with him and his family, for their safety and well being. They must forever have a respected and honored place in our country and, if possible, in our hearts.
I am 32 years old. Mahinda Rajapaksa has shown me things I never thought possible. He ended a war that I thought would never end. He rebuilt Colombo and showed us physical development I never dreamed of. For all of his faults, he has won me over as a citizen. I think he has been a good President, in my opinion Sri Lanka’s best, especially because he is the first President to lose an election and gracefully leave.
I have always been reluctant to call Mahinda a dictator because I never thought he was. As much as he messed with Parliament, with the Judiciary, he was always close with the people and he rose and fell by the vote. He was elected to power, he marshalled popular support to win the war and, in the end, he was brave enough to face election for a third time. Most importantly, and something we’ve never seen from an incumbent, he was brave enough to gracefully lose.
He has truly been a great leader and, though I voted for his opponent, I think he deserves something Sri Lanka hasn’t really afforded its leaders. A comfortable, honored and secure position as the respected and beloved ex-President of Sri Lanka.
I’m actually getting choked up. I’m so glad he lost because I do want a different kind of peacetime country than he can provide. I do, however, actually have a great affection and respect for the man. I won’t deny that I used to really dislike him, but I guess I’ve gotten used to his face. I will honestly miss him.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the leader Sri Lanka needed and he was strong enough to realize when he wasn’t needed. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. May they forever be safe and respected in Sri Lanka. Jaya Wewa.
I am 32 years old. Mahinda Rajapaksa has shown me things I never thought possible. He ended a war that I thought would never end. He rebuilt Colombo and showed us physical development I never dreamed of. For all of his faults, he has won me over as a citizen. I think he has been a good President, in my opinion Sri Lanka’s best, especially because he is the first President to lose an election and gracefully leave.
I have always been reluctant to call Mahinda a dictator because I never thought he was. As much as he messed with Parliament, with the Judiciary, he was always close with the people and he rose and fell by the vote. He was elected to power, he marshalled popular support to win the war and, in the end, he was brave enough to face election for a third time. Most importantly, and something we’ve never seen from an incumbent, he was brave enough to gracefully lose.
He has truly been a great leader and, though I voted for his opponent, I think he deserves something Sri Lanka hasn’t really afforded its leaders. A comfortable, honored and secure position as the respected and beloved ex-President of Sri Lanka.
I’m actually getting choked up. I’m so glad he lost because I do want a different kind of peacetime country than he can provide. I do, however, actually have a great affection and respect for the man. I won’t deny that I used to really dislike him, but I guess I’ve gotten used to his face. I will honestly miss him.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the leader Sri Lanka needed and he was strong enough to realize when he wasn’t needed. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. May they forever be safe and respected in Sri Lanka. Jaya Wewa.
මේක කියව්වාම මට කියන්න තියෙන්නේ මෙච්චර කාලයක් ඒකාදිපතියෙක් කියපු එක වැරදියි කියල.
කොහොම නමුත් දැන් රට අලුත් මගකට යොමු වෙලා තියෙනවා. තිබ්බ වැරදි හදාගෙන රටක් විදියට ඉස්සරහට යමු.
කොහොම නමුත් දැන් රට අලුත් මගකට යොමු වෙලා තියෙනවා. තිබ්බ වැරදි හදාගෙන රටක් විදියට ඉස්සරහට යමු.
