Duped Muslims, Tamils voted against President: SB
By J.A.L. Jayasinghe
Muslim and Tamil voters duped by foreign extremist forces voted against President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said S.B. Dissanayake at a media briefing at Kandy.
He added that the Muslims and Tamils should not be blamed. They must be provided with more and more facilities. Parents would not be confronted with the calamity of abducting children for war in the North and East.
Several LTTE supporters and foreign forces supported General Sarath Fonseka, he asserted.
Continuing he said, “The war has ended. The beneficiaries are the Muslims and Tamils in the North and East, particularly the business community. Tamils in the Estate Sector voted against the President as a consequence of a dispute between Thondaman and Digambaram. That situation should be overcome. The President’s victory is ample evidence that the rumours have been rejected by the people. A majority has evidently voted for the President,” he stressed.
He said he would enter parliament after contesting a seat at the upcoming general election.
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