Ramesh Pathirana: SLPP will definitely rule Sri Lanka even after 2025

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Pudujana Peramuna (SLPP) will rule the country not only till 2025 but also beyond 2025, Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana was quoted as saying in a Daily News report.

He was addressing a SLPP trade union conference at Hall De Galle in Galle on Saturday.

“The trade unionists took the lead to overthrow the Government of Good Governance and bring our Government to power under the leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He is a classic leader who carries forward the policies and ideals of the SLPP, which was born under the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa,” the minister said in the report.

“The SLPP will develop the country and lead the progressive movement. The government will remain in power until 2025 and the SLPP will definitely rule this country even after 2025,” he said.

“People’s problems may not have been solved. So let’s go on that journey together. The people will eventually reap the rewards of that journey. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the head of state on the promise of defending Sri Lanka and protecting the four corners of the country,” he said.

“The president’s first promise was to protect the country. He does it to the best of his ability. He came to power stating that he was protecting the country through a new vision for the country. The people will see the results in the future,” the Minister said.