Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Kumara Welgama says that the situation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today is extremely deplorable and that the people who fought to hold his hand then hate him today.
Kumara Welgama expressed these views while commenting on the current situation in the country to the media.
He further said,
‘I became closely associated with him for about four decades after I started working as an organizer for the SLFP. I was very close with Mahinda Rajapaksa. People said that Welgama was Mahinda’s right hand. Mahinda Rajapaksa is a figure loved and respected by the people of the country.
All these people, young and old, men and women in this country struggled to hold the hands of Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa. People loved him so much. I don’t think such a person can ever be born again.
But I am very sorry about the situation he has faced today. I saw on social media that people were hooting at him while he was on a tour of Italy. When did people treat to Mahinda Rajapaksa this way?
It is very sad that a leader who was loved by the people has fallen into this situation. People are anger due to the destruction they have done to the country. Now people hate them.
Somaratne Poddeniya – Migahathenna