Monday, May 11, 2015

Why one should worry about Rajapaksa’s Prime Minister bid? And why ex-president fears FCID? 

2015-05-11
The acolytes of Mahinda Rajapaksa say the ex-President’s opponents are preventing him from running as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), because he can win. Mr. Rajapaksa also repeated those claims at a meeting in Ratgama, saying that the two term limit of the Presidency had been restored by the 19th Amendment in order to deprive him from running for another term. These claims are too simplistic. Of course, millions of people who voted out Mr. Rajapaksa do not want to see him back in the office (Or running for it). However, it is not because he will win, but because they fear what he would do after winning (if ever).