Former President Rajapakshe Has Said That He Has Not Betrayed The Motherland

The former president Mahinda Rajapaksha who has been appointed  as the chairman of election operations committee of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) recently has said today(17) that he has not betrayed the motherland although the finger has pointed on him that he has done so.

Addressing the inauguration election rally of UPFA held at the Salgadu Stadium in Anuradhapura(North Central Province) this afternoon the former president has stressed that he will make any sacrifice to protect the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) which is the largest party belonging to UPFA.

The former president has also told that  he was accused of betrayal charges because he didn't bow down to foreign powers when he was in power.

The Chairman of UPFA  current President Maithripala Sirisene has not attended the inauguration election rally of UPFA as he has decided to stand neutral during the election campaign
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