“I will continue to engage in politics” – Mahinda Rajapakse

 

I will continue to engage in politics in keeping with the people’s mandate and I will function within parliament to safeguard the nation and the democratic system, Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today in a statement.

Full statement;

I accept with humility, the result of the parliamentary election that just concluded and I thank the voters who placed their confidence in our party despite the unprecedented obstacles that we had to face. I also wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the activists and the people’s representatives of our party who worked indefatigably in the election campaign. I will continue to engage in politics in keeping with the people’s mandate and I will function within parliament to safeguard the nation and the democratic system.