“Will ensure country’s security as Defence Minister” – Fonseka

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday pledged to fulfill the duty he would be assigned as Defence Minister of the country to the letter.

“As the Army Commander I had pledged to end the war without leaving it to my successor and I did it. Like that, today, I promise to fulfill the duty I am assigned to”, he said. “I did not fight the war from Colombo,” he added.

The former Minister stated this addressing the ‘Ekwa Idiriyata’ political rally organised by the Democratic National Front (DNF) in support of presidential candidate Minister Sajith Premadasa at the Galle Face Green yesterday. The Field Marshal was responding to a statement Minister Premadasa made addressing the same rally that Fonseka would be appointed as the Defence Minister subsequent to Premadasa’s election win.

“We from the bottom of our hear dedicate to protect the country’s security, public security, territorial integrity, sovereignty and the democracy,”Fonseka said.

As the previous government did not look after the war heroes properly, Fonseka said under the next rule, the welfare of those soldiers will be increased and solutions would be provided to their issues existing for a long time.