Threats Can Only Motivate and Not Distract us in Forming a New Party: Mahinda

Addressing the 19th commemoration of All Island Samurdhi Development and Agricultural Research Production Assistant Officers Society, Mahinda Rajapaksa said  the threats would only motivate us to form a new party . He said each and every person had the right to form political parties.

Taking into remand custody will also not affect some one’s political life,” he added. He said there were no president in the Sri Lankan history, who made such a statement. It is only former president Ranasinghe Premadasa made such a statement in the latter period of his tenure.

“No force can stop the formation of political parties. It is a normal procedure. There should be enough independence within the country to form new parties. Each person should have its independence to take decisions,” he added. Political thinking of persons cannot be concealed by a threat or any other force.

Further he said now the UNP and the SLFP had been combined under the Government’s pretext to safeguard the democracy in the country.

The UNP and SLFP have come to an agreement for two years to work together and now it has extended up to five years. Some politicians declare that they would rule the country in the same manner even after the five years,” he added.