Ranil Mahinda retirement call intensifies as NPP MP Asitha Niroshana says both former Presidents should leave politics with dignity.
The Ranil Mahinda retirement debate has intensified after National People’s Power Parliamentarian Asitha Niroshana said both former Presidents should step away from politics honourably.
Parliamentarian Asitha Niroshana of the National People’s Power, also known as Jathika Jana Balawegaya, said former Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Rajapaksa should retire from politics without turning themselves, and the country, into a world joke. He said their political time has now come to an end.
The Parliamentarian said he did not intend to disrespect them as elderly citizens, but added that it had become laughable for them to continue seeking power in their present physical condition.
He further said the country becomes a world joke when Mahinda Rajapaksa, while unable to even walk properly and stumbling along the way, still says, “give us power.” He also criticised Ranil Wickremesinghe, saying that although Wickremesinghe had claimed after checking his health that his engine was in good condition, he was now bent double and triple.
“Your time is now over. The time has come for you to spend the final phase of your lives as senior citizens, sitting in a rocking chair, receiving care from your grandchildren. Hand the country over to the new generation. If you have done something good in history, remember that and live in retirement peacefully,” the Parliamentarian requested.
Commenting on the country’s economic situation, the Parliamentarian said steps had been taken during the past one and a half years to strengthen the economy by increasing state revenue and foreign remittances.
However, he also said external factors, including the Iran-America-Israel conflicts, had caused fuel prices to rise, creating some pressure on the economy. He added that with the arrival of world peace, they expect to provide relief to the people by controlling prices across all sectors, including energy, fertilizer, and transport.
