Mahinda Rajapakse
Mahinda Rajapakse
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa, MP, pronounced , Tamil: மகிந்த ராசபக்ச; born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election. He was sworn in for his first six-year term as President...
asian bring class country events games honor olympic sports
All those who bring honor to our country at world class sports events such as the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be richly rewarded.
move people permanent quickly remains
There still remains a long way to go. We now have to move quickly and resettle people in permanent homes.
agreement ready review
I am also ready to review the ceasefire agreement.
country efforts great personal source strength
Your personal involvement in the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts of our country has been a great source of strength to all of us,
longer taken
The resettlement process, we may admit, has taken much longer than expected,
agreement correct direct steps talks
I will have direct talks with the LTTE and take steps to correct the shortcomings in the ceasefire agreement,
carried double efforts north overcome planned
We have planned to double and treble our efforts to overcome our constraints. Post-tsunami reconstruction will be carried out equitably in the South, the North and the East, in our country,