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...
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,
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.