President Maithripala Sirisena today said that though the common nature of the world politics as well as national politics is that power corrupts the politician, it is the responsibility of the politician not to be destructed from power but to use that power for the betterment of the people.
He made these remarks after unveiling a portrait of late President D. B. Wijeythunga today at the Parliament premises.
“In an era, in which the values of the politicians were destroyed due to power, the late President D. B. Wijeythunga was an exemplary leader”, the President said.
“A leader who use the power not for improving his own power but for the betterment of the people is an ideal leader. When we make judgments about all political characters, there are many examples can be taken from the political life of Mr. D. B. Wijeythunga”, the President further said.
Venerable Mahasanga, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and the Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, the late President’s daughter and other relatives and many other participated at this event.
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on ITAK’s Mavai Senathiraja at his residence in Jaffna today.
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