This is the best chance in years, in the absence of an insurgency, to unite our country and rebuild the economy...!!!

Rise to the occasion, Mr. President

You have won the election with a margin of 20 percentage points. General Fonseka says, he is going to challenge the result: his allegations of electoral fraud will be difficult to prove.

Now the work begins, in your second term to reach out to all Sri Lankans with magnanimity. You can do so by implementing the 13th & 17th Amendments to the Constitution. Seriously address the underlying grievances of the minorities and build bridges, since you have stated, ‘you are the President of all the people’. While you may focus on development which is crucial, you need to correct the seriously flawed institutions of governance that crooked and inept law-makers built over the years.

This is the best chance in years, in the absence of an insurgency, to unite our country and rebuild the economy. You have received the mandate and the ball is firmly in your court to deliver. Should you fail, then history will judge you harshly.

Rev. Fr Silva

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