TNA MP slams SLFP (M) Convener

DAILY MIRROR 21st oct 2009

By Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera TNA MP N. Sri Kantha in Parliament yesterday criticized the SLFP (M) Convener Mangala Samaraweera stating that he was trying to drag military officers into politics. Speaking during the debate on the Supplementary Estimate of the Defence Ministry in the House yesterday the TNA MP said Mr. Samaraweera was trying to draw a connection between the military and politics. “Military personnel can come into politics after resigning from the posts they are holding in the military establishments as done by Former Prime Minister John Kotelawala and others,” he also pointed out. The TNA MP also called on the government to reduce the number of soldiers in the army as the war was over. “It is no point in having an army of more than 100,000 men now and spending millions for it now, as the war was over,” he added. Mr. Sri Kantha pointed out that the government should not hold the view that the Tamils will launch another military struggle but should come up with a political solution to the national issue.