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10-11-2006, 11:09 AM
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HSajith Premadasa is a young leader of the new generation of UNPers. e
added: "I think he is quite popular among the masses."
This drives another nail into the coffin of the UNP leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe, the rival candidate who lost the last presidential election. Wickremesinghe is known more for losing elections than winning. Sajith Premadasa is a young leader of the new generation of UNPers.
Premadasa said: "Right from inception he was very keen on achieving a settlement through the peace process. But for a variety of reasons, the process was scuttled. Ultimately these and other factors pushed him towards the warpath. Presently he is popular among the masses. I think he is quite popular among the masses."
"In terms of military strategy, it is perceived to be a success by a vast majority in Sri Lanka, particularly in the so-called south," he said. "I also see a situation where the government has very efficiently and methodically utilized all available resources to conduct a military and diplomatic approach to the conflict...
"I see the government approach extremely popular. It is very well received. For the first time people are beginning to state that here is a government, unlike any other, using a military approach in the most efficient and prudent manner. This is the perception."
He said incentives provided to security forces in the form of encouragement and quick promotions coupled with better weapons were "the distinct features of the present government's military strategy".
- Asian Tribune -
HSajith Premadasa is a young leader of the new generation of UNPers. e
added: "I think he is quite popular among the masses."
This drives another nail into the coffin of the UNP leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe, the rival candidate who lost the last presidential election. Wickremesinghe is known more for losing elections than winning. Sajith Premadasa is a young leader of the new generation of UNPers.
Premadasa said: "Right from inception he was very keen on achieving a settlement through the peace process. But for a variety of reasons, the process was scuttled. Ultimately these and other factors pushed him towards the warpath. Presently he is popular among the masses. I think he is quite popular among the masses."
"In terms of military strategy, it is perceived to be a success by a vast majority in Sri Lanka, particularly in the so-called south," he said. "I also see a situation where the government has very efficiently and methodically utilized all available resources to conduct a military and diplomatic approach to the conflict...
"I see the government approach extremely popular. It is very well received. For the first time people are beginning to state that here is a government, unlike any other, using a military approach in the most efficient and prudent manner. This is the perception."
He said incentives provided to security forces in the form of encouragement and quick promotions coupled with better weapons were "the distinct features of the present government's military strategy".
- Asian Tribune -