Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has taken a swipe at former Defence Secretary and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa claiming that the next President of Sri Lankan must be an experienced politician.
Muarlitharan has made this observation at the Viyathmaga Annual Convention held at the Shangri – La Hotel in Colombo yesterday (8), which was a pro-Rajapaksa event.
The Sri Lanka cricket legend has noted that cricketers and other professionals cannot lead the country.
Muralitharan has said that some people in Sri Lanka have placed their faith in businessmen and others but a President can only be someone who has experience in politics to take political decisions.
The former cricketer has called on the public to vote for a President who had already made a mark in Sri Lanka and who will protect the people as well as lead by example.
He has further stated that a true leader must lead by setting an example and not lead just by words.
Muralitharan has said while some leaders say they will die for the country, there is no point if they die as what is required is for them to rule the country.
Referring to the war and the sacrifices made has said the LTTE had a choice when peace talks took place but instead they killed innocent people.
According to Muralitharan, the greatest day in his life was in 2009 when the LTTE was defeated and the war ended.
Viyathmaga was launched by professionals under Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s patronage. The forum was initially used as a political launch pad by Rajapaksa.
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