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Rajitha claims attack on him was orchestrated

11 Jul 2022

BY Buwanajee Coralage Former Cabinet Minister and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rajitha Senaratne speaking to the media yesterday (10) emphasised that he was amidst the people’s protest last Saturday (9) for roughly three and a half hours without incident, talking with the protestors and mingling, and was attacked only as they were getting ready to depart, indicating that this was a premeditated attack. “I was with the protestors for three and a half hours. We walked with a party of 3,000-4,000 people while talking with them. After all that, only when we were preparing to leave, was the attack, which seemed to be pre-planned, orchestrated,” stated the MP. Speaking further, Dr. Senaratne said that such acts of violence are to be expected during a revolution and the general displeasure towards all politicians can be attributed to the frustration of the people towards the current President they elected, which backfired upon them.  “The people who elected the President but had to suffer because of this are under the impression that there is no use to all of this. That all politicians are the same. That is due to their own actions,” said Dr. Senaratne.  Furthermore, he stated how lawyers as well as the main leader of the multi-party protestors immediately intervened and condemned the assault. Quoting former Soviet Premier Lenin, the MP stated that revolutions cannot take place while wearing white gloves, and such assaults – moreover acts of violence such as murder, sexual assault, and theft – are to be expected at such a site that gathers people from all walks of life. However he pointed out that although such things are to be expected over the course of protests and revolutions, the final goal is extremely pure and moral, and added that he stands alongside the people for that righteous goal of this revolution.


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