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JVP Leader @anuradisanayake speaking on @hirunews TV now says he understands anger of peaceful protestors who were met with violence by State. Says MR does not know this is a different time & generation of 2022, when he can't use his same old chandi tactics.

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Calls on people not to engage in violence although he understands their anger, says not to act in anger. Says we as a people have already faced enough attacks all over country. Says this land cannot bear any more violence. Promises to bring culprits before law.

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Mentions how MR said this morning at Temple Trees that he would not bow down and would face any challenges, but says that MR faced them by bringing in thugs and attacking people. Says power (බලය) lies with the people of this country, not MR.

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JVP Leader @anuradisanayake is speaking on Hiru සලකුණ programme on today's political developments and ongoing violence
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Asked why @sajithpremadasa was attacked while @anuradisanayake was allowed into GGG, AKD says he does not know why. He says JVP never wanted to place its rubber seal on GGG. Says if he hadn't gone today, "මම මිනිසෙක් නෙවි" in the face of youth being attacked.

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Says did not go to GGG before but had to go today due to the violence against people.
Says some politicians don't have any understanding of the people's stance and protests.
Says he went as a representative of the political culture the protestors are calling for.

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JVP Leader @anuradisanayake says what was stolen by Rajapaksa and cronies can be recovered because, although they all stole together, they will start betraying each other to protect themselves.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa has also spoken about having files
Now Anura Kumara is also speaking about files
What guarantee anything will come of this?
AKD says they can make the complaints to relevant authorities and can inform public, then it's upto the government to act

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JVP Leader @anuradisanayake invites SJB Leader @sajithpremadasa to a debate on alleged corruption by Sajith.
Says money was misused by Sajith, without following proper procedure in using State funds.
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Massive corruption led to current economic crisis, says AKD.
Cites example of Railway project & Katunayake Expressway related corruption
Says could have built 60km with the money used for 25km Expressway
Collapse of economy is due to corruption, he emphasises

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With MR gone, is the problem solved?
"People have problems. Wrong economic decisions were taken. Namal went for water sports. They dismissed ppl's suffering. Rulers, let alone working to alleviate it, did not even listen. So ppl ask them to go home. Gotabaya has to step down."

"Any interim govt will not have people's mandate to govern. Elections have to be held. But Gotabaya must dissolve Parliament & he must leave. First GR must make declaration on when he is leaving, in 2 days or 2 weeks, & then we can plan," says AKD.
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"ගෝඨාභය අයින් වෙන්න ඕනේ.
එකතුවෙන සියලුම පක්ෂ වලට සමබලතාවයක් තියෙන්න ඕනේ. ගෝඨාභය හිටියොත් ඒක නැ.
කවුද හිතුවේ මහින්ද ඉවත් වෙයි කියලා? මහින්ද අයින් වුණානම්, ගෝඨාභය කවුද?" asks @anuradisanayake

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