Monday, 29th December 2014
Disna Mudalige
President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a New Year message requested the public to welcome the New Year with overwhelming hopes and determination to uplift the nation.
"Our New Year resolution is to safeguard the Motherland and win the world with thorough determination and patience. "During the past decade we could fulfill all the New Year resolutions we had at the beginning of each year."
"We could perform the work of 100 years within the past decade, and uplift the nation. Our duty is to build a safe country while safeguarding all our achievements," the message states. "The challenges we have in this regard are immense.
The separatism, which we defeated with thorough commitment, is raising its ugly head once again. Detaching from politics based on hatred that strengthens separatism should be one of our New Year resolutions," the message adds.
"All those who value national unity and the nation's sovereignty should be far sighted to safeguard the security of the country. I will not let anybody drag the country backwards; and that is also the expectation of the public."
"Our New Year resolution is to safeguard the Motherland and win the world with thorough determination and patience. I wish you courage to make this year a victorious year for the nation. I wish all of you a happy New Year," the President's message added.
