Speaking at a rally held in Habarakada, Homagama Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed following views:

“Like the Portuguese destroyed temples and kovils in the past, today the …………. regime is destroying free education. We say this with much sadness. They have gotten together with the IMF and have completely destroyed education in this country.”

He added: “Funds are not being allocated for universities. They are not being developed. Students are being asked to go to private institutions or to go abroad. We must fix this. If we are to do this, the …… regime must be sent packing. We must show the strength of the people. When elections come, we must contest them. If there are no elections then we must get on the streets and demonstrate until they are sent packing.”

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