Convening a media briefing on Friday, Presidential Candidate of the Janasetha Peramuna Venerable Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero expressed his views on his security.

[quote]I am asking the people to give me a chance, because I understand their problems. Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa are both the same. They are giving false promises. Even as I speak at this media briefing, the Elections Commissioner nor the Inspector General of Police have not provided me with security. If something was to happen to me, would the Elections Commissioner claim responsibility? Will the IGP claim responsibility? Or will the Secretary of Defence claim responsibility? Who will claim responsibility? The Police Media Spokesperson will say that they weren’t notified. I submitted the letter on the 5th of December and I can prove the fact that the Elections Commissioner accepted this letter. However, even up to date, he does not have the backbone to provide me with security.[/quote]

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