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SLPP blames Army commander for Easter attacks

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has now turned its attention towards former Army Commander, Mahesh Senanayake claiming he should be held accountable for the Easter Sunday attacks in April this year. The SLPP’s accusation comes after Senanayake announced his candidature for the upcoming presidential election.

SLPP member, MP Susil Premajayantha charged that the National Peoples’ Movement (NPM) presidential candidate, Senanayake should be held accountable for the April Easter Sunday attacks.

He made this comment in response to a question posed on the impact Senanayake’s candidacy have on the vote base at the elections.

“Senanayake as Army Commander, cannot rid himself off the responsibility of the loss of lives that occurred due to the devastating Easter Bombings,” Premajayantha said.

Meanwhile, SLPP presidential candidate, Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma explained that during the last election, 17 presidential candidates contested in addition to Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa and that the 17 candidates together were only able to secure a total 137,000 votes.

“Mushrooming candidates is a common occurrence during Presidential elections. People know who to vote for. In the coming weeks, people will know which forces control these so called presidential candidates,” he added.

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