Namal features in a BBC articles

Namal Rajapaksa was featured in a BBC article written by Charles Haviland which was published just prior to the election on bbc.co.uk. We publish excerpts of the article below:
By a huge banyan tree in the town of Tangalle, Namal Rajapaksa is meeting the people outside the family home.
A crowd clusters around the 23-year-old candidate and presidential [...]

Sri Lankan President visits parliament to see son Namal takes oath as MP

Apr 22, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who has decided not to address the inaugural session of the seventh Parliament that convened today (22) was however seen inside a box near the Parliament translators.
A photographer attached to a local media institution had managed to photograph the President inside the box in a pensive mood [...]

පිය මග ගොස් හෙළ ජාතියට යුතුකම් කරන ලංකා පුත්‍රයා

The 7th session of the parliament in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka commenced today on the 22ndApril 2010. The elected members of all the political parties were present with announcement of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker,Parliament Committee Chairman and the Opposition Leader.
The newly elected youngest member of parliament was [...]

New Year wish from Honourable Namal Rajapaksa

“We greet the New Year with commensurate pride and satisfaction at our achievements in the past year when, together as a nation, we overcame the deadly challenge of terrorism, bringing to an end 27 years of mindless brutality, debilitating self-doubt, and unforeseen division among our people. With tremendous sacrifice Sri Lanka prevailed as one, as [...]

President inspects International Cricket Stadium in Suriyawewa

President Mahinda Rajapaksa inspected the International Cricket Stadium which is coming up in Suriyawewa.
The President made a visit on April 9th and inspected the construction work. He gave instructions to the relevant authorities to expedite the work. Several matches of the 2011 World Cup are expected to be staged at this ground.
President of the [...]

Indian Prime Minister congratulates President

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated the Sri Lankan President on his resounding victory at the general election.
Reports said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh phoned the President and extended his greetings. Since the initial results were being issued it was clear that the alliance was leading in the first general election that was [...]

United States congratulates President and the UPFA

The US Government congratulated the President and the UPFA for their victory in the election in a statement issued by the US Embassy in Colombo yesterday.
The release said: “The United States congratulates President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) for their historic victory in the first nationwide parliamentary election in decades.
This victory, [...]

The television saga commences in the Tele revolution via TH TV

In creating novelty Tharunyata Hetak headed by Namal Rajapaksa is none other than the best,The grand entrance was made to the media industry via the efficient tool of TH Tv, Tharunyata Hetak known for group dynamism among youth creates another benchmark in the media industry.
“TH TV” is a new Channel which is being launched to [...]

UPFA leads with 117 seats against UNF’s 47

Sri Lanka’s ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is currently leading the general elections for the seventh parliament with a total of 117 seats while the main opposition alliance United National Front has managed to secure 47 seats from 20 districts.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has received 12 seats and the Democratic National Alliance led [...]

The Triumph of Democracy – President

This is the triumph of Democracy. It is a clear restatement of the confidence the people placed in me, the Mahinda Chintana and the UPFA at the recent Presidential Election, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa commenting on the results of the General Election which gave a clear parliamentary majority to the UPFA.
‘We are humbled by the [...]

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