People suffer due to shortcomings in economy – Mahinda

People suffer due to shortcomings in economy – Mahinda

December 23, 2018   04:18 pm

Due to the shortcomings in leading the country’s economy people have been aggrieved, says the Leader of Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He made these comments following a religious event held at the Middeniya Sri Sumangala Purana Maha Viharaya.

The country’s people are in a dire state that they can only afford to have one meal per day, the Opposition Leader further stated.

He emphasized that this had been a result of aggrieving the public by imposing heavy taxes on them.

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