Top Army officials requests all military operatives to stay out of politics

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake requested all Military personnel to keep to their political ideologies privately without seeking justice through a career in politics. 

He expressed these sentiments while addressing a military gathering in Mullaitivu on December 1. 

He further stated that the primary duty of a military officer is to safeguard the security of the people and not to fight their battles in the political arena.