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

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

December 3, 2017   01:25 pm

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. 

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