Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the Sri Lankan community living in London said that the attempts made by some to hide the truth and promote the falsehood are a hindrance to the forward march of the country.
President Sirisena met with the Sri Lankan community in London including Members of academics, businessmen, university students and many others representing various fields.
Expressing his views, the President further explained that the real information on the propagandas followed by the government to develop the country by establishing freedom and democracy are not flowed to the people.
A major reason for that is certain media and social media platforms attempt on highlighting falsehoods and suppressing the truth to gain narrow political advantage and commercial benefits, he said and further stated that they have not truly understood the value of the freedom given to everybody by present government.
The President emphasizing that the government has taken steps with dedication to fulfill the duties on behalf of the country during the last three years, said that one of the priorities is to establish coexistence and reconciliation and to make the peace gained by the country a permanent one.
He said the economic plans to take country towards development and build the economy of its people have often succeeded while the victories gained internationally through the past three years getting close to the international community, who was against the country earlier, also take a special place.
Therefore, the President invited the Sri Lankan community living in London to assist the journey of building the country with a proper understanding of the real situation in the country.
