While theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ amendment itselfƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ has projected PresidentƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Rajapaksa into one of the the most powerful Presidents in SouthƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Asia there is a very practical aspect to it as during his tenure he has proved his net worth as a patriotic leader and has steered Sri Lanka through very turbulent times while ridding it of the menace which threatened to destroy the Sinhala Nation possibly in its entirety had Eelam prevailed.and as many believe, who better to entrust the future of this proud Nation than her proudest and most deservingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ son who has risen to the task of all expectations towards Sri Lanka’s projected future and the well being of all her populace, disgruntled opposition minorities notwithstanding!

A jubilant Prime Minister the Hon.Mr.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ D.M. Jayaratne has expressed his thoughtsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in parliament in hindsight perhaps that”We are presenting the 18th Amendment to the Constitution today because we believe it will give us a strong leader to fast-track economic development after the war,” where the outcome of its approval was obviously known in advance and there is little towards speculation that the outcome was always a riding of the wave of the President’s resounding victory over Tamil Tiger terrorism which has projected him into a near demi god status with most Sri Lankan people who knewƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  first hand the horrors and attrocities perpetrated on the Nation by the Tamil Tiger terrorists where few would disentitle him to the privilege or deny him any of the acollades he richly deserves where the 18th Amendment perhaps is the plum if them all!

While there may beƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ some ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ critics who suggestƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ that PresidentƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Rajapaksa used his popularity generated by the defeat of the Tamil Tigers to further his own cause and smother opposition, the more realistic aspect to this is that the opposition virtually smothered itself through the manouverings of its lame duck leader Ranil Wickremasinghe who openly colluded with the now incarcerated former Army Commander in a vague and failed attempt to wrest power and the people of Sri Lanka knowledgeable about this chose to mandate their beloved leader ratherƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ than risk a takeoverƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ by sources which could have more than likely initiated a betrayal of Sri Lanka to her enemies where no amout of rhetoric towards bringing disrepute to the PresidentƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ as was seen throught the opposition electoral campaigns was powerful enough to sway the minds of the discerning voting public and surely their faith in this President will be rewarded through what he is ready to deliver towards the betterment of the Nation in no small measure.Already the development projects are becoming visibleƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ through foreign investment and aidƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and the influx of tourists to this beautiful landƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ bear testimony to the reality that the18th Amendment is surely in the best interests of Sri Lanka and has a very positive ring to it!!.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

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