{"id":92126,"date":"2019-08-11T23:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T05:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=92126"},"modified":"2019-08-11T16:04:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T23:04:42","slug":"i-wont-let-anyone-interfere-with-sovereignty-of-my-country-gotabaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/08\/11\/i-wont-let-anyone-interfere-with-sovereignty-of-my-country-gotabaya\/","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t let anyone interfere with sovereignty of my country &#8211; Gotabaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy Adaderana<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa states that he would not allow anyone to interfere with Sri Lanka\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He mentioned this at the first-ever SLPP National Convention held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium which commenced at 3 pm this afternoon (11).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0db4\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0ddc\u0da7\u0dca\u0da7\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dda \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0d85\u0db8\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0ddd\u0da8\u0dcf\u0db7\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dbd \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dab \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFOp8g8Bu9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the convention, former Defense Secretary Gotabaya was named as the SLPP Candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that he is ready to provide leadership to overcome the challenges faced by the people in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, I will not let anyone lay a hand on the sovereignty of my country in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first task of their government would be to ensure the complete security of the country, stated Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will accept responsibility for your safety, and the safety of your children and your loved ones,\u201d Gotabaya said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gotabya vowed that, if elected, he would prioritize the national security and the revival of the Sri Lankan economy, which has been hit by a lull in tourism after the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pledge to create a safe and secure environment in which all Sri Lankans, irrespective of their race or religion, will be able to live in peace,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that he will build a country where women can travel anywhere without fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the gathering, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the entire election campaign should be carried out with the utmost discipline and that priority should be given to the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa states that he would not allow anyone to interfere with Sri Lanka\u2019s sovereignty. He mentioned this at the first-ever SLPP National Convention held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium which commenced at 3 pm this afternoon (11). At the convention, former Defense Secretary Gotabaya was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}