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இலங்கை அதிபர் தேர்தலில் ராஜபக்சேவின் சகோதரர் போட்டி - நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா

கொழும்பு: இலங்கை முன்னாள் அதிபர் ராஜபக்சேவின் சகோதரர் நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா வரும் அதிபர் தேர்தலில் போட்டியிடவுள்ளார்.

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Published : Aug 12, 2019, 11:49 AM IST

இலங்கை தலைநகர் கொழும்புவில் இலங்கை மக்கள் முன்னணி சார்பில் நடைபெற்ற பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில், முன்னாள் அதிபர் ராஜபக்சே, அவரது சகோதரர் நந்தசேன கோத்தபயாவுடன் கலந்துகொண்டார்.

அப்போது, வரும் இலங்கை அதிபர் தேர்தலில் நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா போட்டியிடவுள்ளதாக ராஜபக்சே அறிவித்தார்.

கொழும்புவில் நடைபெற்ற பொதுக்கூட்டம்

2005-2015 காலகட்டத்தில் இலங்கையின் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சராக இருந்த நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா, விடுதலைப் புலிகளுடனான இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போரில் இலங்கை வெற்றிபெறுவதில் முக்கிய பங்கு வாய்த்தார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

இலங்கை தலைநகர் கொழும்புவில் இலங்கை மக்கள் முன்னணி சார்பில் நடைபெற்ற பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில், முன்னாள் அதிபர் ராஜபக்சே, அவரது சகோதரர் நந்தசேன கோத்தபயாவுடன் கலந்துகொண்டார்.

அப்போது, வரும் இலங்கை அதிபர் தேர்தலில் நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா போட்டியிடவுள்ளதாக ராஜபக்சே அறிவித்தார்.

கொழும்புவில் நடைபெற்ற பொதுக்கூட்டம்

2005-2015 காலகட்டத்தில் இலங்கையின் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சராக இருந்த நந்தசேன கோத்தபயா, விடுதலைப் புலிகளுடனான இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போரில் இலங்கை வெற்றிபெறுவதில் முக்கிய பங்கு வாய்த்தார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

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SHOTLIST:
SLPP MEDIA - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Colombo - 11 August 2019
1. Various of dancers performing at the rally
2. Various of former President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, waving
3. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese) Mahinda Rajapaksa, former President of Sri Lanka: ++PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS OF CROWD++
"I thought of a man who is sought by the country's history to build a future. Whether I chose or not, he has become your brother. Whether I chose him or not, he has already won your hearts. I hand over my brother as a brother to you. He is no other, he is Gotabaya."
4. Various of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa embracing each other
5. Crowd
6. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese) Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former defence official and brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa: ++OVERLAID BY SHOTS OF MAHINDA, CROWD++
"In fulfilling my duties for the country I have never allowed room for any foreign forces to interfere. Even in future I will never allow anyone to lay hands on the country's sovereignty."
7. Crowd
STORYLINE:
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was a livewire in Sri Lanka's military campaign to end a long civil war, but faces allegations of human rights violations, was nominated on Sunday as the opposition's candidate for the presidential election to be held later this year.
Gotabaya, a brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was a powerful defence bureaucrat under his brother's government, which defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels' 26-year insurgency in 2009.
Rajapaksa announced his brother's candidacy to cheering supporters at a rally in Colombo, the South Asian island nation's capital.
Earlier at the rally, Rajapaksa was named leader of the Sri Lanka People's Front, under which Gotabaya will contest.
Gotabaya is a hero to many majority Sinhalese, who see him as a prospective strong leader, but is feared by minorities and victims of human rights abuses.
As secretary of defence ministry under his brother's rule, Gotabaya played a key role in ending the Tamil Tigers' campaign for an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils.
But he was accused of using extralegal methods and cracking down on those who criticized his style.
Gotabaya was accused of running abduction squads known as "white van" squads that whisked away rebel suspects and journalists deemed to be overly critical.
Some of the abductees were released after torture, while others were never seen again.
Gotabaya was also implicated in the killing of rebels and civilians who tried to surrender with white flags under a pre-arranged deal in the final days of the civil war.
Ethnic Tamils say they handed over their children for investigation at the request of the military, but did not see them again.
According to a UN report, some 45,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the last months of the war alone.
After the war's end, Gotabaya also took up the extra role of city development in which he used the military to evict people from their homes for land acquisition.
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