Former Army commander Sarath Fonseka speaking at his 1st press conference since his release, said he would never join the current regime.

“This is a question a lot of you wanted to ask me. I would never join this government. I will always fight for the principles that I stood for. I will topple the current corrupt regime and save this country.”

He also stated that, people are trying to spread rumours about him joining the government in order to prevent him from regaining political stability within the people of this country.

Speaking further Sarath Fonseka spelt out his political manifesto which included the abolition of the executive presidency and coming to an agreeable political solution for the people of this country and put an end to the rampant, corrupt political culture within the country.

By Hafeel Fariz and Yohan Perera
Source: Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)