All must understand attempts by some to mislead society regarding a new constitution which is still not drafted –President

President Maithripala Sirisena says all the citizens of the country must be aware of the attempts by some section of the society to mislead the society regarding a new constitution which is still not drafted.

He said that we had to face a nearly three decade long, brutal war as a result of not providing solutions for the issues in the country in a timely and appropriate manner. President Sirisena requested all the Sri Lankans, as true human beings who loves the country, to join with him to build peace and reconciliation among all the communities.

He made these remarks while addressing the  Deepavali Festival 2017 organized by the Presidential Secretariat to mark the Festival of Light at the President’s House in Colombo, yesterday (19).

“When the current government is re-building the friendship and mutual understanding which were lost due to thirty year long war, some extremists are trying to destroy this process”, he said.

The President explained the importance to recognize the identities of all cultures in the country.

“We haven’t drafted any constitution so far. What was submitted to Parliament was only a report based on drafting a constitution. We only want to take ideas and proposals on that regard”, he stated.

The ceremony included many cultural events of Hindu tradition.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Opposition Leader R. Sambandan, Minister D. M. Swaminadan, State Minister V. Radhakrishnan, Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and the Secretary to the President Austin Fernando were among those participated in this occasion.