රටට යහපතක් වෙනවා නම් දින 500ක් වුණත් සිරගතව ඉන්න සූදානම්: රිමාන්ඩ් භාරයේ දින 50ක් පිරෙන දා නාමල් රාජපක්ෂගෙන් විශේෂ ලිපියක්

Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa and Newswire report that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa sent a letter to his son, MP Namal Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody. Daily Mirror says the letter recalled advice Mahinda gave Namal on entering politics in 2010. Ada Derana reports that Mahinda urged his son against seeking revenge if he gained power. Lankadeepa and Tamilmirror report that Mahinda was receiving hospital treatment.

Newswire reports that Namal issued a statement dated October 23, with October 24 marking 50 days since he was taken into custody. Sri Lanka Mirror says he issued a letter for the 50-day mark, while Ada Derana (தமிழ்) and Hiru News (සිංහල) also report a special statement connected to that milestone. Newswire says Namal stated he would accept a period of up to 500 days if doing so eased public financial pressure and safeguarded national heritage.

Newswire reports that Namal challenged the government’s portrayal of improving finances, arguing that people remained under serious financial strain. He pointed to promises or proposals involving cutting electricity bills by two-thirds, reducing fuel costs, raising salaries twice a year, offering collateral-free interest-free loans, selling Toyota Vitz cars for about Rs. 1.2 million, and removing taxes on necessities, healthcare and education.

Newswire reports that Namal criticised what he described as shifting attention away from national issues by focusing on one political family. The outlet also says he mourned the death of the well-known tusker Kavantissa and called for protection of Sri Lanka’s natural and cultural heritage, while praising his father’s efforts to protect heritage and living beings.

Newswire reports that Namal supported open discussion of religion and culture in democratic society, while cautioning against insults, misrepresentation and hostility. The reports give no further information about what happens next.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.