Anura Kumara is a miser - Ranjan

Former Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, who participated in a shop opening in the Galle area, gave this answer when asked by media cameramen present there about the current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

"I have associated with him in Parliament, I said it first... As far as I know, he is very stingy, extremely stingy. .Anura Kumara Dissanayake is an extremely stingy person, and that stinginess is good for the country. There is no waste. The former presidents were not stingy, they spent our money like crazy and sold the country. This person is extremely stingy. When my father at home was extremely stingy, the house and land were saved. The house was saved. The money was saved, and the paddy in the granary was also saved. So, the opposition says that Anura Kumara and Mr. Leader are saving a lot of money due to their stinginess, but he is not taking it home.

If the people's father becomes a gambler, goes to casinos, gambles, and spends money, the children will lose their way. But this stingy president does not keep such ladies and spend on foreign trips... Even if we count helicopters, if the former president went one hundred and fifty-seven times a month, this one goes like two. And there are no ladies, it's like he doesn't spend at all. Waste is low, theft is low. I feel that laws are being implemented correctly. For now, it's good for me. I don't know how our friend will perform in the future. I also think it would be good if we could get someone a bit better for foreign relations."

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