{"id":137563,"date":"2015-01-20T19:47:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T14:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=137563"},"modified":"2015-01-27T17:28:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T11:58:29","slug":"political-ethics-should-be-preserved-and-maintained-mr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/political-ethics-should-be-preserved-and-maintained-mr\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Ethics Should Be Preserved And Maintained: MR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=11&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> today said the newly elected administration should ensure that political ethics are preserved and maintained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Ampara-20-12-2014-MR-FB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-135319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Ampara-20-12-2014-MR-FB-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Mahinda Ampara 20 12 2014 MR FB\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Ampara-20-12-2014-MR-FB-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Ampara-20-12-2014-MR-FB-800x621.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Ampara-20-12-2014-MR-FB.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>He made this statement today in Kandy when he visited the Dalada Maligawa and met with the Malwathu and Agiri Mahanayake theras.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Generations in my family have engaged in politics but it is for the first time that my house was searched yesterday. If there were illegal goods it would have been okay but there was nothing. . . Therefore, political ethics should be protected,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He had also expressed concern over post-election violence and said it should be the priority of the new administration to put a stop to such harassment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Innocent civilians used their vote with a certain confidence and for that, they should not be harassed. 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