{"id":140167,"date":"2015-02-27T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T14:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=140167"},"modified":"2015-03-11T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T14:14:39","slug":"none-can-accuse-me-of-engaging-in-revengeful-politics-mr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/none-can-accuse-me-of-engaging-in-revengeful-politics-mr\/","title":{"rendered":"None Can Accuse Me Of Engaging In Revengeful Politics: MR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> today said that none can accuse him of engaging in revengeful politics and accused the present government of harassing not simply Opposition politicians but also their wives and children.<\/p>\n

\"Mahinda\"<\/a>He made these remarks this afternoon when he and his wife visited former Minister Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s wife Shashi who is admitted at the General Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not just the politicians; even their wives and children should be protected from this government. This kind of revengeful politics must be stopped. I never engaged in such activities, no one can point the finger at me for engaging in this type of vengeful actions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, NFF leader Weerawansa who also spoke to the media on his way out from the hospital after visiting his sick wife said she is currently recovering and added the extreme stress she was subjected to, due to the arrest contributed to her falling ill.<\/p>\n