{"id":142052,"date":"2015-03-31T22:14:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=142052"},"modified":"2015-04-08T04:13:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T22:43:59","slug":"i-am-a-hero-mr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/i-am-a-hero-mr\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am A Hero: MR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=6&amp;y=1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> has said that his heroism is reflected by the prolonged period he has taken to make a decision concerning his re-entry to politics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136324\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mahinda-pic-Sudath-Silva1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136324\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-136324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mahinda-pic-Sudath-Silva1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mahinda Rajapaksa\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mahinda-pic-Sudath-Silva1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mahinda-pic-Sudath-Silva1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-136324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He made this remark today in response to a query by a journalist during an event in the Abhayarama temple in Narahenpita. When he mentioned that he has not yet made a final decision on whether he would re-enter active politics, the journalist had questioned him as to why he was taking so much time and whether this inability to make a decision is befitting for him, who has been declared a hero. Responding to that question, MR had said, &#8220;That is heroism&#8221; at which point, a group of his supporters who had attended the event had cheered and chanted slogans demanding his return to politics. He had then pointed at the crowd and said,&#8221;You don&#8217;t need to ask this from me . . . the answer is right there. . .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former President had also said that that its important to learn from one&#8217;s mistakes, rectify them and ensure that even dissenting views and opinions are respected. When a question was posed regarding the allegations that have been levelled against his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Basil+Rajapaksa&amp;x=12&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Basil<\/span><\/a> for being responsible for the fall of his regime even by his allies such as Wimal Weerawansa, he had said, &#8220;That is his opinion, everyone is entitled to hold their opinions. 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