{"id":162656,"date":"2016-05-19T23:59:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=162656"},"modified":"2016-05-20T00:11:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:41:02","slug":"pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: Politicos Run To The &#8216;Rescue&#8217; Of Flood And Landslide Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s politicians were quick to respond as disaster struck Colombo and other parts of the country. Some politicians were seeing genuinely making an attempt to help the victims, while others were seen trying to earn brownie points from the masses misery. Here&#8217;s a snapshot of politicians touring the affected areas during the past few days.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jathika Nidahas Peramuna &#8211; Wimal Weerawansa:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/wimal-weerawansa-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162668\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa.jpg\" alt=\"Wimal Weerawansa\" width=\"639\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/wimal-weerawansa-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa-.jpg\" alt=\"Wimal Weerawansa\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa-.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wimal-Weerawansa--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JVP Sunil Handunnetti:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/jvp-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162665\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JVP.jpg\" alt=\"JVP\" width=\"639\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JVP.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JVP-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JVP Lal Kantha:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/lal-kantha-jvp\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162664\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lal-Kantha-JVP.jpg\" alt=\"Lal Kantha JVP\" width=\"639\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lal-Kantha-JVP.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lal-Kantha-JVP-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/ranil-wickremesinghe-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162660\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-Wickremesinghe-.jpg\" alt=\"Ranil Wickremesinghe\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-Wickremesinghe-.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-Wickremesinghe--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/ranil-w-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-W.jpg\" alt=\"Ranil W\" width=\"639\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-W.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ranil-W-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>President Maithripala Sirisena:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/maithripala-sirisena-9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena.jpg\" alt=\"Maithripala Sirisena\" width=\"639\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-politicos-run-to-the-rescue-of-flood-and-landslide-victims\/maithripala-sirisena-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maithripala Sirisena\" width=\"639\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena-1.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maithripala-Sirisena-1-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" 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