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President Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oaths before Chief Justice
Asoka de Silva on Friday |
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We have the inherited wisdom to tolerate all opinion and take mature
decisions. We have a tradition of understanding our problems and
conflicts and finding solutions for them…
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There will be no development in the absence of peace, nor peace in the
absence of development…
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We wish to see everyone in this land become a stakeholder in the future
victories that will flow from this great victory, regardless of
political differences…
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Chief Justice Asoka de Silva greets the President |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa takes the salute |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa with his family |
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Massive crowds watch the historic moment |