President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that it is the responsibility of academics as well as professionals to unite to move the country forward through the new economic and political system.
The President says that the country’s economy as well as politics collapsed on the basis of borrowing to fulfill it by making various promises on election platforms.
The President mentioned this in a meeting held yesterday (02) with scholars, professionals and entrepreneurs of Jaffna district.
The President said that it is the responsibility of the scholars and professionals of Sri Lanka to contribute to the efforts to build the country through a new economic and political system by making sure that the previous mistakes are not repeated.