TNA Member of Parliament M.A.Sumanthiran says that the reason for Ranil Wickremesinghe’s defeat in the 2005 presidential election was the decision of the people of the north not to vote and that people are saddened by that today. .
He also said that the current president has worked to free the people of the north from many difficulties they faced. He also said that he is thankful to the President for giving priority to the development of the North.
He said this while attending the inauguration of the new Faculty of Medicine building by President Ranil Wickremesinghe at Jaffna University.