Minister of Agriculture K.D. Lal Kantha stated that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the politician who championed neoliberalism in Sri Lankan society. He further emphasized that Wickremesinghe was knowledgeable in this regard, whereas Mahinda Rajapaksa did not hold such beliefs.
Speaking at a seminar organized by the National People’s Power, Lal Kantha asserted that Ranil Wickremesinghe possessed a vision, while Mahinda Rajapaksa merely maintained the status quo without a distinct philosophy.
The Minister also expressed that the government should not continue recruiting individuals into the state service without limitations and that the government’s focus should be on generating employment within the private sector.