As an eligible citizen, I have a right to know when I will receive the vaccine and how I am to go about getting it. “Vaccination against Covid-19 is the right of every citizen.
At a time when senior public health officials like Dr Anil Jaasinghe, the former Director General of Health Service were needed the most, the President had permitted him to retire when his term could easily have been extended by cabinet until the corona virus crisis had passed. This is the result of immature leadership,” Dissanayake charged. “Health Ministers threw pots in the river or promoted fake witch-doctor cures.
From opening the island to deadly variants, to the disastrous Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Government had mismanaged the entire crisis, the JVP leader said. “They are afraid that expressing such views would lead to a whole other problem,” Dissanayake explained. Health officials were holding back from expressing their genuine concerns and advice in the presence of the President, the JVP Leader said.
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa was a “dry shell of a man”, who felt no compassion, no sense of responsibility towards the citizens of Sri Lanka, the JVP Leader charged during an hour-long briefing to reporters. JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake unleashed another volley of salvos at a prolonged news conference on Tuesday (11), accusing Gotabaya Rajapaksa of arrogance that was costing Sri Lankan lives.