"Discipline is not revenge. The nation can only be built through commitment, discipline and elimination of corruption."

"As for what I achieved in the first term, I have brought peace to this country. Eliminated terrorism and brought peac…"

"The message to my people is that I am concentrating on development work. I want to make Sri Lanka a hub for the devel…"

"My country has been influenced by the core Buddhist values of non-violence, loving kindness, compassion, equanimity a…"

"I unreservedly condemn the cowardly terrorist attacks in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday, killing and injuring a large nu…"

"It is a revolution against a dictator [referring to Rajapaksa]. This should be a lesson for all South Asian countries…"

"Centuries of growth in advanced economies have left little carbon space for the developing world, challenging their g…"

"If anyone who wants to complain about human rights violations in Sri Lanka, whether it's torture, whether it is rape,…"

"I have succeeded in uniting the territory. Now, I am entrusted with the task of uniting the hearts of all sections of…"

"If there is any violations, we will take actions against anybody, anybody. I am ready to do that."