The 45th National Conference of Chartered Accountants took place yesterday (16) in Colombo, including a rare event of three former Presidents of Sri Lanka $ Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena, and Ranil Wickremesinghe $ on the very same stage.The former leaders shared their views on the country $'s political landscape and responded to concerns provided to them at the conference, making the occasion an emphasize in the nation $'s political discourse.Speaking throughout the event, previous President Maithripala Sirisena reviewed the political state of the nation, emphasizing the need for stability at all levels of government.
He mentioned: $ A country can not advance merely due to the fact that its ruler is excellent.
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet should likewise be tidy.
There need to be no room for corruption and scams.
I don $'t like some people blaming political leaders that the country has been corrupt for the last 74 years.
I totally turn down that.
It $'s not practically blaming politicians.
$ $ Politicians need to likewise be trained from the beginning, from the Ministry Secretary to the President $'s Secretary.
The citizens need to likewise play their part in constructing a better nation.
Now when you go to vote, you can $'t work without alcohol.
You require an excellent meal, you require a good bus.
That $'s the situation $, Sirisena added.Advice to a Future PresidentWhen asked to offer advice to a future president, each previous leader shared their ideas: Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke on management, drawing a comparison in between business and political management.
$ Mr.
Panditaratne became the President of UNP.
He was really like the right hand of the President.
Mahaweli project was successful since of him.
If they join the United National Party, these people can go up.
A CEO and a president have different roles.
Steve Jobs could never ever be President of the United States.
Only Donald Trump handled to cross that line, $ he said.
Maithripala Sirisena expressed optimism about the future, humorously stating, $ None of you have actually run for election yet, however I hope that sooner or later one of your Chartered Accountants will end up being the President of this country.
$ Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga highlighted the requirement for educated and capable individuals to enter politics.
$ Doors ought to be opened for everyone.
Educated and proficient people should be encouraged to lead.
I am no longer associated with politics but am focused on developing brand-new leaders, $ she said.Maithripala Sirisena attended to the problem of corruption within ministries, keeping in mind that it is frequently a collaborative effort.
$ There are informed individuals who steal.
Ministers can $'t participate in corruption without the knowledge of ministry secretaries and chief accounting professionals.
It ends up being a chain reaction, and then they all get involved, $ he explained.When asked about his choice to select Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister throughout the $ Good Governance $ government, Sirisena humorously deflected, mentioning, $ I could answer that, but I $ m not exactly sure if Mr.
Ranil will be pleased.
If anybody needs to know, they can ask me privately.
It wasn $'t exclusively my choice, however I take duty.
Being a leader suggests dealing with many hard decisions.
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