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Hitler no role model for any politician-German Ambassador
April 13, 2021
German Ambassador for Sri Lanka Holger Seubert has reminded the State minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama in a Twitter message that Adolf Hitler is no role model for any politician.
The ambassador’s observations came in the wake of a tweet by Minister Amunugama that people who voted for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wanted him to be a Hitler.
Amunugama addressing the media, said in Kandy said “6.9million people who voted for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wanted him to be a Hitler. Even I accept that. When he fails to do so, they criticise him.”
The Minister’s remarks were on Twitter attracting comments and criticism.
Ambassador for Germany in Sri Lanka Holger Seubert retweeted stating “ I am hearing that “a Hitler” could be beneficial to Sri Lanka today. Let me remind those voices that Adolf Hitler was responsible for human suffering and despair beyond imagination, with millions of deaths. Definitely no role model for any politician!
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