Releasing a letter, he said that these campaigners supported him because they loved their motherland. Rajapaksa said that these campaigners created a positive discourse on social media against various mud-slinging campaigns. The country is indebted to these campaigners, Rajapaksa said.

 

He pointed out that his opponents want to see a weakened nation with no idea of the proud history and culture. The Facebook campaigners helped to fight against this thinking, he said.