“We saw during Yahapalana regime, when the President or Prime Minister travelled, so many vehicles followed them and the roads were closed too. I stopped these. I only have 2 security vehicles. When I went to the USA, 15 vehicles followed my vehicle. Here we don’t need like that.
When I attended the UN general assembly, I stayed at a normal hotel. I paid for the air ticket of my wife who accompanied me. Only 7 persons travelled with me. That’s the difference. There is a palace for me as well. Avoiding unnecessary wastage, I am still staying at the same house I used to stay. This is the difference.” President Gotabaya Rajapaksa