Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa, currently in remand custody, has sent a message to supporters attending the party's "Jana Satana" rally in Anuradhapura, saying he would not bow to what he described as the government's political pressure.

In the message issued from the Colombo Remand Prison, Rajapaksa thanked supporters for their solidarity and described the Anuradhapura rally as a "decisive new beginning" for the SLPP's political movement.

"I see you from behind the iron bars of the Colombo Remand Prison. From here, I feel the warmth of the brotherhood you are showing me," Rajapaksa said.

Quoting former South African President Nelson Mandela's words, "Difficulties break some men but make others," Rajapaksa said challeng...