For those who consider it small or insignificant, fast for 40 days and say your confession then speak about what he has done - says Reverend Nikoloz while talking about Mikheil Saakashvili.
The Metropolitan of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo visited the third president in prison on the 39th day of the hunger strike:
"This is a great merit that this man has made, this is a sacrifice that he made for the freedom of the country, for the strengthening of the country, and do you for what else? For us to love each other, for us to forget the hatred towards each other. In modern reality I do not remember such an example that the first person of the country to do such a thing, voluntarily, with such noteworthy devotion, the monks did such things, it is difficult for people to fast and 40 days of dry fasting, confession and communion is in my opinion a remarkable merit, I can only name historical examples "
Reverend Nicholas said and cited King David, David the Builder, and Demeter as examples.