Ranil to contest upcoming poll from Colombo District
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UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the upcoming parliamentary election from the Colombo District, a senior UNP source told the Daily Mirror yesterday.
Wickremesinghe has already informed his party that he will be contesting the elections, amidst reports that he may be offered a national list seat by Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa who is now leading the newly formed Samagi Jana Balawegaya Alliance, of which the UNP is the main constituent party.
The source said that Wickremesinghe’s camp had also maintained that there would be no change in the electorates of any members and all will contest from their respective constituencies. This statement comes amidst reports that some UNP members were trying to contest from different electorates, causing disagreement within the UNP.
“No one will be able to make any changes to their electorates and this has been conveyed to all members. No one can be involved in any kind of trading,” the source who is closely associated with Wickremesinghe said.
Meanwhile, the source further said that a final decision on the symbol will be taken on March 1 when the leaders and working committee meet, after which the UNP and its alliance members can prepare their campaign for the elections.
(Source: Daily Mirror – By Jamila Husain)
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Please don’t bring this senile brainless basted to the political system. This man is a lost course and cry in the wilderness, No matter what. as a leach he wants to hang on to the parliament for his self desires. He is dead. Barry him with face pointing down words.
Brother Ranjith, You are right. This guy will die in the parliament one day. After losing more than 21 elections in a row never gave up UNP leadership. Afraid of running for Presidency. Came through backdoor and got appointed as PM when Sirisena became the president. He knows he can’t win anywhere except Colombo. This is due to the fact his Sinhala Kalu Suda voter base (in Colombo) and guaranteed Tamils/Muslims votes.
Colombo district voters where Ranil got a landslide are they not sri lankan voters are hambatota voters not sri lankan voters where Sagitht loss not sri lankan voters Sagith group loss most of their seats and Ranil group won most of their seats