Six UPFA members pledge support to Maithripala
Six members of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), including 4 local government members and a former UC Chairman, today pledged to support Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Election.
UPFA Attanagalla Pradeshiya Sabha member Indika Rajapaksa, Meerigama Pradeshiya Sabha member Somaratna Diyanetti and Chilaw Urban Council member Jeevani Kariyawasam announced their decision at a press conference with former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at her residence.
Speaking to reporters, they said that the decision to support the Common Candidate was taken due to the corruption within the government’s development process.
Meanwhile in a separate media briefing at Pitakotte, UPFA member of the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council Ranjan Ponnamperuma, former Kandy Municipal Council member Athula Senarath and former Chairman of the Ja-Ela Urban Council Anju Perera said they also would support Maithripala at the upcoming polls.
They said that the current government is exceedingly corrupt and that the country should be taken into a future devoid of corruption and dishonesty with Maithripala Sirisena’s policies.
They further said that although development is not wrong, the benefits of it does not reach the people as it only goes to a certain group.
(Ada Derana)
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MEE BORU API AHALAWATH NETHI HALPARUWO TIKAK.
Jayawewa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Amden,
See how people are lobbying around Maithreepala (below news as well). If Maithreepala is not moving in correct direction, we will again replace him.
Rajapske says he brought only Basil replying to family regime. Then who are those in the below list.
Mahinda Rajapkse
Chamal rajapakse
Basil rajapakse
Gotabhaya Rajapakse
Namal Rajapakse
Nirupama Rajapakse
Nishanatha Wickramathunga, brother in-law (Chairmen , airlanka)
jaliya Wickramasingke, brother in-law (ambassador USA)
Udayanga Weerathunga, cousin , (ambassador Russia)
http://www.lankadeepa.lk/index.php/articles/282858
Dear friend Amden,
This is where Rajapaske has pushed our country.
Read below news please
Now Sri Lankans( Sinhala Buddhist people ) are going to Geneva human right commission against Rajapakse.
http://www.lankadeepa.lk/index.php/articles/282858
Latest survey says that my3 will be the next leader .so far 67% of winning chance.
Ashiq,
Where did you get the figures from?
Mahinda Rajapaksa cannot be written off. Look at his campaign, the gusto with which he addresses the people. The language is simple, the message is strong.
On the other hand, MY3 is addressing people like a school headmaster, lecturing them on something called good governance.
For that matter, RW is more gusty at election meetings; he talks with a lot of OOMPH (his voice though, is a bit squeaky). He speaks almost like JRJ.
Gen Ponseka can add value to MY3’s campaign; but he is nowhere to be seen. His fault is that he is too bitter with the system, understandably. Under MY3 leadership, Gen Ponseka is destined to be Defence Minister and I fear his first 3 months in that position. He will wreak vengeance on everything and everyone.
Based on my observations of the campaign so far, Mahinda Rajapaksa is leading; he is speaking the right things to the right people and he has gusto and a smile on his face.
The Headmaster, Mr MY3, yeah, he is good man; perhaps he should become a lecturer in the Unversity in Political Science.
This bullshit about Good Governance, who cares? As long as Tamil tigers don’t knock on my door with a grenade in hand, me, I am a happy man. Who cares if the new road per kilometre is costing 5 times of what it costs in India.
Ashiq, listen to Rauff Hakeem; he is a wise and silent man.
When MY3 was in the government he was considered a rogue by the opposition parties. Now, when MY3 is representing the opposition as common candidate he is MY3 Bodhisathwa.
I think if Mervin Silva was chosen to be the common candidate of the opposition and MY3 remained in the government the opposition would consider Mervin Silva as Bodhisathwa and MY3 still a rogue.
Who are these guys sitting with CBK? They are 4 LG members and on ex-UC Chairman.
Oh my goodness, these mandarins, what are they up to? Fight Mahinda Chinthana?
Hey, my dear good friends, do appreciate the opportunity you guys had, to meet with the Madam.
But dear friends, Mahinda Chinthana is miles ahead of political thinking of a foregone era. If you guys want to pay homage to political dinosaurs, you are free to do so at your own peril.
Bas na Yaka, Pity, it is obvious nobody much bother about even replying to your posts probably except me.
May be you are too correct.
Hmm, now what about Bush (Sr.), Bush (Jr) and Jebb Bush?
you have missed Shasendra Rajapkse Chief Minister
who is in the line for the crown.
Putting the national interest first and making the right decision – an example of a genius mind of opposition leader.
(Reuters) – A leader of Sri Lanka’s opposition said he would scrap a $1.5 billion deal with China Communications Construction Co Ltd (601800.SS) to build a port city if the challenger to President Mahinda Rajapaksa wins next month’s election.
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the project, which will be built on reclaimed land in the capital, Colombo, when he visited in September.
Opposition parties say that some infrastructure deals struck by Rajapaksa’s government, which has become heavily dependent on China for infrastructure, did not follow appropriate tender procedures and were not transparent.
Although still popular and likely to win a third term, Rajapaksa is facing a stiffer challenge than expected in the Jan. 8 poll since the emergence of his former health minister, Mithripala Sirisena, as the candidate of a united opposition.
“I will stop it,” opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who would become prime minister if Sirisena wins, told tourism industry officials at a meeting on Tuesday.
“We have to protect our coastal area. If the port city is built, we will lose the coastal area,” he added.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/sri-lanka-china-portcity-idINKBN0JV1QA20141217