 (Lanka-e-News, Feb. 15, 2010, 10.40AM) Although the Executive Committee of the UNP has decided to contest under the elephant symbol, the leader of the party Ranil Wickremesinghe said, by virtue of the powers vested in him, he can under the circumstances finally decide after discussing with all parties with a view to arriving at a suitable decision in the best interests of all.
Hence, he will discuss with all parties and take a final decision next week whether it is will be the elephant symbol or any other.
Ranil Wickremesinghe stated this at a media briefing at his official residence on the 14th where Tissa Attanayake and Karu Jayasooriya also participated. Mr. Wickremesinghe opened his speech with the remark ‘War Hero Sarath Fonseka is in jail, KP the villain is in a palace’
Saving Fonseka and Ekneliyagoda who was abducted are not two matters, they are one, protecting the crumbling Democracy in the country, he pointed out. |
We have held over 20 very successful demonstrations and protests for the release of Gen. Fonseka. But, the Govt. is pressurizing the media not to write about them.
When I asked the President to release Gen. Fonseka, he tells me to speak to the Army Commander. I did not think the President was so foolish and naïve as to give such replies. Anyway I opened his mind by telling him I am before the President of the country ,and as the Head of the State he can tell the Army Commander or the Navy chief. I made it clear to him that I met him to discharge my duty and following traditions to request the release of an erstwhile Army Commander who saved the country, the people and the President himself from the deadly terrorists who stalked the land for the 30 years and a threat to even President’s life.
It is the President’s duty to comply after I have made a request, he noted. |
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