17 JHU local gov. members to support President, says Gammanpila
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on December 17, 2014 - 8:58 pm

Seventeen out of total 29 Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) local government authorities’ members have pledged to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa at forthcoming Presidential polls, Udaya Gammanpila said.
Gammanpila made the observation at a press conference held in Colombo, this morning.
He said that 17 of 29 provincial level members of the JHU including eight monks will assist President Rajapaksa at the upcoming polls.
Western Provincial Council member Udaya Gammanpila quitted the Jathika Hela Urumaya and pledged to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on 11 December.
Gammanpila, said that a ‘policy decision’ led for his resignation.
(Ada Derana)
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Gembanpila secretly organized the members of Hela-Urumaya, and finally form a different group to be a leader. This is not called conspiaracy at all.
How soon Gembanpila attracted all these gyes, secret is that he organised all of them before leaving.
Sirisena also secretly organized some members of UPFA, and finally formed a different group to be the leader. Isn’t this called a conspiracy too?
How soon Sirisena attracted all these guys, secret is that he organised all of them before leaving.
Well, when you do it it is OK, but when someone else do the same thing, it is wrong. How funny?
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