Backbenchers urge PM to form UNP government
Posted by Editor on February 13, 2018 - 2:28 pm

The United National Party (UNP) backbenchers, who met with party leader Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today, had urged the Premier to form an independent UNP government.
Back benched MPs Kavinda Jayawardene, Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Thushara Indunil, Wijepala Hettiarachchi, Hector Appuhamy, Mayantha Dissanayake, Sandith Samaraisnghe and Bandula Lal Bandarigoda have made this request from Prime Minister Wickremesinghe when they met him this morning.
(Source: Daily Mirror – By Yohan Perera)
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Sri Lanka to my understanding shall remain an utter mess for the rest of its existence. I only regret the young, but they make worse decisions unlike in the developed countries.
I will urge him to pack his bags and bugger-off without causing any more damage.
Ranil Wickremasinghe is the last living patriot in this country.
If he departs form the political scene, Sri Lanka would become No 1 Paraya State in the World.
Not that they love RW with a UNP Government. These backbenches need their job & power so that they can loot more. Inn 2015 MY3 won. Then RW got a Pina-chance to become the PM. The match maker Chandrika madam fled to UK even before the PC results. She lost Athanagalle. HE President already a lame Duck. He has SLFP presidency & SLFP HQ. But masses are with MR (Pohottuwa). The best thing for the Yaha Palanaya is to conduct a snap election. Give what masses want. JVP already indicated they want to be with UNP and MY3. JVP was rejected from ‘Village -Game’ folks and they are really in a limbo (Nannathara wela’).