They are coming, be patient – Maithripala
They were coming be patient, the Joint Opposition Fronts (JOF) Presidential candidate Maithripala Srisena said yesterday, in reference to his claim that more government MPs would back his candidature.Responding to questions at news conference held by the JOF at the Opposition Leaders office in Colombo, he said, “Be patient, more government MP’s and local councilors are coming. It’s a matter of time.”
Srisena, producing over Rs.1.3 million worth of unused petrol vouchers which he had received from the Health Ministry for this year as well as 2015, handed it over to a Health Ministry who was present.
“I have always returned unused fuel coupons and what I handed over now include this year’s unused quota as well,” he noted adding “This is money and I can sell them, but will not rob state funds.”
Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe replying to queries on General Secretary Tissa Attanayake defection to the government yesterday said “I am sorry for Tissa. Our new General Secretary Kabir Hashim will speak about it in detail shortly. I have been entrusted with the legacy that our past leaders D. S. Ekanayake , Sri John Kotalawale, Dudley Senanayake, J .R. Jayewardene, Ranasinghe Premadasa and Gamini Dissanayake had left. We will emerge victorious regardless of a few nauseating crossovers.”
Chandrani Bandara MP, who was widely speculated to join Attanayake in defecting to the government said that she loved the UNP and would not let it down. “My family has been associated with this party for long years .It has always had the national and peoples interest at heart. I love the UNP so much and will not desert it for any consideration.”
(Courtesy: The Island)
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The performance of Mr MY3 and his team a few days ago when attempting to occupy an office in Havelock Town was disastrous.
Mobile Phones were snatched, threats of mass dislocation against the neighbors to the office were aired by the minders and politicians in black BMW’s illegally occupied private parking spots owned by the neighbors.
Well, that is Sri Lanka and its leaders; they have no respect for the humanity which they lead; it is all about themselves.
Disgusting to note social trends that are despised most likely to continue or even become more intense in the promised MY3 Yugaya.
These petrol vouchers should not have been in Mr MY3’s possession. The right thing is the petrol vouchers and other Ministerial documents should have been handed over to the Ministry’s Secretary when Mr MY3 resigned his portfolio and walked away from his office.
Mr MY3 not only held on to these documents illegally but is publicly speculating on how he could have profited from them.
Rather disappointing for man who is contesting under a symbol which represents purity. I hope he doesn’t have any Ministry “piles” in his possession.
I feel sorry for the guy who accepted the vouchers. He will be answerable to a disciplinary action against him. We expect MY3 to be more diplomatic, like Modi. He should talk to the point, short and precise, but never be dramatic. The image he has built up should be maintained./lawije
Hey shut up, Lionel. You do not understand Sri Lankans. They love dramatics. They see lot of TV films. That is the reason. MY3 is just playing to that gallery.
Well said 🙂