Agreement Already Signed To Name Rajapaksa PM: Premajayantha
August 14, 2015UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha said that an agreement has already been reached by senior UPFA leaders to name Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister when the UPFA wins the forthcoming general election.
Speaking at the UPFA rally in Homagama, Premajayantha said that Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva, SLFP General Secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Bndula Gunawardena, Wimal Weerawansa, Dinesh Gunawardena Vasudeva Nanayakkara were among the signatories of the agreement. Premajayantha said that he also signed in the capacity of UPFA General Secretary.
Premajayantha also said that the agreement was signed and sealed in July, on the day the first UPFA rally was held in Anuradhapura.
Rajapaksa Thanks Facebook Campaigners (FULL LETTER)
August 14, 2015Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa thanked the social media campaigners who helped him over the past eight years on Facebook and other social media.
Minister Sajith Premadasa's sister Dulanjalee Jayakody sent a letter through her lawyers to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, warning him to refrain from making defamatory remarks about her.
She pointed out that Rajapaksa had claimed that he had intervened to get her released in an alleged foreign currency fraud incident.
However, she made it clear that no such thing happened and she had cooperated with the investigations into the matter. Those who were responsible have been identified as far as she is concerned, Jayakody said.
Therefore, she asked the former President not to repeat his false allegations again in public. If he does, she will be forced to take legal action, Jayakody said.
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August 13, 2015Rajapaksa Says He Is Yet To See Sirisena's Letter
August 13, 2015Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he is yet to see the letter that is said to have been sent to him by President Maithripala Sirisena.
Speaking at the Homagama UPFA rally taking place at this moment, Rajapaksa said that someone informed him of a letter but he was yet to see it. He said that he cannot say anything before seeing it.
Meanwhile, his media coordinator Rohan Welivita had told media that he was yet to receive a letter. If the President wanted to send a letter to Rajapaksa, the best way would have been to send it directly rather than releasing it to media, he had also said.
A letter sent by Sirisena to Rajapaksa was released to media this afternoon. In it, Sirisena revealed many details of the interactions between him and Rajapaksa during the last few months and added that he would not support Rajapaksa to be the next Prime Minister even if the UPFA wins the election.
Related: Rajapaksa Will Not Be Appointed Prime Minister, Sirisena Informs (SEE FULL LETTER)
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August 13, 2015Five Years Leave For Public Servants Is Another False Promise By UNP, Says Rajapaksa
August 13, 2015Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that the promise of five years of leave for the public sector employees was another false promise given by the UNP.
Speaking at a meeting in Hyde Park Grounds in Colombo, Rajapaksa said that the UNP was planning to destroy the public sector.
He alleged that the UNP will end the free health service. Pointing out that hospitals would be put under an authority in a future UNP government, Rajapaksa warned that government and private hospitals would be the same thereafter.
The former President assured that the public sector servants would get a minimum salary of Rs. 25,000 under a UPFA government.
