UNP MP and party stalwart Ravi Karunanayake has resigned from the UNP Nomination Board following a disagreement over the selecting of candidates for the forthcoming provincial council election, informed source said.

It is learnt that Mr. Karunanayake has reportedly resigned due to some unilateral decisions taken by the party leadership and also bringing irrelevant candidates from outside Colombo to contest the provincial council election.

In the wake of the conflict paired with the lack of support by other party members, Mr.Karunanayake has tendered his resignation to quit the Nominations Board.

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