President: SLFP lost LG polls due to allying with the UNP

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President Maithripala Sirisena has reportedly told the Central Committee of his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) that the party had to endure a dismal performance at the local polls only due to its political alignment with the United National Party (UNP).

He said everybody should give it a thought.

The President who addressed the party said all the major parties had been hit by factionalism.
"Nobody can single out a party unaffected by internal squabbles," he said.

He said the SLFP had been affected by division right from its heydays during the time of the late Prime Minister S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike.(Kelum Bandara)

Comments - 64

sg Sunday, 03 June 2018 01:01 PM

What is the solution ...that is immediately take a action to divorce the marriage with UNP..then after make a environment to build up new coalition with closser friends and other leftists movements... It must be rectified the error...

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raj Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:14 PM

He wants MR to take over

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Gamaya Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:11 PM

Hello Sg, who are the " leftists" you refer to? MR and Weerawansa? Ha ha ha, what would Marx have to say?

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Criminal Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:49 PM

Oh well ! No wonder why they call themselves "lefties" ; They always walk towards left when they asked to go right.just guess where the hell most of them so called lefties ended up in ? MR's camp ! •_•…

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Sunday, 03 June 2018 06:33 PM

So called allays know the SLFP oldest profession not as new as from times of 1956.

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Namal Sunday, 03 June 2018 08:24 PM

Give power to Sajith and UNP should build up to face any candidate

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Nikan-Sena Monday, 04 June 2018 07:05 AM

Why are you hanging on to them?

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Scooby Doo Monday, 04 June 2018 08:51 AM

If it`s not for UNP, he might have lost his ass too.

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Sincere Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:12 PM

How did you become President? Was it with SLFP votes?

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faizer Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:10 PM

Well said sir.... Mula Mathaka Naha

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R.Anthony Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:15 PM

It's Memory Loss.

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RK Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:16 PM

The demented MS cannot remember. Like many other cheap politicos

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Shan Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:52 PM

Sour Grape

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malij Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:39 PM

SLFP lost the LG elections badly due to inability to take hard decisions, inability to take timely action and poor decision making by its weak leadership.

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City Monday, 04 June 2018 07:07 AM

What ever said minorities still believe that SLFP is recisam party and it's true

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gemba Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:42 PM

This guy has a pathological inability to assume responsibility for anything. Or did he learn about this in the media :-) ? Absolutely pathetic on the part of a so-called "leader"

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rew Monday, 04 June 2018 08:13 AM

Not Pathetic but Disgraceful

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Premalal Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:54 PM

You must be a grama sevaka to belive such rubbish. You lost the support of the people because you were gutless to give leadership to the country. You are the President remember?

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Charles Sunday, 03 June 2018 02:57 PM

If UNP was not there now ur under 6 feet, remember that, dont just talk for the sake of having a mouth

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Zub Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:12 PM

Didn't you realize that when you contested the Presidential election. SLFP and UNP lost because you guys didn't keep to your promises of punishing the rouges. Greater responsibility lies on you sir as the President

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Criminal Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:15 PM

Dear mr Prez : Who the hell voted for you to rally few loosers under dying SLFP and march them towards LG polls ?since no body believes you and your deranged speechs no more ,enjoy the rest of your term as you've won it from a game of poker and be gone for good.

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DHA Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:16 PM

Cost of living was the key factor via which you'll lost the previous elections try to correct that and see where you'll stand....

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faizer Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:16 PM

UNP made a big mistake by selecting Mr. MS as a common candidate and Mr. MS won't be in that seat if UNP, JVP etc didn't support him. President is now showing his real face to all.

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mugunthan Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:17 PM

please stop faltering, these mater are irrelevant to the people, what they want a decent low cost of living to do that build up the economy, it may take another 1000 years to bay back the debts since independence borrowed by all the parties ruled.

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Rohantha Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:23 PM

Puhh.....

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Denis Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:31 PM

we sri lanken voted and chose wrong people to govern us thruout the history..bringing this gona to such a high power post expecting relief and chnages from him is another historic mistake we made..

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faizer Sunday, 03 June 2018 11:46 PM

Yes UNP have made a historical mistake by selecting him as a common candidate. As a voter we didn't have any choice apart from him at that time. UNP has to take the blame for selecting him as a common candidate. MS is like Dayasiri. Marenakota okkama adegena marenawa. Like they collectively do robbery to public funds.

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Unchikun Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:37 PM

Typical Sri Lanka culture. Trying to pass the buck. You were elected to office on UNP votes. Ethically you should have resisted from the SLFP and either joined the UNP or be independent. You did not do either. As all Sri Lankans you wanted to have the best from both. Am I right to you have failed in both. Now is the time to take collective responsibility and try to steady the rocking ship.

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vithura Sunday, 03 June 2018 03:37 PM

The guy has lost the plot and pointing at others to blame and his recent speeches are pointers that he has reverted to type!

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S.P.Ramkumar Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:28 PM

No Sir, that is not true, SLFP supporters went with MR. If you not hand over party leadership to MR. The party never win.

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Malik Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:51 PM

Sadly this prez has always ended up shooting in his feet and playing to the gallery.This is what happens when politicos try to insult the intelligence of the masses.

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Anthony Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:53 PM

Hon Mr. President what can we expect from others, you are today the President because of whom did you ever dream that you will be a President of the Country, Please hand over the SLFP to the Rajapakses, since now we feel that MR is a better Gentleman than you. Even if you contest a lone you will never win due to your double tongue or loosing your memory.

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lion Monday, 04 June 2018 06:10 AM

Anthony do you wanta period people are shot for fighting for their rights. You want to give this country back to people who killed Wasim thajudeen.

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ravin Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:54 PM

What part did you play during the same period?

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Sun Sunday, 03 June 2018 05:04 PM

That's what you call ungratefulness. Trying to be the good guy. On a daily basis he opens projects initiated by the U N P

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Loku lamaya Sunday, 03 June 2018 05:47 PM

You contested local polls as a separate party and still you were reduced to 4%. You are in this position mainly because of UNP. We all regret for you becoming the President who could not take hard decisions due to deals with certain individuals. Just wasted 3 and half years and achieved little. This is your last lap of political life. MR will swallow the rest very soon.

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Titanic Sunday, 03 June 2018 05:49 PM

Those who blame other people, don't have any things to produce among them, this is the truth.

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fazier Sunday, 03 June 2018 11:49 PM

Well said

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Citizen Perera Sunday, 03 June 2018 06:25 PM

What a foolish statement, I do not know whether to laugh or cry.

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malij Sunday, 03 June 2018 06:40 PM

We all are spectators of a scenario where a President of our country acting like an overgrown baby who is accusing the people around him for getting hurt after falling down.

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laki Sunday, 03 June 2018 06:41 PM

Cry baby.

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R.Manoharan Sunday, 03 June 2018 06:48 PM

The greatest mistake president made is accepting the Leadership of SLFP and not fulfilling the promises he made to public.

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Aruna Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:03 PM

The curators of the west did not think that everything would collapse so quickly

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I A Nihal Peiris Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:05 PM

MS does not take intelligent decision-making at Actions at Suitable time with unlimited Execute Powers

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J A Nihal peiris Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:13 PM

MS People Voted 62% to you to Catch ROGUES and not to make INABILITY /INEFFICIENT Speeches which already proven to the Country

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Surasena Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:28 PM

The UNP and MS had only one intention it was to defeat MR, which was acceptable at such political environment. However MS badly misjudged his power and disturbed many UNP initiatives as MS fail to grasp economic and political realities of the country. RW become a victim of Bank Robbery and he eroded his credibility, within. Still if MS to play only a supervisory role while RW handling the economic, there might be a slight opportunity us all to prevail as a nation. If not, whatever would be the next power-structure, Sri Lanka will be in peril, a long time to come.

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Mongol Thinker... Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:33 PM

The GREAT....Betrayal.. IF not for the UNP,JVP,TNA,SLMCn other parties, MS wouldnt have been the President..APPA case betrayal 1, this is 2..the grand finale is he betrayal of tge country...super additions to a Resume..

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Jude Sunday, 03 June 2018 07:39 PM

Well, how did you become the president!!?? Which Party. Helped you !??? When you became the common candidate and at the public meeting at Viharamahadevi Park, you did thank UNP and you said furthermore, under your government RW will be appointed PM of SL !! And 3 years into you presidency you conveniently forgot about everything!! Ironic huh!! Moreover, bashing UNP every now and then!! Now That's the reason you're going to be one term President!!

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Francis Sunday, 03 June 2018 08:06 PM

If he can do what he did to Mahinda after closely associating and eating hoppers together what is Ranil for him to say all these rubbish. He and family who are thriving in ill gotten income would have been under 6 ft as he himself claimed . Very short memory and talking like a lion now shame on you Mr President. At least now learn to take responsibility and don't pass your failures to others.

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Nihal Sunday, 03 June 2018 09:12 PM

MR and the family deserved what they got for robbing poor people.

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Chux Sunday, 03 June 2018 08:06 PM

Only god knows what he is talking

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Patriot Sunday, 03 June 2018 08:42 PM

In business, a person who blames his failures on others will never move forward and succeed

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Ceylon Sunday, 03 June 2018 11:48 PM

Seems this man is heavyly drunk allways.drunk peopke in bar talking like this kind of rubish.

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lion Monday, 04 June 2018 06:12 AM

This is the signs of early stage of dementia.

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Nimal Monday, 04 June 2018 06:29 AM

Very soon he will say that, "I only knew that I won the presidency with UNP votes through the News papers" This President forgets every thing.

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Buddhist Monday, 04 June 2018 07:18 AM

SLFP lost because the President did not deliver the promises he gave during the election campaign. President is the Head of the Govt and the Country.

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KOLA KOTIYA Monday, 04 June 2018 07:44 AM

REAL HYPOCRIT

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Sara Monday, 04 June 2018 08:15 AM

Our "leaders" should learn the meaning of Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima Culpa.If not, our country will stagnate till the end of the world.At least now take a lesson from Dr Mathir and learn to take action without uttering meaningless words.

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TONY Monday, 04 June 2018 08:58 AM

MR PRESIDENT. SINCE OF LATE YOU ARE TALKING THRU YOUR HAT. YOU FORGOT THAT YOUR BECAME PRESIDENT FROM UNP SUPPORT. EVEN THEN SLFP LOST

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THOMAS Monday, 04 June 2018 09:12 AM

you lost because you contested on your own without jointly contesting with UNPYou scored lesser votes than UNP

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cheers Monday, 04 June 2018 09:18 AM

Not sir not true SLFP and UNP both lost beacuse of Mahinda Rajapakse's SLPP

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Rasheed Monday, 04 June 2018 11:32 AM

This marriage was made for the UNP to earn money, now the they have already earned, now the time to divorce and marry MR.

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Sri Wickrema Monday, 04 June 2018 01:35 PM

What else can people expect from a President who has stooped to such a low level?

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Hubert Tuesday, 05 June 2018 02:27 PM

we do not want a party like SLFP based on dishonesty country suffered from 56 due to shortsighted policies which are used to manipulate masses

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