UNP MP Palitha Thewarapperuma who was an eye witness to the recent riots in Aluthgama and surrounding areas, and was injured after a mob had attacked his vehicle while transporting victims detailed the behaviors of the Police and the STF deployed in the area and spoke of his resignation.
NFF Leader and firebrand Minister Wimal Weerawansa during an interview with Dailymirror, insisted that his recent salvoes fired against the government were not aimed at toppling the incumbent regime. Instead, he said the ideology behind such salvoes was to ensure the government continued in power.
United National Party (UNP) Leadership Council Chairman and parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya agreeing that the parties slogans used in the past had not struck a chord with the masses appeared confident in the revival of the UNP under the new structure that is being implemented.
In an interview with the Dailymirror UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha De Silva discussed the implications of so called mixed hotel and shopping malls project including James Packer’s project approved in Parliament, the EPF issue and expressed his views regarding the recent attack on UNP MPs in Hambantota.
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