Kumar Gunaratnam to Lanka on Sept. 12!

 

Thursday, 04 September 2014 

Kumar Gunaratnam, leader of the Frontline Socialist Party, is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on September 12, confirm reliable sources.

Kumar, who has obtained Australian citizenship, was abducted by the Rajapaksa government’s military immediately before the formation of the FSP. Owing to his Australian citizenship, Lanka was forced, due to Australian influence, to deport him to Australia,

According to reliable sources in Australia, Kumar is paying the visit in order to prepare the party for the presidential election and to field a candidate at the election.

After he was deported from Lanka, defence ministry secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the media that Kumar would not be allowed to enter the country under the assumed name Noel Mudalige, Kumar Gunaratnam or any other name.

Under such circumstances, political circles are curious as to why he is paying a visit to Lanka. Commenting on this, a former politburo member of a leftist party said Kumar’s visit might be due to an agreement reached between the FSP and the government.

However, he noted Kumar was having very strong political links, both locally and internationally, and that his return to active politics could disrupt the prevailing affinity in local politics.

Also, that if the FSP fields him or anyone else at the upcoming presidential polls, that could affect the vote base of the JVP which has decided to contest on its own.