Karu Jayasuriya, speaker of the new parliament!

Aug 20, 2015

The UNP is ready to name veteran politician, UNP deputy leader, Karu Jayasuriya as speaker of the 14th parliament that will have its first meeting on September 01, say sources at Sirikotha.

It was him who had led the committee that was responsible for ensuring victory for the UNP at the general election. Also, as head of the UNP leadership council, he chose up-and-coming leader Harin Fernando to fulfil the challenging task of democratically toppling the murderous Rajapaksa regime through the Uva provincial council in September 2014. Jayasuriya fulfilled the responsible task of taking the party to victory within a year by working shoulder-to-shoulder with the young membership, while the party’s young leaders were confined to their districts.

 

He had intended to retire from politics after the general election, but he told Lanka News Web that he would remain committed for a few more years on behalf of the UNP and to establish democracy in Sri Lanka. Thereafter, he will retire from political in an honourable manner, he said.