Success at local polls remains one priority for Sirisena

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking at a ceremony held at the Parliament complex yesterday to mark the launching of the Hambantota Port project in association with a Chinese company. Pic by Indika Handuwela

By Our Political Editor--Sunday, December 10, 2017 

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One evening early this week, Basil Rajapaksa, a key player in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), was en route to his home in Battaramulla after attending a meeting in Dehiwala. He had reached the Kohuwala junction when his mobile phone rang.As an aide explained, he was in his Land Cruiser with others including a media person. He was reluctant to answer. When it rang non-stop, he responded though he was not sure who the caller was.

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