No alliances with NGOs – Sajith

Monday, 08 September 2014 

UNP deputy leader candidate Sajith Premadasa says the party leader’s campaign for the next presidential election will be based on the Sinhala-Buddhist vote base, and stresses that none of the NGOs that had opposed the war will be part of that campaign.

He was chatting with a UNP MP prior to the UNP meeting in Passara with regard to the fielding of a common opposition candidate at the election.

Expressing his views, he said, “Common candidates are of no use to us. We will field our leader. Anyone accepting our viewpoint can join us. But, no conditions. No common symbols. The leader should contest on the elephant symbol. There is no need to form fronts with NGOs. We can win if we can garner part of the Sinhala Buddhist votes. Tamil and Muslim votes are anyway for us. So, what is the use of a front? Those who speak about fronts and those who aid NGO crows should be expelled from the party.”