Heavy wait battle: Sirisena wants to wait,
but UNP cannot
By Our Political Editor-Sunday, June 21, 2015
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President Maithripala Sirisena was in Ampara last Sunday when news reached him about the contents of the Sunday Times (Political Commentary). He wa briefed about the remarks made by Dinesh Gunawardena, a close ally of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP), a partner in the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Gunawardena had said in a Q & A that a “new political front” was in the making under the leadership of Rajapaksa. A programme of work (or a manifesto of sorts) for this “front” for the next parliamentary elections was being formulated, he added.