| Enhancing its 
              international imageIn a bid to enhance its international image the JVP has created 
              a new post of Secretary International Affairs among other new appointments 
              made at the recently concluded party convention.
 The international 
              campaign which was handled by party leader Somawansa Amerasinghe 
              is to be expanded with the appointment of MP Vijitha Herath as Secretary 
              International Affairs. Vijitha Herath 
              and K.D. Lal Kantha have been appointed to the Politburo. Changes 
              have also been made to the Central Committee with the inclusion 
              of Chamira Koswatte, President of the Student Union. Other new members 
              are Priyankara Weerakumara and R. Chandrasekar. The Central 
              Committee members are Somawansa Amerasinghe, Tilvin Silva, Wimal 
              Weerawansa, Nandana Gunathilake, Anura Dissanayake, G. Kularatne, 
              Chandrasena Wijesinghe, Vijitha Herath, K.D. Lal Kantha, Nihal Galappathy, 
              Dimuthu Attygala, Sunil Handunetti, Bimal Ratnayake, Jinadasa Kitulegoda, 
              S.K. Subasinghe, R. Chandrasekar, Priyankara Weerakumara and Chamira 
              Koswatte. Politburo members 
              are Somawansa Amerasinghe, Tilvin Silva, Wimal Weerawansa, Nandana 
              Gunathilake, Anura Dissanayake, G. Kularatne, Chandrasena Wijesinghe, 
              Vijitha Herath and K.D. Lal Kantha. The office bearers 
              of the JVP are Party Leader Somawansa Amerasinghe, General Secretary 
              Tilvin Silva, Propaganda Secretary Wimal Weerawansa, Treasurer Anura 
              Dissanayake, Education Secretary Nandana Gunathilake, Administration 
              Secretary Chandrasena Wijesinghe, Party Organiser G. Kularatne and 
              International Affairs Secretary Vijitha Herath. |