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Jeyaraj ready for a fight over Katana
By Harinda Vidanage
PA parliamentarian Jeyaraj Fernandopulle has vowed to fight back against what he sees as an underhand move to oust him from his seat and the party by a section of the SLFP hierarchy.

Mr. Fernandopulle told The Sunday Times that a section of the SLFP was making serious allegations against him through one of the tabloid papers published by a faction of the party. He had already consulted lawyers to institute legal action against them.

The Sunday Times learns that moves are underway to replace Mr. Fernandopulle as the Katana organiser. But Mr. Fernandopulle said there was no immediate threat to him being removed from his electoral seat of Katana and he would fight back if a group tried to oust him.

He said he had been a member of the SLFP for more than 30 years and had served the party since he was an ordinary level student. Meanwhile SLFP sources said that the President had received a report regarding Mr. Fernandopulle and she was looking into the possibility of replacing him.

They said Jeevan Kumaratunga and Ajantha Soysa were being considered as alternative candidates. Mr. Fernandopulle, a senior minister in the Kumaratunga cabinet, has been on shaky grounds since he associated with the breakaway PA group.

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