Poster campaign ahead of Govt. budget
The UNF and the SLFP have begun an extensive poster campaign as a means of intensifying the propaganda campaign of the two main political parties just ahead of the vote on the budget.

While the UNF poster campaign is being carried out to boost the image of its leader, the PA is using it to strengthen the Jana Sena protest campaign launched by them to oust the government.

The UNF poster campaign was two tiered. The first to appear on the wall of Colombo and the suburbs was a full colour picture of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and it was soon followed by a poster showing President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe asking the public as to who in their opinion was the better or more competent leader.

Even the party secretary seemed unaware as to the origin of both sets of posters. The Sunday Times has now learnt that the posters were the brainchild of a close associate of the Prime Minister who is also a relative of Interior Minister John Amaratunga. This personality is strongly tipped to replace Senerath Kapukotuwa as the secretary of the United National Party.

Meanwhile it is understood that Ruwan Ferdinandez -a good friend of Managala Samarweera -is spearheading the PA poster campaign since his appointment as head of the propaganda committee of the Jana Sena campaign.

Mr. Ferdinandez had apparently rented out a house in Etul Kotte which functions as the propaganda headquarters of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and is equipped with computers, printing machinery and staff.

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