JHU states its position on Presidential candidate
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) will support a Presidential candidate only if he promises to uphold the ‘Pancha Dharma Prathigna’ (fivefold principles) which were presented at the JHU National Convention on June 23.

The declaration stated the rightful candidate should pledge to safeguard Sri Lanka as a unitary state and recognise that the national heritage of Sri Lanka is vested in the Sinhalese who formed the civilisation of the country while safeguarding the rights of minority ethnic groups. It firmly stated that no agreement whatsoever should be arrived at with the Tigers or any other terrorist organisation.

The candidate should further uphold to carry out constitutional reforms amending the Executive Presidency and proportional representation systems, strengthen the sovereignty of the people and the independence of the judiciary and build an indigenous culture and economy according to Buddhist philosophy. The JHU leadership stated that if any political party fails to uphold the fivefold principles the JHU would field its own candidate for the Presidential elections.

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