United National Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe will be the party’s national candidate for the next presidential election to be held in September, the UNP Management Committee, which convened on Tuesday (09), agreed unanimously.
During its meeting yesterday, the UNP Management Committee also approved a proposal to schedule the general election for September, following the presidential election.
The UNP management committee, chaired by President Ranil Wickramasinghe, convened in Colombo, with prominent UNP leaders including Ruwan Wiijewardene and Vajira Abeywardena present.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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