Mr Ruwan Wijewardene was elected as the United National Party's new deputy leader in a secret ballot held today evening at Sirikotha, party officials said.
He received 28 votes as against Mr Ravi Karunanayake who received 10 votes at a meeting of the Working Committee.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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