It was Keheliya who wanted to rejoin UNP: Hashim

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The United National Party (UNP) never wooed former media minister Keheliya Rambukwella to join the party, General Secretary Kabir Hashim said today.

Mr. Hashim, who responded to a statement made by Mr. Rambukwella that he did not have any intention of joining the UNP, said it was Mr. Rambukwella who wanted to join the party soon after the presidential election.

“ Mr Rambukwella met Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe soon after the presidential election and expressed his desire to join the UNP. He made the same request sometime later as well,” Mr. Hashim said adding that the UNP would only welcome honest people.

He told Daily Mirror that several non-UNPers had expressed a desire to contest at the next general election on the UNP ticket and as such several slots would be allocated to them in the nomination lists. Mr. Hashim said several other political parties would also contest under the elephant symbol.

One of those listed to contest on the UNP ticket is former Panadura Urban Council Chairman and JVP's 1999 presidential candidate Nandana Gunatillake who was last week appointed as the UNP organiser for Panadura. (Yohan Perera)

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ziyard Wednesday, 27 May 2015 04:56 PM

Mr.Hashim,keheliya is a clown and if you unp accommodates him fence sitters wouldnt vote for elephant.keep crooks away please....

kukula. Wednesday, 27 May 2015 05:00 PM

Mr Rambukwella is still suffering from lost memory.

sobers Wednesday, 27 May 2015 05:09 PM

We know very well about this con-man, who is famous for cross overs

Cheers Wednesday, 27 May 2015 05:17 PM

Do not lie kabir we know the facts

thakataia Wednesday, 27 May 2015 05:46 PM

HONEST PEOPLE via DM Android App

chinthana Wednesday, 27 May 2015 06:07 PM

Clearly you are very misinformed. Keheliya has been trying to jump back into the UNP fold since January 8. He is crying foul now after meeting RW and getting a negative answer. Keheliya will be able to fool people like you in to thinking that he was the one being wooed. Had RW taken him back,you would have seen him bad mouthing the previous regime, instead now he is talking about how he would never leave the president who won the war. Opportunists like this need to be taught a lesson. Hopefully the people of Kandy will teach him pretty soon.

Premalal Wednesday, 27 May 2015 06:08 PM

Why waste time and column inches over an incompetent jackass?

Vasa Thursday, 28 May 2015 10:22 AM

The son walks in his sleep,the talks in his sleep,may he heard Ranil in his sleep.

Gratiaen Hewa Thursday, 28 May 2015 01:28 PM

This the Minister who changed the new tyres of the Govt:vehicle used by him and fixed wasted tyres to it and returned after the defeat of the MR Govt.

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