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The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has finally agreed to nominate former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as a candidate at the August 17 general election under the betel symbol, a party leader said.

UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha, SLFP General Secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva communicated the President’s message to Mr. Rajapaksa today in Kandy. Mr. Rajapaksa agreed to reach a settlement on this matter with the President. (Kelum Bandara)

 

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  • willowsd Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:19 AM

    Hon. Mr. President if this is true please note that you have betrayed 6.2 m people in this country and you are digging your own grave

    Sikuru Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:30 PM

    LTTE members like Karuna is happy and KP is probably having a party where ever he is now!

    Sorinis Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:32 PM

    Jan 8th. elections.What a waste of time and public money.

    mohamed Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:36 PM

    if this is true no need say about Sri Lanka defnitly the whole country will in the soup ok i thought my3 is intelegent oh oh my3 dont do this

    big drama Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:38 PM

    WE are very disappointed with My3 he cheated all of us finally taking our votes making a big drama

    surely this will happen once comes to Power, My3 life finish Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:40 PM

    surely this will happen once comes to Power, My3 life finishand thats the end and thugs and thieves will start to enjoy in the country like previous regime

    sach Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:42 PM

    Yeah we know ltte diaspora invested a lot in my3

    tsham Wednesday, 01 July 2015 03:37 AM

    conflicting reports from different medias...do not panic..wait for the final press release on 01 st july...hope president sira will not betray the people who voted him to power.

    Horri Jimonis Wednesday, 01 July 2015 03:37 AM

    JVP will teach a good lesson to the present king

    Desmond Jeromme Wednesday, 01 July 2015 03:38 AM

    MS is really a Puppet as MR

    Kiris Baba Amaray Wednesday, 01 July 2015 03:40 AM

    JVP leader told the truth. MS

    Samantha Perera Wednesday, 01 July 2015 08:09 AM

    Jayawewa MR and UPFA

    karu Wednesday, 01 July 2015 08:21 AM

    Sri Lanka to be another Greece. Good Idea My3.

    S.P.RAMKUMAR Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:09 AM

    People will decide and casting their votes. CBK, MR AND MY3 cannot act as they like, people of this country will decide and choose their representatives.

    Doubtful Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:09 AM

    Lets hope

    lalith Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:13 AM

    Maithree we voted you to ERADICATE corruption, thuggery, deals, ethanol, kudu............ from this country. Is this way you are going to do that. Do you remember your own words you said before the presidential elections?

    Sikuru Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:29 PM

    It will take another 500 years to reverse the damage done by MR by corruption ,death, Nationalism ,spreading hate etc!

    pomio Wednesday, 01 July 2015 10:57 AM

    Finally!! we need MR! Without him the this country going nowhere. Even though he stole a lot from the country he did somethings which other people would have taken decades to complete. Hopefully he becomes the PM and his level of stealing will be controlled by MS, so that this country could grow towards success.

    knight Wednesday, 01 July 2015 12:20 PM

    Mahinda rajapaksha doesnt have any shame at all via DM Android App

    pradeep Wednesday, 01 July 2015 12:16 PM

    Siripala and Yapa keep some hidden money under your pillow,you might need it when you face the music with the bribary commission,you hipocrits,MR will get his fare shareChristmas come now only once a year

    $$$ Wednesday, 01 July 2015 12:39 PM

    This is not a country to live. Every one soon getting mental aproblem while talking shit pollitics of this country.

    Sue Wednesday, 01 July 2015 12:55 PM

    Maithree, you betrayed us. We are going to rue the day we voted for you and to think we had such trust and hope in you. What have you done???

    knight rider Wednesday, 01 July 2015 01:08 PM

    MR will further destroy the country and bring anarchy. My 3 has the power still to decide. UNP will be more stronger and win with excellence. via DM Android App

    John Sage Wednesday, 01 July 2015 02:02 PM

    Good luck SriLanka. It will be the open invitation for UN.

    Premalal Wednesday, 01 July 2015 05:24 PM

    RIP indeed come what may with such a gutless man as president

    Premalal Wednesday, 01 July 2015 05:26 PM

    If true he has ratted on 6.2 million citizens.

    Premalal Wednesday, 01 July 2015 05:27 PM

    Brains he has but guts are the issue.

    S.Sridharan Wednesday, 01 July 2015 06:55 PM

    We voters of this country are made fools once again. We will not prosper to tell you the truth. No has the backbone in this country to prosecute the corrupt.

    mohan Thursday, 02 July 2015 04:54 AM

    well done Sri Lanka is lucky country. go forward

    saternina Thursday, 02 July 2015 10:19 AM

    They all think that people. Are fools without an education? They underestimate the citizens in this Nation .a few corrupt people are placed in places to help the top brass crooks. These people are so money driven and has nothing called shame in their life journey. Our Nation has many nice people to govern. Why is it a few that circle around to be in power? All perks and perks .

    shanti Thursday, 02 July 2015 02:55 PM

    This Govt has not done anything so far and cannot even prove the corruption charges and they themselves have got into difficulties on the Bond Issue. Cost of living is higher than ever and Colombo has gone back to being a dump and no development or jobs and only promises so far. Let the people decide at the elections and vote for the sorry lot we have in both sides and hopefully this time around the politicians will work for the people and not themselves or get kicked out in due course.

    Esala Thursday, 02 July 2015 07:44 PM

    Goodbye UNP. SLFP. and waira chandrika.

    Chameel Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:39 PM

    What a relief.The best news for our motherland.The worst for LTTE.

    varo Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:00 PM

    This decision shows that the innocent srilankans have to face another communal riots if the former President MR comes to the parliment. The Whole World know that the former president and his family have stolen peoples wealth and is going to cover up their corruptions under the redcarpets. We will wait and see.

    suresh Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:02 PM

    Why did u waste our time and money - the same could have been done by making MS prime minister and MR to remain as president

    Damien Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:07 PM

    Sanity has prevailed in the UPFA

    Rupa Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:07 PM

    Every one knows this man has as much as "bala thahawe.." like Mugabe...we people voted for new era...Maithipala also should understand in the name of party he should not betray all peace loving people in this nation. Mahinda will only make problems and internal rift in all in all party, government and the country.. god please save my country from another 20 years of thug mafia family rule..

    DOKUC Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:13 PM

    Epitome of GREED, why does he visit temples? obviously there is a disconnect with the teaching and the behavior, weep for the nation!

    Saman Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:13 PM

    It would take MR another 5 years to reverse all the damages coursed since January 2015! Yahapaalana go to hell!

    modaya Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:16 PM

    Joke of the year. God save Sri Lanka

    nata Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:17 PM

    Good move...Then who will be the prime minister ? will MR work under another person? :O

    tt Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:21 PM

    Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva has met with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kandy this morning, political sources revealed. At this meeting, Rajapaksa was briefed on the decisions taken at the discussion held last evening with the participation of President Maithripala Sirisena, SLFP General Secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha and the opposition leader.Sources say that Nimal Siripala de Silva informed the former President that President Sirisena had agreed to give nominations to Mahinda Rajapaksa contest the General Election from the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA)however, it is reported that the President has not agreed to name Rajapaksa as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate.Meanwhile the ex-President is expected to submit these decisions for discussion at the UPFA leaders meeting scheduled to be held this evening.

    Hope of life! Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:21 PM

    Hope of life is back!

    Jena Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:25 PM

    What the hell?

    Thasneem Jambi Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:26 PM

    RIP Sri Lanka

    Put ha Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:28 PM

    What a joke . If this is true Maithri has been a true disappointment

    Betrayed Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:36 PM

    Political Politics!!! Sri Lankan will not change...

    Arjuna Ranawana Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:36 PM

    If this decision President, Mairipala, it will be digging his pit by him self and SLFP will be finished

    suresh Tuesday, 30 June 2015 04:59 PM

    Goodbye Sri Lanka

    Anil Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:44 PM

    Wonderful

    Arjuna Ranawana Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:45 PM

    SLFP will R.I.P.

    Well-wisher Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:45 PM

    I thought that MS had more brains....

    Samityha Silva Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:51 PM

    Former president becomes member of parliament which means he or she has to forego the Retired President benefits?

    De Silva Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:54 PM

    That means all the rogues in the previous regime will contest again

    Lima Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:56 PM

    MAITHRI BETRAYED THE NATION WHOLESALE , THE NATION WANTED TO KICK OUT THE ROBBER AND GAVE MAITHRI THE POWER , THE SAME MAITHRI BRINGING THE ROBBER IN, TOTAL DISASTER , WASTE OF MONEY, , TIME

    Ranil Diaspora Tuesday, 30 June 2015 05:58 PM

    Goodbye Diaspora

    Maya Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:10 PM

    Now someone else comes out to say the oposite.

    Mick Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:11 PM

    Did the change we went for do any good for us, except for a hold up on all the projects in progress and making our capital, Colombo, dirty again?

    Silva Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:11 PM

    No worries, it is PEOPLE who decide not the GREEDY politicians, let us teach a good lesson to UPFA and MR and handover a humiliating defeat and send all these robbers home !

    Putha Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:16 PM

    Looks like moda Maithriya does not want to live for long. Long live MR. When he comes to power he will send this weak shrimp where he belongs. What a waste of time electing this fool

    maverick Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:17 PM

    Good decision UPFA. People who say r.i.p. slfp are actually butt hurt unp fellas. Their plan has backfired on them and now pathetic ranil will loose for the 30th time. JAYA VEVA honourable MR , let the developments begin again :D. Finally a hope for SL <3

    jeff Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:19 PM

    Bath thun piya Dudly Senanayake. MY is pimpiya. MY betrayed the 62 lacks voted for him.

    Don Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:22 PM

    I dont think this report is correct. Still MS has to approve the decision. He wont.

    Sikuru Tuesday, 30 June 2015 06:28 PM

    you forot to put "In" front of sanity, this is not insanity but total madness!


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