Ravi K. and Joseph Michael spat: Premier to sort out differences

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The United National Party (UNP) will have a meeting today to discuss the spat between MP Ravi Karunanayake and former MP Joseph Michael Perera who confronted each other at a youth workshop at Weligampitiya in the Gampaha district during the weekend.

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told Daily Mirror that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would meet them at Temple Trees this evening in an effort to resolve this matter.

MP Karunanayake and Mr. Perera had a heated argument when the latter was not given an opportunity to speak at a workshop organized by the party’s youth wing Jathika Yovun Peramuna.

Mr Perera said Mr Karunanayake should not be allowed to get involved in party affairs.

“Mr Karunanayake accepted that he had done wrong. He has resigned from his ministerial post. His actions have put both the government and the party in difficulty. Why is he allowed to get involved in party matters? He is all out to field his henchmen as candidates at the next local government elections,” he said

Mr Karunanayake, howvere, denied all allegations and said he was not involved in the youth front meeting. "I was only invited for the meeting. I had nothing to with it. Mr Perera has lost his senses,” he said.

Meanwhile, MP Kavinda Jayawardene who organized the event said the programme was only a workshop organized by the National Youth Front and was not a political gathering. I, as the Chairman of National Youth Front proposed to the leader that workshops should be held for the youth prior to the local government elections. I was to invite the party leader. I finally invited Mr Karunanayake who is the Assistant Leader of the party since Mr Wickremesinghe was not available. It was decided that no organizer in the district will be asked to speak at the workshop. However I respect Mr Perera. I would have allowed him to speak had he arrived earlier. Mr Perera came to the workshop at the last moment,” he said. (Yohan Perera and Devapriya Chandrasiri)

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Comments - 23

dulan Tuesday, 26 September 2017 08:13 AM

Oh My is this news?

Snowy Tuesday, 26 September 2017 08:18 AM

RW needs to be removed from the UNP landscape. The UNP is losing grass root level support due to corruption. It is now an open secret. The UNP politician do not talk of Rajapaksa corruption anymore. The are all in the same league. Time to cleanse the UNP before it is too late.

LP Tuesday, 26 September 2017 08:23 AM

Do not worry voters will bulldoze UNP at next election.

Snowy Tuesday, 26 September 2017 10:22 AM

I think you mean "bulldoze" the UNP out of power.

johan Tuesday, 26 September 2017 12:18 PM

UNP only beating drum in the public saying as they have done wonders past 2.5 years. But the party has come to a low state without any policy

Sunil Tuesday, 26 September 2017 08:34 AM

Crooks like RK should be put in jail. He ruined Sathosa and the Central Bank and is now going all out to ruin the party and the country.

Sharon Tuesday, 26 September 2017 08:47 AM

Tell me one instance he has sorted out party problems????

ANTON Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:01 AM

MR. VIRAJ, !!! WHY NOT YOU ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THAT SAARI PROBLEM.

andllergy Tuesday, 26 September 2017 10:48 AM

O'SAARI MALLI. Oh! tragedy.

Yahiya Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:29 AM

Ravi , sajith both families are crooked. No future good leadership for UNP.

Prof. Lalith Ratnaweera Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:32 AM

RW only should step down and pave the way to Sajith to lead UNP towards victory in all the forth-coming elections, ofcourse RK is a discarded thrown out vessel.

Kiris Baba Amaray Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:35 AM

Ranil is a good leader but the people don't like him, Ravi lost his dignity by committing a un-forgivable offence. JMP is one of the Pioneer of UNP and he should be respected.

Aladeniya Kirimathaya Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:36 AM

Ranil should remove Ravi from the party, if UNP to prosper.

Lal Piyal Mendis Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:38 AM

Ravi should not get involved in any UNP meetings as he is rejected by all UNP ers.

Gottu Kolla Siomon Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:43 AM

If Ranil thinks with Ravi he could win elections, its a day dream. Now he should throw him out of Parliament, that is the right thing to do right now.

Victor Moses Perera Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:44 AM

Ranil you should not protect RK anymore, if you do so - its a down fall for UNP and you in the near future.

Lion Viswanathan Tuesday, 26 September 2017 09:46 AM

Ravi should be sacked permanently from UNP. Attention: Hon. Prime Minister.

Hamine Tuesday, 26 September 2017 10:51 AM

Dear Hon.Prime minister,you should be careful when public meeting held,please give place to youngsters and keep the old members as advisers. Please note the public is very alert and no more place for the wrong doers.They had enough experience and hate the wrong doers.Please keep as a clean political party UNP the win the trust of the public. A mother will be happy when the children are doing their duty clean and promptly and the when public praise them.

DJ Tuesday, 26 September 2017 12:18 PM

Akila go get a life, we are not interested in these stupid spats but the future if our country. Judging by you'll standard there seems no cloud on the horizon for this beutiful country

Steve Tuesday, 26 September 2017 02:09 PM

At least he is doing a much better job than that tuition class master.

John Fernando Tuesday, 26 September 2017 01:54 PM

There should be a retirement age for politicians. I would suggest 70. They should engage themselves to advice.Those who have been proved of misdoings should keep a low profile as people are observing them and their involvement is a soar to party people.Infusion of young blood who are educated and doing well in life is the only way party can go forward.Send a team to Canada and study how party politics playing here. They can learn more. Leaders come and go and make way to others. In Sri Lanka they think it is a family business. This is why we go wrong. Root cause is the political system, entailing expenses and resulting corruption. Food for thought = Furstrated citizen

sy Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:12 PM

UNP is fast loosing Bimmatape votes due to RK,Harrison and similar characters

ceylon Tuesday, 26 September 2017 04:42 PM

greedy for power even cant walk properly.make him retire frm politics. via DM Android App

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