Video: Attempts to cause rift within DP: SF

3 October 2014 08:35 am

Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarath Fonseka today accused the main opposition political party had tried to woo some DP provincial councillors into its fold.

He said opposition political parties should not create division among other opposition parties but instead concentrate on challenging the ruling party.

Mr. Fonseka said a person claiming to be United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa had contacted Southern Provincial Council’s DP Member Amarasiri Kuruwage and invited him to join the UNP.

Mr. Fonseka said this particular person had phoned Mr. Kuruwage at 4.00 a.m.  “I wake up early in the morning like my father,” the caller had told Mr. Kuruwage.

“All opposition political parties should challenge the common enemy which is the ruling party instead of trying to woo members of other political parties to their fold,” Mr. Fonseka added. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)

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