Beware of the UNP, JVP: Polgampola tells Maithri

6 February 2015 09:48 am

People’s Liberation Front’s Alternative Group Convener and former parliamentarian Anurudda Polgampola warned President Maithripala Sirisena to be careful of the UNP and the JVP claiming that they were engaged in political deals.


“The advisors of the previous government led to its downfall. This government must also be careful when dealing with such people,” he said.


Mr. Polgampola claimed that the JVP was providing a lot of humour by raiding government institutions and making allegations against some former government members without any basis.


“The JVP had repeatedly accused the External Affairs Ministry Secretary of various misdeeds but now it is now silent on this matter while she is holding the same post. It is not talking about political victims of the JVP either. The JVP is talking about corruption but it sold the V FM radio channel owned by the JVP and only credited two million rupees to the party and defrauded money when building the party headquarters,” he said.


Mr. Polgampola also accused the JVP of being pro-UNP and asked it to reveal the truth.


He said the government must make constitutional changes such as in the case of the 13th Amendment very carefully.


“The government must introduce constitutional changes so that separatism will not be encouraged but the aspirations of the poor Tamils such as the right to education would be ensured. That is what the previous government did not focus on,” Mr. Polgampola said adding that it would unfortunate for the country if former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who obtained about 5.8 million votes kept out of politics.


“President Rajapaksa stood firmly against separatism and stood for a united country. He lost the election because he used powers and state property as his own,” he said.(Ajith Siriwardana)