Don’t be deceived by NPP and cardinal Ranjith: UNP

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Colombo, April 19 - The United National Party (UNP) which is led by incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe today urged the Sri Lankan people not to get deceived by National Peoples Power (NPP) and Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara made these remarks while making a special statement in reference to to the meeting which a group of NPP members had with Cardinal Ranjith on Thursday. Range Bandara questioned as to whether Cardinal is out to vouch support for NPP the same way he did for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019.

Range Bandara said the following in his statement.

Some 272 people were killed in the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019. This should be remembered with condemnation. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had confessed after a few years that he had stood for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during the 2019 presidential election.

Cardinal said a few days ago that he was deceived by former President. He makes it clear though his remarks. Cardinal entrusted 22 million Sri Lankans with the former President in 2019. What happened to the nation after this? Sri Lanka could not settle its debts, the agriculture industry crashed. People could not obtain essential goods and were pressured. The economy crashed and some people lost their lives. People took the law into their hands. JVP made use of this situation and organized a plot to takeover the Parliamentary complex and went close to burn it. Parliament was saved thanks to security forces. Democracy is secured to this day because of these forces. Therefore people should read today’s situation carefully and decide whether Cardinal Ranjith has associated himself with a group which has disrupted the nation.

A group of National Peoples Power (NPP) members met cardinal on Thursday and briefed him on seven steps which they intend taking with regard to Easter Sunday attacks if they come to power. The question which has to be raised from the NPP leadership is that wasnt it the two sons of Ibrahim who was in their national list who participated in the suicide attacks in 2019? Ibrahim’s two sons have been directly involved in killing innocent people on April 21 2019. Therefore why did NPP include a member who is connected to suicide bombers in their national list? Cardinal should tell the country whether he raised a question on this matter from the NPP team who met him on Thursday. Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) which formed NPP are bunch of murderers just like the Easter Sunday bombers. Cardinal should understand this fact. Cardinal has betrayed the nation once by associating with former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa . People of this country are suffering to this day as a result of this betrayal. Cardinal got deceived by the former President while the people of this country were deceived in turn by the cardinal himself in 2019. People of this country should decide whether they are going to be deceived by the NPP and the cardinal again. People should act with diligence with regard to this matter.

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Comments - 56

Stanislaus Friday, 19 April 2024 11:09 PM

Yes Yes. Follow UNP and elect them in the next election. Have mercy on average citizens

Tissa Fernando Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:30 AM

Yes let us help Ravi Karunanayake to earn more money. He is waiting in the bak seat for now.

Michael Obeyesekere Saturday, 20 April 2024 05:40 AM

Crap UNP has done nothing for the country. Only Mrs Bandaranaike did, Hotels cooperation, Hotel school, Ceylon tourist board, Ceylon Shipping,Katubadha German trains college, Ceylon nursing college to name few. What did Dudley and D.S do bugger all.

Sudath Saturday, 20 April 2024 07:45 AM

Thank you for the reminder. We only have faith in UNP, SLFP, SLPP for looting and making the country bankrupt in 75 years.

warren Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:47 AM

Yes, Yes. Follow the NPP and elect them at the next election. The very same people who assassinated innocent people opposed them in the 88/89 period and forced the victims' relations to take their bodies below knee level, threatened to kill the first person who went to the polling station to vote, collected the NICs before the day of the election, destroyed public assets en mass, disrupted education and believe in archaic and antiquated economic models.

Amal Fernando Friday, 19 April 2024 11:19 PM

What a pathetic situation. People like Range Bandara have become prominent members in UNP. We catholics will never ever vote for RW or UNP

Gabriella Friday, 19 April 2024 11:27 PM

Yes, yes, vote UNP and enjoy rice and pol symbol for the rest of your life. And watch the same corrupt scum rape and pillage the country.

THE COUNTRY HAS TO HAVE A PARTY LIKE THE NPP/JVP TO WIPE OUT CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC SERVICE AND BRING THE SCUM WHO BROUGHT THE COUNTRY DOWN BEFORE A COURT OF LAW, CONFISCATE THEIR WEALTH AND Friday, 19 April 2024 11:28 PM

ANOTHER LAST-MINUTE MOUTHING OFF. HOW MANY PEOPLE DID SLPP MURDER DURING MR TIME? WHAT ABOUT THE WHITE VANS THAT WENT AROUND PICKING UP PEOPLE AND TO THIS DAY THEY HAVE NEBVER BEEN SEEN OR HEARD OF? RANIL HAS THE BACKING OF THE SLPP, SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, HE MAY STEP DOWN AND APPOINT THE CANDIDATE REPRESENTING THE SLPP OR HE TOO MAY BE HOUNDED LIKE GOTA WAS, DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE PEOPLES POWER, WHO HAVE HAD A GUT FULL OF BOTH SLPP AND RANIL, INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF CORRUPT SCUM IN GOVERNMENT? IF NPP/ANURA COMES INTO POWER AND DOES NOT KEEP TO HIS PROMISED ELECTION AGENDAS, HE WILL BE OUTSTED IN THE NEXT ELECTION, SO NO BIG DEAL. HE WILL ROUND UP EDUCATED PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF MINISTRIES AND PUBLIC AND ALL WILL GO WELL.

Voter Friday, 19 April 2024 11:44 PM

Yes…only trust Ranil and be fooled forever…

ACA Friday, 19 April 2024 11:44 PM

Man you have deceived enough the whole nation, get loss without wasting young generations life.

Jayantha Saturday, 20 April 2024 12:25 AM

RW has not done anything to gain any new votes. So will end up in dustbin as usual. No actio takem yet to speed up the process at government institutions. For example scrap the revenue license system. Instead make the green test as the certificate and collect the revenue license amount when issuing green test. Less hassle and no need to allocate any government facility or staff or have any online system. Simple things

Rip Winkle Saturday, 20 April 2024 12:31 AM

Some people seem to be becoming very afraid of something.

Respected Citizen Saturday, 20 April 2024 01:22 AM

Sir can I make this point clear. Hon Minister and respected Cardinal. Cardinal would have supported earlier President on good faith for betterment of the country. NPP too have approached the respected Cardinal for support for the upcoming election.Any other party too can approach them for support. We believe Cardinal would not tell any Party for support!!

Ggghhhhhhh Saturday, 20 April 2024 01:23 AM

RW your badly mistaken it is the NPP who will win the Election unless you take out the MR family out

Man Sunday, 21 April 2024 07:58 AM

For Gota II?

Man Sunday, 21 April 2024 07:58 AM

For Gota II?

Ram Saturday, 20 April 2024 02:12 AM

Don't be deceived by RW in particular who has been lying to us all the time, shouting in Parliament Mahinda hora but not investigating the hora whom he personally knew to be a hora

Jude Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:00 AM

UNP down and out!! Voters don't waste your vote on Ranil coming with New symbol, it's same Arrack in different bottle!!

Paul Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:03 AM

UNP leader was the PM and the man who yielded real power in the country when the easter bomb blast happened. It is no secret that the the molly codlling of the minorities by the PM lead to lax in intelligence services in cracking down of extremists.

Jude Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:05 AM

RANIL And the UNP was wiped out at the last general Elections. Just to give you an idea UNP received Less than 250,000 votes out of 16.2 million eligible voters!! That's the magnitude of the loss. RANIL became president because he cutta deal with Rajapaksa clan and SLPP members not to prosecute them for corruption and bankrupting the country.

Nodaking kalakanni Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:46 AM

Agree don’t be deceived by the NPP , instead get robbed and tortured by the ranil rajapaksa criminal syndicate.

Man Sunday, 21 April 2024 07:45 AM

NPP is not clever but for talks only.

Robin Banks Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:51 AM

Better start digging a tunnel to Maldives , because the airports will be monitored for fleeing political criminals.

Kevin Saturday, 20 April 2024 05:46 AM

UNP has now become an extension of Rajapaksas.

lion Saturday, 20 April 2024 06:13 AM

Just study this man Range Bandara a former police man who switch allegiance to different parties for his personal gains. Once he was seen with M R with his whole family complaining the treatment of his party some time back.Then he was seen with Sarath Fonseka. The who;e country knows how his present leader behave during the pasku attack. NPP is the only party which will investigate the pasku massacre and do justice to the affected people. Farther Maclcom Ranjith is hundred person correct in his assessment.

Massdeen Saturday, 20 April 2024 06:19 AM

Won’t the masses be deceived by UNP??? UNP must remember they only had a National seat in parliament they were rejected by the people surely same will happen. Definitely NPP will change the present system and send all the rogues to jail

Man Sunday, 21 April 2024 06:51 AM

NPP is not capable other than collecting files and for rhetorical speeches. Another opposition party managed to file a case Rajapakshas' convicted of making this country bankrupt by plundering.

Willow Drive Saturday, 20 April 2024 06:31 AM

And to elect

AJ Saturday, 20 April 2024 06:35 AM

You are right,they are trying to deceive us by telling telling various things of UNP and its leaders ,like 88/89 government authorized massacres to suppress people’s agitations,CBSL bond scam, and so on,

Rex Jarkie Saturday, 20 April 2024 06:46 AM

WHY IS UNP FRIGHTEN OF NPP POINTS IS HE INVOLVED

Revamp Needed as Previous Governments Failed Saturday, 20 April 2024 07:16 AM

You guys had a chance previously but nothing happened. Most of you fatten your personal wealth and left the average citizen struggling in every sector of the economy. No proper health care, transportation, jobs and so on. So allow NPP to prove that they can run the country next. If they succeed, good for all. If they fail, it’s back to the current situation. Like in a new business venture, need to have guts and a strong will to succeed. NPP is showing those trends to work with the people and for the country. But politicians in other parties are more interested for self improvement by leading a lavish lifestyle and lots of wastage of funds even when they are currently in opposition.

Kumari Jayanethi Saturday, 20 April 2024 07:57 AM

Both need to be punished by the law.

Sambo Saturday, 20 April 2024 07:57 AM

As the UNP you all have deceived us for so many years so you are no one to tell us what to do. We will never ever vote for the UNP again and you party will be wiped off after this year.

Jude Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:01 AM

UNP members don't understand that UNP is finished. And the leader Ranil gonna abandon the symbol elephant colour green and The party. And RANIL gonna contest upcoming presidential election under New party, new symbol New colour!!!

Sanga Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:12 AM

Range Bandara the crook.. hehe People are not deceived this time.. we are all for NPP

Benjamin George Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:39 AM

So elect the stooge of Rajapakse clan and let not only the Central Bank but the entire country to be defrauded under the immoral UNP President again.

Sokrates Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:44 AM

The last gasp of a dying party, whose general secretary is now trying every day to keep an incompetent and increasingly senile president in power with idiotic propaganda reports. Even people are now being discredited, which is not only dubious but absolutely pathetic. Shame on the once grandiose party, now only marginal and insignificant.

Leslie Fernando [Attorney-at-Law] Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:57 AM

NPP could be trusted as they express the truth and stand for righteousness. Yes, OfCourse Cardinal trusted Gota nothing happened, now he trusted Ranil - nothing happening for the Easter Sunday Attackers, even no action is taken to arrest former President Mythiripala Sirisena. This is the reality.

Boru Na ..... Atha .... Atha ...... (100% truth) Saturday, 20 April 2024 08:59 AM

Wait and see either SJB or JVP will find the main culprit for the Easter Sunday attacks. Why not it can be Sirisena with the backing of Basil and Mahinda.

Meril Sumanasinghe - Principal Saturday, 20 April 2024 09:03 AM

Ranil

Royb Saturday, 20 April 2024 09:14 AM

Why are you so scared to NPP?

melville Perera Saturday, 20 April 2024 09:22 AM

History shows us how religion and politics have brought pain and agony to society from the era of Henry V not forgetting the Spanish Inquisition etc. The cardinal should be ashamed at the allegations hurled at him which undermines his position and at least now refrain from interfering in politics and confine himself to his remit provided for in the constitution of promoting his non-indigenous non state religion sans politics. He is not God almighty but just a Sri Lankan The state has no right to agree to or accept any of his conditions and he has no right to dictate terms to the state

Ranil and UNP not interested to get to Easter Bombing truths Saturday, 20 April 2024 09:23 AM

Ranil and UNP are now weakened. They are in political bed with SLPP and other parties which want nothing to do finding out and punishing the Easter Bombing culprits. All the compensation fines on the government sector high ups and politician put on the Supreme Court is quietly overlooked by all.

A UNP-Pohottu Supporter Saturday, 20 April 2024 10:03 AM

Vote for UNP-SLPP and allow them to destroy whatever is left in Sri Lanka.

roni Saturday, 20 April 2024 10:07 AM

Banda you could say what y want. The Cardinal and catholic community want justice. 5 years on no one has been caught and punished international investigation has been denied. Just do not waste your time UNP is a forgotten horse that cannot compete.

JDOE Saturday, 20 April 2024 10:13 AM

Retired beat cop is getting nervous. Best to put your own house in order first and chain that rabid son whose has miraculous powers of turning VODKA into water.

joshua Saturday, 20 April 2024 11:37 AM

UNP the dead party which has one seat is talking bullshit. Its leader is protecting the Rajapakshe and other thieves and they expect us to vote for him. What has RW done to complete the investigation on easter attack, bond horas, sugar scam, pearl express compensation etc. Noting but wants to cling on to power. The power of people will show them stars at the next election. Get lost forever you Range and goons.

Chux Saturday, 20 April 2024 11:50 AM

Pls tell your leader not to pet another crook like AKD who takes money from both overseas and local citizens and enjoys luxury life with his comrades and their families

Tilak Saturday, 20 April 2024 12:45 PM

scarcity of food, fuel and medicine would be far worse under an unfortunate NPP/JVP govt. than under Gota

joshua Saturday, 20 April 2024 02:17 PM

keep dreaming

Saman Saturday, 20 April 2024 12:46 PM

SL has one of the highest literacy rates in Asia. At least that is what they say. But these people want uneducated people like AKD to be their leader. Pathetic education system

Bryan Ekenaike Saturday, 20 April 2024 01:11 PM

At least the Cardinal admits his poor choice in supporting the Rajapaksas. Whereas RW and his ilk admit to nothing and believe that the voters will accept the BS they are peddling. I think not and hope not for the sake of SL. I hope the NPP will succeed and wish them well for SL

Man Sunday, 21 April 2024 06:05 AM

But they failed including AKD failed as ministers from 2003 to 2005 under Chandrika and 2015 to 2019 as the chief against corruption. So, they can't be successful other than for rhetoric speeches.

UNP Pohottu Supporter Saturday, 20 April 2024 01:39 PM

What Range Bandara says is that it is OK to get deceived by Range Bandara, Ranil Rajapaksa, and the other jokers of UNP/SLPP but do not get deceived by anyone else.

Paranagama Palanthotage Saturday, 20 April 2024 03:09 PM

Are you asking to believe people of this failed and refused Bank Robber to be appointed? There are some Gonas will believe as Pimpiyas!!

Roger Halliday Saturday, 20 April 2024 10:02 PM

The little votes that the unp would have before this guy spoke also will go to the NPP. Lakunu ganna Ara vajira wage meyath anagannawa. Cardinal wath Kapala ohetath apa nethiwenawa.

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