CWC pledges support to Gota

The Executive Committee of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) has decided to back the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, its leader Arumugan Thondaman said.

He said the CWC had discussions with UNF presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa and SLPP candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on issues affecting the plantation sector and then came to the stance of backing Mr Rajapaksa. (Ranjith Rajapaksa)