FSP won’t back Somawansa

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The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) which broke ranks with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) some years ago said yesterday it would not back former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe, who quit the party or the JVP itself.

FSP Central Committee Member Pubudu Jayagoda told Daily Mirror that the latest rift between Mr. Aramasinghe and the JVP was merely a policy issue.

He said the JVP’s current leader was more towards right-wing based politics and had tilted towards associating with right wing parties while Mr. Amarasinghe favoured a nationalistic line.

He said it was this policy difference that had led to the latest conflict.

However Mr. Jayagoda said the FSP was opposed to both ideologies and maintained a neutral position.

He expressed these views in response when asked whether the FSP would invite Mr. Amarasinghe to join its fold. (Yohan Perera)

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