UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya who was reappointed to the working committee of the party last week has decided not to accept the membership at this stage informed sources told Colombo Telegraph.
Karu Jayasuriya
As the crisis in the main opposition party deepens with the reformist Sajith Premadasa faction insisting on removal of Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe Jayasuriya has decided not to accept the appointment to the UNP Working Committee since many others have been expelled from the body and only he is being reinstated.
He has agreed to work for the UNP without new positions the sources said.
Jayasuriya has communicated this to Ranil Wickremesinghe.
It was earlier speculated that Jayasuriya would be given more responsibility in the UNP after his reappointment.
The next UNP Working Committee meeting will be on October 7.
Sajith Premadasa is also no longer a member of the UNP Working Committee after he was not reappointed by Wickremesinghe as Deputy Leader this year as mandated in the party constitution.
sam / October 4, 2013
Not only Karu even Buddhika, Maddumabandara etc should get their due places in UNP. The best bet for the post of secy in Imitiyaz. Attanayaka should also resign from Secy post as for the last 15-20 yrs no improvement in UNP. The services of Athukorala should be remembered.
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Yehiya / October 7, 2013
There are no question about Imthiyas,Most of people need to bring Mr. Karu to top.Karu must accept the working committee membership. In the same time criticize sajith weakness. Sajith also had lot of weakness. Still not meet the requirement for leadership. UNP need fair leader.
I hope united UNP soon.all the areas need to change in UNP.
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Zen / October 4, 2013
People complaining about the Government’s dictatorial attitude while in the Opposition the dictator Ranil,surrounded by sycophants and cronies, strengthens his grip around the windpipe of the UNP. Power and greed, that’s all. No concern for the well being of nation or party. Lanka’s all time Loser number one and MR’s best guarantee for winning the next four General elections.
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Fouzi / October 4, 2013
Hon. Karu’s decision to not to accept WC membership in the UNP for the present is laudable. He very well knows that the present WC of the UNP has only the Panthamkarayas of Ranil and these Henchmen are good for nothing “vote- losers”.
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Arapang Machang / October 5, 2013
What a gracious thing to do. At first Karu Jayasuriya
walked out of the UNP with 17 MPs and strengthened the
Government. Those MPs are all holding commanding positions.
Then he was taken back by Ranil Wickremesinghe and given
the Deputy Leaders post. He took it with both hands and
ended up contesting Ranil for the UNP leadership.
It is this same Karu Jayasuriya who is now refusing an
invitation to serve in the Working Committee. He abandoned
Sajith and co and went back to RW. He thought RW would soon
be out. What better thing to do than shout that he does not
want a place in the Working Committee and to give it to someone
more deserving. The inference is that RW had not given such
appointments to the deserving.
What kind of depita katuwa is Karu Jay? Is he worth the white
cloth (purity) that he is wearing? He is nothing but a humbug.
It is high time he retires from politics in his old age. Otherwise
the people of Gampaha will throw out this old dishonest fool.
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Onna Babo / October 5, 2013
Arapang Machang – you are spot on. You hit the nail on the
head. There are plenty of wolves in sheep’s clothing
masquerading in the UNP. They are frustrated and would do
anything to get some where. All the cons they come out with
and all the great things they say. What hypocrites
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Karuna & Maithri / October 7, 2013
Once a Judas always a Judas
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Marthru Bhoomi / October 8, 2013
Karu J is not a wolf in sheep’s
clothing. That is wrong.
He is a sheep in sheep’s clothing.
Wolves are cunning. This sheep is
an ill informed idiot
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