{"id":147154,"date":"2015-07-08T23:04:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T17:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=147154"},"modified":"2015-07-08T23:13:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T17:43:02","slug":"upfa-nominations-hit-fresh-snag-due-to-rejected-list-mr-demands-nomination-for-abhayaramaya-cabal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/upfa-nominations-hit-fresh-snag-due-to-rejected-list-mr-demands-nomination-for-abhayaramaya-cabal\/","title":{"rendered":"UPFA Nominations Hit Fresh Snag Due To &#8216;Rejected List&#8217;: MR Demands Nomination For Abhayaramaya Cabal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations of the United People&#8217;s Freedom Alliance hit a fresh snag today when President Maithripala Sirisena opposed giving nomination to 10 stalwarts of the pro &#8211; Rajapaksa camp, including Western Province Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Pic-courtesy-Namals-Facebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-135229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Pic-courtesy-Namals-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"Mahinda Pic courtesy Namal's Facebook\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Pic-courtesy-Namals-Facebook.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Pic-courtesy-Namals-Facebook-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Mahinda-Pic-courtesy-Namals-Facebook-800x460.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had insisted that all members of the &#8220;Abhayaramaya cabal&#8221;, including Ranatunga, should be given nomination from the UPFA to contest the election. Rajapaksa said he would pull out of the UPFA and contest from a separate front if the UPFA failed to meet his demand.<\/p>\n<p>Rajapaksa was expected to sign his nomination papers today at 2.10 pm. However, due to differences of opinion signing of nominations had to be postponed at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>Ranatunga&#8217;s nominations have been rejected on the grounds that two of his siblings-namely Arjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Ranatunga &#8211; will contest from the UPFA for the Gampaha district. Other Rajapaksa supporters have been denied nominations on the basis that bribery, corruption and criminal charges have been levelled against him.<\/p>\n<p>UPFA soure confirmed that Mervyn Silva, Duminda Silva, Sarana Gunawardena and Sajin Vass Gunawardena would not receive nomination from the coalition led by President Sirisena. Addressing a press conference held at the SLFP headquarters this morning, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha said some ex &#8211; MPs would not receive nominations from the party.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, sources close to President Sirisena said he had convened a meeting for civil society activists who supported him at the last Presidential election before finalising UPFA nominations. 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