Thushara, Upul to resign from ‘Mawbima’!

 Tuesday, 21 April 2015

The crisis faced by ‘Mawbima’ owned by businessman MP Tiran Alles has aggravated, say sources at the newspaper.

The latest is that managing editor Thushara Gunaratne and Upul Joseph Fernando, who is considered its real editor, have both decided to resign. They are to join a weekend newspaper due to be started by the UNP, reports say. Both Thushara and Upul had initially tried to run the newspaper in a manner loyal to UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, but Alles has strongly opposed it. “It is better for me to close down rather than helping Ranil. Ranil is an enemy of our entire family,” Alles has said.

After their attempt ended up in failure, the duo has now decided to say goodbye to ‘Mawbima’.