Deceived by premiership promise Dinesh betrays party!

Monday, 28 April 2014

Yesterday’s (27) central committee meeting of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a key partner in the ruling UPFA, eneded in total chaos, according to internal sources of the party.

That was due to the MEP’s MPs - party leader Dinesh Gunawardena, Geethanjana Gunawardena and Digamadulla district MP Sriyani Wijewickrama - having voted in support of the ‘casino act’ in parliament recently.

Members of the central committee have strongly condemned this act by Dinesh Gunawardena. They had severely condemned the party leader for having neglected their vote base – the Pancha Maha Balawegaya – for his petty personal gains.

In comments to Lanka News Web, a senior member of the MEP said with a sorrowing voice, “The president has deceived Dinesh with a promise of the premiership. The party leader has let down vote base of the party. Now, we cannot even visit a temple. We cannot look the Mahanayake Theras in their face. But, Dinesh does not care. He is dreaming about the premiership. Dinesh is trying his best to become the premier, which his father and uncles could not do. For that, he will make any betrayal. Because of him, we cannot even walk on the streets. But, we will not let him have his ways easily.”

All affiliates of the UPFA have decided to have their own May Day rallies, but only the MEP is getting together with the government to hold a rally. A Mahanayake Thera said it was very unfortunate that Dinesh Gunawardena has fallen to such low depths to raise his voice even to legalize prostitution if he gets the premiership. His ‘Sinhala Buddhist’ claims are mere fakes and nothing else, said the Mahanayake Thera.