34 parties sign “Puluwan Sri Lanka” agreement supporting President at poll
Thirty four political parties and alliances signed ‘Puluwan Sri Lanka’ agreement supporting President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the forthcoming Presidential Election. SJB MPs Kumara Welgama and A. H. M. Fowzie who expressed support to ensure the victory of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Election also participated in the ceremony.
The signing ceremony was held under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Water’s Edge Hotel in Battaramulla yesterday.
The leaders of parties and alliances signed the agreement amidst the chanting of Seth Pirith by the members of the Maha Sangha. Other religious leaders blessed the ceremony by conducting religious rites. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, representing the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, Nimal Siripala de Silva and Mahinda Amaraweera from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, alongside Ramesh Pathirana and Prasanna Ranatunga of the Sri Lanka PodujanaPeramuna signed the agreement.
President’s Counsel M. U. M. Ali Sabry and Susil Premajayantha from the New Alliance, Douglas Devananda of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, and Hemapriya Kaviratne of the United People’s Party Wajira Abeywardena from the United National Party, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan from Tamil Makkal Vidudalai Pulikal, A.L.M.Ataullah from the National Congress, Rajitha Senaratne and A.H.M.Fowzie from the SJB placed their signatures in the agreement
Additionally, Asanka Navaratne of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya, Kumara Welgama from the New Lanka Freedom Party, Aravinda Kumar of the United People’s Party, S.Viyalendran representing Mutpokku Tamilar Aalaham, Udayana Kirindigoda from the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna, Mohammad Mussammil of the National Freedom Front, and Vadivel Suresh of the Ceylon National Plantation Workers Union signed the document.
Velu Kumar, representing the Democratic United Workers Congress, S.M.M.Musharraf from the All Ceylon Makkal Congress, and Chatura Senaratne of the Democratic National Movement, Asad Sali from the National Unity Front, Champika Lowe of the Sri Lanka Progressive Front, and M. Rajanathan Prabhaharan from the Eelam Revolutionary Students Organization, Shyamala Perera of the New Democratic Front, and Sugath Hewapathirana representing the Deshapremi Janabalawegaya also signed the agreement. This agreement was also signed by Anwar M. Mustafa from the Sri Lanka Democratic Party and Chinthaka Weerakoon of the Lakjana Front along with Sirimasiri Hapuarachchi of the United People’s Front, Dr.A.M.Jayaratne representing the National People’s Front, and W. M. Gamini Wijenayake representing the Nawajana Setha Peramuna, Nisham Mohammed representing the Mawbima Sanwardhana Peramuna and K.B.Jayamini Jinadasa of the United Social Democratic Party.