Sajith, Karu in special election committee

Although Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa and Gampaha District MP Karu Jayasuriya were omitted from the nomination board, the United National Party (UNP) had appointed them to a special committee set up to handle the party’s campaign for the provincial coun-

They were appointed to the special election committee to handle the campaigning

cil elections.

The committee members as announced by UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake

comprise Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Assistant Leader Joseph Michael Perera, Chairman Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, National Organizer Daya Gamage, MPs. John Amaratunga, D. M. Swaminathan, Lakshman Kiriella, Kabir Hashim, Ravi Karunanayake, Wijayakala Maheswaran, R. Yogarajan, Niroshan Perera and Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Daily mirror learns that discussions are being held with Mr. Premadasa and Mr. Jayasuriya to obtain their support for the party’s campaign.

In addition to the national committee, three provincial committees have also been appointed.

The election activities in the Central Province will be headed by MP Lakshman Kiriella, the North-Western Province by Joseph Michael

Daily mirror learns that discussions are being held with Mr. Premadasa and Mr. Jayasuriya to obtain their support for the party’s campaign

Perera and the Northern Province by Ravi Karunanayake and D.M. Swaminathan.

The UNP has appointed group leaders with former MP Lucky Jayawardne heading the Kandy list, Ranjith Aluvihara the Matale list and Nuwara Eliya by K. Priyadasa.

Shamal Senerath will lead the Kurunegala list and Shantha Abeysinghe will head the Puttalam District list. K. Maheswaran will head the Jaffna list; Dinesh Ravichandrarajah will head the Mullaitivu list, while W. Maheswaran will head the Kilinochchi list. However the Mannar district leader was to be appointed later in the day.