Kiriella blows his fuse at cancelled media show

With speculation rife that the UNP’s Kandy district Parliamentarians were to announce their decision to support the alliance led by Sajith Premadasa, journalists were awaiting for the formal announcement to be made at a news conference on Thursday.

But, when they turned up at the venue, a hotel around the lakeside, there were supporters of one of the MPs who had protested about making such announcement. The news conference itself had been called off in view of the protests.

Nevertheless, journalists persuaded former MP Lakshman Kiriella to make a comment. He said that he had decided to support the alliance of Mr Premadasa.

One of the journalists present wanted the ex- MP to repeat his comment as the switch of his recorder was not on.

But instead of a repeat of the comment, the ex- MP visibly angry said he will not repeat it and accused the journalist of writing against him and the party.