Partner leaders meet

National Freedom Front ( NFF) leader a n d M i n i s t e r Wi m a l Weerawansa was a notable absentee when partner leaders of the ruling alliance met at Temple Trees last Tuesday.

In marked contrast, his political bete noir Basil Rajapaksa was present at the meeting and shared the head table with Prof. G. L. Peiris, Premier Rajapaksa ( who presided) and Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, who is Leader of the House.

Basil Rajapaksa left for Los Angeles later in the week to join his family who are living there.