UNP-SJB ‘unity’ drive by Mano and Rauff ‘suspended’

COLOMBO: MP Mano Ganesan said on Saturday that recent efforts initiated by him and MP Rauff Hakeem to bring the UNP and SJB under one umbrella had now been suspended,

Ganesan, leader of TPA, said: “It’s true that Rauff Hakeem and I initiated an effort to bring the UNP and the SJB under one umbrella.

“But the subject of ‘premiership’ never popped-up in our discussion.

“All media reports claiming that President Ranil Wickremasinghe sent messages to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa offering premiership is false and untrue.

“Anyway when later SJB failed to respond, we suspended the initiative,” the MP pointed out.

The MP posted a Twitter message on Saturday to make his position clear on the political dialogue.