UNP crisis widens - seniors sacked from Working Committee

Colombo (News 1st) - It has been revealed that a number of UNP seniors have not been invited to attend the UNP Working Committee which is scheduled to begin at 3pm today. Former UNP Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar speaking to News1st that he has not been invited to the meeting. He added that MPs Ajith P. Perera and Sarath Fonseka, as well as Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake, have not been invited to attend the working committee meeting. MP Dr. Harsha de Silva in a tweet noted that "

If unity in the United National Party 

is important then Ranil Wickremesinghe, 

sacking vocal members loyal to Sajith Premadasa 

is a completely wrong move. Makes me sad as one who tried so hard to agree on a workable solution.

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If unity in the @officialunp is important then @RW_UNP sacking vocal members loyal to @sajithpremadasa is a completely wrong move. Makes me sad as one who tried so hard to agree on a workable solution. pic.twitter.com/V46necVvsL

— Harsha de Silva (@HarshadeSilvaMP) January 30, 2020