Confirming the rumors of forwarding Retired Chief of Defense Staff General Sarath Fonseka as the Common Candidate of the Joint Opposition for the forthcoming Presidential Elections The 12 Party Member United National Front (UNF) Leader Ranil Wickramasinha today announced that his Party the United National Party(UNP) will back General Fonseka as the Common Presidential Candidate.
Few Party leaders of the United National Front and some Parliamentarians of the Main Opposition United National Party met with General Fonseka since yesterday in Colombo to discuss the future activities.The leaders of Opposition Parties Sri Lanka Muslim Congress(SLMC),and National Democratic Front(NDF) are among the Party leaders who met General Fonseka.
Meanwhile the leader of the Peoples Wing of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) MP Mangala Samaraweera said that his Party too back General Fonseka as the Common Presidential Candidate.Although General Fonseka is due to contest as the Common Candidate for the Presidency he is expected to contest under the banner of a Small Party of the Opposition Alliance and Political Experts says that The "Lalith Front" may be the choice.However the Party Leaders of the Alliance are now discussing with the Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF) Leader V.Ananda Sangaree to taking their Party Symbol the 'Rising Sun" as the New Political Symbol for General Fonseka.
Sri Lankan Defense Ministry today announced that the Roads will not be closed for the VIP'S with the effect from today except for President Mahinda Rajapaksha.Roads were closed in Colombo and other parts in the Country when the VIP'S are traveling since nearly two decades due to Terrorist threats prevailed in the Country.Pedestrians faced severe hardships due to these Road Blocks.
