UNP includes 15 minority members – more than UPFA’s 8 in its National List! SF led DNA doesn't include the names of any minorities!SEE THE DIFFERENCE!

UNP includes 15 minority members – more than UPFA’s 8 in its National ListBy Franklin R. Satyapalan

The National Lists of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) includes the names of eight minority members, the incumbent Prime Minister, eleven Ministers, two deputies and the former Speaker.

The United National Front (UNF) List includes 15 minority members — nine Tamils and six Muslims while the General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka led Democratic National Alliance does not include the names of any minorities, political sources said yesterday

The minorities in the UPFA list are M. H. Mohamed, Mutthu Sivalingham, Shanmugam Jegedeswaram , Mohamed Shawul Mohamed Muzzamil, Muralidharan Vinayagamoorthy, Chandrasekaran Shanmugan-athan, A. H. M. Azwer and U. L. Shawul Hameed.

The others are Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake , D. M. Jayaratne, Dulles Alahapperuma, Prof G. L. Pieris, Prof. Wisva Warnapala, Dew Gunasekera, Prof Tissa Vitharna, Geethanjan Gunawardena, Achala Jagoda, W. J. M.Lokubandara, Ven Ellawala Medananda Thera , Ven Omalpe Sobitha Thera, J. R. P. Suriyaperuma, Anuruddha Ratwatte, J. M. J. Janaka Bandara, Prof. Rajiv Wijesinghe, Leslie Devendra, Malani Fonseka, Sarath Kongahage, Dr. Harischandra Wijetunga and Mrs Kamala Ranatunga.

The United National Front National List includes UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake, Eran Wickremaratna, Joseph Michael Perera, K. N. Choksy, Rukman Senanayake, Tilak Marapona, Harsha De Silva, UNP Treasurer D. M. Swaminathan, R. Yogarajan , Ahamed Hassen Mohamed Alavi, Mohamed Nizam Kariapper, S. L. Manotharan, M. T. Hassen Ali, Swarna Obeysekera, Ruwan F. Guruge, Mailwaganam Thilakaraj, Prof. Wimal Gunawardene, Anoma Gamage, Aruna Soyza, Masoor Sinnalebbe, Manikkam Logasingham, Mangaleswari Jeyeratnam, Ammer Mohamed Faiz, M. S. Sellasamy, Abdul Karim Mohamed Asmin Marikkar, Cyril Dharmawardena, P. Ganeshan, P. V. Gunaratne and S. Manoharan.

The National List of Democratic National Alliance: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Tiran Alles, Sanjeewa Ranatunga, Sirimasiri Hapuarachchi, Ariyawansa Dissanayake, Prof. S. B. Hettiarachchi, Prof. K. Kapila Chandana Perera, Athula Chandragupta Thenuwara, Dr. Jinasena Watogala Hewage, Karunaratne Herath, Chandima Pieries, Suvinitha Weerasinghe, Binduhewa Sarath Chandrasoma de Silva, Kingsley Clyfford Loos, Mahinda Thennakoon, Dr. Suriya Gunasekera, K. S. Dissanayake, D. M. G. Ekanayake, Bimal Asuntha Perera, Jayanthi Renuka Sumanasinghe, Dudeesa Duminda Nagamuwa, M. H. Shanthilal Fernando and Pathiranage Wasantha Malani.

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