Fonseka, no threat to UNP - Dr. Kodituwakku

by L. S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI

The UNP vote base will not be affected by DNA candidate Sarath Fonseka, said Colombo District UNP Candidate, Ex-minister Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku.

He said that the UNP, the oldest political party in the country has a traditional vote base of an average 35 percent in general and 40 percent in the Colombo district.

Sarath Fonseka’s DNA campaign is led by the JVP. The JVP is basically a minor political party of adult students and the underpriviledged. The decisive factor of an election is the floating vote. The floating votes at the presidential election which went to Sarath Fonseka may not go to the DNA at the forthcoming general election but to the UNP led by Ranil Wickremesinghe. This is a parliamentary election where political parties play a major role, he said.

Dr. Kodituwakku, an ex-university Vice Chancellor, Ambassador and Governor said that the voters and candidates must realise the importance of the Parliament, the legislature of the country and the assembly which manages the country’s budget.

The members of the governing party as well as the Opposition have to play a vital role for the country’s development.

The people had a high regard for Dr. S. A. Wickramasingha, Sarath Muththetuwegama, Robert Gunawardena as well as Dr. N. M. Perera because of the roles they played in Parliament as MPs. Parliament needs MPs of such calibre who can contribute their mite in the legislature effectively, he said.