Sripathi’s wife pledges support to President

Dilrukshi Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi, wife of late Parliamentarian and SLFP (M) Deputy Leader Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Thursday and pledged her unstinted support to the UPFA at the forthcoming General Election.

Sooriyaarachchi who was the Gampaha district leader of the SLFP (M) group was billed to contest the forthcoming election on the UNP ticket.

Sooriyaarachchi told the President that she had taken this course of action because she is disillusioned with the program of work undertaken by the SLFP (M) leadership and the instability of the political vision and program of the UNP. That was why she voluntarily decided to support the strong politics adopted by the President and his Government.

She said she would further stabilize the organisation set by her late husband to assist the UPFA at the forthcoming election. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge, Dr. Prema Weeraman, Lalitha Senerath, Nimal Weeratunge and several other former SLFP (M) group activists were also present on the occasion.