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Beginning of ruin of the Buddha Sasana Mahanayakes reject Maha Sangha contesting elections by Asela Kuruluwansa Contesting Parliamentary Elections by the Maha Sangha is the beginning
of the ruin of the Buddha Sasana and cannot be approved under any
circumstances, stated the Ven. Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatta and
Asgiriya Chapters, in a media announcement yesterday. National Muslim Congress, Freedom Alliance sign MoU by Anura Maitipe The Freedom Alliance is firmly committed to protecting the
rights of the Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim and other communities by
preserving their own identities, President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga told a gathering in the East as the National Muslim Congress
and United People's Freedom Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding
at President's House yesterday. 1000 monks to bless Freedom Alliance at Sri Maha Bodhi Ven. Vatinapaha Somananda Thera, Secretary of the All Island Clergy
Organisation in a press release yesterday announced that more than 1000
Buddhist monks will participate in the inaugural rally of the United
People's Freedom Alliance at Anuradhapura. Public processions, banners banned by Sarath Malalasekera All public processions, vehicle cavalcades and highway banners were
banned from midnight yesterday following a directive by the Police
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Ronnie de Mel who made his re-entry to the UNP, having a tete-a-tete during yesterday’s special convention. Mr. de Mel speaking on ITN last Tuesday said: “In the last few days, there had been various incorrect reports, in various sections in the mass media concerning myself and also my wife Mallika de Mel, who was an MP in the Matara district in the last Parliament. We have not decided to contest on the UNP ticket. I have requested that I be given nominations from the national list of the PA from Her Excellency the President. In the same way, Mrs. Mallika de Mel like on the last occasion will be contesting on the PA ticket from the Matara district.”
