PM appoints committees to lead polls campaign

ON the advice of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed a National Steering Committee to lead the Presidential Election campaign.

The Committee consists of all political party leaders who have pledged their support to the Prime Minister and all sub committees appointed will come directly under the leadership of President Kumaratunga.

The National Steering Committee consists of President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Rajapakse, Ministers Anura Bandaranaike, Ratnasiri Wickremanayaka, D. M. Jayaratne, Susil Premajayantha, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Maithripala Sirisena, Mangala Samaraweera, Amarasiri Dodangoda, A. H. M. Fowzie, Sarath Amunugama, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, Dinesh Gunawardena, Ferial Ashraff, D. E. W. Gunesekara, Tissa Vitarana, Douglas Devananda, M. Athaullah, Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana and Anuruddha Ratwatte.

The Main Presidential Election Steering Committee:

Operations Coordinator and Media Spokesman - Mangala Samaraweera.

Main Political Coordinator - Maithripala Sirisena

United People's Freedom Alliance Parties' Coordinator - Susil Premajayantha

Other parties and religious Coordinator - Jeyaraj Fernandopulle

Policy and Council Coordinator - Nimal Siripala de Silva

Economic and Foreign Affairs Coordinator - Dr. Sarath Amunugama

Media Coordinator - Anura Priyadarshana Yapa

Small and Medium Scale Enterprise and Private Business Sector Coordinator - Rohitha Bogollagama

Legal Coordinator - John Seneviratne

Publicity Coordinator - Sripathi Sooriarachchi.