The United National Party’s Colombo district MP Ravi Karunanayaka has threatened to cross over and join the government, if Hambantota district MP Sajith Premadasa is appointed as the deputy leader of the party.
ColomboPage reported Karunanayaka as opposing Premadasa’s proposed appointment to the post, which has caused internal disputes within the opposition party.
Karunanayaka reportedly voiced his warning to UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, who is looking to rebuild the UNP, amid earlier defections from their members to the governing party.
See our earlier posts:
Another UNP member leaves to join Rajapaksa (01 January 2014)
Ranil pleads with UNP MP ready to jump ship (20 July 2013)
UNP member applies for SLFP nomination (23 June 2013)
Also see:
UNP's saffron party whip (09 Dec 2013)
UNP calls for all party unity against UNHRC resolution (07 December 2013)
UNP slams Rajapaksa over possibility of int'l inquiry (24 November 2013)
UNP apologises to extremist Buddhist movement (20 November 2013)
UNP 'opposed to international inquiry' (19 November 2013)
UNP seeks MoU with govt on UNHRC resolution (13 March 2013)
UNP MP jumps ship - 'My leader is Mahinda Rajapaksa' (24 July 2013)
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