SRILANKA TODAY

http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/genimg/flaggen/Sri-Lanka-240-animated-flag-gifs.gif

Friday, February 5, 2010

S.B.Dissanayake to contest from Kandy as the organizer for Udunuwara

S.B.Dissanayake to contest from Kandy as the organizer for Udunuwara
Former UNP member S.B. Dissanayaka, who crossed over to the SLFP prior to the Presidential elections, has been appointed as the chief SLFP organizer for Udunuwara and will contest the upcoming General elections from the Kandy district.Speaking to Daily Mirror online Mr. Dissanayaka said that his latest appointment came in the wake of a full presidential pardon.President Mahinda Rajapaksa had granted a full pardon to the UNP dissident, who was earlier sentenced to jail on contempt of court charges by the Supreme Court.S.B. Dissanayake a minister in the then United National Front government was found guilty of having insulted the Supreme Court at a cultivation ceremony in Habaraduwa. He was released on a presidential order before completing his jail sentence.
Read More:http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/1429-sb-to-contest-from-kandy.html