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News Business Features Editorial Security Politics World Letters Sports Obituaries | Ashraff Congress welcomes Karu J's speech The Ashraff Congress welcomes the speech of the Deputy Leader of the United National Party Karu Jayasuriya praising the leadership of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at a time when the political consensus among all political parties are needed to solve the burning ethnic problems of the country. It is heartening to note that, shedding the narrow political barriers, Karu Jayasuriya has acknowledged the President as 'Mother Sri Lanka' who is the Head of State and Head of the Government, working relentlessly to kick start the peace talks, states leader of the Ashraff Congress S. Subairdeen in a press release. While delivering his speech at the induction of the 24th President of the Organisation of Professional Association at the BMICH, Karu Jayasuriya has demonstrated his political wisdom when he spoke of eliminating the bitterness and the rancour among the two main political parties at the critical juncture to forge national unity for the sake of the common well-being of the country. "We appreciate this statesmanly speech and his sincere intention which must be a guiding star for all other political parties," the release adds. |
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