UNP will not take political advantage - GL

THE main Opposition UNP holding a press conference yesterday assured that they would not take advantage of the situation to topple the Government, after the JVP's official announcement that they were quitting the coalition.

UNP spokesman and former Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris told reporters the controversy over the proposed P-TOMS (Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure) will not drive them to destabilise the UPFA government. "We will not take political advantage over the tsunami deal," he said.

Expressing that the President should take a bold decision and go ahead with the P-TOMS, Prof. Peiris said the UNP leadership has given their word to the President of the UNP's stance over this issue.