Tissa Attanayake restrained from implementing letter

Sandasen MARASINGHE

COLOMBO: Colombo District Judge Sisira Ratnayake yesterday again issued an enjoining order restraining the United National Party General Secretary Tissa Attanayake from activating the letter dated June 13, 2007 sent by him which asked the 14 UNPers who joined the Government to show cause for their action.

The Court issued the order after considering the plaints filed by other UNP Parliamentarians who joined the Government early this year.

Navin Dissanayake, Rajitha Senaratne, Milinda Moragoda, C.A. Sooriyaarachchi, Neomal Perera, Bandula Gunawardana, M.H. Mohamed, Laxman Yapa Abeywardana, P. Dayaratne, Hemakumara Nanayakkara, Mahinda Wijesekara, M.M. Musthafa who filed the plaint cited UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake as the defendant.

The plaintiffs pleaded that they joined the Government after the UNP and SLFP signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 23, 2006. Tissa Attanayake send them a letter asking them to show cause for doing so.

The plaintiffs pleaded that the AGM at which Tissa Attanayake was elected as the General Secretary on November 19, 2006 was illegal and was contrary to the UNP party Constitution.

So that there were several cases being heard before the Mount Lavinia District Court that challenged the appointment of Tissa Attanayake and his appointment as the General Secretary at the AGM was illegal.

The plaintiffs prayed before the Court to issue an enjoining order restraining the operation of the letter dated June 13, 2007 sent by Tissa Attanayake.