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UPFA, NFF enter into alliance

"This alliance is formed at a watershed moment in our history, when our motherland is emerging victorious over the scourge of ruthless terrorism and separatism which has plagued the country for several decades"

"All patriotic citizens must rally round and support the Government in its bid to make year 2009 the year of the gallant 'war heroes', instead of aiding the conspiracies of the reactionary forces and Velupillai Prabhakaran"

A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) was signed at a simple ceremony at Temple Trees yesterday.

The MoU was inked by UPFA General Secretary Minister Susil Premjayantha and NFF General Secretary Nandana Gunatilaka, amidst an august gathering of party stalwarts, members, friends and well-wishers of both parties, to the chanting of seth pirith.

Addressing the ceremony, SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena underscored the importance of forming the broadbased alliance, at a time the country was confronting daunting and multi-faceted challenges and conspiracies of both local and international reactionary forces.

"This alliance is formed at a watershed moment in our history, when our motherland is emerging victorious over the scourge of ruthless terrorism and separatism which has plagued it for several decades. Our Government under the strong and able leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has integrated a fragmented country and is moving on the path to prosperity. Nonetheless, there is more work ahead of us to be accomplished," Minister Sirisena noted.

He was of the view that following the resounding victory of President Rajapaksa at the 2005 Presidential election, the Government relied much on the JVP and regarded them as a tower of strength and inspiration to the Government. Nevertheless, the estranged relationship and their eventual divorce was indeed a formidable loss to the Government, he lamented.

"This separation of the JVP was a great blunder which gave rise to an expanded jumbo Cabinet. This need would never have arisen if the JVP stood with us.

When the JVP left us, enlarging the Cabinet was inevitable, to continue a stable Government," he said.

Minister Sirisena warned that both local and international reactionary forces were behind diverse conspiracies to topple the Government, jeopardise and disrupt its development and called for vigilance.

NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa recalled as a pioneer who worked for the victory of President Rajapaksa at the last Presidential election, he was happy that of the 12 proposals forwarded at the last Presidential election under the Mahinda Chintanaya, at least six of the national issues have already been implemented

"Our broad-based alliance had over-whelmingly succeeded in unifying our fragmented motherland and protect its unitary character.

"We were able to annul the PTOMS agreement, the so-called Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) and reject the facilitator role played by the Norwegians," Weerawansa said.

He urged all the patriotic citizens to rally round and support the Government in its bid to make year 2009 the year of the gallant 'war heroes', instead of aiding the conspiracies of the reactionary forces and Velupillai Prabhakaran.

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