UNP insists that it is for a united Sri Lanka

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday insisted that it stood for a united Sri Lanka and urged the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) not to spread hatred among the country’s ethnic communities.

Media Minister and former UNP Parliamentarian Gayantha Karunathilake said that the UPFA had no topic to discuss ahead of the 17 August parliamentary election and so they were attempting to create communal disharmony.

“Do not attempt to set fire to this country by using the election stage to incite racial hatred,” Karunathilake said at a media conference.

The UPFA has been questioning the stand of the UNP on the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) election manifesto saying the TNA manifesto looks to divide the country.

Karunathilake said that the UNP clearly stood for a united Sri Lanka and no one needed to have doubts over that. (Colombo Gazette)