Digambaram And Radhakrishnan Join Common Opposition

From Asian Mirror

Two ruling party members, namely P. Digambaram and P. Radhakrishnan, will officially extend their support to Common Candidate of the opposition,  Maithripala Sirisena this evening, highly placed political sources told Asian Mirror.

Digambaram, who was the Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration, resigned from his position this morning to support the Common Candidate. The Deputy Minister who represents National Workers Union, a plantation sector trade union, was sworn in as Deputy Minister in National Languages and Social Integration in August this year.

Perumalpillai Radhakrishnan, a former minister and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, is a stalwart of the Ceylon Workers Congress. He also served on the Consultative Committee on Religious Affairs and Moral Upliftment. He was also a member of a 5 persons special panel appointed by The President to look into the spate of kidnapping and murders during the height of the civil war

The two politicians are likely to announce their decision to media this evening, a spokesperson of the Common Opposition told Asian Mirror.

Their decision will also make an impact on the standpoint of the Ceylon Workers Congress, led by Minister Arumugam Thondaman.