Champika – Gammanpila Resign From Their Positions: "JHU Is Not Bound To UPFA Anymore"

JHU General Secretary Patali Chmpika Ranawaka addressing a press conference a short while ago stated that he and Udaya Gammanpila would resign from all positions in the government.

Ranawaka will step down from his position as the Minister of Technology and Research while Gammanpila will step down from him Ministerial position at the Western Provincial Council.

Ranawaka made this revelation a short while ago at a full-scale press conference that was held in Colombo with the participation of all key members of the Jathika Hea Urumaya including Athurliye Rathana thera and Omanthe Sobitha thera.

Addressing the press conference Minister Ranawaka said politics in Sri Lanka has deteriorated over the past four years under the UPFA government.

"The JHU is not bound to the UPFA anymore and it is a humantarian operation that starts from today," Ranawaka added.

“We will decide on our future course of action based on our policies,” Ranawaka said addressing the press conference.

Meanwhle, Athuraliye Rathana thera who was the Chairman of The Development Committee in Diwulapitiya, resigned from his position yesterday and handed over the official vehicle given to him by the Economic development Ministry.

Rathana thero's shoulder bag stolen by spies

The personal shoulder bag belonging to Ven. Athuraliye Rathana thero has disappeared during the rally organized by “Piwithuru Hetak” organization on Wednesday (12) at Muttaiyah grounds, Colombo.

The bag had contained around 500,000 Rupees in cash allocated for organizational work, thero’s private mobile phone along with several important documents regarding the future programs of the “piwituru hetak” organization as well as the Opposition.

However, later investigations had uncovered who the thief was. It was a clergyman named Bopitiyea Dhammissara who had climbed up the stage uninvited with two other student monks. 

After the JHU informing the relevant monk to return the bag immediately, it has been returned yesterday to one of the JHU offices. Though the money and the phone had been returned safely the documents has vanished. 

It has now been revealed that this act of espionage has been conducted under instruction of t “top brass” figure in the ruling regime along with the help of a certain top level JHU leader.