{"id":61424,"date":"2018-11-02T19:48:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T23:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=61424"},"modified":"2018-11-02T19:50:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T23:50:46","slug":"gotabhaya-rajapaksa-goes-to-temple-trees-for-private-meeting-with-ranil-wickremesinghe-following-invitation-by-unp-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=61424","title":{"rendered":"Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Goes to “Temple Trees” for Private Meeting With Ranil Wickremesinghe Following Invitation By UNP Leader."},"content":{"rendered":"

A sudden hush-hush meeting between ousted Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Thursday was the cause of wild speculation, but officials said the discussion was aimed at a peaceful resolution to the constitutional deadlock. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spokesman for the former Defence Secretary Milinda Rajapaksha said that the meeting had lasted seven minutes, from 4.10 p.m. to 4.17 p.m., and discussions were centred on measures to be taken to prevent \u201cchaos\u201d in the wake of the island\u2019s roiling political crisis. <\/p>\n

In a Facebook clarification about the meeting, the Spokesman said the former Defence Secretary had gone to Temple Trees on Wickremesinghe\u2019s invitation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe meeting took place yesterday between 4.10-4.17 p.m. It was a closed door discussion and no other parties were present,\u201d the clarification noted. <\/p>\n

The UNP confirmed the meeting and vehemently denied claims made yesterday that Rajapaksa had gone to Temple Trees to offer Wickremesinghe a \u201cgraceful exit\u201d. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he appreciated the exchange of views with the former Secretary of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. They both agreed on the need to avoid violence in the country, UNP sources said. <\/p>\n

Wickremesinghe had mentioned that this is a matter for Parliament to resolve. Wickremesinghe has further said that he has the support of the people to protect Parliamentary democracy and is prepared to go beyond Parliament to the people to prove it, sources added. \u201cThe Prime Minister is not leaving Temple Trees,\u201d UNP Lawmaker Ajith P. Perera clarified in a Facebook post on Thursday night as the report emerged. <\/p>\n

Milinda Rajapaksha, meanwhile, said that at the meeting, the pair had discussed measures to be taken to avoid any chaos and negative perceptions from the international community that could unexpectedly erupt in the face of the prevailing volatile situation.<\/p>\n

Rajapaksa had mentioned that the President and the Prime Minister have garnered the confidence and support of the majority in Parliament. Wickremesinghe has in turn expressed that he, too, was confident of the support of the people to protect the democracy and supremacy of the Parliament and he is ready to prove it, the statement said. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n

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A sudden hush-hush meeting between ousted Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Thursday was the cause of wild speculation, but officials said the discussion was aimed at a peaceful resolution to the constitutional deadlock. Spokesman for the former Defence Secretary Milinda Rajapaksha said that the meeting had lasted …<\/p>\n

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