{"id":78881,"date":"2022-08-06T00:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T04:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78881"},"modified":"2022-08-06T21:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T01:17:16","slug":"sjb-leader-and-leader-of-the-opposition-sajith-premadasa-keeps-away-from-the-tea-party-given-by-president-ranil-wickremesinghe-after-his-policy-speech-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78881","title":{"rendered":"SJB Leader and Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa  Keeps Away from the  Tea Party Given by President Ranil Wickremesinghe after his policy speech in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<\/p>\n<p>Gagani Weerakoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(excerpt from the  \u201cCeylon Politics\u201d Column titled \u201cSajith boycotts Ranil\u2019s Tea Party  in  the  \u201cCeylon Today\u201d of August 6th 2022)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the President\u2019s Policy Statement, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa got SJB MPs together and started to discuss about the speech.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella asked Premadasa whether they were going to attend the traditional Tea Party. Rajitha Senaratne said the SJB should attend the occasion.<br \/>\nA majority of the SJB MPs had said the party should attend the tea party, except a few who were listening to Premadasa\u2019s speech. MPs Harsha de Silva and Eran Wickramaratne also said they should attend the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Premadasa did not stop his speech.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p> Then Kiriella left saying he was going to the tea party and others can join if a decision is reached.  After that Harsha de Silva, Mayantha Dissanayake, Gayantha Karunatileka, Eran Wickramaratne and Mano Ganesan also left. Only a handful MPs including Ranjith Maddumabandara, Thalatha Atukorale and Rohini Wijeratne remained with Premadasa.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that Thalatha Atukorale stressed that the party should attend the tea party despite political differences and Premadasa should not behave like a child. Both Atukorale and Rohini Wijeratne left after that.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nCourtesy:Ceylon Today<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton78881\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D78881&amp;text=SJB%20Leader%20and%20Leader%20of%20the%20Opposition%20Sajith%20Premadasa%20%20Keeps%20Away%20from%20the%20%20Tea%20Party%20Given%20by%20President...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gagani Weerakoon (excerpt from the \u201cCeylon Politics\u201d Column titled \u201cSajith boycotts Ranil\u2019s Tea Party in the \u201cCeylon Today\u201d of August 6th 2022) After the President\u2019s Policy Statement, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa got SJB MPs together and started to discuss about the speech. 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