<span line-height:1.6em"="">(Lanka-e-News- 05.Nov.2014, 5.30PM) UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe by yesterday evening relented and changed his stance amidst the stand taken by a group mainly of the intelligentsia and a group that is close to Ranil within the party who are against the earlier recalcitrant attitude of Wickremesinghe . This group is of the view that because of a single individual the aspirations of the country cannot be compromised , and that if Ranil is an impediment to the talks aimed at a common opposition alliance, another alternative must be sought .
Earlier on Ranil declared that the UNP candidate for the Presidency should be himself , and the other parties should extend support to him . And if he is not the Presidential candidate , Sajith shall be .
During the discussions yesterday(04) evening with the participation of MPs and lawyers aimed at arriving at a final decision ,Ranil had concurred in the proposal to field a common candidate who will be somebody other than himself. He had also agreed to a common symbol and a common front.
Meanwhile Mangala Samaraweera gave notification that he would have to take a decision politically if the formation of a common alliance that is imperative to defeat the Rajapakse regime is further delayed , which is the result of falling victim to the manipulations of the mini group comprising Sajith –Tissa –Marikkar who are dancing to the tune of the conspiratorial Trico . This notification had exerted intense pressure on Ranil to think sensibly and change his previous stance.
The whole of yesterday , UNP leaders and MPs have brought pressure to bear on Ranil , and pointed out to him , if Mangala Samaraweera is lost who did yeoman service in the best interests of the party and toiled towards forming a common alliance an indispensable prerequisite for UNP victory at elections ,by falling prey to the Sajith –Tissa conspiracies , it could mean a most costly blunder and an irredeemable loss.
Ranil had then met with Samaraweera , and questioned him what post he would prefer to have to solve the present issue . Samaraweera had replied , he had never sought positions and posts in the pursuit of his political career , and his need is to steer the opposition to victory via a common alliance. He had also advised Ranil , therefore to clear whatever impediments that are obstructing this journey to victory
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